Amanda Donohoe
Appearance
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Born | London, England | 29 June 1962
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Partner | Russell Haswell |
Amanda Donohoe (29 June 1962) is an English television series, movie and stage actress. She has had many notable roles. She starred in L.A. Law in the very early 1990s and in 1997's Liar Liar. She was born near London, England.[1]
In February 1991, Donohoe was in the first of the so-called "lesbian kiss episodes" on American television. Her character C.J. Lamb on L.A. Law kissed Abbie Perkins, played by Michele Greene.[2]
Donohoe is of Russian, Swiss and Irish ancestry. Her partner is the multidisciplinary artist Russell Haswell. The couple live in Suffolk.[3]
Filmography
[change | change source]Movies
[change | change source]- Foreign Body as Susan Partridge (1986)
- Castaway as Lucy Irvine (1987)
- The Lair of the White Worm as Lady Sylvia Marsh (1988)
- The Rainbow as Winifred Inger (1989)
- Dark Obsession (aka Diamond Skulls) as Ginny Bruckton (1989)
- Paper Mask as Christine Taylor (1990)
- The Substitute as Gayle Richardson (1993)
- A Womans Guide To Adultery as Jo Saxon (1994)
- The Madness of King George as Lady Pembroke (1995)
- Liar Liar as Miranda (1997)
- A Knight in Camelot as Queen Guinevere (1998)
- Circus as Gloria (2000)
- Glory Glory as Widow (2000)
- Mary Higgins Clark Lucky Day (2002)
- Starship Troopers 3 as Admiral Enolo Phid (2008)
Television
[change | change source]- L.A. Law as Cara Jean Lamb (1990–92)
- Screen Two: The Laughter Of God as Jane Clemant (1991)
- Frasier as Catherine (1994)
- Murder Most Horrid as Carmela Vezza (1994)
- The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years as Meggie Cleary O'Neill (1996)
- Ally McBeal as Marianne Holt (1997)
- Batman Beyond as The Queen (1999–2001) (Voice)
- In the Beginning as Zuleika (2000)
- The Legend of Tarzan as Lady Waltham (2001) 1 Episode
- Lucky Day as Nora Barkin (2002)
- Murder City as DI Susan Alembic (2004–06)
- Bad Girls as Lou Stoke (2006)
- Emmerdale as Natasha Wylde (2009–10)
- Loose Women as herself (2010) 2 Episodes
Stage
[change | change source]- Cymbeline as Helen (1984)
- Great Expectations as Estella (1984)
- The Admirable Crichton as Lady Catherine (1984)
- Uncle Vanya as Yelena (1996)
- Miss Julie as Miss Julie (1996)
- The Graduate as Mrs Robinson (2001)
- Hedda Gabler as Hedda Gabler (2005)
Awards and nominations
[change | change source]Donohoe won a Golden Globe Award for her role in L.A. Law. She was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for her Broadway debut in Uncle Vanya.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Lane, Harriet (2001-02-04). "Mrs Robinson, I presume". The Guardian. London.
- ↑ "Amanda Donohoe to join Emmerdale". BBC News. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ Hardy, Rebecca (16 January 2009). "Why my LA dream turned sour: How Amanda Donohoe left Hollywood for Emmerdale". Mail Online. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 27 June 2011.