CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Actor Bio:
Non-acting careers: Beauty Queen, Model, Writer
Top Movies: The Last Picture Show (1971); The Heartbreak Kid (1972); Taxi Driver (1976)
Other Movies: Daisy Miller (1974) At Long Lost Love (1975) Special Delivery (1976) Aliens From Spaceship Earth (1977) Silver Bears (1978) The Lady Vanishes (1978) Americathon (1979) The Return (1980) Chances Are (1989) Texasville (1990) -sequel to The Last Picture Show Alice (1990) Married To It (1991) Once Upon A Crime (1992) The Last Word (1995) The Muse (1999) Marine Life (2000) Signs and Voices (2004)- short subject Open Window (2006) Hard Luck (2006)
Top TV Shows: Moonlighting (1985-1989); Cybill (1995-1998), The L Word (2007-Present)
TV Documentaries: Picture This:The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City,Texas (1991) Easy Riders,Raging Bulls:How the Sex,Drugs,and Rock N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
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Other TV Shows and Credits: A Guide For The Married Woman (1978) Masquerade (1983) -pilot for the series The Yellow Rose (1983-1984) Secrets of a Married Man (1984) Seduced (1985) The Long Hot Summer (1985) Which Way Home (1991) Stormy Weathers (1992) Memphis (1992) Telling Secrets (1993) There Was a Little Boy (1993) Baby Brokers (1994) While Justice Sleeps (1994) Journey of the Heart (1997) Men are from Mars,Women are from Venus (2000-2001) Due East (2002) Detective (200)(2005)
Top TV Movies:Martha, Inc. The Story of Martha Stewart (2003) Martha: Behind Bars (2005)
Big break: She won the 1966 "Miss Memphis" Pageant at age 16.
Best known for: Her portrayal of sassy detective Maddie Hayes in Moonlighting.
Awards: Golden Globe Awards Best TV Actress in a Comedy or Musical in 1986 and 1987 for her role as Maddie Hayes in Moonlighting Best TV Actress in a Comedy or Musical in 1996 for Cybill
Producer Credits: executive producer and writer of Memphis (1992) executive producer of Stormy Weathers (1992) executive producer of the tv show Cybill (1995-1998) co-produced Journey of the Heart (1997)
Upcoming/other projects:Barry Munday (2008) |
Date of Birth: February 18, 1950
Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee
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Height: 5' 8"
Family: Ex-husbands: David Ford, Bruce Oppenheim; Daughter (with Ford): Clementine
Education: High school graduate
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Charities/Causes: Feminist,Civil Rights Ally, and Gay Rights Activist
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