Debra Mooney
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| Debra Mooney | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Debra Vick August 28, 1947 Aberdeen, South Dakota, US |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Porter Van Zandt (19??-present; 1 child) |
Debra Mooney (born August 28, 1947) is an American character actress, best known for her role as Edna Harper on the drama series Everwood.
Life and career
Mooney was born Debra Vick in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Isabel (née Smith) and Henry M. Vick.[1] She is married to stage producer and director Porter Van Zandt.[2]
Mooney is best known for her role as Edna Harper on the drama series Everwood (2002-2006).[2] She appeared in many stage production and plays roles of over 80 films and TV shows. Her notable film credits include Chapter Two opposite Marsha Mason, and well Tootsie, Dead Poets Society and Domestic Disturbance. On television she also starred of short-lived series Dream Street, Davis Rules and Kirk. Mooney guest-starred on the Roseanne, ER, Everybody Loves Raymond, Grey's Anatomy as Owen Hunt's mother, Bones and Weeds.
Mooney played Supreme Court Justice Verna Thornton in second season of ABC's drama series Scandal created by Shonda Rhimes.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Chapter Two | Marilyn | |
| 1982 | Supervisors | Ms. Barnes | Short film |
| 1982 | Tootsie | Mrs. Mallory | |
| 1986 | Agent on Ice | Mrs. Kirkpatrick | |
| 1989 | Dead Poets Society | Mrs. Anderson | |
| 1994 | Schemes | Ruby | Video |
| 1997 | Anastasia | Actress | voice |
| 2001 | Domestic Disturbance | Theresa | |
| 2010 | Last Godfather, TheThe Last Godfather | Sister Theresa |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Delvecchio | Dr. Petrie | Episodes: "The Silent Prey", "APB: Santa Claus" |
| 1983 | Cradle Will Fall, TheThe Cradle Will Fall | Vangie Lewis | TV movie |
| 1985 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mrs. Anderson | Episode: "Don't Touch" |
| 1986 | Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Too Young the Hero | Calvin's Mother | TV movie |
| 1988 | Kate & Allie | Episode: "Wedding Belle Blues" | |
| 1989 | Dream Street | Lillian DeBeau | Main role (6 episodes) |
| 1990 | Roseanne | Mrs. Wellman | Episodes: "Hair", "I'm Hungry", "Fender Bender", "Happy Birthday" |
| 1990 | Joshua's Heart | Claudia's Mother | TV movie |
| 1990 | Empty Nest | Mrs. Bierman | Episode: "The Tortoise & the Harry" |
| 1990 | thirtysomething | The Preceptor | Episode: "The Guilty Party" |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | Episode: "The Gods Must Be Lawyers" | |
| 1991 | Tales from the Crypt | Ellen | Episode: "Easel Kill Ya" |
| 1991-1992 | Davis Rules | Mrs. Rush | Regular role (20 episodes) |
| 1992 | Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, TheThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Nurse Petty | Episode: "Ill Will" |
| 1992 | Love & War | Saleswoman | Episode: "Bustiers and Body Points" |
| 1993 | Flying Blind | Joan | Episode: "The Long Goodbye" |
| 1993 | Dream On | Receptionist | Episode: "The French Conception" |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Mrs. Sweedler | Episode: "The Bris" |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | Peg | Episode: "Grace in the Middle" |
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Dr. Lee Larkin | Episode: "Trickster, We Hardly Knew Ye" |
| 1994 | Murphy Brown | Dr. Lee Larkin | Episode: "Anything But Cured" |
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons | Mrs. Stuckey | TV movie |
| 1994 | Herman's Head | Herman's Mother | Episode: "Bedtime for Hermo" |
| 1994 | George Carlin Show, TheThe George Carlin Show | Rosemarie | Episode: "George Destroys a Way of Life" |
| 1994 | One West Waikiki | Sarah Gaines | Episode "Along Came a Spider" |
| 1994 | Something Wilder | Mrs. Thorton | Episode: "Holy Water" |
| 1995 | Something Wilder | Mrs. Thorton | Episode: "Hanging with Mr. Cooper" |
| 1995 | Northern Exposure | Jane Stowe O'Connell | Episode: "The Mommy's Curse" |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Nurse Deckers | Episode: "One Truck, Al Dente" |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Kasha | Episode: "Mr. Nice Guy" |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Gloria Metzler | Episode: "Brother's Keeper" |
