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| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, nonprofit administrator |
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Melissa Fitzgerald is an American actress and the Senior Director of the nonprofit organization Justice For Vets. She played Carol Fitzpatrick on The West Wing .
Fitzgerald grew up in the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia. [1] Her father is Pennsylvania judge James Fitzgerald; her mother, Carol, is involved in politics and volunteer work in Philadelphia. [2]
Fitzgerald graduated from Springside School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1983, and earned a B.A. in Drama and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. Fitzgerald studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. [3]
Fitzgerald is the founder of Voices in Harmony, a non-profit community theater in Los Angeles. [4] From 1999 to 2006, she played Carol Fitzpatrick, assistant to press secretary C.J. Cregg, on The West Wing .
On January 19, 2007, Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times announced that Fitzgerald had won a writing contest he had sponsored on Darfur. [5]
On May 17, 2008, Fitzgerald received the Chestnut Hill College Medal, and she was the commencement speaker. [6]
In November 2013, Fitzgerald joined Justice For Vets as its Director of Strategic Engagement. The organization advocates for veterans treatment courts. [7]
In August 2024, Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack published "What's Next", a behind the scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing [8]
Fitzgerald married actor Noah Emmerich in November 1998. [2] The couple divorced in 2003.
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