Maggie Siff
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 Siff at an industry event in October 2008 |
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| Born | Maggie Siff June 21, 1974 The Bronx, New York City, New York |
Maggie Siff (born June 21, 1974) is an American actress best known for her television roles, notably department-store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama Mad Men and Dr. Tara Knowles on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy. She also played a role in the 2009 film Push, as Teresa Stowe and in the 2010 film Leaves of Grass as Rabbi Renannah Zimmerman.
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[edit] Life and career
Siff was born in The Bronx, New York City. She is Jewish.[1] She is a graduate of Bronx Science,[2] and of Bryn Mawr[3] Majoring in English and graduating in 1996, and later New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts with an M.F.A. in Acting.[4][5]
Siff worked extensively in regional theater before her work on TV. She appears as an Alcoholics Anonymous speaker during an episode of Rescue Me in season two. She won a Barrymore Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1998 for her work in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Lantern Theater Company.[4] She also had a brief role in Funny People.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Attorney #1 | |
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Lily | |
| 2009 | Push | Teresa Stowe | |
| 2009 | Leaves of Grass | Rabbi Zimmerman | |
| 2009 | Funny People | Rachel |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Third Watch | Cindy | Season: 6 - Episode: 4 "Obsession" |
| 2005 | Rescue Me | Young Women at AA | Season: 2 - Episode: 4 "Twat" |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Emily McCooper | Season: 7 - Episode: 16 "Gone" |
| 2006 | 3 lbs. | Lisa Kutchem | Season: 1 - Episode: 5 "The God Spot" |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Ruthie Sales | Season: 4 - Episode: 4 "The Heart of the Matter" |
| 2007–2008 | Mad Men | Rachel Menken | 14 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Nip/Tuck | Rachel Ben Natan | Season: 5 - Episode: 8, 9 and 13 |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Attorney Mahaffey | Season: 18 - Episode: 9 "Executioner" |
| 2008–Present | Sons of Anarchy | Tara Knowles | |
| 2009 | Life on Mars | Maria Belanger | Season: 1 - Episode 8, 10 and 11 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Scoring Mad Men | Rachel Menken | |
| 2008 | Establishing Mad Men | Herself/Rachel Menken |
[edit] References
- ^ Bloom, Nate (2008-09-03). "Interfaith Celebrities: Back to Beverly Hills". InterfaithFamily.com. http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/Interfaith_Celebrities_Back_to_Beverly_Hills.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Maggie Siff / Class Year: 1992 / Brooklyn, New York" Bronx High School of Science Alumni Association
- ^ Witchel, Alex (2008-06-22). "‘Mad Men’ Has Its Moment". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/magazine/22madmen-t.html?pagewanted=6&_r=1. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ a b "Biography at Mad Men website". amctv.com. http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/cast/msiff. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
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