Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy (born June 30, 1962)[1] is an American actress.

Deirdre Lovejoy
Born (1962-06-30) June 30, 1962
EducationUniversity of Evansville (BFA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present

She is best known for her role as Assistant State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman on HBO’s The Wire.[2] She also known for her roles as serial killer Heather Taffet (aka The Gravedigger) on the Fox series Bones,[3] and United States Marshal Cynthia Panabaker on NBC series The Blacklist.[4]

Early life

Lovejoy was born in Abilene, Texas.[5][6][7] Her father was in the Air Force and worked from Dyess Air Force Base.[7]

Lovejoy went on to live in Connecticut, then Pittsburgh, before moving with her mother to Elkhart, Indiana, while Lovejoy was still in the fourth grade.[4][7] Her mother, Marcia Fulmer, met her second husband in Elkhart and worked as Arts and Entertainment editor at The Elkhart Truth.[4][7][8] While in the fifth grade, Lovejoy held her first acting role as one of Big Daddy's grandchildren in an Elkhart Civic Theatre production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in which her mother played the part of Mae (aka "Sister Woman").[4][7][8] Lovejoy subsequently appeared in several productions at the Elkhart Civic Theatre, often alongside her mother.[8]

In 1980 Lovejoy graduated from Elkhart Memorial High School.[4][8] In 1984 she graduated from the University of Evansville with a double major in Theater and Communications.[4][8] She also attained a Master of Fine Arts from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts three years later.[4][8]

Career

In 1990 Lovejoy appeared in her first television role as Rosemary Kennedy in the ABC mini-series The Kennedys of Massachusetts.[8] Throughout the 1990s and 2000s she appeared on such series as Law & Order, Seinfeld, Third Watch, Spin City, NYPD Blue, The West Wing, Cold Case and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[9]

From 2002 to 2008 Lovejoy starred as Assistant State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman on HBO’s The Wire.[2][4][6] From 2009 to 2011 she played the recurring role of the serial kidnapper and murderer Heather Taffet (aka "The Gravedigger") on the television series Bones. In 2011 Lovejoy also appeared in the role of the mother of a student in the film Bad Teacher starring Cameron Diaz.

Lovejoy has also guest starred or held recurring roles on such TV series as Lie to Me, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Criminal Minds, Body of Proof, Girls, Orange Is the New Black, American Gothic and Shameless.[4][2][3][10]

Lovejoy has also appeared in several Broadway productions, including Six Degrees of Separation (1990), Getting and Spending (1998), The Gathering (2001) and Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks (2013).[4][5]

In 2019, Lovejoy took part in Promethea in Prison, a theatrical project that involved a reading of the ancient Greek play Prometheus Bound featuring an all-female cast that also included her The Wire co-star Sonja Sohn. That same year Lovejoy starred in a one-person play that she wrote titled Bird Elephant China.[4][5] The autobiographical play dealt with a series of unexplained seizures that Lovejoy experienced in 2009.[4][5] The seizures affected her memory as well as her ability to walk and talk for almost a year.[4][5] She also experienced hallucinations during this time.[4][5] Lovejoy has been seizure free since 2009.[4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1996Rescuing DesireBookstore salesgirl
1998Number OneJeanShort film
1998Sour GrapesNurse Wells
1999Random HeartsOfficer Isabel
1999The Talented Mr. RipleyFighting neighbor
2000ShaftPolice OfficerUncredited
2001My Sister's WeddingBeverly Modina
2001Thirteen Conversations About One ThingStudent teacher
2006Step UpNora's mom / Katherine Clark
2009Gloria & EricGloriaShort film
2009The StepfatherDetective Tylar
2011Bad TeacherSasha's mother
2013Killing VivianToasterShort film
2013LionheadDetective Lundgren
2014ThirstyDoris Townsend
2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkDenise Lynn
2017The PostDebbie Regan
2017Beauty MarkPastor Hodges
2017I am Elizabeth SmartWanda Barzee
TBASpikedTBA

