Maureen Anderman (born October 26, 1946) is a retired American actress best known for her work on the stage. She has appeared in eighteen Broadway shows over the last four decades earning several Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations.
Maureen Anderman | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1946 |
| Years active | 1974-2010 |
| Spouse | Frank Converse (1982-present) |
| Children | 2 |
Career
editAnderman made her Broadway debut as Bianca in the 1970 revival of Othello. Two years later she won a Theater World Award for her portrayal of Ruth in Moonchildren. In 1975 she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance of Sarah in Edward Albee's Seascape. Her other Broadway credits during the 1970s include An Evening With Richard Nixon and... (1972), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), Hamlet (1975), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1976). She began working in television during the 1970s, appearing in guest roles on television series such as Kojak (1976) and The Andros Targets (1977), as well as numerous TV movies.[citation needed]
In 1980, Anderman was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Carol in The Lady from Dubuque. She remained active on Broadway throughout the 1980s appearing in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1980), Macbeth (1981), You Can't Take It with You (1983–1984), Benefactors (1985–1986), and Social Security (1987).
She remained active in television appearing on several programs, including Another World, Search for Tomorrow (where she played evil manager, Sylvie DesCartes), St. Elsewhere, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, and The Equalizer. She also starred in the 1983 film adaptation of Erich Segal's Man, Woman and Child.
Anderman's career slowed down during the 1990s as she chose to focus on her family. She did, however, appear in episodes of One Life to Live (as Nora Hanen's psychiatrist sister, Susannah Hanen, 1995), Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street (in the crossover episode, "Baby, It's You," as the evil Gayle Janaway, 1997), and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2003). She appeared in the film Final (2001). In 2007, Anderman returned to Broadway as the cover artist for Vanessa Redgrave in The Year of Magical Thinking.[citation needed]
Throughout her career Anderman has been active in Off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Off Broadway she appeared in Passion Play and Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery among others. Her regional credits include Third, Rabbit Hole and The Sisters Rosensweig (Huntington Theatre), The Waverly Gallery (Williamstown Theatre Festival); First Lady (Yale Repertory Theatre); Listening, Moon for the Misbegotten, Tartuffe (Hartford Stage), Betrayal (Long Wharf Theatre), and Noël Coward in Two Keys (Berkshire Theatre Festival), among many others.[1][2]
Personal life
editAnderman is married to actor Frank Converse. They have two children.[3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Joe's Secretary | |
| 1983 | Man, Woman and Child | Margo | |
| 2001 | Final | Supervisor | |
| 2014 | NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage | Duchess of York |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles | Mary Cathering Hellen | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Kojak | Assistant D.A. Lockman | Episode: "Where Do You Go When You Have Nowhere to Go?" |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets | Arlene Mandel | Episode: "The Treatment Succeeded But the Patient Died" |
| 1978, 1984 | Great Performances | Alice Sycamore | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | Once Upon a Family | Janet Demerjian | Television film |
| 1980 | King Crab | Betty | |
| 1980 | Another World | Lady Belton | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Every Stray Dog and Kid | Writer | Television film |
| 1981 | Search for Tomorrow | Sylvie Descartes | 9 episodes |
| 1982 | Nurse | Dr. Lydia Stevens | Episode: "Hands of Gold" |
| 1982 | The Devlin Connection | Arlene | Episode: "Of Nuns and Other Black Birds" |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Denise Whitehill | Episode: "Down's Syndrome" |
| 1982 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Television film |
| 1983 | Cocaine and Blue Eyes | Lilian Anatole | |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Ellen | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 1985–1988 | The Equalizer | Pete O'Phelan / Eleanor Griffith | 9 episodes |
| 1986 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mrs. Bixby | Episode: "Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge" |
| 1986 | As the World Turns | Dr. Audrey Samuels | 2 episodes |
| 1987–1991 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Nina Shapiro | 15 episodes |
| 1992, 1997 | Law & Order | Gayle Janaway / Sharon Styger | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | One Life to Live | Susannah Hanen | Episode #1.6996 |
| 1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Gayle Janaway | Episode: "Baby, It's You" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Abigail | Episode: "Undaunted Mettle" |
References
edit- ^ Biography at Huntington Theatre
- ^ Playbill Biography Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Erstein, Hap (February 4, 2013). "The busy snowbird". The Palm Beach Post. Florida, West Palm Beach. p. E 1. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
