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'' (1999–2001) and Megan on ''

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'' (2003-2006), Elaine in '' Mr. Saturday Night'' (1992), Michelle in ''

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'' (1995), Micki in '' Wedding Bell Blues'' (1996), and Dean York in '' Chalk It Up'' (2016). She also appeared in the 1989 HBO Special “The Diceman Cometh” with comedian Andrew Dice Clay.

Early life

Warner was born to Naomi, an independent marketing consultant, and Neil Warner, a composer and pianist. Her paternal grandfather, Jack Shilkret, and paternal great uncle,

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, were composers. Warner attended the

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at age twelve. There she met an agent who advised Warner to consider acting. Shortly thereafter, Warner landed a role on the

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'' Guiding Light''. Warner studied theater arts at Brown University. After her graduation, Warner moved to

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, where she worked as a waitress while auditioning for acting. She is

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Career

Warner performed in conservatory theater and summer stock theater and appeared in two episodes of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', " Booby Trap" in 1989 and " Transfigurations" in 1990. She also made commercials for products, including Pert Plus. Warner's most famous roles include her 1991 breakout co-starring performance with

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in ''

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'', then her co-starring role with

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in 1992's '' Mr. Saturday Night''. She was in ''

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'' in 1993, ''The Puppet Masters'', based on Robert A Heinlein's novel of the same name in 1994, and ''

'' in 1995. Also in 1995, she portrayed Amy Sherman in ''Pride and Joy''. She played the role of Danni Lipton in the TV series ''

'', and the recurring character Megan O'Hara in ''

''. In 2005, Warner began starring as the wife to Howie Mandel in his short-lived

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/ situation comedy ''Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance'' and later appeared in the 2006 film ''

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''. Other screen credits include a guest appearance on an episode of '' House''. She starred in the 2008

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movie ''Our First Christmas'', where she plays a mother trying to navigate the difficult waters of combining two families after the deaths of her own and her new husband's spouses. In 2009, she played Rose Pinchbinder in the children's TV show ''

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'' in the episode "Keeping Tabs". In 2012, she guest starred in a season seven episode of '' Dexter'', "Chemistry", as the sister of

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's dead husband.

Personal life

In June 1995, Warner married writer-director

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. They have a son named Jackson, born in 1997. They are now divorced.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Warner, Julie 1960s births Actresses from New York City American film actresses American television actresses Brown University alumni Dalton School alumni Living people People from Manhattan Jewish American actresses 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women