Lynn Milgrim Explained

Lynn Milgrim (born March 17, 1944) is an American film, television, and stage actress.[1] She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] 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, and Charley's Aunt as Amy Spettigue.

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, 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 DoctorsVanessa
1978Another WorldSusan Shearer4 episodes
1982
1999RugratsCorrineVoice1 episode
Everyone Loves RaymondCecily1 episode
2011Franklin & BashNana2 episodes
2011 - 2012Qiong Qi (voice)Female Pig (voice)
2012Winx ClubThe Ancestral Spirit of Nature1 episode
SouthlandMary1 episode
2017Chicago MedSylvia Roseblatt1 episode
2018The FostersBeth Green1 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)
2004Employee of the MonthMrs. Chapman
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.

External links

Notes and References

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