Maureen Anderman

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Maureen Anderman
Born (1946-10-26) October 26, 1946 (age 78)
Years active1974-2010
Spouse Frank Converse (1982-present)
Children2

Maureen Anderman (born October 26, 1946) is an American retired actress best known for her work on the stage. She has appeared in eighteen Broadway shows over the last four decades earning several Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations.

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Career

Anderman made her Broadway debut as Bianca in the 1970 revival of Othello . Two years later she won a Theater World Award for her portrayal of Ruth in Moonchildren . In 1975 she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance of Sarah in Edward Albee's Seascape . Her other Broadway credits during the 1970s include An Evening With Richard Nixon and... (1972), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), Hamlet (1975), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1976). She began working in television during the 1970s, appearing in guest roles on television series such as Kojak (1976) and The Andros Targets (1977), as well as numerous TV movies.[ citation needed ]

In 1980, Anderman was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Carol in The Lady from Dubuque . She remained active on Broadway throughout the 1980s appearing in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1980), Macbeth (1981), You Can't Take It with You (1983–1984), Benefactors (1985–1986), and Social Security (1987).

She remained active in television appearing on several programs, including Another World , Search for Tomorrow (where she played evil manager, Sylvie DesCartes), St. Elsewhere , The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd , and The Equalizer . She also starred in the 1983 film adaptation of Erich Segal's Man, Woman and Child .

Anderman's career slowed down during the 1990s as she chose to focus on her family. She did, however, appear in episodes of One Life to Live (as Nora Hanen's psychiatrist sister, Susannah Hanen, 1995), Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street (in the crossover episode, "Baby, It's You," as the evil Gayle Janaway, 1997), and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2003). She appeared in the film Final (2001). In 2007, Anderman returned to Broadway as the cover artist for Vanessa Redgrave in The Year of Magical Thinking .[ citation needed ]

Throughout her career Anderman has been active in Off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Off Broadway she appeared in Passion Play and Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery among others. Her regional credits include Third , Rabbit Hole and The Sisters Rosensweig (Huntington Theatre), The Waverly Gallery (Williamstown Theatre Festival); First Lady (Yale Repertory Theatre); Listening , Moon for the Misbegotten , Tartuffe (Hartford Stage), Betrayal (Long Wharf Theatre), and Noël Coward in Two Keys (Berkshire Theatre Festival), among many others. [1] [2]

Personal life

Anderman is married to actor Frank Converse. They have two children. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 The Seduction of Joe Tynan Joe's Secretary
1983 Man, Woman and Child Margo
2001 Final Supervisor
2014NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage Duchess of York

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 The Adams Chronicles Mary Cathering Hellen2 episodes
1976 Kojak Assistant D.A. LockmanEpisode: "Where Do You Go When You Have Nowhere to Go?"
1977 The Andros Targets Arlene MandelEpisode: "The Treatment Succeeded But the Patient Died"
1978, 1984 Great Performances Alice Sycamore2 episodes
1980Once Upon a FamilyJanet DemerjianTelevision film
1980King CrabBetty
1980 Another World Lady Belton2 episodes
1981Every Stray Dog and KidWriterTelevision film
1981 Search for Tomorrow Sylvie Descartes9 episodes
1982 Nurse Dr. Lydia StevensEpisode: "Hands of Gold"
1982 The Devlin Connection ArleneEpisode: "Of Nuns and Other Black Birds"
1982 St. Elsewhere Denise WhitehillEpisode: "Down's Syndrome"
1982 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Television film
1983Cocaine and Blue EyesLilian Anatole
1985 Spenser: For Hire EllenEpisode: "Blood Money"
1985–1988 The Equalizer Pete O'Phelan / Eleanor Griffith9 episodes
1986 ABC Afterschool Special Mrs. BixbyEpisode: "Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge"
1986 As the World Turns Dr. Audrey Samuels2 episodes
1987–1991 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Nina Shapiro15 episodes
1992, 1997 Law & Order Gayle Janaway / Sharon Styger2 episodes
1995 One Life to Live Susannah HanenEpisode #1.6996
1997 Homicide: Life on the Street Gayle JanawayEpisode: "Baby, It's You"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent AbigailEpisode: "Undaunted Mettle"

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