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Lynn Milgrim (born March 17, 1944)[1] is an American film, television, and stage actress.[2] She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] She is best known as an accomplished stage actress and has been in numerous Broadway, national, and regional productions.[3][4][5][6] She has also appeared in many feature films, television series, and television movies.[7][8]

Career

Stage roles

Broadway roles include: Bedroom Farce as Jan,[9] Otherwise Engaged as Davina,[1][9] and Charley's Aunt as Amy Spettigue.[9]

Other stage roles include: What Would Jeanne Moreau Do? by Elinor Jones;[10] WIN/LOSE/DRAW at the Provincetown Playhouse, with The New York Times calling her a "delightful actress";[11] Lynne Meadows's Close of Play; playing Helena (Staff) in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer's Night Dream at the Actors Theatre of Louisville; playing Celimene in Moliere's play The Misanthrope in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Emery Battis; as Mrs. Yang in Bertolt Brecht's play The Good Woman of Setzuan, also at Williams College; as Geraldine Barclay in Joe Orton's play What The Butler Saw, also at Williams College; and playing the mother-in-law in the Bertolt Brecht play The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California; and many more.[12]

More recent productions include: Samuel D. Hunter's Rest and Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley,[13] both also at South Coast Repertory;[14][15] a revival of Joseph Kesserling’s 1941 Broadway classic Arsenic And Old Lace at La Mirada Theatre in Los Angeles;[16][17][18] Christine Deitne's Diana of Dobson's;[19][20] Eastern Standard at the Coast Playhouse;[21] George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion at the Pasadena Playhouse,[18] with her performance called "excellent";[22] Hedda Gabler;[23] and A Doll's House, Part 2.[24][25]

Television roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1971 'The Doctors Vanessa
1978 Another World Susan Shearer 4 episodes
1982
1999 Rugrats Corrine Voice

1 episode

Everyone Loves Raymond Cecily 1 episode
2011 Franklin & Bash Nana 2 episodes
2011 - 2012 Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Qiong Qi (voice)

Female Pig (voice)

[7][8]
2012 Winx Club The Ancestral Spirit of Nature 1 episode
Southland Mary 1 episode
2017 Chicago Med Sylvia Roseblatt 1 episode
2018 The Fosters Beth Green 1 episode

She has had recurring roles and made guest appearances on major TV shows such as The Doctors,The Wonder Years, Life Goes On, Mama's Family, Knots Landing, Who's the Boss?, Highway to Heaven, CBS Summer Playhouse, The Equalizer, 9-1-1

Film roles

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2004 Employee of the Month Mrs. Chapman [7][8]

Her film credits include Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983), two Cybill Shepherd movies (Telling Secrets (1993) (TV) and Baby Brokers (1994)

Personal life

She is married to fellow actor H. Richard Greene. The two had recurring roles as Jim and Evelyn Cooper, Winnie Cooper's parents, on The Wonder Years.

References

  1. ^ a b c Berkvist, Robert (1977-02-25). "New Face (Published 1977)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. ^ "Lynn Milgrim theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. ^ Fleck, Andrew (2011). "Review of The Malcontent". Shakespeare Bulletin. 29 (3): 414–418. ISSN 0748-2558. JSTOR 44657355.
  4. ^ "Lyn Milgrim". Stage Struck Review. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. ^ "Second Stage Theater". 2st.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  6. ^ "Lynn Milgrim Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  7. ^ a b c "Lynn Milgrim". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  8. ^ a b c "Lynn Milgrim". BFI. Retrieved 2021-02-25.[dead link]
  9. ^ a b c "Lynn Milgrim – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  10. ^ Gussow, Mel (1982-03-20). "STAGE: 'JEANNE MOREAU' (Published 1982)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  11. ^ Rich, Frank (1983-04-26). "STAGE: THREE TALES TOLD (Published 1983)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  12. ^ "The New York Times - Search". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  13. ^ "Press information and photos for OUTSIDE MULLINGAR". www.scr.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  14. ^ McNulty, Charles (2014-04-07). "Poignancy and quirkiness invigorate 'Rest' at South Coast Rep". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  15. ^ "Rest: Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  16. ^ "ARSENIC AND OLD LACE". StageSceneLA. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  17. ^ "Theater: The Last Ship' founders, while 'Arsenic and Old Lace' rescues itself". Daily News. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  18. ^ a b "La Mirada theater producer says he's hopeful he can put on plays next year despite coronavirus". Whittier Daily News. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  19. ^ ""Diana of Dobson's" at Antaeus Theatre Company". The Theatre Times. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  20. ^ Gordon, Eric A. (2019-04-24). "'Diana of Dobson's': A 1908 British romantic comedy defies oppressive women's roles". People's World. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  21. ^ "STAGE REVIEW : 'Standard' a Skillful Balance of Genre, Times". Los Angeles Times. 1990-05-24. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  22. ^ "Pygmalion | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  23. ^ "Theater review: 'Hedda Gabler' reveals many personalities at Antaeus Theatre Company". Daily News. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  24. ^ "'Doll's House, Part 2' opens up a marital can of worms". Orange County Register. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  25. ^ "Review: Ibsen's radical 1879 play about women's equality gets a 2017 sequel: Lucas Hnath's 'A Doll's House, Part 2'". Los Angeles Times. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2021-02-05.