Deirdre Lovejoy
Deirdre Lovejoy | |
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Born | Abilene, Texas, U.S. | June 30, 1962
Education | University of Evansville (BFA) New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Deirdre Lovejoy (born June 30, 1962)[1] is an American actress.
She is best known for her role as
Early life
Lovejoy was born in Abilene, Texas.[5][6][7] Her father was in the Air Force and worked from Dyess Air Force Base.[7]
Lovejoy lived in Connecticut, then Pittsburgh, before moving with her mother to Elkhart, Indiana, while Lovejoy was still in the fourth grade.[4][7] Her mother, Marcia Fulmer, met her second husband in Elkhart and worked as Arts and Entertainment editor at The Elkhart Truth.[4][7][8] While in the fifth grade, Lovejoy played her first acting role as one of Big Daddy's grandchildren in an Elkhart Civic Theatre production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in which her mother played the part of Mae (dubbed "Sister Woman").[4][7][8] Lovejoy subsequently appeared in several productions at the Elkhart Civic Theatre, often alongside her mother.[8]
In 1980 Lovejoy graduated from
Career
In 1990 Lovejoy appeared in her first television role as Rosemary Kennedy in the ABC mini-series The Kennedys of Massachusetts.[8] Throughout the 1990s and 2000s she appeared on such series as Law & Order, Seinfeld, Third Watch, Spin City, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, Cold Case and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[9]
From 2002 to 2008 Lovejoy starred as
Lovejoy has also guest starred or held recurring roles on such TV series as Lie to Me, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Criminal Minds, Body of Proof, Girls, Orange Is the New Black, American Gothic and Shameless.[4][2][3][10]
Lovejoy has also appeared in several Broadway productions, including Six Degrees of Separation (1990), Getting and Spending (1998), The Gathering (2001) and Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks (2013).[4][5]
In 2019, Lovejoy took part in Promethea in Prison, a theatrical project that involved a reading of the ancient Greek play Prometheus Bound. It featured an all-female cast that also included Sonja Sohn, one of Lovejoy's co-stars in The Wire.
Also in 2019, Lovejoy starred in a one-person play she wrote, titled Bird Elephant China.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Rescuing Desire | Bookstore salesgirl | |
1998 | Number One | Jean | Short film |
1998 | Sour Grapes | Nurse Wells | |
1999 | Random Hearts | Officer Isabel | |
1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Fighting neighbor | |
2000 | Shaft | Police Officer | Uncredited |
2001 | My Sister's Wedding | Beverly Modina | |
2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Student teacher | |
2006 | Step Up | Nora's mom / Katherine Clark | |
2009 | Gloria & Eric | Gloria | Short film |
2009 | The Stepfather | Detective Tylar | |
2011 | Bad Teacher | Sasha's mother | |
2013 | Killing Vivian | Toaster | Short film |
2013 | Lionhead | Detective Lundgren | |
2014 | Thirsty | Doris Townsend | |
2016 | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Denise Lynn | |
2017 | The Post | Debbie Regan | |
2017 | Beauty Mark | Pastor Hodges | |
2017 | I Am Elizabeth Smart | Wanda Barzee | |
2021 | Spiked | Chief Collins |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | The Kennedys of Massachusetts | Rosemary Kennedy | |
1994 | Law & Order | Judith Crockit | Episode: "Virtue" |
1997 | Law & Order | CSU Technician | Episode: "Thrill" |
1998 | Seinfeld | Customer #3 | Episode: "The Dealership" |
1999 | Trinity | Karen Sealey | Episode: "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down" |
1999–2000 | Spin City | Reporter | 3 episodes |
2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | Detective Linda Arndt | |
2000–2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Hernandez | 2 episodes |
2001 | Ed | Ms. Tiana Diamond | Episode: "Closure" |
2002 | Without a Trace | Mrs. Kathy Peterson | Episode: "In Extremis" |
2002–2008 | The Wire | Asst. State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman | 60 episodes |
2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Penny Halliwell | Episode: "Malignant" |
2003 | Strong Medicine | Taylor | Episode: "Orders" |
2003 | Touched by an Angel | Courtney | Episode: "A Time for Every Purpose" |
