Peri Gilpin
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Peri Gilpin is an American
actress known for her role as Roz Doyle
in the U.S. television series Frasier
from 1993 until 2004. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2000. She has also received a Gracie Award in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series" for her performance in the ABC Family
drama Make It or Break It.
and the British-American Academy in London
. She began using the moniker "Peri Gilpin" (using her stepfather's surname) after becoming a professional actress. She is the daughter of the late Philadelphia weatherman and radio disc jockey Jim O'Brien
, who was killed in 1983 during a parachute dive while saving the life of another skydiver.
From 1993 until 2004, Gilpin played Roz Doyle
in the television series Frasier
, on which she co-starred alongside fellow Cheers guest star John Mahoney
. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2000.
In 2009, Gilpin appeared in the ABC Family
drama Make It or Break It, for which she received a Gracie Award in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series".
Gilpin and Frasier co-star, Jane Leeves
, run a production company, Bristol Cities, whose projects have included a Fox network pilot titled Minister of Divine, an American remake of the British sitcom, The Vicar of Dibley
, with Kirstie Alley
in a starring role. The pilot was not picked up by the network.
Gilpin is the voice artist for the character Jane Proudfoot in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
. She also provides the voices of Desiree in the Nickelodeon
animated television series, Danny Phantom
, Volcana in Superman: The Animated Series
and Justice League Unlimited
, Hecate
in Hercules: The Animated Series
, and Kate Corrigan
in the Hellboy animated films
. Gilpin also did voice work for several Wells Fargo
and Johnsonville Meats TV commercials.
Gilpin has appeared on the television series Medium
and Desperate Housewives
. She has a supporting role on the television series Make It or Break It, and appeared on Law & Order
, in both the original and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. She starred alongside Teri Polo
in the Lifetime movie, For the Love of a Child.
cancer
, Gilpin has led efforts for cancer research via the Sarcoma Foundation. Peri's sister, Patti Jo Wynne, and her step-siblings by her mother's second marriage, Marc and April Gilpin, also are actors.
Gilpin married the realist painter Christian Vincent on July 31, 1999. The couple had twins, Stella May and Ava, born via a surrogate mother on May 7, 2004. She is godmother to Frasier co-star Jane Leeves
's daughter Isabella, and Jane is godmother to Peri's daughter Stella.
United States
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actress known for her role as Roz Doyle
Roz Doyle
Rosalinda "Roz" Doyle is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Frasier. She is played by Peri Gilpin. Roz is the producer of Frasier Crane's Dr. Frasier Crane Show on KACL 780AM...
in the U.S. television series Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
from 1993 until 2004. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2000. She has also received a Gracie Award in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series" for her performance in the ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
drama Make It or Break It.
Early life
Gilpin studied acting at the University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
and the British-American Academy in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She began using the moniker "Peri Gilpin" (using her stepfather's surname) after becoming a professional actress. She is the daughter of the late Philadelphia weatherman and radio disc jockey Jim O'Brien
Jim O'Brien (reporter)
Jim O'Brien was the stage name of James Oldham , who came to Philadelphia in 1970 to become a disc jockey at radio station WFIL-AM, after short stints at KHJ in Los Angeles and WOR-FM in New York City....
, who was killed in 1983 during a parachute dive while saving the life of another skydiver.
Career
Gilpin appeared on the TV series Cheers, playing Holly Matheson in the 21st episode of the eleventh season.From 1993 until 2004, Gilpin played Roz Doyle
Roz Doyle
Rosalinda "Roz" Doyle is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Frasier. She is played by Peri Gilpin. Roz is the producer of Frasier Crane's Dr. Frasier Crane Show on KACL 780AM...
in the television series Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
, on which she co-starred alongside fellow Cheers guest star John Mahoney
John Mahoney
John Mahoney is a British born American actor, known for playing Martin "Marty" Crane, the retired police officer, father of Kelsey Grammer's Dr...
. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2000.
In 2009, Gilpin appeared in the ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
drama Make It or Break It, for which she received a Gracie Award in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series".
Gilpin and Frasier co-star, Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves is an English film, stage, and television actress, comedienne and dancer.Leeves made her screen debut with a small role in the 1983 popular British comedy television show The Benny Hill Show. Leeves moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles until she secured a...
