Lorinne Vozoff (born Lorinne Dills) is an American actress, director, playwright, and acting teacher. She is the founder of Theatre Group Studio and the author of Changing Circumstances: An Acting Manual. Her work spans film, television, and stage. She has also been active in actor training and arts education for decades.
Vozoff was born in Quincy, Illinois, to Margaret Mae (née Durbin) and Kenneth Eugene Dills. [1] She graduated from St. Teresa High School in 1950. [2] She studied at the University of Illinois [3] and later at UCLA. [4]
Vozoff has worked extensively as an actor, director, playwright, and teacher. [5] She founded the Theatre Group Studio in Los Angeles in 1999 [6] and authored the acting manual Changing Circumstances. Her stage credits include lead roles in Medea, Fefu and Her Friends, The Man of Destiny, The Jewish Wife, The Glass Menagerie , Private Lives, The Lion in Winter , Blithe Spirit, [7] Escape from Happiness, and A Delicate Balance.
As a playwright, she wrote Speak to Me and What’s Mine, both of which were staged at Theatre for the New City in New York’s East Village. [8] She has also written two novels, Enigma and Hidden Object.
Her film appearances include Shining Through, Impulse, Heart and Souls, [9] and Irreconcilable Differences. On television, she has guest-starred in numerous series including Six Feet Under , Star Trek: Voyager , Party of Five , NYPD Blue , ER , L.A. Law , The Mentalist , American Horror Story , and Major Crimes .
| Title | Role | Venue / Production Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Masks | Eleonora Duse | Theatre for the New City, NYC | Lorinne Vozoff / Eduardo Machado |
| Oedipus Machina | Tiresias | Odyssey Theatre | Ron Sossi |
| The Assassination of Heinrich Reinebach | Lily | Theatre Group Studio | Lorinne Vozoff |
| Escape from Happiness | Nora | Open Fist Theatre | Martha Demson |
| Creditors | Tekla | Rose Theatre | Lorinne Vozoff |
| The Glass Menagerie | Amanda | Birmingham-Southern College | Alan Litsey |
| It Changes Every Year | Sonia | Naked Angels, Coast Playhouse | Darrell Larson |
| Homage That Follows | Kaybee | New Mexico Repertory, Santa Fe | Mark Medoff |
| Medea | Medea | Callboard Theatre | John Allison |
| Fefu and Her Friends | Fefu | Padua Hills and Pasadena | Maria Irene Fornes |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shining Through | 1992 | Personnel Director | Film |
| Impulse | 1990 | Mrs. Russell | Film |
| Heart and Souls | 1993 | Mrs. Agnus Miller | Film |
| Irreconcilable Differences | 1984 | Judge Shalack | Film |
| Six Feet Under | 2003 | Lila Simms | TV series, 1 episode |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 2001 | Irene Hansen | TV series, 1 episode |
| Party of Five | 1996 | Sister Anne | TV series, 1 episode |
| NYPD Blue | 1994 | Judge Feldman | TV series, 1 episode |
| ER | 1996 | Mrs. Lancer | TV series, 1 episode |
| Thirtysomething | 1989 | Ivy Dunbar | TV series, 1 episode |
| L.A. Law | 1989–1992 | Judge Roberta Harbin | TV series, 8 episodes |
| The Mentalist | 2010 | Lillian Matlock | TV series, 1 episode |
| American Horror Story | 2011 | Used Bookstore Owner | TV series, 1 episode |
| Major Crimes | 2013 | Mrs. Whitman | TV series, 1 episode |