Markie Post
Marjorie Armstrong Post (born November 4, 1950 in Palo Alto , California - † August 7, 2021 ) was an American actress .
Life
Post, daughter of physicist Richard Post , grew up in Walnut Creek , California. She attended Las Lomas High School and Lewis & Clark College in Portland , Oregon , from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts .
She first worked as a model, producer and editor in US game shows such as Split Second, Double Dare and Card Sharks in the late 1970s . She had first guest roles in CHiPs , The Incredible Hulk and Hart but warmly , before she got the role of bail agent Terri Michaels in the series Ein Colt for all cases in 1982 , which she played in 61 episodes until 1985. Then she played the public defender Christine Sullivan in Harry's miraculous criminal court in 152 episodes until 1992 . Between 1992 and 1995 she starred in the sitcom Kiss Me, John .
Since then she has played in various television productions such as The District - Operation in Washington , Scrubs - The Beginners and Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond . Her few appearances in movies include Crazy About Mary , in which she played Cameron Diaz's mother .
Post was married twice. Her second marriage to Michael A. Ross produced two daughters. She died in August 2021 at the age of 70 after a longstanding illness of cancer .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1978: Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around (TV movie)
- 1981: Until the Last Shot (Gangster Wars)
- 1986: Three millionaires and a corpse (Triplecross)
- 1988: Glitz - The Power of Money (Glitz)
- 1995: The Night They Visit Us (Visitors of the Night)
- 1996: Chasing the Dragon
- 1998: There's Something About Mary (There's Something About Mary)
- 2001: Help, Daddy Is Looking For A Friend (Till Dad Do Us Part)
- 2007: Christmas in Handcuffs ( Holiday in Handcuffs, TV movie)
- 2010: Backyard Wedding
- 2017: Four Christmas and a wedding ( Four Christmases and a Wedding, TV movie)
TV Shows
- 1979: Buck Rogers ( Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, two episodes)
- 1979: Hart to Hart ( Hart to Hart, an episode)
- 1979: The Incredible Hulk ( The Incredible Hulk, a series)
- 1979: CHiPs (an episode)
- 1981: The Gangster Chronicles
- 1981: Simon & Simon (one episode)
- 1982–1983: Love Boat ( The Love Boat, two episodes)
- 1982–1985: A Colt for All Cases ( The Fall Guy, 64 episodes)
- 1983: Cheers (an episode)
- 1983–1984: The A-Team ( The A-Team, two episodes)
- 1984: Hotel (one episode)
- 1984–1992: Harry's Miraculous Criminal Court ( Night Court, 159 episodes)
- 1992–1995: Kiss me, John ( Hearts Afire, 54 episodes)
- 2002–2006: Scrubs ( Scrubs, three episodes)
- 2003–2004: The District - deployment in Washington ( The District, two episodes)
- 2006: Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer, an episode)
- 2014–2015: Chicago PD (twelve episodes)
Web links
- Markie Post in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Markie Post in the German synchronous file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Night Court actress Markie Post passes away at age 70 after nearly four-year battle with cancer on Mail Online from August 8, 2021
- ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Post, Markie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Post, Marjorie Armstrong |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| BIRTH DATE | November 4th 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palo Alto , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 7, 2021 |