Jayne Houdyshell
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Born | Jayne Houdyshell September 25, 1953 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
Education | Academy of Dramatic Art at Oakland University |
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Years active | 1973–present |
Works | Full list |
Awards | Full list |
Jayne Houdyshell
She made her
She is also known for her supporting film roles in Alexander Payne's science fiction comedy Downsizing (2017) and Greta Gerwig's period piece Little Women, and for reprising her role in the 2021 film adaptation of The Humans. She has had recurring roles in various television series, including Third Watch, Law & Order, Blue Bloods, and The Good Fight. She currently stars as "Bunny Folger" on the hit Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building, for which she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Early life and education
Raised in Topeka, Kansas, she is the youngest of four daughters born to Galen "Buzz" Houdyshell and Louella Taylor. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1971, and she went on to Emporia State University then on to graduate with honors from the Academy of Dramatic Art at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan[3] in 1974.
Career
1973–2004: Early roles
Since the mid-1970s, she has appeared in more than 200 plays at regional theaters throughout the United States, including the Meadow Brook Theater, Attic Theater, Missouri Repertory Theater,
Houdyshell reminisces that, after moving to Manhattan in 1980, “I was traveling all that 20 years...There was a community of actors who did that. We were itinerant actors who just continually moved around the country from theater to theater and job to job."[5] She has appeared in numerous films, including Changing Lanes (2002) with Ben Affleck, Maid in Manhattan (2002) with Jennifer Lopez, Garden State (2004) with Zach Braff and Natalie Portman.
2005–2014: Broadway debut and other roles
Houdyshell's television credits include appearances on
In New York, she is known for her role as "Ann Kron" in the
She received the 2005
Houdyshell's Broadway credits include
2015–2020: The Humans and acclaim
She appeared in
In 2015, she starred as Rose Offer on the NBC limited series American Odyssey opposite Anna Friel and Peter Facinelli. In 2017, she appeared in Alexander Payne's science fiction comedy feature Downsizing opposite Matt Damon. In 2017 she played Ann Marie in Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House, Part 2.
Houdyshell's other New York credits include Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote at
In 2018, she starred on the third season of the ABC thriller Quantico as The Widow.[30] In 2019, she appeared as the housekeeper Hannah in Greta Gerwig's critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated film adaptation of Little Women starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, and Meryl Streep.[31] In April 2019, Houdyshell returned to Broadway as the Earl of Gloucester in the Sam Gold directed production of King Lear, with Glenda Jackson in the title role.
2021–present: Career expansion
In 2021, she reprised her Tony-winning role of Deidre Blake in
In 2022 Houdyshell played Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in musical revival of
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Changing Lanes | Miss Tetley | |
2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Carmen | |
2004 | Garden State | Mrs. Lubin | |
2005 | Trust the Man | Sex Addicts Leader | |
2005 | Road | Postal Clerk | |
2006 | Things That Hang from Trees | Pam Dupont | |
2006 | The Immaculate Conception | Sister Patricia | |
2009 | Everybody's Fine | Alice | |
2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Landlady | |
2010 | Morning Glory | Stage Manager | |
2014 | Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | |
2014 | Lucky Stiff | Harry's Landlady | |
2017 | Downsizing | Paul's Mother | |
2018 | The Chaperone | Sister Delores | |
2019 | Little Women | Hannah | |
2021 | The Humans | Deirdre Blake | |
2022 | Causeway | Sharon |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Third Watch | Jane | Episode: "Welcome to Camelot" |
1997–2002 | Law & Order | Various Characters | 3 episodes |
2002–17 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Ruth Linden | 10 episodes |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ruth Pear | Episode: "The Unblinking Eye" |
2006 | Conviction | Judge Roberta Palski | 2 episodes |
2009 | Loving Leah | Mrs. Finkelman | Television movie |
2009 | Guiding Light | Judger Burslem | Episode #1.15659 |
2010 | Running Wilde | Gertie Stellvertretter | Pilot |
2014 | Blue Bloods | Roseanne Galecki | Episode: "Open Secrets" |
2015 | Elementary | Carla | Episode: "Hemlock" |
2015 | American Odyssey | Rose Offer | 8 episodes |
2015 | Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter | Jane Cotton | 2 episodes |
2017 | The Accidental Wolf | Rach | Episode: "Kathryn" |
2017–18 | The Good Fight | Renée Rampling | 2 episodes |
2018 | Quantico | The Widow | Episode: "The Conscience Code" |
2019 | The Tick | Black Market Bob | Episode: "Magic is Real" |
2020 | Evil | Judge Sara Carl Shire | Episode: "Justice x 2" |
2021–22 | Only Murders in the Building | Bunny Folger | Recurring |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | A Wonderful Life | Mrs. Martini | Sam S. Shubert Theatre , Broadway
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2006 | Well | Ann | Longacre Theatre, Broadway |
2006–08 | Wicked | Madame Morrible (replacement) | Gershwin Theatre, Broadway |
2009–10 | Bye Bye Birdie | Mae Peterson | Henry Miller's Theatre , Broadway
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2010 | Wicked | Madame Morrible (replacement) | Emerald City Tour |
2011 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism (replacement) | American Airlines Theatre , Broadway
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2011–12 | Follies | Hattie Walker | Marquis Theatre, Broadway Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles |
2011 | 8 | Maggie Gallagher | Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway |
2012–13 | Dead Accounts | Barbara | Music Box Theatre, Broadway |
2013 | Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | Richard Rodgers Theatre, Broadway |
2015 | Fish in the Dark | Gloria Drexel | Cort Theatre , Broadway
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2015–17 | The Humans | Deirdre Blake | Helen Hayes Theatre
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre |
2017 | A Doll's House, Part 2 | Anne Marie | John Golden Theatre, Broadway |
