Maureen Flannigan

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Maureen Flannigan
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Occupation(s)Actress, Producer, Director, Filmmaker
Years active1985–2011
Known for Out of This World
7th Heaven
Website maureenflannigan.com

Maureen Flannigan is an American documentary filmmaker and former child actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as teenager Evie Ethel Garland on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World , which ran from 1987 to 1991. [1]

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Early life

Flannigan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the USC School of Theater. [2] She appeared in productions of Macbeth , The Crucible and William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers. [3]

Film and television

Flannigan made her television debut in a guest starring role in an episode of Highway to Heaven . Two years later, in 1987, Flannigan landed the role of Evie Garland in the first-run syndication children's comedy series Out of This World , starring with Donna Pescow and Joe Alaskey. She stayed with the show until its cancellation in 1991.

Flannigan had a recurring role on The WB's 7th Heaven as Shana Sullivan, the girlfriend of Matt Camden. She was in the ABC soap opera Push , [4] playing swimmer Erin Galway. She has also appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , ER , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Starved , Close to Home , Kindred: The Embraced and 90210 .

Flannigan has also acted in films. She starred in Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993), National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994), Written in Blood (2003), A Day Without a Mexican (2004), and Homecoming (2005). In 2010 she appeared in the film Do Not Disturb, which she also co-produced.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde Bonnie Baker
1994Last ResortSonjaVideo
1997 Goodbye America Angela
2003Written in BloodJude Traveller
2004 A Day Without a Mexican Mary Jo Quintana
2005HomecomingAshley
2010Do Not DisturbSherrySegment: "Duccios Madonna"
2011 25 Hill Maggie Caldwell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Highway to Heaven SandyEpisode: "Birds of a Feather"
1987–1991 Out of This World Evie Ethel Garland Main role
1988 High Mountain Rangers Haley DawkinsEpisode: "Old Friends, New Friends"
1992 CBS Schoolbreak Special SherieEpisode: "Two Teens and a Baby"
1994 Northern Exposure Miranda at 18Episode: "Hello, I Love You"
Lifestories: Families in Crisis MiaEpisode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict"
1995 She Fought Alone AbbyTV film
1996 Kindred: The Embraced Ruth DoyleEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising"
1998 Push Erin GalwayMain role
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Mika"Covenant"
1998–2000 & 2002 7th Heaven Shana Sullivan Recurring role (season 3), main role (season 4), guest (season 6)
2000 At Any Cost ChelseaTV film
2001 Boston Public Holly CarpenterEpisode: "Chapter 21"
2003 Book of Days FrankieTV film
ER Mrs. GambleEpisode: "Shifts Happen"
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit LouiseEpisode: "Doubt"
2005 Starved Amy RoundtreeRecurring role
2007 Close to Home Cindy MyersEpisode: "Drink the Cup"
2009 90210 LeslieEpisodes: "Between a Sign and a Hard Place", "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer"
2011Second City This WeekGuestEpisode: "A Newt Beginning"

References

  1. Reinhart, Mark S. (2009). Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television . McFarland & Co Inc. p.  109. ISBN   978-0-7864-3536-4.
  2. "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Events". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. "BING THEATER OPENS SEASON WITH SAROYAN CLASSIC ABOUT HOMELESS". USC News. 1993-10-03. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. "Best Bets". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. April 5, 1998. p. 232. Retrieved January 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.