Deirdre Lovejoy
| Deirdre Lovejoy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 30, 1962 Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Deirdre Lovejoy (born June 30, 1962) is an American actress.[1]
Life and career
Lovejoy is best known for her role on the HBO television series The Wire as Rhonda Pearlman. She graduated from the University of Evansville with an undergraduate degree in theatre, and New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, with an MFA in Acting.[2]
Lovejoy portrayed Nora Clark's disapproving mother in the 2006 dance film Step Up. She played the role of the serial kidnapper/murderer Heather Taffet (aka "The Gravedigger") on the American television series Bones. She also appeared in Bad Teacher as a student's mother. She also appeared in a recurring role on the Dana Delany series Body of Proof.[3] Lovejoy will appear on Broadway with Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy by Nora Ephron.
Filmography
Films
| 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 | Post-production |
| ???? | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (film) | Denise Lynn | Filming |
Television
| 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 |
| 2000–2001 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Hernandez | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Ed | Ms. Diamond | Episode: "Closure" |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Mrs. 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. 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 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. Messner | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Bones | Heather Taffet | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Karen Rukheyser | Episode: "In Re: Officer Daniel Hale" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Agent 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 | Unknown | 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 |
References
- ↑ Deirdre Lovejoy Biography, film reference
- ↑ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ Scoop: Bones Baddie Digs Up Body of Proof Gig
External links
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