Park Overall
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| Born | March 15, 1957 Greeneville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Park Overall (born March 15, 1957) is an American film and television actress, known for her trademark heavy Southern accent.
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[edit] Life and career
Overall was born in Greeneville, Tennessee, the daughter of Frances (née Bernard), a professor of English, and Thomas Wesley "Jack" Overall, Jr., a federal magistrate.[1]
Overall's first television role was on the NBC series Empty Nest, where she played Laverne Higby Todd Kane, nurse to Dr. Harry Weston, played by Richard Mulligan. She later starred in the short-lived TV series Katie Joplin and Ladies Man, both from 1999.
In 1995, she was the voice of Alice Tompkins in the animated series The Critic. She has appeared in TV movies, including the Lifetime drama Fifteen and Pregnant (1998). She has made guest appearances on TV shows such as The Golden Girls, Nurses, The Young Riders, and Reba, in which she had a recurring role during the series' first season.
Her first feature role was in Tainted (1988); she appeared in four additional films the same year: Biloxi Blues, Vibes, Mississippi Burning, and Talk Radio. Her role on Talk Radio was voice only. Her most recent appearances were in To Kill a Mockumentary (2006) and the Toby Keith film, Beer For My Horses.
[edit] Filmography
- Tainted (1988)
- Biloxi Blues (1988)
- Vibes (1988)
- Mississippi Burning (1988)
- Talk Radio (1988)
- Lost Angels (1989)
- Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) (TV)
- The Vanishing (1993)
- House of Cards (1993)
- Undercover Blues (1993)
- The Critic (1995) (TV series) (voice)
- Fifteen and Pregnant (1998) (TV)
- Sparkler (1999)
- When Andrew Came Home (2000) (TV)
- Slammed (2001)
- Cut and Run (2004)
- To Kill a Mockumentary (2006) (V)
- Reba (2001–2003) (TV series)
