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Maureen Flannigan | |
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| Born | Maureen Osborne Flannigan Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–2011 |
| Known for | Out of This World 7th Heaven |
Maureen Osborne Flannigan is a documentary filmmaker and American 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]
Flannigan was born in Inglewood, California. She was discovered at age 11 by an advertising agent from Mattel while on the beach with her father.[ citation needed ]
She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. [ citation needed ]
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'sThe Cave Dwellers [3] and directed a production Beth Henley 's Am I Blue? She was also a member of USC's ski team.[ citation needed ]
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.
Flannigan currently runs her own production company.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde | Bonnie Baker | |
| 1994 | Last Resort | Sonja | Video |
| 1997 | Goodbye America | Angela | |
| 2003 | Written in Blood | Jude Traveller | |
| 2004 | A Day Without a Mexican | Mary Jo Quintana | |
| 2005 | Homecoming | Ashley | |
| 2010 | Do Not Disturb | Sherry | Segment: "Duccios Madonna" |
| 2011 | 25 Hill | Maggie Caldwell |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Sandy | Episode: "Birds of a Feather" |
| 1987–1991 | Out of This World | Evie Ethel Garland | Lead role |
| 1988 | High Mountain Rangers | Haley Dawkins | Episode: "Old Friends, New Friends" |
| 1992 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Sherie | Episode: "Two Teens and a Baby" |
| 1994 | Northern Exposure | Miranda at 18 | Episode: "Hello, I Love You" |
| 1994 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Mia | Episode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict" |
| 1995 | She Fought Alone | Abby | TV film |
| 1996 | Kindred: The Embraced | Ruth Doyle | Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" |
| 1998 | Push | Erin Galway | Main role |
| 1998 | 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 | Chelsea | TV film |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Holly Carpenter | Episode: "Chapter 21" |
| 2003 | Book of Days | Frankie | TV film |
| 2003 | ER | Mrs. Gamble | Episode: "Shifts Happen" |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Louise | Episode: "Doubt" |
| 2005 | Starved | Amy Roundtree | Recurring role |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Cindy Myers | Episode: "Drink the Cup" |
| 2009 | 90210 | Leslie | Episodes: "Between a Sign and a Hard Place", "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer" |
| 2011 | Second City This Week | Guest | Episode: "A Newt Beginning" |
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