Maryann Plunkett
Birthday: Born in 1953-01-01 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Deathday: Alive
Maryann Plunkett is an American actress and singer. Plunkett made her Broadway debut playing Sister Agnes in "Agnes of God." In 1987, she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Smith in "Me and My Girl." In 2024, she received her second Tony Award nomination for her leading role in the musical adaptation of "The Notebook." In addition, she has made appearances in various films and series such as "Little Women," "Manifest," "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and "Dr. Death."
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Lt. Cmdr. Susanna Leijten
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds....
L.A. Law
Character: Theresa Cavanaugh
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay right...
Matlock
Character:
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dr...
The Blacklist
Character: Ellenore Kornish
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth ...
House of Cards
Character: Evelyn
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C....
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Eileen Bennett
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories....
OM CITY
Character: Nancy
OM CITY is the critically acclaimed, award-winning original series that follows the harried life of Grace (Jessie Barr), a yoga teacher in NYC, and her attempts to bring the humans of New York OM....
Dr. Death
Character: Madeline Beyer
An anthology series, with each season following a new medical true crime story....
The Good Wife
Character: Pamela Pomeroy
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail....
Law & Order
Character: Joanne Ellis
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place....
Law & Order
Character: Lois Sutter
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place....
Law & Order
Character: Mrs. Weldon
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place....
Manifest
Character: Priscilla Landon
After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible....
Bull
Character: Judge Donna
Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm....
Miami Vice
Character: Mary McDermott
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel....
Murder, She Wrote
Character: Claire Vickers
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases....
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Claire Dolan
Character: Mary Egan
A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby....
Blue Valentine
Character: Glenda
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage....
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Character: Self
The life, career, and music of Irving Berlin are celebrated live on stage with musical performances....
The Family Fang
Character: Camille Fang
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared....
True Story
Character: Maureen Duffy
A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name....
Breaking the Silence
Character: Eliza Becker
Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his own mother....
Mad
Character: Mel
A matriarch past the point of a nervous breakdown, her two daughters that don't give a damn, and the heat-seeking missiles of resentment they toss at each other....
The Squid and the Whale
Character: Ms. Lemon
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s....
Center Stage
Character: Mrs. Sawyer
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance....
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Character: Joanne Rogers
An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed....
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Character: Sally Smith (segment "Me and My Girl")
The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on opening night. This second compilation of great musical moments from the Tonys features another dazzling array of stars and performances. Hosts Lauren Bacall, Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jerry Orbach introduce these one-of-a-kind performances and share their personal Broadway and Tony memories....
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
Character: Mary Gabriel
Hungry is the first in a three-play cycle introducing us to the Gabriels of Rhinebeck, New York. These three plays unfold in real time and track the lives of the Gabriels throughout the coming presidential election year. To the rhythm of peeling, chopping and mixing, Hungry places us in the center of the Gabriel’s kitchen. The family discusses their lives and disappointments, and the world at large and nearby. As they struggle against the fear of being left behind, the family attempts to find re...
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
Character: Mary Gabriel
Back in the kitchen of the Gabriel family, the country is now in the midst of the general election for President. In the course of one evening in the house they grew up in, history (both theirs and our country's), money, politics, family, art, and culture are chopped up and mixed together, while a meal is made around the kitchen table....
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
Character: Mary Gabriel
Eight months after we first meet the Gabriels, Patricia, the family matriarch, joins her children and daughters-in-law as they prepare a meal from the past and consider the future of their country, town and home. Paying tribute to the difficult year behind them, the Gabriels compare notes on the search for empathy and authenticity at a time when the game seems rigged and the rules are forever changing....
Peter and Vandy
Character: Mom
Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers....
Fairhaven
Character: Maddy
Long-time friends reconnect when one returns to their small Massachusetts town for a funeral....
Little Women
Character: Mrs. Kirke
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War....
That Hopey Changey Thing
Character: Barbara Apple
Set on election day, November 2, 2010. Uncle Benjamin’s dog has died, and his nieces and nephew have gathered for dinner in Rhinebeck, New York, to surprise him with a new one. While the polls close, the Apple Family discusses memory, manners, and politics....
Sweet and Sad
Character: Barbara Apple
The Apple Family finds themselves together again for the first time since Election Night, 2010. Marian, reeling from a personal tragedy, now lives with her sister Barbara; sister Jane is back with her boyfriend Tim; their brother Richard has come up from Manhattan; and Uncle Benjamin prepares for his first dramatic performance in years. Over Sunday brunch on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Apples find themselves talking about loss, memory, remembrance, and the meaning of compensation....
Sorry
Character: Barbara Apple
A year after Sweet and Sad, the Apple Family again share a meal in Rhinebeck, NY, as they sort through personal and political feelings of loss and confusion on the morning of the day the country will choose the next president. Like the first two plays in this trilogy, Sweet and Sad and That Hopey Changey Thing, Sorry opens on the day that it is set, November 6, 2012: Election Day....
Regular Singing
Character: Barbara Apple
The fourth and final play in this captivating series, Regular Singing, opened on November 22, 2013 – the 50th Anniversary of JFK's assassination that shocked the world....
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Character: Barbara Apple
In the midst of our unsettled world, the Apple Family, last seen in 2014, return, though not over the dinner table, but via Zoom. This hour-long play picks up with them during their now suspended and quarantined lives. They talk about grocery shopping, friends lost, new ventures on a hoped-for horizon—all at a time when human conversation (and theater) may be more needed than ever before....
And So We Come Forth
Character: Barbara Apple
The Apple Family reunites to discuss recent events during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Tapes
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Tapes is about a young woman (Maddie) who discovers a recording of her parents' couples therapy session from 30 years earlier, which exposes a secret that makes their Sunday dinner a bit...awkward....
Incidental Moments of the Day
Character: Barbara Apple
The final installment of "The Apple Family: Life on Zoom" trilogy, featuring Lucy Michael of "The Michaels."...
Real Talk
Character: Jacqui
A woman goes on a daytime show to confront a famous music producer of sexual harassment, only to find him armed with the “perfect apology.”...
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Character: Anne Putnam Sr.
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft....
Showing Up
Character: Jean
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues....
Fools Rush In
Character: Heliport Mother
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions....
Deception: A Mother’s Secret
Character: Donna McKenzie
When a widower tries to adopt his wife’s son he’s shocked by what he discovers about her past....
You Haunt Me
Character: Eileen Howardson
Ben Howardson, a grieving middle-aged man, grapples with the loss of his accomplished concert pianist mother, Eileen Howardson. Her absence has left an indelible void in his life. Ben returns to his childhood home to pack up Eileen’s belongings. Upon entering, he encounters an unsettling sensation. What awaits him within those walls is an extraordinary event that will transform his life. Ben will confront his painful past, his paralyzed present, and his uncertain, yet hopeful future....
The Littlest Victims
Character: Barbara
A true account of the life of pioneering AIDS doctor James Oleske....