Mary-Margaret Humes

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Mary-Margaret Humes
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OccupationActress
Years active1980present
Known for Dawson's Creek
Eerie, Indiana
Title Miss Florida USA 1975

Mary-Margaret Humes is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA. Humes later began working as a television actress, appearing in a more than 50 shows, most notable playing Gail Leery, the title character's mother in the drama series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.

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Life and career

Humes was born in Watertown, New York [ citation needed ] She won the 1975 Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA pageant. [1]

In 1981, Humes made her big screen debut as the Vestal Virgin Miriam in the Mel Brooks's comedy film History of the World, Part I . Later Aaron Spelling cast her for the pilot for the action-adventure series Velvet alongside Leah Ayres, Shari Belafonte, and Sheree J. Wilson. During 1980s, Humes guest-starred in a number of shows, including The Dukes of Hazzard , The Love Boat , The A-Team , The Fall Guy , Knight Rider , and T.J. Hooker . From 1991 to 1992, she played the mother of lead character in the short-lived NBC series Eerie, Indiana . She starred in the 1992 television movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo , [2] and later made appearances in Matlock (three times in different roles), Diagnosis: Murder , In the Heat of the Night and Murphy Brown .

From 1998 to 2003, Humes starred as Gail Leery, the mother of title character in the WB drama series Dawson's Creek . [3] [4] After Dawson's Creek, Humes guest-starred in a number of shows, include Grey's Anatomy , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Criminal Minds , and appeared in a number of Hallmark Channel television movies.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 The Dukes of Hazzard Tinker ChurchillEpisode: "Mason Dixon's Girls"
1981 History of the World: Part 1 Miriam
1982 The Fall Guy Christina Smith (other sources: Vaughn)Episode: "The Reluctant Traveling Companion"
1982 Knight Rider Carol RestonEpisode: "No Big Thing"
1983 The Love Boat Cristina StelliniEpisode: "The Professor Has Class/When the Magic Disappears/We, the Jury"
1983 Manimal Terry SloanEpisode: "Night of the Scorpion"
1983 The A-Team Randy SternEpisode: "Steel"
1984 The Fall Guy Rae GrantEpisode: "Bite of the Wasp"
1984 Riptide Dee DeeEpisode: "The Mean Green Love Machine"
1984 Velvet Lauren 'Boots' DawsTelevision film
1984 Hunter Sandy NewtonEpisode: "Legacy"
1984 The New Mike Hammer Dana LordEpisode: "Bonecrunch"
1985 Hardcastle and McCormick Pamela BayerEpisode: "What's So Funny?"
1985 The Fall Guy SerenaEpisode: "Split Image"
1985 Half Nelson AprilEpisode: "Nose Job"
1985 Night Court Kimberley DanielsEpisode: "Halloween, Too"
1985 Shadow Chasers Allison CollingswoodEpisode: "Blood and Magnolias"
1985 T. J. Hooker Chrissi WildeEpisode: "Hollywood Starr"
1986 T. J. Hooker Lisa TempleEpisode: "Deadly Force"
1986 Gung Ho MelissaEpisode: "Line of Credit"
1987 Outlaws Lora KirbyEpisode: "Primer"
1988 A Year in the Life KathleenEpisode: "Goodbye to All That"
1989Making a LivingEpisode: "Daddy's Little Girl"
1990 Jake and the Fatman Tish
Janet Fromer
Episode: "I Ain't Got Nobody"
Episode: "My Boy Bill"
1990 The Hogan Family HoneyEpisode: "Come Fly with Me"
1990 Matlock Brigette LairdEpisode: "The Personal Trainer"
1991 Matlock Claudette HertzEpisode: "The Marriage Counselor"
1991 Father Dowling Mysteries Mrs. WileyEpisode: "The Monkey Business Mystery"
1991–1992 Eerie, Indiana Marilyn Teller 19 episodes
1992 Matlock Candace WinfieldEpisode: "The Legacy"
1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless RomeoLaura RandTelevision film
1992Bodies of EvidenceAndie HarperEpisode: "Nearest and Dearest"
1993 Blossom CarolEpisode: "Time"
Episode: "Hunger"
1993 Dark Justice Glenda RossEpisode: "The Greening of Glenda Ross"
1993 Time Trax Tulsa GilesEpisode: "Framed"
1994 Time Trax Tulsa GilesEpisode: "Happy Valley"
1994 Diagnosis Murder Ruth GarfieldEpisode: "Shaker"
1995 Renegade Laura TracyEpisode: "Ace in the Hole"
1995 In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound Karen
1995GrampsBetsy MacGruderTelevision film
1995 Legend Laura DavenportEpisode: "Knee-High Noon"
1995 Land's End Rebecca/Simone3 episodes
1995 Pointman MargeEpisode: "Going Home"
1996Sworn to JusticeMegan
1997 Murphy Brown Raven-Haired ReceptionistEpisode: "Who Do You Truss?"
Episode: "Blind Date"
1997 Moloney Episode: "The Ripple Effect"
1998–2003 Dawson's Creek Gail Leery 93 episodes
2000 The Stalking of Laurie Show Hazel ShowTelevision film
2001 Motocrossed Geneva CarsonTelevision film
2001Dying to DanceHelene LennoxTelevision film
2002 Touched by an Angel Sandy ColletteEpisode: "A Rock and a Hard Place"
2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jeri NewmanEpisode: "Let the Seller Beware"
2004 The Division Mrs. NewlandEpisode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here"
2005 CSI: NY Helen SandersEpisode: "Oedipus Hex"
2006 Grey's Anatomy Nancy JenningsEpisode: "Desire"
2007My First Christmas TreeMomShort film
2007 Ghost Whisperer Susan DrakeEpisode: "Unhappy Medium"
2008 Criminal Minds Audrey HensonEpisode: "The Crossing"
2008Broken WindowsDori
2009 Saving Grace Deanne WellsEpisode: "Have a Seat, Earl"
2010Head Over Spurs in LoveLorraine Walker
2010The PortalMary
2010The RepublicBettie ThompsonTelevision film
2010Dad's HomeMrs. DoughertyTelevision film
2011 The Protector Jessica MooreEpisode: "Bangs"
2012 Luck LynetteEpisode: "Ace Meets with a Potential Investor"
2012Matchmaker SantaKatherineTelevision film
2013Beverly Hills CopGina NicklesTV pilot
2014The Girl He Met OnlineAgatha CaseyTelevision film
2015Fire City: End of DaysHuman Cornelia
2015Chasing Eagle RockMags Avery
2017 Christmas Eve Maggie DeJesus
2018 Home by Spring SusanTelevision film
2018Christmas in LoveGrace HartmanTelevision film
2019Winter Love StoryJeannine JordanTelevision film
2019A Feeling of Home ConstanceTelevision film
2020A Valentine's MatchAlicia SimmonsTelevision film
2022Two Tickets to ParadiseAliceTelevision film

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References

  1. "Mary-Margaret Humes | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  2. Scott, Tony (May 6, 1992). "Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo".
  3. "Mary-Margaret Humes - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. "Dawson's Creek's James Van Der Beek, Mary-Margaret Humes Christmas Reunion". December 23, 2018.
Preceded by
Cynthia Zach
Miss Florida USA
1975
Succeeded by
Leigh Walsh