Melinda Mullins (born April 20, 1958) is an American
film
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,
television
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and
theatre
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actress.
Early life and education
She earned her
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in the
Romance languages
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from
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United States.
...
in
South Hadley
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South Hadley is home to Mount Holyoke Colleg ...
,
, in 1979. She also studied at the
Juilliard School
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in
New York City
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,
New York
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Film and television
* '' ...
, and the
Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique
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in
Paris
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. She also took the Alan Weiss Broadcasting Course and Michael Shurtleff's Scene Study and Audition Class.
Career
Mullins has appeared in numerous roles in film, television and on the
Broadway stage. While appearing in several TV series, such as ''
M*A*S*H
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The ...
'' or ''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'', Mullins may be best known for her role as former Broadway leading lady Hilary Booth in Rupert Holmes' ''
Remember WENN
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''. Mullins, who also writes screenplays and short stories, has been married to actor/author
Joshua Bryant
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Early life and education
Bryant was born in Norfolk, Virginia. After at ...
, who appeared as Jack Scully on ''M*A*S*H'', since 2005; the couple currently resides in
France
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.
Filmography
* 1982: ''
M*A*S*H
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The ...
'' (Martine LeClerc)
* 1987: ''
Crossbow
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'' (Blade)
* 1989: ''Prisoners of Inertia'' (Charlotte)
* 1991: ''
What About Bob?
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'' (Marie Grady)
* 1992: ''Law & Order'' (Forensics Technician)
* 1993: ''
Dennis the Menace'' (Andrea)
* 1995: ''Law & Order'' (Chris Chappel)
* 1996: ''Rescuing Desire'' (Toni)
* 1996-98: ''
Remember WENN
''Remember WENN'' is a comedy-drama television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on the cable channel American Movie Classics. Created and written by Rupert Holmes (with music also by Holmes) and set at the fictional Pittsburgh radio station ...
'' (Hilary Booth)
Broadway
*''Mastergate'' (Merry Chase)
*''Serious Money'' (Scilla)
*''Sherlock's Last Case'' (Liza/Damion)
Off-Broadway and Regional
*''Escape from Happiness'' (Elizabeth)
*''Titus Andronicus'' (Tamora)
*''Macbeth'' (Lady Macbeth)
*''Adoining Trances'' (C. McCullers)
*''Measure for Measure'' (Isabella)
*''Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Titania/Hippolyta)
*''Twelfth Night'' (Olivia)
*''The Play's the Thing'' (Mona)
*''Wild Oats'' (Honest Bob)
*''Amerika'' (Chorus)
Awards and nominations
*1986 -
B.H. Barry
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Medicine
* Bernard-Horner syndrome, a combination of symptoms that arises when a group of nerves known as the sympathetic trunk is damaged
* Borderline hypertensive, an American medical classification for cases wher ...
Stagefighting Prize
*1996 - Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination
*1999 - New York Festival Award: Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series
*1999 - Chicago International Television Festival Outstanding Achievement in Acting
External links
*
*
melindamullins.com Melinda Mullins official website
1958 births
Living people
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
Mount Holyoke College alumni
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