Deirdre Lovejoy
Deirdre Lovejoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 30, 1962 Abilene, Texas,U.S. |
| 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 asAssistant State's AttorneyRhonda PearlmanonHBO’sThe Wire.[2]She is also known for her roles as serial killerHeather Taffet(aka "The Gravedigger" ) on theFoxseriesBones[3]andWhite House CounselCynthia Panabaker onNBC's seriesThe Blacklist.[4]
Early life[edit]
Lovejoy was born inAbilene, Texas.[5][6][7]Her father was in theAir Forceand worked fromDyess Air Force Base.[7]
Lovejoy lived inConnecticut,thenPittsburgh,before moving with her mother toElkhart, 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 atThe 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 ofCat on a Hot Tin Roofin 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 fromElkhart Memorial High School.[4][8]In 1984 she graduated from theUniversity of Evansvillewith adouble majorinTheaterandCommunications.[4][8]She also earned aMaster of Fine Artsfrom theNew York University Tisch School of the Artsthree years later.[4][8]
Career[edit]
In 1990 Lovejoy appeared in her first television role asRosemary Kennedyin theABCmini-seriesThe Kennedys of Massachusetts.[8]Throughout the 1990s and 2000s she appeared on such series asLaw & Order,Seinfeld,Third Watch,Spin City,NYPD Blue,The West Wing,Cold CaseandLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit.[9]
From 2002 to 2008 Lovejoy starred asAssistant State's AttorneyRhonda PearlmanonHBO’sThe Wire.[2][4][6]From 2009 to 2011 she played the recurring role of the serial kidnapper and murdererHeather Taffet(aka "The Gravedigger" ) on the television seriesBones.In 2011 Lovejoy also appeared in the role of the mother of a student in the filmBad TeacherstarringCameron Diaz.
Lovejoy has alsoguest starredor held recurring roles on such TV series asLie to Me,Law & Order: Criminal Intent,Criminal Minds,Body of Proof,Girls,Orange Is the New Black,American GothicandShameless.[4][2][3][10]
Lovejoy has also appeared in severalBroadwayproductions, includingSix Degrees of Separation(1990),Getting and Spending(1998),The Gathering(2001) andNora Ephron’sLucky GuystarringTom Hanks(2013).[4][5]
In 2019, Lovejoy took part inPromethea in Prison,a theatrical project that involved a reading of the ancient Greek playPrometheus Bound.It featured an all-female cast that also includedSonja Sohn,one of Lovejoy's co-stars inThe Wire.
Also in 2019, Lovejoy starred in a one-person play she wrote, titledBird Elephant China.[4][5]The autobiographical play dealt with a series of unexplainedseizuresthat Lovejoy experienced in 2009.[4][5]The seizures affected her memory and her ability to walk and talk for almost a year.[4][5]She also experienced hallucinations during this time.[4][5]Lovejoy has been seizure free since 2009.[4]
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- ^"Today In History".Gettysburg Times.Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Associated Press. June 30, 2016. p. A4.RetrievedApril 15,2019– via NewspaperArchive.com.
Actress Deirdre Lovejoy is 54.
- ^abcCobb, Kayla (July 6, 2016)."Deirdre Lovejoy Talks 'The Wire' And This Year's Murder-Filled Summer Drama, 'American Gothic'".Decider.New York City, New York, United States: New York Post.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
- ^abPhelan, Paige (October 24, 2014)."'The Wire': Where Are They Now ".The Hollywood Reporter.Los Angeles, California, United States: Lynne Segall.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
- ^abcdefghijklmnoLesar, Geoff (January 19, 2019)."Artist Spotlight: Actress Deirdre Lovejoy circles back to Bristol stage".The Goshen News.Goshen, Indiana, United States.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
- ^abcdef"Elkhart Civic Theatre presents Deirdre Lovejoy's 'Bird Elephant China'".The Elkhart Truth.Elkhart, Indiana, United States. January 17, 2019.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
- ^ab"Elkhart Civic Theatre presents masterclasses, play".South Bend Tribune.South Bend, Indiana, United States. January 6, 2019.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
- ^abcdeStaff, Charles (December 30, 1993)."Lovejoy's Odd Job".The Indianapolis News.Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. p. E1.RetrievedApril 15,2019– via Newspapers.com.
- ^abcdefgKronemyer, Bob (January 7, 1992)."Elkhart-born actress keeping a busy pace".South Bend Tribune.South Bend, Indiana, United States.RetrievedApril 15,2019– via Newspapers.com.
- ^Deirdre LovejoyatIMDb
- ^Jeffery, Morgan (September 22, 2011)."Deirdre Lovejoy lands 'Body of Proof' role".Digital Spy.London, United Kingdom.RetrievedApril 15,2019.
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