Anne Bobby

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Anne Bobby
Born
Anne Marie Bobby

(1967-12-12) December 12, 1967 (age 56)
Paterson, New Jersey
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress, playwright, author
Years active1985–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]

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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.

Selected film, television and other credits

Film
YearTitleRole
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
Theater
1986-7 Smile [12] Robin Gibson
1992Groundhog [6]
1993 Black Comedy [13] Carol Melkett
1994 Merrily We Roll Along Beth [14]
2000Strictly PersonalLori [15]
2008All the RageHelen [16]
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Cop Rock Officer Vicky Quinn [17] [18] Regular
1990 Children of the Bride [19] AnneTV film
1995 Mad about You SusannahRecurring
1997 What the Deaf Man Heard [20] Tallasse [3] TV film
2004 As the World Turns Greta Williams - Social WorkerRecurring Role
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
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 narratorEpisode Two
2017 Perception [21] Felicia Briar, Betty Martin, Susannah Mortin
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population

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  2. ↑ Troy Escamilla (April 20, 2013). "Interview with Actress Anne Bobby of The Hanover House and Nightbreed". Fright Meter Awards. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
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