Annie Corley Explained

Annie Corley
Birth Place:Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1990–present
Alma Mater:DePauw University

Annie Corley is an American actress who has appeared in a wide variety of films and television shows since 1990. Her most notable role to date was playing the daughter of Meryl Streep's character in the 1995 film The Bridges of Madison County.

Biography

Corley graduated from McCutcheon High School in 1978 and DePauw University in 1982.[1] At DePauw, she majored in communication and participated in student theatrical productions.[2] She also studied at the Actors Studio.[3]

She first appeared in Malcolm X. Since then, she has been featured in several other Oscar-nominated films, such as The Cider House Rules, Seabiscuit, 21 Grams, and Monster. She co-starred in The Lucky Ones and in 2009 appeared in Crazy Heart and Law Abiding Citizen.

Among her television appearances, she has guest starred on The Closer, NYPD Blue, as the mother of Zachary Quinto on Touched by an Angel, conservative Christian pundit Mary Marsh on The West Wing, Without a Trace, Murder, She Wrote, and The Practice.

Corley has made commercials for Lemon Joy and Stove Top stuffing.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Malcolm XTV Reporter
1995Carolyn Johnson
1996Box of MoonlightDeb Fountain
1997Drew Halbert
1999Last ChancePolly
1999Carla
2000If Only You KnewJoanne
2000Here on EarthBetsy Arnold
2000Forever LuluMillie Ellsworth
2002Juwanna MannCoach Rivers
2003SeabiscuitMrs. Pollard
200321 GramsTrish
2003MonsterDonna
2006Stick ItOfficer Ferguson
2008Jeanie Klinger
2009Mrs. Gold
2009Law Abiding CitizenJudge Laura Burch
2009Crazy HeartDonna (uncredited)
2010FasterMother
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Law & OrderStewartEpisode: "Prescription for Death"
1990MonstersEpisode: "The Family Man"
1992Myra KelseyTV movie
1993L.A. LawPhyllis WodjackEpisode: "Hello and Goodbye"
1993Empty NestAnitaEpisode: "Mother Dearest"
1993Marie BrownTV miniseries
1994PointmanJudge Helen PappasTV movie
1994Children of the DarkSusanTV movie
1994TV movie
1994Beyond BetrayalIris McKayTV movie
1995Murder, She WroteLiz WhiteEpisode: "Twice Dead"
1995PointmanJudge Helen PappasEpisode: "Judgment Day"
1997NYPD BlueSherrie EganEpisode: "Lost Israel: Part 1"
Episode: "Lost Israel: Part 2"
1997DoctorEpisode: "Save the Mule"
1998To Have & to HoldMrs. MaloenyEpisode: "Tangled Up in You"
1999The '60sMary HerlihyTV movie
1999Lindsay's DoctorEpisode: "Happily Ever After"
1999Mary MarshEpisode: "Pilot"
2000Mary MarshEpisode: "Shibboleth"
2001Strong MedicineTeresa 'Father Terrence' ValentineEpisode: "Drugstore Cowgirl"
2001Episode: "A Slight Case of Anthrax"
2001Touched by an AngelEpisode: "When Sunny Gets Blue"
2002Annette FogleTV movie
2004Without a TraceNancyEpisode: "Hawks and Handsaws"
2004NCISDeputy Secretary of State Anna ElliotEpisode: "Chained"
2005Nurse Joanne McKayEpisode: "Committed"
2005Law & OrderChristine HillEpisode: "Acid"
2006Crossing JordanFrances MurphyEpisode: "Loves Me Not"
2009Mrs. Sara DobsonEpisode: "Smells Like Murder"
2010Joanne ConnorsEpisode: "Manhunt"
2011–2014Regi Darnell15 episodes
2012Blue Eyed ButcherTV movie
2017Rosemary TaylorEpisode: "Unintended Consequences"

Notes and References

  1. News: Norberg. John. January 10, 1992. McCutcheon graduate wows 'em on Broadway. 5. Journal and Courier. Indiana, Lafayette. July 18, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Annie Corley '82 on 'Regi Darnell', her character in AMC's 'The Killing' . DePauw University . July 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907031936/https://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/27069/ . September 7, 2020 . May 10, 2011.
  3. Web site: Annie Corley . AllMovie . July 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210718202804/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/annie-corley-p199009 . July 18, 2021.