Maureen Flannigan Explained

Maureen Flannigan
Birth Date:30 December 1972
Known For:Out of This World
7th Heaven
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1985–2011

Maureen Flannigan (born December 30, 1972)[1] is an American documentary filmmaker and former child actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as teenager Evie Ethel Garland on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World, which ran from 1987 to 1991.[2]

Early life

Flannigan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the USC School of Theater.[3] She appeared in productions of Macbeth, The Crucible and William Saroyan'sThe Cave Dwellers.[4]

Film and television

Flannigan made her television debut in a guest starring role in an episode of Highway to Heaven. Two years later, in 1987, Flannigan landed the role of Evie Garland in the first-run syndication children's comedy series Out of This World, starring with Donna Pescow and Joe Alaskey. She stayed with the show until its cancellation in 1991.

Flannigan had a recurring role on The WB's 7th Heaven as Shana Sullivan, the girlfriend of Matt Camden. She was in the ABC soap opera Push,[5] playing swimmer Erin Galway. She has also appeared on , ER, , Starved, Close to Home, and 90210.

Flannigan has also acted in films. She starred in Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993), National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994), Written in Blood (2003), A Day Without a Mexican (2004), and Homecoming (2005). In 2010 she appeared in the film Do Not Disturb, which she also co-produced.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Teenage Bonnie and Klepto ClydeBonnie Baker
1994Last ResortSonjaVideo
1997Goodbye AmericaAngela
2003Written in BloodJude Traveller
2004Mary Jo Quintana
2005HomecomingAshley
2010Do Not DisturbSherrySegment: "Duccios Madonna"
201125 HillMaggie Caldwell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Highway to HeavenSandyEpisode: "Birds of a Feather"
1987–1991Out of This WorldEvie Ethel GarlandMain role
1988High Mountain RangersHaley DawkinsEpisode: "Old Friends, New Friends"
1992CBS Schoolbreak SpecialSherieEpisode: "Two Teens and a Baby"
1994Northern ExposureMiranda at 18Episode: "Hello, I Love You"
MiaEpisode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict"
1995She Fought AloneAbbyTV film
1996Ruth DoyleEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising"
1998PushErin GalwayMain role
Mika"Covenant"
1998–2000 & 20027th HeavenShana SullivanRecurring role (season 3), main role (season 4), guest (season 6)
2000At Any CostChelseaTV film
2001Boston PublicHolly CarpenterEpisode: "Chapter 21"
2003Book of DaysFrankieTV film
ERMrs. GambleEpisode: "Shifts Happen"
2004LouiseEpisode: "Doubt"
2005StarvedAmy RoundtreeRecurring role
2007Close to HomeCindy MyersEpisode: "Drink the Cup"
200990210LeslieEpisodes: "Between a Sign and a Hard Place", "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer"
2011Second City This WeekGuestEpisode: "A Newt Beginning"

Notes and References

  1. News: Almanac: Today's Birthdays. December 30, 2023. Dubuque Telegraph Herald. A3. Actor Maureen Flannigan is 51. Actor Jason Behr is 50. Golfer Tiger Woods is 48. TV personality-boxer Laila Ali is 46. Actor Lucy Punch is 46. Singer-actor Tyrese Gibson is 45. Actor Eliza Dushku is 43. . . See also:
    • News: WOMEN ARE BETTER KISSERS, JULIANNE MOORE SAYS; Today's Birthdays. December 30, 2002. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 2A. actress Maureen Flannigan, 30; actor Jason Behr, 29; golfer Tiger Woods, 27. .
  2. Book: Reinhart, Mark S. . 2009 . Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television . limited . McFarland & Co Inc. . 978-0-7864-3536-4 . 109.
  3. Web site: USC Cinematic Arts School of Cinematic Arts Events . 2022-11-28 . cinema.usc.edu.
  4. Web site: 1993-10-03 . BING THEATER OPENS SEASON WITH SAROYAN CLASSIC ABOUT HOMELESS . 2022-11-28 . USC News . en-US.
  5. News: Best Bets . January 11, 2021 . The Record . April 5, 1998 . New Jersey, Hackensack . 232. Newspapers.com.