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990The Kennedys of MassachusettsRosemary Kennedy
1994Law & OrderJudith CrockitEpisode: "Virtue"
1997Law & OrderCSU TechnicianEpisode: "Thrill"
1998SeinfeldCustomer #3Episode: "The Dealership"
1999TrinityKaren SealeyEpisode: "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down"
1999–2000Spin CityReporter3 episodes
2000Perfect Murder, Perfect TownDetective Linda Arndt
2000–2001Law & Order: Special Victims UnitHernandez2 episodes
2001EdMs. Tiana DiamondEpisode: "Closure"
2002Without a TraceMrs. Kathy PetersonEpisode: "In Extremis"
2002–2008The WireAsst. State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman60 episodes
2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentPenny HalliwellEpisode: "Malignant"
2003Strong MedicineTaylorEpisode: "Orders"
2003Touched by an AngelCourtneyEpisode: "A Time for Every Purpose"
2003KingpinUnknownEpisode: "Black Magic Woman"
2003The Lyon's DenMs. Felicity EastonEpisode: "The Fifth"
2003Judging AmyState AttorneyEpisode: "The Long Goodbye"
2004NYPD BlueMichelle FosterEpisode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang"
2004The West WingLisa Wolfe2 episodes
2005Nip/TuckAllie TedescoEpisode: "Hannah Tedesco"
2006The CloserMelissa LangnerEpisode: "Heroic Measures"
2006Numb3rsDaria SamsonEpisode: "Waste Not"
2006–2007Close to HomeEllen Porter2 episodes
2007Cold CaseRegie KunzeEpisode: "Justice"
2008UnderDetective June-Mary CavanaughTelevision movie
2008SharkMonica WellsEpisode: "One Hit Wonder"
2008Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPenelope FieldingEpisode: "Cold"
2008Eli StoneA.D.A. Samantha Jarrells2 episodes
2009Lie to MeHolly SandoEpisode: "Unchained"
2009Saving GraceLinda HallEpisode: "What Would You Do?"
2009Law & Order: Criminal IntentAgent Carmen MartinoEpisode: "Revolution"
2009The ForgottenZoe JenksEpisode: "Pilot"
2009MediumDr. Betty Messner2 episodes
2009–2011BonesHeather Taffet3 episodes
2010OutlawKaren RukheyserEpisode: "In Re: Officer Daniel Hale"
2011Criminal MindsAgent Jenny BatesEpisode: "The Thirteenth Step"
2011Brothers & SistersMarissa CrandallEpisode: "Father Unknown"
2011The ProtectorUnknownEpisode: "Affairs"
2012Body of ProofJeannie Morris2 episodes
2012Private PracticeSean PetrucciEpisode: "Apron Strings"
2013American Horror Story: AsylumLana's hostEpisode: "Continuum"
2014GirlsAunt MargoEpisode: "Flo"
2014Orange Is the New BlackChris Maser2 episodes
2016American GothicDetective Linda Cutter9 episodes
2016ShamelessRita Smith3 episodes
2016–2019The BlacklistCynthia Panabaker14 episodes
2017BullRebecca WhelanEpisode: "A Business of Favors"
2017ElementaryCarrie TraubEpisode: "Be My Guest"
2018NCIS: New OrleansClaire McDermottEpisode: "Mind Games"
2019Raising DionCharlotte TuckRecurring role (7 episodes)
2020RunMary DixieEpisode: "F***"
2020Manhunt: Deadly Games Defense attorneyEpisode: "Open Season"

References

  1. "Today In History". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Associated Press. June 30, 2016. p. A4. Retrieved April 15, 2019 via NewspaperArchive.com. Actress Deirdre Lovejoy is 54.
  2. Cobb, Kayla (July 6, 2016). "Deirdre Lovejoy Talks 'The Wire' And This Year's Murder-Filled Summer Drama, 'American Gothic'". Decider. New York City, New York, United States: New York Post. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  3. Phelan, Paige (October 24, 2014). "'The Wire': Where Are They Now". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California, United States: Lynne Segall. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  4. Lesar, Geoff (January 19, 2019). "Artist Spotlight: Actress Deirdre Lovejoy circles back to Bristol stage". The Goshen News. Goshen, Indiana, United States. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  5. "Elkhart Civic Theatre presents Deirdre Lovejoy's 'Bird Elephant China'". The Elkhart Truth. Elkhart, Indiana, United States. January 17, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  6. "Elkhart Civic Theatre presents masterclasses, play". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana, United States. January 6, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  7. Staff, Charles (December 30, 1993). "Lovejoy's Odd Job". The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. p. E1. Retrieved April 15, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Kronemyer, Bob (January 7, 1992). "Elkhart-born actress keeping a busy pace". South Bend Tribune. South Bend, Indiana, United States. Retrieved April 15, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Deirdre Lovejoy at IMDb
  10. Jeffery, Morgan (September 22, 2011). "Deirdre Lovejoy lands 'Body of Proof' role". Digital Spy. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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