Melissa Fitzgerald
| Melissa Fitzgerald | |
|---|---|
 Fitzgerald in 2013 | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Noah Emmerich (m. 1998–2003) |
Melissa Fitzgerald is an American actor. She played Carol Fitzpatrick, assistant to C. J. Cregg, on The West Wing.
Life and career
Fitzgerald attended and graduated from Springside School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earned a B.A. in drama and literature from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of prominent Pennsylvania judge James Fitzgerald and her mother, Carole is involved in politics and volunteer work in Philadelphia.
She is the founder of Voices in Harmony, a non-profit community theater in Los Angeles.
In 1990 Melissa met her husband, actor Noah Emmerich, who acted in such movies as The Truman Show, Beautiful Girls, and Miracle. Melissa herself appears an extra in The Truman Show and can be seen in the dance scene, where she is one of the other people dancing. They were married November 28, 1998. They are now divorced.
On January 19, 2007, Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times announced that Fitzgerald had won a writing contest on Darfur he had sponsored.[1]
On May 17, 2008, Melissa received the Chestnut Hill College Medal and she was the graduation speaker for the commencement exercises of Chestnut Hill College's class of 2008.[2]
Melissa's resume states that she is a ranked tennis player and skilled in badminton, hiking, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, fencing.
Filmography
- Love and Sex
- Frequency
- Monument Avenue
- The Truman Show
- Boxing Helena
- The Date
- The Painter
Television
References
- ↑ We Have a Winner Your Turn: The Darfur Genocide - Nicholas D. Kristof - Opinion - New York Times Blog
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