2018 | The Humans | Deirdre Blake | Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles Hampstead Theatre, London |
2019 | King Lear | Earl of Gloucester | Cort Theatre , Broadway
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2022 | The Music Man | Mrs. Shinn | Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway |
2024 | Uncle Vanya | Mama Voinitski | Vivian Beaumont Theatre , Broadway
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2004 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Well | Nominated |
Obie Award | Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Won | ||
2005 | Joseph Jefferson Award
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Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play | The Pain and the Itch | Won |
Barrymore Award
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | The Clean House | Won | |
2006 | Tony Award
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Best Featured Actress in a Play | Well | Nominated |
Theatre World Award | Won | |||
2012 | Tony Award
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Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Follies | Nominated |
Outer Critics Circle Award
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Nominated | ||
2016 | Tony Award
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Best Featured Actress in a Play | The Humans | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Ensemble | Won | ||
Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award
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Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nominated | ||
Obie Award | Distinguished Performance by an Actress | Won | ||
Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play | Nominated | ||
2017 | Tony Award
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Best Featured Actress in a Play | A Doll's House, Part 2 | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award
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Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Nominated | ||
2021 | Screen Actors Guild Award
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Only Murders in the Building | Nominated |
2022 | Nominated | |||
Tony Award
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Best Featured Actress in a Musical | The Music Man | Nominated |
References
- ^ As pronounced by Houdyshell in "Ask a Star: Jayne Houdyshell & Reed Birney of The Humans"
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (June 12, 2016). "Tony Awards: The Winners List". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Alumna Jayne Houdyshell nominated for a Tony Award" Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, oakland.edu, May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Jayne Houdyshell". Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Pressley, Nelson. "Jayne Houdyshell, late-blooming Broadway baby", The Washington Post, September 12, 2014
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- ^ McFarland, Melanie (2022-07-06). "In defense of The Arconia's grand dame on "Only Murders in the Building"". Salon. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ "Only Murders in the Building", Wikipedia, 2022-07-06, retrieved 2022-07-06
- ^ The Bounty Hunter allmovie.com, retrieved September 12, 2018
- ^ Wyatt, Rebecca (2006-05-26), "Former MBT actress receives Tony nomination", Oakland University News
- ^ "Jayne Houdyshell Biography". Broadway Buzz: Star Files. Broadway.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01. [dead link]
- ^ " 'Well' Off-Broadway", lortel.org, accessed May 25, 2016
- ^ Lipton, Brian Scott. "2005 Joseph Jefferson Award Winners Announced", TheaterMania, November 8, 2005
- ^ "Barrymore Awards, 2005" theatrephiladelphia.org, accessed May 26, 2016
- ^ Lipton, Brian Scott. "2005 Barrymore Award Nominations Announced" theatermania.com, August 10, 2005
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Bye Bye Birdie, With Stamos, Gershon, Irwin, Houdyshell and Trimm, Returns to Broadway", Playbill.com, September 10, 2009
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2011). "DIVA TALK: Chatting with a "Broadway Baby," Follies Star Jayne Houdyshell". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18.
- ^ Gans, Andrew; Jones, Kenneth; and Hetrick, Adam. "2012 Tony Awards Nominations Announced; Once Earns 11 Nominations", Playbill, May 1, 2012
- ^ Gordon, David. "Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Broadway's 'Romeo and Juliet', Starring Orlando Bloom, Will Close in December", theatermania.com, November 20, 2013
- ^ Simoes, Monica. "First Pics of Reed Birney, Jayne Houdyshell and Sarah Steele in Roundabout's 'The Humans'", Playbill, October 1, 2015
- ^ Viagas, Robert. " 'Hamilton' Tops Tony Awards With 11 Wins", Playbill.com, June 12, 2016.
- ^ "'The Humans' Broadway", Playbill.com; accessed May 25, 2016
- ^ "Obie Awards Winners Announced", Variety.com, May 23, 2016.
- ^ Blankenship, Mark (2009-06-07), "The Score and the Story, Inseparable", New York Times, p. AR4
- ^ The New Century lortel.org, retrieved September 12, 2018
- ^ The Receptionist lortel.org, retrieved September 12, 2018
- ^ Much Ado lortel.org, retrieved September 12, 2018
- ^ The Pain and the Itch lortel.org, retrieved September 12, 2018
- ^ True Love lortel.org, retrieved September 12, 2018
- ^ "Scoop: Coming Up On Season Three Premiere Of Quantico on ABC - Thursday, April 26, 2018". Broadway World. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Michelle. "The worst movies the cast of 'Little Women' has been in". Insider. Retrieved Feb 16, 2021.
- ^ "Beanie Feldstein, Jayne Houdyshell, and Amy Schumer to Star in Film Adaptation of The Humans". Playbill. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Looking for a unique holiday movie? 'The Humans' is a dark, psychological drama". NPR. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Checking In With…Tony Winner Jayne Houdyshell, Star of The Music Man, The Humans, Well, Follies, More". Playbill. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Awards 2022: Complete list of nominees and winners". CBS News. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Justin Kroll (July 20, 2022). "Apple Original Films Lands 'Causeway' Starring Jennifer Lawrence". Deadline. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "Causeway". TIFF. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Go Inside the 1st Rehearsal for Uncle Vanya, Starring Steve Carell and Alison Pill". Playbill. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
External links
- Jayne Houdyshell at IMDb
- Jayne Houdyshell at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jayne Houdyshell at the Internet Off-Broadway Database