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''. Geraghty was born in

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. She graduated from the

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and made her Broadway debut in 1987 in '' Coastal Disturbances''.

Filmography

Film

* '' No Mercy'' (1986) — Alice Collins * ''

Hiding Out ''Hiding Out'' is a 1987 American romantic thriller comedy-drama film starring Jon Cryer as a state's witness who disguises himself as a high school student in order to avoid being killed by the mob. Plot Andrew Morenski and two others, all ...

'' (1987) — Janie Rooney * '' Broadcast News'' (1987) — Date-Rape Woman * '' Fresh Horses'' (1988) — Maureen * ''

Sleeping with the Enemy ''Sleeping with the Enemy'' is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin, and Kevin Anderson. The film is based on Nancy Price's 1987 novel of the same name. Roberts pla ...

'' (1991) — Julie * '' This Is My Life'' (1992) — Mia Jablon * ''

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'' (1992) — Joan * ''

'' (1993) — Nancy Taylor * ''

Don Juan DeMarco ''Don Juan DeMarco'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Johnny Depp as John Arnold DeMarco, a man who believes himself to be Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and domino mask, DeMarco undergoes psych ...

'' (1994) — Woman in Restaurant * ' (1995) — Carla Mitchelson * '' Use as Directed'' (2008, Short) — June

Television

* '' Spenser: For Hire'' (1988) — Janet / Elizabeth Canning Anthony * ''

Hard Time on Planet Earth ''Hard Time on Planet Earth'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement from March 1 to June 21, 1989. Airing for 13 episodes, the series starred Martin Kove; it was created by Jim and John ...

'' (1989) — Karen * ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' (1990) — Rebecca Byrne * '' Against the Law'' (1990) — Mariella Wilson * '' To Save a Child'' (1991, TV movie) — Isabella Larson * '' Woops!'' (1992) — Suzanne Stillman * ''

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'' (1994, TV movie) — Dawn Tripplet * ''

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'' (1994) — Margaret * ''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City as they navigate life together. In later seasons, the couple has a daughter. It initially aired on NBC from September 2 ...

'' (1995) — Velma * ''

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'' (1996) — Amanda * ''

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'' (1997) — Monica Blaine * '' The Luck of the Irish'' (2001, TV movie) — Kate O'Reilly Johnson / Kate Smith * ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...

'' (2001) — Julie Baker * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2003) — Jane Damon * ''

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'' (2003) — Deborah Jackson * ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadc ...

'' (2003) — Katrina * ''

Miss Match ''Miss Match'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Imagine Television, Darren Star Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television. It aired in the United States on NBC from Septe ...

'' (2003) — Meaghan Smalls * ''

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'' (2005) — Jessica Avery * '' The Ex List'' (2009)

Stage work

* ''

Present Laughter ''Present Laughter'' is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1939 but not produced until 1942 because the Second World War began while it was in rehearsal, and the British theatres closed. The title is drawn from a song in Shakespeare's ''Tw ...

'' (1986) * ''

Biloxi Blues ''Biloxi Blues'' is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. It portrays the conflict of Sergeant Merwin J. Toomey and Arnold Epstein, one of many privates enlisted in the military stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi, seen through the eyes of E ...

'' (1986) * '' Coastal Disturbances'' (1987) * ''Spoils of War'' (1989) * ''

The Night of the Iguana ''The Night of the Iguana'' is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams. It is based on his 1948 short story. In 1959, Williams staged it as a one-act play, and over the next two years he developed it into a full-length play, p ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' The Good Doctor'' (2000) * '' Distracted'' (2007)

References

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