Kim Dickens
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| Born | June 18, 1965 Huntsville, Alabama |
Kimberly Jan "Kim" Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress and model.
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[edit] Early life
Dickens was born in Huntsville, Alabama, graduated from that city's Lee High School, and attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she majored in communication (BA degree). Soon after graduation, she went to New York City to continue her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and graduated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is also active in Open Stage Theatre. In the late 1990s she moved to Los Angeles.[1]
[edit] Acting career
Dickens made her stage debut in a student production of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago at Vanderbilt University. She has appeared in several indie movies including Palookaville; Voice from the Grave; Truth or Consequences, N.M.; Heart Full of Rain; Zero Effect with Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, and Ryan O'Neal; and Great Expectations. In Los Angeles, she played in Mercury Rising with Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin, and other commercial Hollywood productions such as Committed; Hollow Man; The Gift; House of Sand and Fog with Ben Kingsley, and Thank You for Smoking. She also had roles in several television movies and shows including Two Mothers for Zachary; Big Apple; Out of Order; Deadwood; Things Behind the Sun; Friday Night Lights; and Lost. She currently stars as chef Janette Desautel on HBO's Treme.
[edit] Filmography
- Palookaville (1995) as Laurie, Russell's Girlfriend
- Voice from the Grave (1996 TV) as Terry Deveroux
- Two Mothers for Zachary (1996 TV) as Nancy
- Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) as Addy Monroe
- Heart Full of Rain (1997 TV) as Susan Doyle
- Zero Effect (1998) as Gloria Sullivan
- Great Expectations (1998) as Maggie Bell
- Mercury Rising (1998) as Stacey Siebring
- The White River Kid (1999) as Apple Lisa
- Committed (2000) as Jenny
- Hollow Man (2000) as Sarah Kennedy
- The Gift (2000) as Linda
- Things Behind the Sun (2001) as Sherry
- Big Apple (2001 TV Series) as Sarah Day
- Out of Order (2003 TV mini-series) as Danni
- House of Sand and Fog (2003) as Carol Burdon
- Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004) as Muriel
- Deadwood (2004-2006 TV series) as Joanie Stubbs
- Thank You for Smoking (2006) as Jill Naylor
- Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006) as The Counselor
- Red (2008) as Carrie Donnel
- Friday Night Lights (2008 TV series) as Shelby Saracen
- Lost (2006–2007; 2009) as Cassidy Phillips, 4 episodes
- One Way to Valhalla (2009) as Jenny
- FlashForward (2009) as Katie, 1 episode
- The Blind Side (2009) as Mrs. Boswell
- Treme (2010) as Janette Desautel
- Footloose (2011) as Aunt Vick
[edit] References
- ^ "Kim Dickens". Filmbug. http://www.filmbug.com/db/66735. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
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