Jillian Armenante is an American television and film actress, known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV show ''

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''.

Life and career

Armenante was born in

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. Her feature-film credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' North Country'' and '' Girl, Interrupted''. On television, Armenante has made guest appearances on several shows including ''

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'', '' The Mayor'', '' Shameless'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' ER'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. With Alice Dodd, her wife, Armenante co-produced, co-directed and co-wrote ''Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog'' and ''In Flagrante Gothicto'' at the

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Company. ''Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog'' won the Theatre L.A.

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for "Best New Musical" and "Best Musical Production". ''In Flagrante Gothicto'' received: * Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for writing, directing and production * The

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Award for "Most Outstanding Debut of a New Play" *

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for

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and comedy ensemble *

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for production, direction, writing, ensemble and Lead Actress (Alice Dodd) ''In Flagrante Gothicto'' was produced at The Empty Space Theatre in Seattle in their 2003 season. Armenante directed the world premiere of ''Great Men Of Science, Nos. 21 & 22''. The show received a Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best Production in a 99 seat theatre", and The L.A. Weekly Award for Best Production. She also produced ''The Texarkansas Waltz'' at

. Regionally, she has acted at the Empty Space Theatre in the title role of ''The Salvation Of Iggy Scrooge''; at the Group Theatre in ''Marisol''; at New City Theatre in ''Stript and 3 Americanisms''. She played "Melony" in a stage version of ''The Cider House Rules'' which was performed at The Atlantic Theater in

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, the

Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle Repertory Theatre (familiarly known as "The Rep") is a major regional theatre located in Seattle, Washington, at the Seattle Center. It is a member of Theatre Puget Sound Mark Taper Forum The Mark Taper Forum is a 739-seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center designed by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill section of Downtown Los Angeles. Named for real estate developer Mark Taper, the Forum, the neighboring ...

in Los Angeles. For this role she was nominated for a

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, received a Garland Award and a

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Award for "Debut on the New York Stage". The show also received a Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best Production in a Larger Theatre". In Seattle, she was a member of Annex Theatre for eight years, where she appeared in ''The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Review'', ''Bessemer's Spectacles'', ''Tattoo Girl'', and ''Hamlet The Musical''. At Annex, she directed ''Triplets In Uniform'', ''Exquisite Torture'', and ''Running From Boomerangs''. She was the Associate Artistic Director for Alice B. Theatre where she produced ''Pretty, Witty and Gay'' and ''Memory Tricks'' by

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at the Broadway Performance Hall.

Personal life

Armenante is married to actress Alice Dodd. The couple have two daughters: Hazel Georgia Dodd Armenante and Heloise Margaret Armenante Dodd.

Filmography

Film

Television

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Other work

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