Ann Magnuson
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Occupation(s) | Actress, performance artist |
Years active | 1979–present |
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Website | www |
Ann Magnuson (born January 4, 1956) is an American actress,
A founding member of the 1980s band Bongwater, Magnuson starred in the ABC sitcom Anything but Love (1989–92). Her film appearances include The Hunger (1983), Making Mr. Right (1987), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Panic Room (2002), and One More Time (2015).
Early life and career
Magnuson was born in
In an interview for the 2002
I watched An American Family alone in the kitchen and none of my other family members were interested in it, and I was fascinated, as everybody my age was, by Lance, and I really think that's what got me there. I immediately started hanging out at all the clubs that he hung out in, and I wanted to go to the places that I'd seen on television. ... I met him in 1978 when I got to New York City and was hanging out at CBGB. ... I honestly can't remember the exact moment but I know I was dazzled. I was just this little hick from West Virginia and I was meeting a celebrity, an icon, somebody who had made it.[6]
Magnuson made her film debut in the 1981 film Vortex.
In the late '70s and early '80s, Magnuson ran Club 57, located in the basement of the Polish National church. It became a center of a world that included Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, and many others from New York's budding graffiti and downtown scenes.[7] Club 57 was known for its theme nights such as Reggae Miniature Golf and Model World of Glue Night.[8]
Prominence
A fixture of the Manhattan downtown club scene of the 1980s, Magnuson gained attention with her role as a snarky
Concurrently, Magnuson developed an underground following as lead vocalist of the band
Magnuson's 15-minute video performance piece "Made for Television", self-produced in 1981, ran on the WNET-PBS series
Her 1995
As
[A] celebrated icon in the more transgressive margins of culture, Ann Magnuson has been at once unknown and renowned for the past 15 years. She is infamous in more insular circles as the creative force behind the cultural mayhem of the East Village's Club 57, a breeding ground of experimentation and absurdity that spawned the work of Keith Haring, among others. (Under the auspices of a Club 57 project, Magnuson once performed a "Tribute to Muzak," singing for five hours straight in the elevator of the Whitney Museum.)[12]
Later career
From 1989 to 1992, Magnuson played Catherine Hughes, the comically hip editor-in-chief of a Chicago magazine in the television
Magnuson's film roles have included a snarly real estate agent in Panic Room, Alan's mother in Small Soldiers, a madam in Tank Girl, Mel Gibson's "money junkie" ex-wife in Tequila Sunrise, Tom Berenger's estranged but horny ex-girlfriend in Love at Large, a secretary in Clear and Present Danger, and a sexy victim of David Bowie's vampire in The Hunger.
Her TV guest appearances include an episode each of the
Magnuson appeared in the 1990 music video for Redd Kross's "Annie's Gone", and in the 1998 music video for Jerry Cantrell's "My Song".[13] In 1997 she provided guest vocals for the band Tindersticks on the song "Buried Bones" from their album "Curtains".
In 2003, Magnuson began touring a one-woman stage show,
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She has performed at the
For eight years, Magnuson wrote a monthly column, "LA Woman", in the magazine Paper, as well as an accompanying blog.[19]
In late 2006, Magnuson released her second solo album, Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories. It was produced and co-written by long-time musical director and accompanist Kristian Hoffman, with whom Magnuson had had a creative relationship since meeting him when directing "The New Wave Vaudeville Show" in 1976.[20]
In 2007 and 2008, Magnuson performed in a cabaret act, Dueling Harps, with Adam Dugas, Mia Theodoratus, and Alexander Rannie.[21]
In 2009, Magnuson created a one-woman performance piece, Back Home Again (Dreaming Of Charleston), that was commissioned by Charleston, West Virginia's FestiVall.[22]
In 2018, Magnuson joined the cast of The Man in the High Castle, for 5 episodes, as Caroline Abendsen, the wife of title character Hawthorne Abendsen/The Man in the High Castle played by Stephen Root.
Magnuson appeared in the first season of Star Trek: Picard as Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy, the commander-in-chief of Starfleet.