2003 | Kingpin | Unknown | Episode: "Black Magic Woman" |
2003 | The Lyon's Den | Ms. Felicity Easton | Episode: "The Fifth" |
2003 | Judging Amy | State Attorney | Episode: "The Long Goodbye" |
2004 | NYPD Blue | Michelle Foster | Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang" |
2004 | The West Wing | Lisa Wolfe | 2 episodes |
2005 | Nip/Tuck | Allie Tedesco | Episode: "Hannah Tedesco" |
2006 | The Closer | Melissa Langner | Episode: "Heroic Measures" |
2006 | Numb3rs | Daria Samson | Episode: "Waste Not" |
2006–2007 | Close to Home | Ellen Porter | 2 episodes |
2007 | Cold Case | Regie Kunze | Episode: "Justice" |
2008 | Under | Detective June-Mary Cavanaugh | Television movie |
2008 | Shark | Monica Wells | Episode: "One Hit Wonder" |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Penelope Fielding | Episode: "Cold" |
2008 | Eli Stone | A.D.A. Samantha Jarrells | 2 episodes |
2009 | Lie to Me | Holly Sando | Episode: "Unchained" |
2009 | Saving Grace | Linda Hall | Episode: "What Would You Do?" |
2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Agent Carmen Martino | Episode: "Revolution" |
2009 | The Forgotten | Zoe Jenks | Episode: "Pilot" |
2009 | Medium | Dr. Betty Messner | 2 episodes |
2009–2011 | Bones | Heather Taffet | 3 episodes |
2010 | Outlaw | Karen Rukheyser | Episode: "In Re: Officer Daniel Hale" |
2011 | Criminal Minds | Agent Jenny Bates | Episode: "The Thirteenth Step" |
2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Marissa Crandall | Episode: "Father Unknown" |
2011 | The Protector |
Unknown | Episode: "Affairs" |
2012 | Body of Proof | Jeannie Morris | 2 episodes |
2012 | Private Practice | Sean Petrucci | Episode: "Apron Strings" |
2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Lana's host | Episode: "Continuum" |
2014 | Girls | Aunt Margo | Episode: "Flo" |
2014 | Orange Is the New Black | Chris Maser | 2 episodes |
2016 | American Gothic | Detective Linda Cutter | 9 episodes |
2016 | Shameless | Rita Smith | 3 episodes |
2016–2023 | The Blacklist | Cynthia Panabaker | 23 episodes |
2017 | Bull | Rebecca Whelan | Episode: "A Business of Favors" |
2017 | Elementary | Carrie Traub | Episode: "Be My Guest" |
2018 | NCIS: New Orleans | Claire McDermott | Episode: "Mind Games" |
2019 | Raising Dion | Charlotte Tuck | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
2020 | Run | Mary Dixie | Episode: "F***" |
2020 | Manhunt: Deadly Games | Defense attorney | Episode: "Open Season" |
2021 | Law and Order: Special Victims Unit |
Dr. Mackie | Episode: "Post-Graduate Psychopath” Season 22 Episode 14 |
References
- ^ "Today In History". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Associated Press. June 30, 2016. p. A4. Retrieved April 15, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
Actress Deirdre Lovejoy is 54.
- ^ Decider. New York City, New York, United States: New York Post. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Phelan, Paige (October 24, 2014). "'The Wire': Where Are They Now". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California, United States: Lynne Segall. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Lesar, Geoff (January 19, 2019). "Artist Spotlight: Actress Deirdre Lovejoy circles back to Bristol stage". The Goshen News. Goshen, Indiana, United States. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elkhart Civic Theatre presents Deirdre Lovejoy's 'Bird Elephant China'". The Elkhart Truth. Elkhart, Indiana, United States. January 17, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Elkhart Civic Theatre presents masterclasses, play". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana, United States. January 6, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Staff, Charles (December 30, 1993). "Lovejoy's Odd Job". The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. p. E1. Retrieved April 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kronemyer, Bob (January 7, 1992). "Elkhart-born actress keeping a busy pace". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana, United States. Retrieved April 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- IMDb
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (September 22, 2011). "Deirdre Lovejoy lands 'Body of Proof' role". Digital Spy. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
External links
- Deirdre Lovejoy at IMDb
- Official Site