Maeve Quinlan
Maeve Quinlan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maeve Anne Quinlan November 16, 1964[1][2] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Sizemore (1996 – 1999) (divorced) |
Maeve Anne Quinlan (born November 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed hit series South of Nowhere, which received two nominations in a row for Best Drama at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she has a recurring role on 90210.
Career
Quinlan entered the professional tennis circuit at age 16, appearing in several major tournaments and eventually reaching seed position #95 in world rankings, which earned her full scholarship to both USC and Northwestern universities, where she studied theater. After an injury, she quit tennis and pursued an acting career, starting with parts in commercials for Nike and Gatorade.[3]
Prior to South of Nowhere she was a regular on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, where from 1995–2005 she played Megan Conley. She returned for a three-week guest-starring role on the show in March 2006, while on hiatus from South of Nowhere. One of her more notable roles was that of "Rhonda" in the 2002 movie Ken Park, a controversial film in which her character is seen receiving oral sex from her daughter's boyfriend. She also starred in the unsuccessful comedy Totally Blonde in 2001, and in 2007, the popular web series Girltrash!.
She starred in the 2009 movie Not Easily Broken with Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson. She both co-produced and starred in 3Way, a web series about roommates which featured lesbian characters, with Jill Bennett, Maile Flanagan, and Cathy Shim.
Personal life
Maeve Quinlan is a first-generation American, the daughter of Irish immigrants, and holds dual US/Irish citizenship. She is divorced from actor Tom Sizemore[citation needed].
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Claire | |
| Play It to the Bone | Tiffany | Uncredited role | |
| 2001 | Instinct to Kill | Receiving Nurse | |
| Totally Blonde | Liv Watson | ||
| 2002 | Ken Park | Rhonda | |
| 2003 | Net Games | Detective Sandra Simmonds | |
| Heart of America | Becky Shultz | ||
| 2004 | Nobody's Perfect | Crazy girl | Short film |
| Criminal | Heather / Soccer mom | ||
| The Drone Virus | Colleen O'Brian | ||
| A Boyfriend for Christmas | Diane | TV movie | |
| 2005 | McBride: The Chameleon Murder | Whitney Collier | TV movie |
| Tennis, Anyone...? | Siobhan Kelly | ||
| Nice Guys | Sarah | ||
| The Nickel Children | The Mother | ||
| 2007 | Primal Doubt | Holly | TV movie |
| 2009 | Not Easily Broken | Julie Sawyer | |
| 2010 | Dirty Girl | Janet | |
| 2011 | Cougars, Inc. | Kitty Lowell | |
| Another Dirty Movie | Mrs. Prussy | post-production | |
| Divorce Invitation | Pam | post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | General Hospital | Betsy Kensington | |
| 1999 | L.A. Heat | Teresa | Episode: "Old Scores" |
| 2001 | JAG | Susan Evans | Episode: "New Gun In Town" |
| 1995–2006 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Megan Conley | Regular character |
| 2006 | South Beach | Jennifer | Episode: "I'll Do What I Want to Do" |
| Night Stalker | Cheryl Parks | Episode: "Ascendant" | |
| 2007 | Dirt | Kitty Ryder | Episode: "The Sexxx Issue" |
| 2005–2008 | South of Nowhere | Paula Carlin | Regular character |
| 2008- | 90210 | Constance Duncan | Mother of Adrianna Duncan |
| 2008 | Life | Mother of Bethany | Episode: "Crushed" |
Other work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Girltrash! | Judge Cragen | Web series |
| 2008 | 3Way | Siobhan McGarry | Web series |
References
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