Jodie Markell

Jodie Markell
Born	(1959-04-13) April 13, 1959 (age 66) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director
Years active	1987–present

Jodie Markell (born April 13, 1959) is an American actress and film director.

Career

Jodie Markell attended Northwestern University and studied at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre. As an actress, she has worked with theater directors such as John Patrick Shanley, John Malkovich, and Gary Sinise; film directors such as Woody Allen, Jim Jarmusch, and Barry Levinson; starred at Lincoln Center, The Public and Steppenwolf Theatre Company; and won an Obie. She is also a member of the Naked Angels. ^[1]

She also directed the film The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond . ^[1] The New York Times referred to the film as "the first major [Tennessee] Williams movie in decades — a reanimation of a film career that once rivaled his stage success." ^[2] In a review for IFC.com, Neil Pedley said that Markell "couldn't make her debut with a sturdier piece of material than this recently unearthed screenplay of societal scandal and sexual jealousy." ^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Vampire's Kiss	Joke Girl
1988	Me and Him	Eileen
1989	Mystery Train	Sun Studio Guide
1991	Queens Logic	Inez
1993	Point of No Return	Female Student
1994	My Girl 2	Hillary Mitchell
1994	Jimmy Hollywood	Casting Assistant
1994	Insomnia	Veronica Treadwell
1994	A Worn Path	Clinic Attendant
1995	Safe	Anita
2000	Drop Back Ten	Peggy
2002	Hollywood Ending	Andrea Ford
2002	Trapped	Mary McDill
2002	Easter	Wilma Ransom
2004	Noise	Margaret
2005	12 and Holding	Teacher
2005	Sweet Land	Donna Torvik
2007	Joshua	Ruth Solomon
2012	Keep the Lights On	Jill
2019	The Dead Don't Die	Cat Lady on TV
2019	The Rest of Us	Maddie's Mom
2024	Heaven is Nobody's	Hekka	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Crime Story	Waitress	Episode: "Fatal Crossroads"
1989	China Beach	Pam Klinger	Episode: "The World: Part 2"
1990	Monsters	Sue Weatherby	Episode: "Bed and Boar"
1991	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Lillian	2 episodes
1992	Brooklyn Bridge	Phoebe	Episode: "On the Road"
1993	A Matter of Justice	Sandra	Television film
1994	Bakersfield P.D.	Brenda James	Episode: "The Psychic and the C-Cup"
1997, 2003, 2009	Law & Order	Sondra Benton, Mrs. Hitchens, Lorraine Flockhart	3 episodes
2002	Guide Season	Maryann	Television film
2006–2007	Big Love	Wendy Hunt	8 episodes
2010	The Good Wife	Sandy Gephart	Episode: "Nine Hours"
2014	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lisa Moore	Episode: "Wednesday's Child"

References

1. "Jodie Markell | Columbia University School of the Arts". arts.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11.
2. McGrath, Charles (December 23, 2009). "Tennessee Williams returns to the big screen". The New York Times . Retrieved March 1, 2014.
3. Pedley, Neil. "Running Late". IFC.com . Retrieved March 1, 2014.

External links

• Jodie Markell at IMDb