Anne Twomey

Anne Twomey (born June 7, 1951 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is an American actress .

Life

Twomey began her acting career in the theater. In 1980 she played the lead role in the original production of the drama Nuts , which was filmed in 1987 with Barbra Streisand . For her performance, Twomey was nominated for a Tony Award and won the Theater World Award . She then played in the Broadway production To Grandmother's House We Go . In 1983 she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for her performance in the off-Broadway production Vieux Caree . The following year she starred in the Obie Award- winning off-Broadway production The Vampires . In 1989 she appeared on Broadway in Tennessee Williams ' Orpheus Descending .

From 1984 Twomey also received film and television roles. Her first engagements included a guest appearance on an episode of the sitcom The Bill Cosby Show , and she played other guest roles in the television series Twilight Zone and Magnum . She made her feature film debut in Wes Craven's horror film The Deadly Friend at the side of Matthew Laborteaux and Kristy Swanson . In Donald P. Bellisarios Thriller Last Rites it was next to Tom Berenger and Daphne Zuniga to see. In the 1990s, she had a recurring guest role as Linda Salerno in the series LA Law - Star lawyers, tricks, processes and starred in the TV movie - remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window next to Christopher Reeve and Daryl Hannah . She also had a major supporting role in the court drama The Confession, alongside Ben Kingsley and Alec Baldwin . Between 2000 and 2001 she played Catherine Zambrano in the series Third Watch - Bet at the Limit .

Twomey has been married to actor John Bedford Lloyd since 1986 and has two children.

Filmography (selection)

• 1984: The Bill Cosby Show ( The Cosby Show )
• 1985: Twilight Zone
• 1986: Deadly Friend ( Deadly Friend )
• 1986: Imagemaker - In the center of power ( The Imagemaker )
• 1987: Magnum ( Magnum, PI )
• 1988: The Equalizer ( The Equalizer )
• 1988: Last Rites
• 1992: Seinfeld
• 1993: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
• 1994: The Scout (The Scout)
• 1995: Law & Order
• 1997: The booked man ( Picture Perfect )
• 1998: Rear Window ( Rear Window )
• 1999: The Confession - The Confession ( The Confession )
• 2000: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• 2000–2001: Third Watch - Use at the limit ( Third Watch )
• 2003: Criminal Intent - Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent )

Broadway

• 1980: Nuts
• 1981: To Grandmother's House We Go
• 1989: Orpheus Descending

Off-Broadway

• 1983: Vieux Caree
• 1984: The Vampires

Awards

• 1980: Tony Award nomination for Nuts
• 1980: Theater World Award for Nuts
• 1983: Drama Desk Award nomination for Vieux Caree

Web links

• Anne Twomey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Anne Twomey in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• Anne Twomey in the Internet Off-Broadway Database