Jeanne Tripplehorn

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Jeanne Tripplehorn
Born
Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn

(1963-06-10) June 10, 1963 (age 60)
EducationUniversity of Tulsa
Juilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
(m. 2000)
Children1

Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American actress. She began her career on stage, acting in several plays throughout the early 1990s, including

Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the 2009 HBO movie Grey Gardens
.

Early life

Tripplehorn was born on June 10, 1963, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Suzanne Ferguson and Tom Tripplehorn, who was once a guitarist with Gary Lewis & the Playboys. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. She graduated from Edison High School in 1981 and spent one semester studying at the University of Tulsa.[1] She performed on the local television shows Creature Feature (1982–83) and Night Shift (1983).[2][3] She also worked part-time, then full-time on local rock radio station KMOD for several years before leaving for Juilliard.[4] She then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division as a member of Group 19 (1986–1990), which also included Laura Linney.[5]

Career

Tripplehorn (furthest left) with the cast of Basic Instinct at Cannes in 1992

Tripplehorn began her career on stage. She appeared

Madonna in the 2002 film Swept Away.[10]

In 2006, Tripplehorn was cast in a leading role as

Emily Prentiss.[14] She received a six-figure salary per episode of Criminal Minds.[15] She left the series after two seasons and Jennifer Love Hewitt replaced her as a new agent.[16]

Tripplehorn has appeared in the independent films Little Pink House (2017), with Catherine Keener, and Gloria Bell (2018), starring Julianne Moore. In 2020, she returned to television in the Hulu miniseries Mrs. America opposite Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Rose Byrne, Tracey Ullman and Margo Martindale.[17][18] She was later cast in a recurring role in the HBO period drama series The Gilded Age starring Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon.[19]

Personal life

Tripplehorn married actor Leland Orser in 2000. They have a son.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Basic Instinct Dr. Beth Garner
1993 The Night We Never Met Pastel
The Firm
Abby McDeere
1994 Reality Bites Cheryl Goode Uncredited[21]
1995 Waterworld Helen
1997 'Til There Was You Gwen Moss
Office Killer Norah Reed
1998 Monument Ave. Annie
Sliding Doors Lydia
Very Bad Things Lois Berkow
1999 Mickey Blue Eyes Gina Vitale
2000 Steal This Movie! Johanna Lawrenson
Timecode
Lauren Hathaway
Paranoid
Rachel
Relative Values Miranda Frayle / Freda Birch
2002 Swept Away Marina
2005 The Amateurs Thelma
2007 The Trap Maggie Short film
2008 Winged Creatures Doris Hagen
2010 Crazy on the Outside Angela Papadopolous
Morning Alice
2013 A Perfect Man Nina
2017 Little Pink House Charlotte Wells
2018 We Only Know So Much Jean Copeland
Gloria Bell Fiona
2020 Ana Pastor Helen

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 The Perfect Tribute Julia Movie
1992 The Ben Stiller Show The Wilson Woman / Goo 3 episodes
1996 Mr. Show with Bob and David Stone Throwing Singer in 'Jeepers Creepers' Episode: "The Biggest Failure in Broadway History"
1997 Old Man Addie Rebecca Brice Movie
2002 Brother's Keeper Lucinda Pond Movie
2003 Word of Honor Maj. Karen Harper Movie
Frasier Chelsea Episode: "
Trophy Girlfriend
"
2006–2011 Big Love Barbara Henrickson Main role, 53 episodes
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (2006 and 2007)
Nominated — Women's Image Network Award for Best Actress Drama Series (2010)
2009 Grey Gardens Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Movie
Nominated –
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated — OFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
2011 Five Pearl Movie
Nominated — Women's Image Network Award for Best Actress in a Made for Television Movie
2012 New Girl Ouli Episodes: "Kids" and "Tomatoes"
Blue Vera Episode: "A Decent Girl"
Electric City Hope Chatsworth (voice) 17 episodes
2012–2014 Criminal Minds
Dr. Alex Blake
Main role (seasons 8–9), 48 episodes
2019 Undone Beth Hollingsworth 4 episodes
BoJack Horseman Joan Tripplehorn (voice) Episode: "A Horse Walks into a Rehab"
2020 Mrs. America Eleanor Schlafly Miniseries
2022 The Gilded Age Sylvia Chamberlain 6 episodes
The Terminal List Lorraine Hartley 7 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Jeanne Tripplehorn – Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "'Tulsa TV Memories, Creature Feature on KOKI, Channel 23'He is joined by Jeanne Summers (aka Jeanne Tripplehorn)..." Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "'Tulsa TV Memories, Night Shift on KTUL, Channel 8' Jeanne Tripplehorn hosted a late night local music program, "Night Shift", on Channel 8 in the early 80s". Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Phelps, Brad (March 8, 1991). "The Prime of Miss Jeanne Tripplehorn". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  5. The Juilliard School. September 2007. Archived from the original
    on November 11, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  6. ^ Jeanne Makes the Scene, a July 23, 1993 article from Entertainment Weekly
  7. ^ "'Til There Was You". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Til There Was You (1997)". Box Office Mojo. June 13, 1997. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Mickey Blue Eyes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "Swept Away". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Jeanne Tripplehorn Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  12. ^ "Jeanne Tripplehorn". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Emmys.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 13, 2011). "CABLE MOVIE NEWS: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patricia Clarkson To Star In Lifetime's 'Project 5', Hallmark Casts Its Kate Middleton". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  14. ^ Adam Bryant (July 9, 2012). "Criminal Minds: Get to Know the BAU's New Team Member". TV Guide. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 14, 2012). "CBS' 'Criminal Minds' Casts Jeanne Tripplehorn As Regular". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Webb, Matt (July 1, 2014). "Jennifer Love Hewitt Joining 'Criminal Minds' in Season 10". TVLine. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  17. ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (May 14, 2019). "Sarah Paulson, James Marsden and 9 Others Join Cate Blanchett in FX's Limited Series Mrs. America".
  18. ^ Bennett, Anita (May 14, 2019). "Uzo Aduba, James Marsden, Sarah Paulson, More Join Cate Blanchett In FX's 'Mrs. America'".
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 4, 2020). "'The Gilded Age': Jeanne Tripplehorn Joins Cast Of HBO Drama Series".
  20. ^ Peter Hartlaub (April 24, 2010). "S. F. native Orser opens dark door as director". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  21. ^ Hayes, Britt (July 24, 2013). "See the Cast of 'Reality Bites' Then and Now". ScreenCrush.

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