| 1995 | Mad About You | Sister Dorothea | Episode: "Mad Without You" |
| 1995-1996 | Kirk | Sally | Main role (31 episodes) |
| 1996 | Sisters | Paulette Brown | Episode: "Taking a Gamble" |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Mrs. Shaw | Episode: "Flesh and Blood" |
| 1996 | Champs | Prof. Carnovsky | Episode: "To Be There or Not to Be There" |
| 1996 | Mary & Tim | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Ellen | Barbara | Episode: "Not So Great Expectations" |
| 1996 | Boston Common | Mrs. Taggert | Episode: "Coming Clean" |
| 1996 | Unhappily Ever After | Saleslady | Episode: "The Tell-Tale Lipstick" |
| 1997 | Meego | DMV Lady | Episode: "Car and Driver" |
| 1997 | Naked Truth, TheThe Naked Truth | Eleanor | Episode: "He Ain't Famous, He's My Brother" |
| 1997 | Caroline in the City | Eleanor | Episode: "Caroline and the Decanter" |
| 1998 | House Rules | Mother Superior | Episode: "Twisted Sister" |
| 1998 | Maggie Winters | Idah | Episode: "Suburban Myth" |
| 1999 | Silk Hope | Violet | TV movie |
| 1999 | ER | Leila Morgan | Episodes: "Rites of Spring", "Getting to Know You" |
| 2000 | Just Shoot Me! | Ellen Gelman | Episode: "Blinded by the Right" |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | Sister Robert | Episode: "Sweet (and Sour) Charity" |
| 2000-2003 | Practice, TheThe Practice | Judge P. Spindle | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Marjorie Landsdown | Episode: "Adoption Day" |
| 2001 | Any Day Now | Teacher | Episode: "Blinded by the White" |
| 2002 | Philly | Brenda Pagano | Episode: "Lies of Minelli" |
| 2002 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Lee | Episode: "The Skit" |
| 2002-2006 | Everwood | Edna Harper | Main role (89 episodes) |
| 2003 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Lee | Episode: "Thank You Notes" |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Ruth Washington | Episode: "Silence" |
| 2006 | Mermaid Chair, TheThe Mermaid Chair | Kat | TV movie |
| 2006 | Closer, TheThe Closer | Elaine Donahue | Episodes: "Serving the King: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2007 | Psych | Mrs. Lassiter | Episode: "Poker? I Barely Know Her" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Sylvie | Episode: "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together" |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | Judge Patrice Webb | Episodes: "Nuts", "The Good Lawyer", "The Bride Wore Blood" |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Judge Patrice Webb | Episode: "Rescue Me" |
| 2008 | Pushing Daisies | Calista Cod | Episode: "Frescorts" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Betty Sue Baker | Episode: "Pin Up Girl" |
| 2009 | ER | Barbara Feingold | Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield" |
| 2009 | Eleventh Hour | Pete Hammer | Episode: "Pinocchio" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Hunt | Episode: "Here's to Future Days" |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Hunt | Episode: "With You I'm Born Again" |
| 2010 | Untitled David Litt Project | Lizzie Herman | TV pilot |
| 2010 | Den Brother | Mrs. Jacklitz | TV movie |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Maureen | Episode: "No Exit" |
| 2011 | Bones | Allison Rose | Episode: "The Change in the Game" |
| 2011 | Weeds | Shelby Keene | Episodes: "Game-Played", "Synthetics" |
| 2011 | Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist | Lydia Bibb | Episode: "Blood and Sand" |
| 2012 | Neighbors, TheThe Neighbors | Theresa | Episode: "Thanksgiving Is for the Bird-Kersees" |
| 2012-2013 | Scandal | Verna Thornton | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Farm, TheThe Farm | ||
| 1977 | Chapter Two | Faye Medwick / Jennie Malone | Replacement |
| 1980 | Talley's Folly | Sally Talley | Replacement |
| 1985 | Odd Couple, TheThe Odd Couple | Mickey | Replacement |
| 1992 | Price, TheThe Price | Esther Franz | |
| 1998 | Getting and Spending | Mary Phillips |
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