Marjorie Monaghan
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Marjorie Monaghan is an American actress born in California
but raised in Ohio
. She is best known for her portrayal in 1997 and 1998 of 'Number One
', leader of the Mars Resistance, in the television series Babylon 5
.
Other science fiction roles were as 'JoJo Thorson' in the 1993 series Space Rangers, where reviewers remarked on her portrayal of JoJo as a "low-voiced feminist blond bombshell" and as Kathleen Ryan in the 1999 series Rescue 77
where a reviewer said her "tough, thoughtul performance" was the only saving grace of a "generic action series." She appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
. She is blonde and has blue eyes. She also performs in theater and plays the guitar.
Monaghan was considered for the role of T'Pol
in Star Trek: Enterprise
.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
but raised in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. She is best known for her portrayal in 1997 and 1998 of 'Number One
Number One (Babylon 5)
Number One is a recurring fictional character in the television series Babylon 5, and was portrayed by American actress Marjorie Monaghan. On the show, Number One was initially the leader of the resistance movement on Mars and later became head of covert intelligence for the Interstellar Alliance...
', leader of the Mars Resistance, in the television series Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
.
Other science fiction roles were as 'JoJo Thorson' in the 1993 series Space Rangers, where reviewers remarked on her portrayal of JoJo as a "low-voiced feminist blond bombshell" and as Kathleen Ryan in the 1999 series Rescue 77
Rescue 77
Rescue 77 is an American television series about the professional and personal lives of paramedics in Los Angeles, California. The show aired in the spring of 1999 on Monday nights on the WB network....
where a reviewer said her "tough, thoughtul performance" was the only saving grace of a "generic action series." She appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
. She is blonde and has blue eyes. She also performs in theater and plays the guitar.
Monaghan was considered for the role of T'Pol
T'Pol
Commander T'Pol is a fictional character played by Jolene Blalock in Star Trek: Enterprise. She is a Vulcan who serves as the science officer aboard the starship Enterprise.-Concept and creation:...
in Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
.
Filmography
- H.E.L.P.H.E.L.P.H.E.L.P. was a United States ABC television drama series which appeared for only one season, as a mid-season replacement in March 1990. John Mahoney starred as Chief Patrick Meacham of the New York City Fire Department...
(unknown episodes, 1990) .... Jean Ballantry - Quantum Leap (1 episode, "One Strobe Over the Line - June 15, 1965", 1990) .... Edie Landsdale
- Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(1 episode, "Prisoner of LovePrisoner of Love (Law & Order episode)"Prisoner of Love" is the tenth episode of NBC's legal drama Law & Order. It originally aired on December 4, 1990.-Plot:The apparent suicide of a controversial artist, killed while engaging in an apparent act of auto-erotic asphyxiation, leads Detectives Greevey and Logan into the city's S&M...
", 1990) .... Cathy - The Bonfire of the VanitiesThe Bonfire of the Vanities (film)The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The film was directed by Brian De Palma and stars Tom Hanks as Sherman McCoy, Bruce Willis as Peter Fallow, Melanie Griffith as Maria Ruskin, and Kim Cattrall as Judy McCoy,...
(1990) .... Evelyn Moore - Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Erica - Regarding HenryRegarding HenryRegarding Henry is a 1991 American film drama starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening, directed by Mike Nichols.The screenplay by J. J. Abrams focuses on a New York City lawyer who struggles to regain his memory and recover his speech and mobility after he survives a shooting.-Plot:Ambitious,...
(1991) .... Julie - Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
(1 episode, "Thicker Than Water", 1991) .... Elaine Franklin - NemesisNemesis (film)Nemesis is a 1992 science fiction film by director Albert Pyun, who also directed the film Cyborg, and stars Olivier Gruner. It is the first installment in the Nemesis film series.-Plot:...
(1993) .... Jared - L.A. LawL.A. LawL.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
(1 episode, "Eli's Gumming", 1993) .... Amanda Hagen - Space Rangers (6 episodes, 1993–1994) .... JoJo
- Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Lorelei Bradley - California DreamsCalifornia DreamsCalifornia Dreams is an American teen-oriented sitcom that aired from 1992 to 1996 on Saturday mornings during NBC's TNBC programming block. It was created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon and executive produced by Peter Engel, all known for their work on Saved by the...
(1 episode, "Tiffani's Gold", 1995) .... Coach Hardaway - Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
(1 episode, "Heroes and Demons", 1995) .... Freya - Deadly GamesDeadly GamesDeadly Games was an American sci fi show that appeared on UPN as part of its 1995 season. The basic plot of the show is about video game characters that come to life, re-enacting their deadly plans in the real world.-Story:...
(1 episode, "Dr. Kramer", 1996) .... Sharon - The PretenderThe Pretender (TV series)The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with "the ability to become anyone he wants to be," i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work...
(1 episode, "Every Picture Tells a Story", 1996) .... Martha Poole - The SentinelThe Sentinel (TV series)The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series that aired on UPN in the United States from 1996 to 1999. It premiered on March 20, 1996, and ran for 65 episodes . The series later reaired on Syfy.-Plot and characters:...
(1 episode, "Poachers", 1997) .... Elaine Walters - JAGJAG (TV series)JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
(1 episode, "Against All Enemies", 1997) .... Alice Tuppany - The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyThe Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyThe Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy was a science fiction film which aired on January 27, 1998 on television. The film was written by screenwriter Caleb Carr, who wrote the novel The Alienist, and directed by Joe Dante. It was intended to be the pilot for a series called The Osiris Chronicles that...
(1998) (TVTelevision movieA television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
) .... Jana - Babylon 5Babylon 5Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
(7 episodes, 1997–1998).... Number One/Tessa Holloran - Rescue 77Rescue 77Rescue 77 is an American television series about the professional and personal lives of paramedics in Los Angeles, California. The show aired in the spring of 1999 on Monday nights on the WB network....
(2 episodes, "Pilot" and "Career Day", 1999) .... Kathleen Ryan - BeckerBecker (TV series)Becker is an American television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, friends, and practically...
(1 episode, "Imm-Oral Fixations", 1999) .... Amanda - AndromedaAndromeda (TV series)Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
(2 episodes, "The Dissonant Interval: Part 1" and "The Dissonant Interval: Part 2", 2004) .... Louisa Messereau - The Great War of Magellan (2005) ....
Stage
- Romeo and JulietRomeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
as Lady Capulet - The Cherry OrchardThe Cherry OrchardThe Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however, Stanislavski insisted on...
as Anya - Crimes of the HeartCrimes of the HeartCrimes of the Heart is a play by Beth Henley.-Synopsis:At the core of the tragic comedy are the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Old Granddaddy's home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi after Babe shoots her abusive husband. The trio was raised in a dysfunctional family with a...
as Lenny Magrath - The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It as Rosalind
- Sister Mary Ingnatius... as Diane
- Gas, I as Gentleman in Black
- The DivinersThe Diviners (play)The Diviners is a play by Jim Leonard, Jr. It takes place in the fictional town of Zion, Indiana during the 1930s/Great Depression era. The play was originally developed with assistance from the American College Theatre Festival and originally performed by the Hanover College Theatre Group in 1980...
as Norma Henshaw - Aria da Capo as Corthurnus
- Talking With as Moira