, run a production company, Bristol Cities, whose projects have included a Fox network pilot titled Minister of Divine, an American remake of the British sitcom, The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom created by Richard Curtis and written for its lead actress, Dawn French, by Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, with contributions from Kit Hesketh-Harvey. It aired from 1994 to 2007...
, with Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Louise Alley is an American actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which she played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993, winning an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1991...
in a starring role. The pilot was not picked up by the network.
Gilpin is the voice artist for the character Jane Proudfoot in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 Japanese-American computer animated science fiction film directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games. It was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film and also holds the record for the most...
. She also provides the voices of Desiree in the Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
animated television series, Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios. The show was about a teenage half-ghost boy, who frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret...
, Volcana in Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series starring DC Comics' flagship character, Superman. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. Warner Bros...
and Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the...
, Hecate
Hecate
Hecate or Hekate is a chthonic Greco-Roman goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, and crossroads.She is attested in poetry as early as Hesiod's Theogony...
in Hercules: The Animated Series
Hercules: The Animated Series
Hercules is an animated series based on the 1997 film of the same name and the Greek myth. The series follows teenage Hercules training as a hero as well as trying to adjust to life. With his free-spirited friend Icarus, his future-seeing friend Cassandra and his teacher Philoctetes , he battles...
, and Kate Corrigan
Kate Corrigan
Kate Corrigan is a fictional character from the Dark Horse Comics universe, featured in the comic book series Hellboy and BPRD written by Mike Mignola, et al. Her appearance is based on Mignola's wife, Christine.-History:...
in the Hellboy animated films
Hellboy (animated series)
Hellboy Animated are original straight-to-DVD animated films based upon the comic book character. Both films, Sword of Storms and Blood and Iron, received the signature of Mike Mignola and Guillermo del Toro...
. Gilpin also did voice work for several Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. Wells Fargo is the second largest bank in deposits, home...
and Johnsonville Meats TV commercials.
Gilpin has appeared on the television series Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
and Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. She has a supporting role on the television series Make It or Break It, and appeared on Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & 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,...
, in both the original and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. She starred alongside Teri Polo
Teri Polo
Theresa Elizabeth "Teri" Polo is an American actress known for her role of Pam Focker in the movie Meet the Parents and its two sequels, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers...
in the Lifetime movie, For the Love of a Child.
Personal life
Since her mother's death from leiomyosarcomaLeiomyosarcoma
Leiomyosarcoma , aka LMS, is a malignant cancer of smooth muscle....
cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, Gilpin has led efforts for cancer research via the Sarcoma Foundation. Peri's sister, Patti Jo Wynne, and her step-siblings by her mother's second marriage, Marc and April Gilpin, also are actors.
Gilpin married the realist painter Christian Vincent on July 31, 1999. The couple had twins, Stella May and Ava, born via a surrogate mother on May 7, 2004. She is godmother to Frasier co-star Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves is an English film, stage, and television actress, comedienne and dancer.Leeves made her screen debut with a small role in the 1983 popular British comedy television show The Benny Hill Show. Leeves moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles until she secured a...
