Anne Bobby | |
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Born | Anne Marie Bobby December 12, 1967 |
Occupation(s) | Actress, voice actress, playwright, author |
Years active | 1985–present |
Anne Marie Bobby (born December 12, 1967, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American actress, voice artist, playwright and author, best known for her role as Lori Winston, the heroine in Clive Barker's Nightbreed [1] and Brigid Tenenbaum in the BioShock series. [2] She was praised by The Washington Post for her portrayal of Tallasse in What the Deaf Man Heard (1997). [3] The Los Angeles Times called Bobby's Tallasse "a sensitive, insightful portrayal." [4]
Bobby also played a police officer in Cop Rock and in 2016, the New York Times compared her performance in, "Why Can't a Man Be More Like a Woman?" to a Broadway performance. [5] In another musical, Groundhog, Bobby was praised for her duets and solos. [6]
She attended NYU, where she studied Anthropology and Classics.
Year | Title | Role |
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1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Suzanne Kovic |
1990 | Nightbreed [7] | Lori Winston [8] |
1991 | Baby of the Bride | Anne |
1996 | Beautiful Girls [9] | Sarah Morris |
1998 | Happiness | Rhonda |
1998 | Finding North | Debi [10] |
2014 | The Hanover House [11] | Martha Hobson |
1986-7 | Smile [12] | Robin Gibson |
1992 | Groundhog [6] | |
1993 | Black Comedy [13] | Carol Melkett |
1994 | Merrily We Roll Along | Beth [14] |
2000 | Strictly Personal | Lori [15] |
2008 | All the Rage | Helen [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Cop Rock | Officer Vicky Quinn [17] [18] | Regular |
1990 | Children of the Bride [19] | Anne | TV film |
1995 | Mad about You | Susannah | Recurring |
1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard [20] | Tallasse [3] | TV film |
2004 | As the World Turns | Greta Williams - Social Worker | Recurring Role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | BioShock | Brigid Tenenbaum | |
2010 | BioShock 2 | Brigid Tenenbaum | |
2010 | BioShock 2: Minerva's Den | Brigid Tenenbaum | |
2014 | BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea | "Sex Without Compromise" video narrator | Episode Two |
2017 | Perception [21] | Felicia Briar, Betty Martin, Susannah Mortin | |
2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population |
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