Hanover, Donna 1950–(Donna Hanover Giuliani)

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HANOVER, Donna 1950(Donna Hanover Giuliani)


PERSONAL


Original name, Donna Ann Kofnovec; born February 13, 1950, in Oakland, CA; daughter of Bob (an officer in the U.S. Navy) and Gwen Kofnovec; married Stanley Hanover (a writer; divorced); married Rudolph W. Guiliani (a politician and former mayor of New York City), April 1984 (divorced July 10, 2002); married Edwin Oster (a lawyer), August 3, 2003; children: (second marriage) Andrew, Caroline. Education: Stanford University, B.A., political science; Columbia University, M.S., journalism.


Addresses: Manager Barking Dog Entertainment, 9 Desbrosses St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013.


Career: Actress and producer. Worked as an anchor and news reporter for television stations in Ohio, New York, Pittsburgh, PA, and Miami, FL. Sometimes credited as Donna Hanover Giuliani.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Herself, Turk 182!, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1985.

Commentator, Power, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1986.

Reporter, Running on Empty, Warner Bros., 1988.

Field reporter, The Dream Team, 1989.

Herself, The Paper, Universal, 1994.

Ruth Carter Stapleton, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996.

News reporter, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

TV newsperson #1, Night Falls on Manhattan, Paramount, 1997.

Manhattan Moods anchor woman, Celebrity, Miramax, 1998.

District Attorney, The Siege, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1998.

Realtor, Just the Ticket (also known as Gary & Linda ), United Artists, 1999.

Mrs. Corrigan, Superstar, Paramount, 1999.

Fox News anchor, Light It Up, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1999.

Lady #3, The Intern (also known as Intern ), Moonstone Entertainment, 2000.

Confessional woman #1, Keeping the Faith, Buena Vista, 2000.

Sheila, Series 7: The Contenders, USA Films, 2001.

Mary Lou Corkle, Someone Like You ... (also known as Animal Attraction ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 2001.

Newscaster, Just a Kiss, Paramount Classics, 2002.

Catherine Mirnada, Julie Johnson, 2001.

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, In Food Today, Food Network, 1996.

Judge Ellen Landregan, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City ), NBC, 1997.

Claire Wentworth, As the World Turns, CBS, 1999.

Judge Virginia Casey, All My Children, ABC, 1999.

Host, House Beautiful, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Host, Famous Homes & Hideaways, syndicated, 2000.

Dr. Elyse Hanson, One Life to Live (also known as One Life to Live: The Summer of Seduction ), ABC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lee, Love Lessons, CBS, 2000.

Psychologist, Another Woman's Husband, Lifetime, 2000.

Herself, Jenifer (also known as The Jenifer Estess Story ), CBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Host, Let's Make Sure Everybody Eats '95, Food Network, 1995.

Host, The Fifth Annual James Beard Awards, Food Network, 1995.

Anchor, The Sixth Annual James Beard Awards, Food Network, 1996.

Host, Celebrating a Fat Lady: A Salute to Jennifer Paterson (documentary), Food Network, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Announcer, "You Belong to Me!," Central Park West, CBS, 1996.

Judge Deborah Bourke, "Entrapment," Law & Order, NBC, 1997.

Judge Deborah Bourke, "Disappeared," Law & Order, NCB, 1998.

Realtor, "Sex and the City," Sex and the City, HBO, 1998.

"Crossfire," The Practice, ABC, 1999.

Judge Deborah Bourke, "Admissions," Law & Order, NBC, 1999.

Judge Helen Westerfield, "The Fourth Trimester," Family Law, CBS, 1999.

Secretary, "Out in the Cold," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2000.

Judge Deborah Bourke, "Trade This," Law & Order, NBC, 2000.

Judge Deborah Bourke, "Standoff," Law & Order, NBC, 2000.

Judge Helen Westerfield, "Sacrifices," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Board member, All My Children, ABC, 2001.

Attorney Lauren Barbera, "The Good Doctor," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC, 2001.

Psychologist, "Eat and Run," The Practice, ABC, 2002.

Judge Deborah Bourke, "American Jihad," Law & Order, NBC, 2002.

Also appeared as Terry, Guiding Light, CBS; television newscaster/Tracy Sloane, Feds, CBS.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Famous Homes & Hideaways, syndicated, 2000.

Stage Appearances:

Guest narrator, The Travels of Babar, Florence Gould Hall, New York City, 2001.

Also appeared in The Vagina Monologues.