Talia Balsam

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Talia Balsam
Born (1959-03-05) March 5, 1959
New York City, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Actress
Years active 1977–present
Spouse(s) George Clooney (1989-1993)
John Slattery (1998-present; 1 child)
Parents Martin Balsam (1919-1996)
Joyce Van Patten (b. 1934)
Relatives Dick Van Patten (uncle)
Pat Van Patten (aunt)
Timothy Van Patten (half-uncle)
James Van Patten, Vincent Van Patten, Nels Van Patten (cousins)

Talia Balsam (born March 5, 1959) is an American TV and film actress. She is the daughter of film actor Martin Balsam and actress Joyce Van Patten. She is also the former wife of George Clooney and the current wife of John Slattery.[1][2][3]

Biography

Early life

Balsam was born in New York City to actor Martin Balsam and actress Joyce Van Patten.[2] She is the niece of actor Dick Van Patten and actress Pat Van Patten and half-niece of actor Timothy Van Patten. She is also the cousin of her uncle and aunt's sons, James Van Patten, Vincent Van Patten, and Nels Van Patten.[1]

She attended a boarding school in Tucson, Arizona in her adolescence years. She then attended the Treehaven School in the same city in Arizona in her young adult years, somewhere in her twenties'.[1][2]

Personal life

Balsam married actor George Clooney in Las Vegas in 1989. They were divorced in 1993.[1][3] Clooney stated, "I probably – definitely – wasn't someone who should have been married at that point." Clooney told Vanity Fair, "I just don't feel like I gave Talia a fair shot.".[4] Since 1998, Balsam has been married to John Slattery, with whom she has a son, Harry Slattery. They married at the county of Kauai.[1][2][5] Together, they played husband and wife Roger and Mona Sterling in Mad Men.

Career

Filmography

Note that this table is arranged by year.

Title Type Role Year
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn Film 1977
Happy Days TV Series 1974-1984
Sunnyside Film Ann Rosario 1979
Survival of Dana Film 1979
Taxi TV Series Cathy 1978-1982 (ABC), 1982-1983 (NBC)
Family Ties TV Series 1982-1989
Mass Appeal Film Liz Dolson 1984
Murder, She Wrote TV Series Debbie Delancey (Season 1, Episode 18: "Footnote to Murder"), Julie Pritzer (Season 6, Episode 17: "Murder - According to Maggie")[6] 1984-1996
Punky Brewster TV Series Miranda 'Randi' Mitchell 1984-1986, 1987-1988
Consenting Adult Film Margie 1985
Crawlspace Film Lori Bancroft 1986
The Supernaturals Film Pvt. Angela Lejune 1986
The Kindred Film Sharon Raymond 1987
Thirtysomething TV Series Paige 1987-1991
Trust Me Film Catherine Walker 1989
Law & Order: Remand TV Series Teri Marks 1990-2010 (although some sources prove that it first premiered in 1996)[2]
Sins of the Mother Film Liz 1991
Jake's Women Play Sheila 1992
Killer Instinct/Homicidal Impulse Film Emma 1992
The Companion Film Charlene 1994
Touched by an Angel TV Series Dr. Joanne Glassberg 1994-2003
Coldblooded Film Jean Alexander 1995
Camp Stories Film Mary 1997
Ally McBeal TV Series Shelia Kent 1997-2002
L.A. Doctors TV Series Julie Lonner 1998-1999
The Love Boat: The Next Wave TV Series 1998-1999
Valerie Flake Film 1999
Without a Trace TV Series Jack Malone's Wife 2002-2009
Little Manhattan Film Jackie Telesco 2005
All the King's Men Film Lucy Stark 2006
The Cake Eaters Film Violet Kaminski 2007
Mad Men TV Series Mona Sterling 2007–present
Wainy Days Internet Video Series Carol 2007–present
The Wackness Film Mrs. Shapiro 2008
Nurse Jackie TV Series Grace's Therapist 2009–present
Choose Film Clarissa 2010
Conviction Film Prosecuting Attorney 2010
Treme TV Series Carla Hall 2010–present
Homeland TV Series Cynthia Walden 2012–2013
No Strings Attached Film Sandra Kurtzman 2011
Return Film Julie 2011
The Girl in the Book Film Mom 2014

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Talia Balsam - Biography". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Buchanan, Jason. "Talia Balsam movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". Allmovie.com. Retrieved 3-11-2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Talia Balsam Movies, Pictures and Awards". Mrmovietimes.com. Retrieved 4-11-2012. 
  4. ↑ Wang, Julia. "George Clooney Biography : People.com". People.com. Retrieved 4-11-2012. 
  5. ↑ Mock, Janet; Wang, Julia. "George Clooney Biography". People. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 
  6. ↑ "List of Murder, She Wrote episodes". Wikipedia.org. Retrieved 4-11-2012. 

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