McMurtrey, Joan

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McMurtrey, Joan

(Joan McMurtry)

PERSONAL

Education: Yale University, graduated.

Addresses: Agent—Mitchell K. Stubbs and Associates, 8675 West Washington Blvd., Suite 203, Culver City, CA 90232; Sutton—Barth & Vennari, 145 South Fairfax Ave., Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career: Actress.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Movies:

Olivia O'Neill, This Child Is Mine, NBC, 1985.

Second doctor in emergency room, Kate's Secret, NBC, 1986.

Diane, The Betty Ford Story, ABC, 1987.

Lieutenant Joan Manning, Police Story: The Freeway Killings, NBC, 1987.

Betty Stoker, Shakedown on the Sunset Strip, CBS, 1988.

Maggie, Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (also known as Till Murder Do Us Part II), CBS, 1992.

LiAnne, Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7, CBS, 1993.

Dr. Susan Lindsay-Rhodes, Death Benefit, USA Network, 1996.

Janet McConnell, Killing Mr. Griffin (also known as Killing Griffin), NBC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Series:

Lieutenant Abigail Marsh, Simon & Simon, CBS, c. 1987–88.

Dr. Paxson, a recurring role, The Bold and the Beautiful, 2002–2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Mother, Moonlighting, ABC, 1985.

Laura Randall, Total Security, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Rina Alexian, "Spiderweb," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1985.

(As Joan McMurtry) Jessica Swenson, "Corn Fed Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1985.

Mrs. Kaufman, "Be True to Your Preschool," Family Ties, NBC, 1986.

Gutman, "Revenge," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1986.

Maggie, "Porn Again," Mama's Family, 1986.

Joan Manning, "The Freeway Killings," Police Story, 1987.

Marian Doheny O'Hara, "Laura," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1987.

Eleanor Cantrell, "The Grand Old Lady," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989.

Victoria Sikes (some sources cite Victoria Fletcher), "Fifteen with Wanda," Alien Nation, Fox, 1989.

FBI Agent Barrison, "Anniversary," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1989.

Elizabeth Lafferty, "Justice Swerved," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

Patricia Bassman, "The Poisoned Tree," The Commish, ABC, 1991.

Alice Baxter, "A Killing in Vegas," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Mrs. Curtis, "Do No Harm," Equal Justice, 1991.

Pastor's wife, "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," Jake and the Fatman, 1991.

Barbara Simone, "Hilary Gets a Life," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1992.

Shelly Stevens, Sweet Justice, NBC, 1994.

Heather, "Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice …," Frasier, NBC, 1995.

Carolyn, "Ship of Tears," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1996.

Birdwatcher, "No Brain, No Gain," ER, NBC, 1996.

Mrs. Dwyer, "Life's Too Short," Party of Five, Fox, 1997.

Jo Loengard, "The Enemy Within," Dark Skies, NBC, 1997.

Dr. Barbara Feinstein/Lilly Langtree, "Bat Masterson," Early Edition, CBS, 1997.

Joanne Keneally, "Mixed Blessings," Nothing Sacred, ABC, 1997.

Cynthia "Cindy" Randall, "Search and Seizure," The Practice, ABC, 1997.

"Heaven … He's in Heaven," Cupid, ABC, 1998.

Mrs. Inkster, "Malcolm Babysits," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2000.

Maryl Holloway, "Love and Money," Family Law, CBS, 2000.

Mrs. Marlowe, "Face Lift," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 2001.

Patsy Foster, "A Private Life," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001.

First "adults only" woman, "Children Are the Most Important Thing," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 2001.

"Dangerous Words," First Monday, CBS, 2002.

Micki Sarno, "There's No Business Like No Business," Philly, ABC, 2002.

Senator Grimes, "Heartless," The Agency, CBS, 2002.

Dr. Donna Debevic, "Sounds of Silence," Tremors (also known as Tremors: The Series), Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

Glenna Windsor, "Misdiagnosis Murder," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2003.

Laura Shelby, "Under the Gun," Threat Matrix, ABC, 2003.

Meg Kettridge, "Ghost," Miracles, ABC, 2003.

Donna LeMoyne, "A Merry Little Christmas," JAG, CBS, 2003.

Ruth Norton, "Our Sons and Daughters," Without a Trace, CBS, 2003.

Mrs. Curtis, "Controlling Interest," Everwood, The WB, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Second fencer, Outrageous Fortune, Buena Vista, 1987.

Programmer, No Way Out, Orion, 1987.

Hedy's lawyer, Surrender, Warner Bros., 1987.

Barbara Webb, Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, Paramount, 1990.

Ann, Class Action, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.

Bereaved mother, Home Room, Innovation Film Group, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Malaki, Melody of a Glittering Parrot, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Other Stage, Williamstown, MA, 1982.

Multiple roles, Tennessee Williams: A Celebration, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Main Stage, 1982.

Babe, Gideon's Point, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Other Stage, 1982.

Miss Erickson, Present Laughter, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1983.

Member of ensemble, A Knife in the Heart, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Main Stage, 1983.

Mindy Heath and Bernhardt, The Lives and Deaths of the Great Harry Houdini, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Other Stage, 1983.

Sara Kan, Love Gifts, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Other Stage, 1983.

Madonna Sostrara, Mandragola, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Other Stage, 1983.

Ingrid and other roles, Peer Gynt, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Main Stage, 1984.

Governess, The Tale of the Wolf, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Main Stage, 1984.

Portia, Overtime, Old Globe Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1995, then Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 1996.

Julie, Celebration, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

Appeared in Creditors, American Conservatory Theatre; as Portia, Merchant of Venice, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT; in Moon for the Misbegotten, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA; in Painting Churches, Pirates, and Reckless, all South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CA; and as Pfeni, The Sisters Rosenweig, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles.

Major Tours:

Toured as Pfeni, The Sisters Rosenweig, U.S. cities.