Annette McCarthy
Annette McCarthy | |
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Born | April 12, 1958 |
Died | January 6, 2023 | (aged 64)
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Children | 2 |
Relatives | Joan Hackett (aunt) |
Annette McCarthy (April 12, 1958 – January 6, 2023) was an American film, television and stage actress, musician, and later director at a sound studio and executive chef, best known for her role as
Career
McCarthy was stage trained in both New York City and Los Angeles and continued to work in theater. She also acted in several commercials.[4] Earlier in her career, she was also a rock musician, opening for Twisted Sister.[5] She began acting in 1978.[6]
Film
McCarthy made her feature film debut in Second Thoughts (1983). She would later play Dr. Wendy Oliver in Creature (1985), considered to be her breakout role.[7][3][8][9][10][11]
Television
Under contract to ABC, McCarthy starred in several made-for-TV movies, including her debut A Cry For Love (1980), Crazy Times (1981), and Fugitive Among Us (1992).[12][13][14]
McCarthy had roles in a variety of major television shows, including: St. Elsewhere, The Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Beauty and the Beast, Magnum, P.I., The Fall Guy, and played a lesbian character in an episode of Night Court called "Passion Plundered" that has been noted by critics.[14][15]
A notable role came in
She also played wealthy heiress Kathleen Huntington on a few episodes of Baywatch, which was her final on-screen role.[4]
Twin Peaks
One of her most notable roles was in
Personal life
McCarthy was born on April 12, 1958,[30] and was the niece of Oscar-nominated actress Joan Hackett.[19][8]
McCarthy majored in theater in the early 1980s.[31] She married sound editor Mark Mangini in 1984, and they had two sons. They separated or divorced some time later.[32][33][34][35]
McCarthy was a babysitter for both Sofia Coppola and Zooey Deschanel.[19][5]
After her role in Baywatch in 1995, she semi-retired from acting, though she continued to appear in theater and commercials for at least another decade, until 2005.[6] She later became an executive chef, specializing in Italian cuisine,[5][6] and a director of client services at Mercury Sound Studios.[6]
Death
McCarthy died on January 6, 2023, at the age of 64.[36][37][8][35][38] Film historian Steve Lee, a friend of McCarthy, paid tribute to her, referencing how much time they spent together and their picnics at Hollywood Forever, where they would "talk for hours about everything".[35] James Marshall said on Instagram, "It was so great working with her. She brought life to a plotline that was unappealing."[39]
References
- ^ from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c "SPOOFING AROUND ON 'RIPTIDE'". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 1986. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Creature". Horror Movie Database. Retrieved February 10, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Annette McCarthy". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Lost in the Movies: Evelyn Marsh (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #46)". lostinthemovies.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Annette McCarthy LinkedIn page".
- ISBN 978-0-698-18361-2.
- ^ a b c "Nie żyje Annette McCarthy. Aktorka miała 64 lata" [Annette McCarthy is dead. The actress was 64 years old] (in Polish). WP Film. January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6091-5.
- ISBN 978-1-57859-534-1.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-0951-8.
- from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4768-4798-6.
- ^ "Annette McCarthy". LezWatch.TV. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-5401-3.
- ^ "The Moonlighting Parody Episode of Riptide". davidandmaddie.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Ro, April Salud, Crystal. "99 Things You Might Not Have Known About 'Twin Peaks'". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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- ^ "Lost in the Movies: Evelyn Marsh (TWIN PEAKS Character Series #46)". lostinthemovies.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "The Surprising (Other) Reason for the Sunset Boulevard Allusion in Twin Peaks". 25YL. August 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ Evans, Charles (May 18, 2017). "Twin Peaks, The Second Season: A look back, and why you don't have to hate it just because…". Medium. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ Wilkins, Budd (May 13, 2017). "Twin Peaks: Every Episode Ranked". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-137-55695-0.
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- ^ Video Watchdog. Tim & Donna Lucas. 1990.
- ^ "Nie żyje Annette McCarthy. Była gwiazdą "Miasteczka Twin Peaks"". Świat Seriali. January 10, 2023. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Atriz Annette McCarthy, de Twin Peaks e A Criatura, morre aos 64 anos de idade". Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "MyHeritage". myheritage.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Annette McCarthy on Twitter". Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Annette McCarthy on Instagram: "My boys, Matt and Joe Mangini, getting ready with their dad."". Instagram. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Annette McCarthy unexpectedly passed away recently. I loved her dearly. She was one of my best friends. We spent a lot of time together... I especially loved our picnics at Hollywood Forever where we'd talk for hours about everything". Steve Lee on Facebook. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Special Issue 2024 Magazine". SAG-AFTRA. p. 107. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Spring 2023 magazine". SAG-AFTRA. p. 87. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Annette McCarthy". Aveleyman. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Annette McCarthy left us. It was so great working with her. She brought life to a plotline that was unappealing. Condolences to her family". James Marshall on Instagram. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
External links
- Annette McCarthy at IMDb