's daughter Isabella, and Jane is godmother to Peri's daughter Stella.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Character | Type |
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,... |
Fitzgerald | Series (guest) |
| 1990 | Matlock Matlock (TV series) Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar... |
Leslie Matthews | Series (guest) |
| 1991–1992 | Flesh 'n' Blood | Irene | Series (continuing role) |
| 1992 | Wings | Barbara #242 | Series (guest) |
| 1993 | Designing Women Designing Women Designing Women is an American television sitcom that centered on the working and personal lives of four Southern women and one man in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. It aired on the CBS television network from September 29, 1986 until May 24, 1993. The show was created by head writer... |
Jade Herman | Series (guest) |
| 1993 | Cheers Cheers Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles... |
Holly Matheson | Series (guest) |
| 1993–2004 | Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
Roz Doyle Roz Doyle Rosalinda "Roz" Doyle is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Frasier. She is played by Peri Gilpin. Roz is the producer of Frasier Crane's Dr. Frasier Crane Show on KACL 780AM... |
Series (continuing role) |
| 1995 | Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story | Charlotte Parks | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Pride & Joy Pride & Joy "Pride and Joy" is a 1963 single by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label. The single, co-written by William "Mickey" Stevenson, Gaye and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Stevenson, was considered to be a tribute to Gaye's then-girlfriend, Anna Gordy.... |
Brenda | Series (guest) |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002... |
Dr. Rebecca Warfield | Series (guest) |
| 1996 | Early Edition Early Edition Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this... |
Lenore | Series (guest) |
| 1998 | The Lionhearts The Lionhearts The Lionhearts is an animated series from MGM studios that aired on Saturday and Sunday mornings in syndication from 1998 to 2000.-Plot:The Lionhearts focuses on the behind the scenes life of MGM's mascot, Leo Lionheart, and his family. The series shows The Lionhearts living in a normal house and... |
Lana Lionheart | Voice |
| 1998 | Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story is a direct-to-video release from Walt Disney Home Entertainment. The film follows the adventures of Mowgli from the time he was 5 living among humans to when he was 12 and rediscovering humans again.-Plot:Mowgli's village is attacked by Shere Khan the tiger and he... |
Raksha the Wolf | Voice |
| 1998 | Hercules: The Animated Series | Hecate | Voice |
| 1998 | Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series starring DC Comics' flagship character, Superman. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. Warner Bros... |
Volcana | Voice |
| 1999 | Spring Forward Spring Forward Spring Forward is a film written by and was the directorial debut for Tom Gilroy, starring Ned Beatty, Liev Schreiber and Campbell Scott. Shot in sequence over the course of one year, it was released in 1999 by IFC Films and MGM for DVD.... |
Georgia | Film (supporting role) |
| 2000 | Baby Blues | Ms. Brennan | Series (guest) |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Kalesniko and produced by Michael Nozik, Nancy M. Ruff and Brad Weston.- Plot :... |
Debra Salhany | Film (supporting role) |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor Laughter on the 23rd Floor Laughter on the 23rd Floor is a play by Neil Simon.Inspired by Simon's early career experience as a junior jokesmith for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar/Jackie Gleason-like Max Prince, the star of a weekly comedy-variety show circa 1953, and his staff, including Simon's... |
Carol Wyman | TV movie (minor role) |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a 2001 Japanese-American computer animated science fiction film directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series of role-playing video games. It was the first photorealistic computer animated feature film and also holds the record for the most... |
Officer Jane Proudfoot | Voice |
| 2003, 2004 | King of the Hill King of the Hill King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas... |
Jo Rita, Mary Ellen | Voice |
| 2005 | Uncommon Sense | Tracy | TV movie (supporting role) |
| 2004, 2005 | Danny Phantom Danny Phantom Danny Phantom is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios. The show was about a teenage half-ghost boy, who frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret... |
Desiree | Voice |
| 2005 | Thru the Moebius Strip Thru the Moebius Strip Thru the Moebius Strip was a Hongkong produced 3D-CGI feature film, made in mainland China.-Plot:The story is about the coming of age of a 14 year old boy who grew up refusing to accept the loss of his father... |
Caroline Weir | Voice |
| 2005 | Women of a Certain Age | Dianne | TV movie (supporting role) |
| 2006 | For the Love of a Child | Sara O'Meara | TV movie (co-star) |
| 2006 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Professor Kate Corrigan | Voice |
| 2007 | Medium Medium (TV series) Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office... |
Diane Benoit | Series (guest) |
| 2007 | Hellboy: Blood and Iron | Professor Kate Corrigan | Voice |
| 2007 | Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... |
Maggie Gilroy | Series (guest) |
| 2007 | Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness | Erin Teller | TV movie (co-star) |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life | Celia Hutchinson | Series (guest) |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
Grace Pardue | Series (guest) |
| 2008 | Hellboy Animated: The Phantom Claw | Professor Kate Corrigan | Voice |
| 2009 | Make It or Break It | Kim Keeler | Series (continuing role) |
| 2011 | Hot in Cleveland Hot in Cleveland Hot in Cleveland is an American sitcom on TV Land starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White. The series, which is TV Land's first original scripted series, premiered on June 16, 2010, and was TV Land's highest rated telecast in the cable network's 14-year history. The... |
Series (guest) |