Biografia
Megan Mullally is one of Hollywood's most versatile talents – an actress and singer; she has appeared on Broadway, at concert halls, on the big screen, and on daytime, primetime, and cable television. She is best known for her two-time Emmy and four-time SAG Award-winning role as Karen Walker on the hit NBC Series Will & Grace. Megan was seen on the 2nd season of the Starz hit cable series Party Down alongside Adam Scott, Ken Marino, and Lizzy Caplan. She can also be seen as the Chief on the Adult Swim's comedy Children's Hospital, an extension of the Rob Corrdry web series of the same name, which premiered in August 2010.
Megan appeared in Fox's new series Breaking In starring opposite Christian Slater. She was in development on Karen: The Musical, based on the character Megan made infamous on Will & Grace. Megan appeared on NBC's Parks & Recreation, on the big screen in 2009's Fame based on the hit 1980 film, and in her critically acclaimed performance as Beverly Wilkins in the West Coast debut of The Receptionist at the Odyssey Theatre which wrapped in November 2009. Megan made her television debut alongside Elaine Stritch and Ellen Burstyn on The Ellen Burstyn Show in 1986. She appeared opposite Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell's wife in Paul Mazursky's award-winning HBO bio-pic Winchell and opposite Juliet Stevenson in Lifetime's The Pact. She has guest starred on the hit shows 30 Rock, The New Adventures Of Old Christine, and Boston Legal, among others. She starred on ABC's In The Motherhood alongside Cheryl Hines and Rachael Harris. Megan also ventured into the daytime realm hosting her own daytime syndicated talk show, The Megan Mullally Show from 2006-2007.
Megan made her Broadway debut in the 1994 revival of Grease alongside Rosie O' Donnell. She then received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for her performance as Rosemary in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opposite Matthew Broderick and starred in the hit Broadway musical, Young Frankenstein. Her other Los Angeles theater credits include The Berlin Circle at The Evidence Room Theater, for which she won the 2000 Backstage West Garland Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play and the L.A. Weekly Award for Best Leading Female Performance. She also appeared in Mayhem at The Evidence Room, as well as a variety of plays and musicals in both Chicago and Los Angeles.
On the big screen, Megan starred in the film Everything Put Together directed by Marc Forster - an entry in the 2000 Sundance Film Festival's main competition and also appeared in 1999's Anywhere But Here. Other feature film credits include Stealing Harvard, Speaking of Sex, and Rebound. Megan also is a talented singer, recording albums and performing around the country with her band Supreme Music Program. Megan and Supreme Music Program made their international debut in the West End, performing at the Vaudeville Theater in London for eight performances in February 2010. Megan's concert appearances with her band include e.g. The Allen Room at The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, The Seattle Symphony, Chicago's Goodman Theatre, SUNY Buffalo Performing Arts and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. She also has appeared as a soloist at The Disney Concert Hall. She has made three CDs with Supreme Music Program entitled The Sweetheart Break-In, Big as a Berry and recorded Free Again! She can also be heard singing the solo barn burner song You Took Advantage of Me on the Fame soundtrack.
Näyttelijä
Dokumentit | |
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2024 |
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians |
2015 |
The Story Behind: Will & Grace (TV elokuva) |
2004 |
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (TV elokuva) |
Lyhyet | |
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2014 |
Pauline Alone |
1993 |
A Flintstone Family Christmas (TV elokuva) |