Personal life
Magnuson married architect John Bertram in 2002. She has described the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake, where she lives in her Richard Neutra-designed house, as "a rainbow-coalition Mayberry ... You don't get a sense of anybody really flaunting how rich they are."[23]
Solo albums
- The Luv Show (1995)
- Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories (2006)
- Dream Girl (2016)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Vortex | Pamela Fleming | |
1983 | The Hunger | Young Woman from Disco | |
1984 | Perfect Strangers | Malda | |
1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Cigarette Girl | |
1986 | Sleepwalk | Isabelle | |
1987 | Making Mr. Right | Frankie Stone | |
1988 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | Joyce Fickett | |
1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Shaleen McKussic | |
1989 | Checking Out | Connie Hagen | |
1990 | Love at Large | Doris | |
1994 | Cabin Boy | Calli | |
1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Moira Wolfson | |
1995 | Tank Girl | The Madame | Uncredited role |
1996 | Before and After | Terry Taverner | |
1997 | Levitation | Sarah | |
1997 | Still Breathing | Elaine | |
1998 | Small Soldiers | Irene Abernathy | |
1999 | Friends & Lovers | Katherine | |
2000 | Love & Sex | Monique Steinbacher | |
2000 | Housebound | Brandy | |
2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | Moira Leppenraub | |
2001 | Glitter | Kelly | |
2001 | Night at the Golden Eagle | Sally | |
2002 | Panic Room | Lydia Lynch | |
2003 | The United States of Leland | Karen Pollard | |
2003 | Ghostlight | Barbara Rosen | |
2004 | Open House | Sarah Jane Tibbett | |
2004 | The Nomi Song | Herself | Interviewee |
2007 | Chasing Tchaikovsky | Margarita Stone | |
2010 | Happiness Runs | Chad's Mom | |
2011 | Small Pond | Luann | |
2011 | Woman's Picture | Miriam | |
2011 | Rose | Miriam Masterson | Short film |
2012 | Jobriath A.D. | Herself | Interviewee |
2013 | Only Child | Miriam Masterson (voice) | |
2015 | One More Time | Lucille | |
2017 | Mansfield 66/67 | The Voice of Jayne Mansfield[24] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Tales from Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's | Darlene | TV film |
1988 | Alive From Off Center | presenter | PBS arts anthology series |
1989–1992 | Anything but Love | Catherine Hughes | Main role (50 episodes) |
1993 | The Hidden Room
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Nina | Episode: "No Word for Mercy" |
1996 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Eunice Puell | Episode: "Crisis in the Love Zone" |
1996 | The John Larroquette Show | Amanda Cox | Episode: "Black and White and Red All Over" |
1996 | The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | Lily Munster | TV film |
1997 | Caroline in the City | Gina Pennetti | Episode: "Caroline and the Kept Man" |
1997 | The Drew Carey Show | Kyra Sullivan | Episode: "Check Out Drew's Old Flame" |
1997 | Damian Cromwell's Postcards from America | Paula | TV film |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Dee O'Hara | TV miniseries |
2002 | The Griffin and the Minor Canon | Bird | TV film |
2002 | The Groovenians | TV pilot | |
2003 | Wanda at Large | Rita Bahlberg | Episode: "Wanda & Bradley" |
2003–2008 | All Grown Up! | Miss O'Keats (voice) | Recurring role |
2004 | Frasier | Harvest | Episode: "Match Game" |
2004 | Quintuplets | Yolanda | Episode: "Working It" |
2004 | CSI: Miami | Ms. Arena | Episode: "Crime Wave" |
2006 | Our House | Geena | TV film |
2007 | American Dad! | Lisa Collins (voice) | Episode: "I Can't Stan You" |
2009 | Valentine | Circe | Episode: "Hound Dog" |
2013 | Modern Family | Shelley | Episode: "Goodnight Gracie" |
2013 | The Young and the Restless | Madame Miranda | TV series |
2014 | Looking | Stina | Episodes: "Looking for Now", "Looking at Your Browser History" |
2018 | Superior Donuts | Irene | Episode: "The Chicago Way" |
2018-2019 | The Man in the High Castle | Caroline Abendsen | Episodes: "Now More Than Ever, We Care About You", "History Ends", "Excess Animus", "Baku", "Jahr Null", "Happy Trails" |
2019 | Titans | Jillian | 2 episodes |
2020 | Star Trek: Picard | Kirsten Clancy | 2 episodes |
2021 | Gossip Girl | Donna Calloway | Episode: "You Can't Take It with Jules" |
Audio
- Morning Becomes Eclectic (KCRW radio interview, Jan 25, 1996)
- Magnuson appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast on September 21, 2016.
