Roxanne Hart (born July 27, 1952) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Brenda Wyatt in the 1986 film ''
Highlander'', and as Nurse Camille Shutt on the CBS medical drama series ''
Chicago Hope
''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
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'' (1994–1998). Hart has also received
Tony
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and
Drama Desk Award
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s nominations for her stage work.
Personal life
Hart was born in
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.[Horace Greeley High School
Horace Greeley High School is a public, four-year secondary school serving students in grades 9– 12 in Chappaqua, New York, United States. It is part of the Chappaqua Central School District.
It is consistently ranked among the top high scho ...]
in
Chappaqua, New York
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. She graduated from Greeley in 1969. She was married to Leonard Taylor from 1972 until their divorce in 1980. Hart has been married to actor
Philip Casnoff
Philip Casnoff (born August 3, 1949) is an American actor, known for his roles in TV series and on Broadway. He has also been a director.
Early life and education
Philip L. Casnoff was born on August 3, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. H ...
since 1984, and they have two sons, Alexander Casnoff (b. 1988) and Macklin McKee Casnoff (b. 1992).
Career
Hart appeared in several
Broadway
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**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
stage productions during 1980s, including the U.S. production of British playwright
Peter Nichols' ''
Passion'', for which she received a
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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nomination in 1983.
[ She played supporting roles in films including '']The Verdict
''The Verdict'' is a 1982 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by David Mamet, adapted from Barry Reed's 1980 novel of the same name. It stars Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea, an ...
'' (1982) and ''Oh, God! You Devil
''Oh, God! You Devil'' is a 1984 American comedy film starring George Burns, Ted Wass, Ron Silver and Roxanne Hart. Directed by Paul Bogart and produced by Robert M. Sherman, the screenplay is by Andrew Bergman. ''Oh, God! You Devil'' is the third ...
'' (1984), before landing a role opposite Christopher Lambert
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in '' Highlander'' in 1986. She has also played starring and supporting roles in ''Pulse
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'' (1988), ''Once Around
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'' (1991) and '' Moonlight Mile'' (2002). Hart also starred in a number of made for television movies.
From 1994 to 1998, Hart played Nurse Camille Shutt in the CBS medical drama series ''Chicago Hope
''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
...
''. She had recurring roles on the 1990s HBO
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sitcom '' Dream On'' and NBC's ''Medium
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'' (2006–2010), and the HBO comedy ''Hung
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'' (2010–2011). She also guest starred on '' ER'', ''Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise.
''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'', ''Criminal Minds
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'', '' Oz'', ''Grey's Anatomy
''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...
'', ''The Closer
''The Closer'' is an Television in the United States, American television police procedural starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Chief of police#United States, deputy chief. A CIA-trained interrogator o ...
'', and ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...
''. In 2016, Hart was cast in a recurring role on the second season of the ABC legal drama ''How to Get Away with Murder
''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios. Th ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1952 births
Actresses from New Jersey
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
Living people
Actors from Trenton, New Jersey
People from Chappaqua, New York
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Horace Greeley High School alumni