Marjorie Monaghan

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Marjorie Monaghan
Born (1964-03-19) 19 March 1964 (age 60)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Actress
Years active1989–2005
Spouse
(m. 2011)
Website http://www.kelesa.net/marjoriemonaghan

Marjorie Susan Monaghan (born March 19, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Tessa Halloran (aka 'Number One') in the television series Babylon 5 . [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Monaghan was born March 19, 1964, in Orange County, California. She is of Irish-Celt ancestry [4] and started acting in high school. [5]

Career

Monaghan has performed in a number of science fiction television roles, [5] [6] including starring as "JoJo" in Space Rangers [7] [8] and an episode of Star Trek: Voyager . [9] In 1999 she appeared in all eight episodes of Rescue 77 as a character named "Kathleen Ryan". [10] [11]

Monaghan is best known for her appearances in 7 episodes of Babylon 5 as a character named "Number One" (Tessa Holloran). [4] [12]

Personal life

Monaghan started dating Grant Rosenberg in 2001 whom she later married on February 2, 2011. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities Evelyn Moore
1991Aftermath: A Test of LoveErica
1991 Regarding Henry Rosie Alvarez
1992 Nemesis Jared
1994Jack Reed: A Search for JusticeLorelei Bradley
1998The Great War of Magellann/a
1998 The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy Jana
1998SorcerersKree

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 H.E.L.P. Jean Ballantry6 episodes
1990 Quantum Leap Edie LandsdaleEpisode: "One Strobe Over the Line"
1990 Law & Order CathyEpisode: "Prisoner of Love"
1991 Murder, She Wrote Elaine FranklinEpisode: "Thicker Than Water"
1991 L.A. Law Amanda HagenEpisode: "Eli's Gumming"
1993–1994 Space Rangers JoJo6 episodes
1995 California Dreams Coach HardawayEpisode: "Tiffani's Gold"
1995 Star Trek: Voyager FreyaEpisode: "Heroes and Demons"
1996 Deadly Games SharonEpisode: "Dr. Kramer"
1996 The Pretender Martha PooleEpisode: "Every Picture Tells a Story"
1997 The Sentinel Elaine WaltersEpisode: "Poachers"
1997 JAG Seaman Alice TuppanyEpisode: "Against All Enemies"
1997–1998 Babylon 5 Number One (Tessa Holloran)7 episodes
1999 Rescue 77 Kathleen Ryan8 episodes
1999 Total Recall 2070 Olivia Hume22 episodes
1999 Becker AmandaEpisode: "Imm-Oral Fixations"
2004 Andromeda Louisa Messereau2 episodes

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