Laura Murphy

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Bonnie Somerville as 'Laura Murphy on NYPD Blue
Bonnie Somerville as 'Laura Murphy on NYPD Blue

Laura Murphy was a character on the long running police drama NYPD Blue. She was played by Bonnie Somerville.

Joining at the beginning of the twelth and final season, Murphy was a long term replacement for Connie McDowell after the character left to have a baby. Coming from the Application's Investigations unit, she was partnered up with Rita Ortiz and, initially, her new partner has problems with her flirting with fellow cops, including John Clark. However they quickly overcome any difficulties and by the end of the season are working as a good team. They are the only partners to say goodnight together to the new squad boss, Andy Sipowicz, at the end of the final episode.

NYPD Blue
Characters Andy Sipowicz | John Kelly | Bobby Simone | Danny Sorenson | John Clark, Jr. |
Lt. Arthur Fancy | Greg Medavoy | Sylvia Costas | Diane Russell | Baldwin Jones | Lt. Tony Rodriguez | Rita Ortiz | Laura Murphy | Lt. Thomas Bale
Actors Dennis Franz | David Caruso | Jimmy Smits | Rick Schroder | Mark-Paul Gosselaar | James McDaniel | Gordon Clapp | Nicholas Turturro | Sharon Lawrence | Kim Delaney | Sherry Stringfield | Gail O'Grady | Andrea Thompson | Bill Brochtrup | Henry Simmons | Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon | Charlotte Ross | Esai Morales | Jacqueline Obradors | John F. O'Donohue | Currie Graham | Bonnie Somerville
Creators Steven Bochco | David Milch
Episodes Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5
Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9
Season 10 | Season 11 | Season 12