Further reading
- TheGazz.com (date n.a., 2006): "My J.T. LeRoy Story: Part 1" and "Part2", by Ann Magnuson. Reprinted, abridged, in Utne Reader (Feb 2007), pp. 96–98.
- Interview (Sept 1995): Beverly D'Angelo interviews Ann Magnuson
- Artforum (Oct, 1999): "The East Village 1979–1989 - A Chronology: Ann Magnuson on Club 57", by Ann Magnuson
- The Village Voice (Aug 20, 1984): "Ann Magnuson: The High Priestess of Low Life", by Don Hewey
- eFilmCritic.com (July 9, 2002): "Ann Magnuson - Supernaut", by Thom Fowler
References
- ^ "Review/Performance Art; Ann Magnuson: A Cast All by Herself". The New York Times. 17 July 1990. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Ann Magnuson Biography (1956-)
- ^ Goldman, Marlene (May 6, 1999). "Interview: Ann Magnuson". SFGATE. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Performance artists talking in the eighties: sex, food, money/fame, ritual/death, Linda Montano. Univ. of California Press. 2000
- ^ Dxyplotation #5 Archived October 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PBS.org: Lance Loud! A Death in An American Family - Memories & Tributes: Ann Magnuson
- ISBN 1-59373-052-7
- ^ Virshup, Amy (1987-03-30), "Movin' Uptown", New York Magazine, 20 (13): 48
- ^ a b c Eye Weekly (Feb 22, 1996): "Dreaming Of Better Days: Ann Magnuson's Apocalyptic Cultural Cocktail", by Jason Anderson
- ^ AllMusic.com: Bongwater
- ^ Art in America, (June-July 2005): "Tales of Bohemian Glory: The tumultuous, influential East Village art scene of the 1980s was the subject of a recent exhibition at the New Museum of Contemporary " by Sarah Valdez
- ^ Salon (Nov 14, 1997): "Ann Magnuson: Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco", by John Paczkowski Archived December 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "From the Desk of Ann Magnuson: Rocky Schenck/A Hometown Dream". Magnet Magazine. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ ThisIsHappening.com (Pittsburgh, Penn. events guide) Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (2005-03-30), "Ann Magnuson Stars in Los Angeles Debut of Amy and David Sedaris' The Book of Liz", Playbill, archived from the original on 2011-06-04, retrieved 2022-02-09
- ^ Velvet Hammer Burlesque: Ann Magnuson Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Solomon, Alisa (October 23, 2001). "Hedda Shrinker". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2006-11-07. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ What's My Line? Live on Stage Archived October 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Papermag.com: L.A. Woman (Ann Magnuson blog) Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Buy Vicodin overnight cod - Online Drug Store". Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (October 17, 2008). "'Dueling Harps' at REDCAT mixes strings, vocals". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News and Sports - Arts and Entertainment - FestivALL 2009 lineup focuses on homegrown talent". www.dailymail.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Silver Lake Film Festival 2006: "Los Angeles East Side - A Primer" Archived January 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MANSFIELD 66/67: Cast & Crew".
External links
- The West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University houses the Ann Magnuson papers within the Distinguished West Virginians Archive
- Ann Magnuson official site
- Ann Magnuson at IMDb
- Ann Magnuson at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Ann Magnuson at AllMusic
- OffOffOff.com (Oct 20, 2001): "Burning Woman" (review of autobiographical show), by Robin Eisgrau Archived August 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- Entertainment Weekly #299 (Nov 3, 1995): "10 Stupid Questions: Magnuson Force"[permanent dead link]