Mo Gaffney

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Mo Gaffney
Born
Maureen E. Gaffney

(1958-11-05) November 5, 1958 (age 65)
San Diego, California, United States
Occupations
  • Actress
  • activist
Years active1990–present
Website www.mogaffney.com

Maureen E. Gaffney (born November 5, 1958, in San Diego, California) is an American actress and activist. [1]

Contents

Career

Gaffney hosted two of her own television talk shows: Women Aloud! (which was shown on the Comedy Central network) and The Mo Show. [2]

She and friend Kathy Najimy wrote and starred in two Off-Broadway shows, The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives (1989) [3] and The Kathy and Mo Show: The Dark Side, [4] both of which won Obie Awards.

She appeared in Seasons 4 and 5 of That '70s Show as Joanne Stupak, Bob Pinciotti's girlfriend, had a recurring role in Mad About You and guest starred in Friends and Veronica's Closet . In addition, she appeared in the black comedy about beauty pageants, Drop Dead Gorgeous .

Gaffney appeared on the British television talk show The Full Wax starring Ruby Wax, in which she portrayed American correspondent "Taffy Turner", in the recurring segment "Taffy Turner: Inside America". Gaffney teamed up with Jennifer Saunders in a recurring role as Bo in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous ; in 2004, talks of a spin-off show began but nothing surfaced. She is co-host of the "Women Aloud" radio program on Greenstone Media.

Personal life

Gaffney is an activist for same-sex marriage and has officiated at same-sex marriages as a certified marriage celebrant. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1990 State of Grace Maureen
1991 Other People's Money Harriet
1994Days Like ThisMargo
1996 Bogus Travellers Aide – New Jersey
1998InconceivableRachel
1999 Happy, Texas Mrs. Bromley
My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception Sybil Radzinsky
The Out-of-Towners Paranoid Woman
Drop Dead Gorgeous Terry Macy, State Pageant
The Basement and the Kitchen
2000JailbaitLydia Stone
2001Ca$hinoKimmy Delance
2004Adventures to HomeschoolGloria Hemple
2010Head Over Spurs in LoveInnana
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Bo Chrysalis Turtle

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991The Kathy & Mo Show: Parallel LivesHerself
The Full WaxTaffy Turner
1992–1996, 2001–2004, 2012 Absolutely Fabulous Bo Chrysalis Turtle11 episodes
1993The Mo ShowHerself
1994 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Christina Todd
1995The Kathy & Mo Show: The Dark SideHerself
1996The ShowSheila Ricks
The Louie Show Louie's Supervisor
Roseanne Astrid Wentworth2 episodes
1996–1999, 2019 Mad About You Dr. Sheila Kleinman12 episodes
1997 The Naked Truth Fern, the Cat Lady
Veronica's Closet Karen2 episodes
1997–1999 Tracey Takes On... Dusty Roads7 episodes
1998 Absolutely Fabulous : Absolutely Not!Bo Chrysalis TurtleVideo of outtakes and deleted scenes
1999–2000 Ladies Man Mayvis Little2 episodes
2000 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Dr. Brice
Normal, Ohio Elizabeth7 episodes
2001 Friends The Casting Director
2001–2003 That '70s Show Joanne Stupac12 episodes
2002 Judging Amy Maxine's Dentist
2002–2003 8 Simple Rules Mrs. Connelly2 episodes
2003–2004 Run of the House Marilyn Norris18 episodes
2004Adventures in HomeschoolingGloria Hemple
Without a Trace Joanna
2005 Ghost Whisperer Laie Fairfax
2007 State of Mind Kay
2011 Shameless Christine Dowling
2012 Absolutely Fabulous : OlympicsBo Chrysalis Turtle
2012–2013 House of Lies Principal Gita
2013 Mike & Molly Helen
2013 NCIS DCS DirectorSeason 11, Episode 7
2014 Melissa and Joey Vice Principal Lucinda Dowell
2015 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Dr. Sussman
2015 Veep Deborah
2016 2 Broke Girls Elaine
2016 Heartbeat Lawyer
2016 Adam Ruins Everything Patty
2017 The Mick Rita
2018 Heathers Margie Kane
2018 The Good Doctor Uber DriverSeason 2, Episode 14
2023 Clone High Ms. GrumblesVoice [6]
2023 The Conners Tyler's MomSeason 5, Episode 20

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  2. Yant, Monica. "'Mo Show' Pledge", Los Angeles Times, September 28, 1993
  3. " 'The Kathy & Mo Show: Parallel Lives' " lortel.org. Retrieved November 28, 2016
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