Mandy Musgrave

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Mandy Musgrave
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2004–2014; 2019
Spouse
(m. 2011)
Children1

Mandy Musgrave is an American actress and singer. Best known for her portrayal of Ashley Davies on the television series South of Nowhere , as well as portraying Misty Monroe in the web series Girltrash! and the film Girltrash: All Night Long , she has also appeared on a number of shows as a guest star.

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Career

She appeared on the television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . Her big break came when she landed the role of Chelsea Benson on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives , appearing on the series from 2004 to 2005. In addition, Musgrave appeared on The King of Queens in 2005. Later that year, she debuted on South of Nowhere as Ashley Davies.

In 2007, Musgrave appeared opposite of her South of Nowhere love interest Gabrielle Christian in web series Girltrash! . Musgrave portrayed actress Misty Monroe; Christian played college graduate Colby Robson. In 2014, Musgrave and Christian reprised their roles in a new musical film called Girltrash: All Night Long by Angela Robinson.

Musgrave also starred in Dan's Detour of Life, a webseries comedy written by the producers of That '70s Show . She portrayed Jessie Ford, a 15-year-old high school student dealing with her parents' abrupt divorce. In 2010, Musgrave was cast in a guest role on the television series 90210. She appeared in three episodes as Alexa, Gia's ex-girlfriend. [1] In 2019, Musgrave was cast as Carol Lockhart on General Hospital . [2] [3]

In 2019, Musgrave starred as the lead role in the indie short film Mama Bear, written by Lee Ehlers and directed by her partner, Matt Cohen. [4] The film follows a suburban mother who must unexpectedly secure a liver transplant for her dying son, who has only 24 hours to live. The film first was premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival on August 13, 2019, and then was released to the public on September 1, 2019.

Personal life

Musgrave spends time with South of Nowhere co-stars Gabrielle Christian, Maeve Quinlan, and Matt Cohen. Musgrave married Cohen on May 18, 2011. [5] She gave birth to the couple's son in April 2015. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Pope Dreams Virginia Venable
2009 16 to Life Darby
2012Chutes and LaddersTeacher #1 Short film
2013 Windsor Drive June
2014 Girltrash: All Night Long Misty Monroe
2014Hard CrimeMs. Hammer
2019Mama BearMomShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004–2005 Days of Our Lives Chelsea Brady Regular role (195 episodes)
2005 The King of Queens SuzieEpisode: "Hi, School"
2005 Malcolm in the Middle WendyEpisode: "Butterflies"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jackie RyanEpisode: "4x4"
2005–2008 South of Nowhere Ashley Davies Main cast
2008Dan's Detour of LifeJessie Ford TV movie
2009 Eli Stone TessaEpisode: "Tailspin"
2010 The Middle KateEpisodes: "The Neighbor", "The Jeans"
2010 90210 Alexa3 episodes
2019 General Hospital Carol Lockhart4 episodes

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2009 Girltrash! Misty MonroeRecurring role
20083 WayTrouble2 episodes
2009Rockville CAJackieEpisode: "D List"
2011–2013Cowgirl UpDakotaRecurring role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultref
20071st Annual Wave Awards, Academy of Wireless Arts, Video and EntertainmentFavorite Mobile Dramatic Artist, "South of Nowhere"Won [7]

References

  1. Kregloe, Karman (October 26, 2009). "Mandy Musgrave cast in lesbian role on "90210"" . Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. Eades, Chris (June 25, 2019). "That's Mandy Musgrave Playing Carol on GENERAL HOSPITAL". ABC Soaps In Depth . United States: Bauer Media Group . Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. Soaps SheKnows (June 25, 2019). "Mandy Musgrave joins General Hospitalas Carol Lockhart". Soaps She Knows. United States: SheKnows Media . Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  4. Cohen, Matt (2019-08-13), Mama Bear (Short, Action), Mandy Musgrave, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Adam Fergus, Richard Speight Jr, MC Cubed, Mama Bear Productions, retrieved 2020-10-06
  5. "South of Nowhere's Mandy Musgrave and Matt Cohen Are Newlyweds!". shewired.com. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. Burtt, Kristyn (January 19, 2016). "7 Things to know about General Hospital's Matt Cohen". Soaps She Knows. United States: SheKnows Media . Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  7. "1st Annual Wave Awards Winners Revealed By Academy Of Wireless Arts, Video And Entertainment". E World Wire. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2016.