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Margaret Anne Florence is an actress, singer, and model based in New York City. Margaret Anne has been featured in major motion pictures, television, independent films, and on the New York stage. She frequently appears in national and international television commercials and print advertisements.


Early life

Florence was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. She was a member of a local theater company called The Charleston Youth Company. Florence received a Masters in Music Theatre Performance, cum laude, from
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and a B.A. in Music/Classical Voice, ''cum laude'', from the
College of Charleston The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the Unit ...
. She received the Bishop Robert Smith Award, the highest undergraduate honor at the College of Charleston. In 2009, Florence was honored with the College of Charleston's Young Alumna of the Year Award.


Films


''The Mighty Macs'' and ''The One''

Florence co-starred as Rosemary Keenan, alongside
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and
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, in ''
The Mighty Macs ''The Mighty Macs'' is a 2009 American sports drama film by director Tim Chambers. It stars Carla Gugino in the lead role of Cathy Rush, a Hall of Fame women's basketball coach. The film premiered in the 2009 Heartland Film Festival and was release ...
'', released nationwide on October 21, 2011 and based on the true story of Basketball Hall of Fame coach
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, who led
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to the 1972 National Women's Collegiate Championship. In 2010, ''The Mighty Macs'' won both the Best Feature and Audience Award at the John Paul II International Film Festival in Miami, and was an Official Selection at the
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and two other independent film festivals. She can be seen in the movie's official trailer, which was released in September 2009. Florence starred as the female lead in the 2011 film ''
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'', alongside
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and Ian Novick.


Additional Hollywood roles

Florence's first film role was in 2006's ''
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''. In 2009, she played the role of Alexis Danella in the horror-thriller '' The New Daughter''.


Television

Florence appeared on '' 30 Rocks 2012 hour-long Valentine's Day episode "
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". She appeared in the CBS drama '' Blue Bloods'' episode "
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" (2010). She had a recurring, three-episode arc as Marlene during '' Guiding Light's'' 2007–2008 season. She appeared in the '' Law & Order'' episode "
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" (2008), the '' White Collar'' episode " Flip of the Coin" (2009), and the ''
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'' episode " Apple Bong" (2010). She appeared in 2017 in the series ''
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'', and starred in the 2018 Lifetime TV movie ''A Sister's Secret''.


Broadway


The Light in the Piazza


The Fantasticks

Beginning on July 21, 2008, Florence starred as 'Luisa' in the revival of the famous Broadway musical ''
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'' at the Snapple Theater Center (renamed the
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Theater during this run as a credit to that actor's role in the original musical). Florence's final performance as Luisa took place on December 17, 2008.


Additional theatrical productions

Florence appeared in regional productions of ''
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'', '' Little Shop of Horrors'', ''Maccabeat!'', '' Company'', '' Street Scene'' (based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by
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), and '' Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris''.


Other acting

Florence starred in
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's music video for ''What Sarah Said'' from the band's 2005 studio album,
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. The ''What Sarah Said'' video was included in the band's 2006 DVD, '' Directions: The Plans Video Album'', which was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the 2007 Grammy Awards.Archived copy


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Florence, Margaret Anne 1978 births American film actresses Living people Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development alumni College of Charleston alumni American television actresses American musical theatre actresses Actresses from Charleston, South Carolina Actresses from New York City 21st-century American women