Mickey O'Hagan

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Mickey O'Hagan
Born
Michael Adrienne O'Hagan

EducationPace University
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Mickey O'Hagan is an American film, television, and voice over actress, known for the Showtime series Homeland [1] and the feature film Tangerine, [2] which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and is known as one of the first films to be shot entirely on an iPhone.

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Early life and education

O'Hagan was born in New York City as Michael Adrienne O'Hagan, named after her father. Mickey was a childhood nickname she eventually used for her professional name. O'Hagan received her B.F.A. in Acting from Pace University, NYC. [3]

Career

O'Hagan began her career with radio and television voice overs, most notably the narrator of the ID Channel's series Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets . [4] Her first television role was on the MTV series Warren The Ape ,. [5]

Director Sean Baker has given O'Hagan roles in three of his films including the award-winning Starlet . O'Hagan re-teamed with Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch for her breakthrough role in Tangerine, [6] playing Dinah, a hapless prostitute for which she achieved positive critical notices for her performance. In 2024, she had a role in another Baker film Anora .

On the Showtime series Homeland [7] she had a recurring role as Clarice. In 2018 she starred as a Margaret in the film Back At The Staircase [8] which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival. The same year she played Robert Mapplethorpe's assistant in the film Mapplethorpe , [9] directed by Ondi Timoner which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. O'Hagan guest starred in the TNT miniseries I Am The Night [10] in January 2019.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Starlet Janice(as Michael O'Hagan)
2012DealingMichael(as Michael Adrienne O'Hagan)
2014 Test Manager
2015 Tangerine Dinah
2018 Back at the Staircase Margaret
2018 Mapplethorpe Tina Summerlin
2018 Destroyer Gang House Woman
2024 Anora Divorce registration officer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Warren The Ape School Secretary
2016-2017 Homeland Clarice
2019 I Am The Night (episode "Phenomenon of Interference")Wendy
2019 Dope Slate Lish

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