Donna Murphy Biography
Donna Murphy is an actress from the United States best known for her roles in musical theater. She has been nominated for five Tony Awards and has won twice for Best Actress in a Musical, for her roles in Passion and The King and I. She also received nominations for her parts in Wonderful Town, LoveMusik, and The People in the Picture.
How old is Donna Murphy? – Age
She is 64 years old as of 7 March 2023. She was born in 1959 in Corona, New York, United States.
Donna Murphy Family – Education
Murphy, the eldest of seven children, was born in Corona, Queens, New York, to Jeanne (née Fink) and aerospace engineer Robert Murphy. Murphy has Irish, French, German, and Czech ancestry. Her family relocated to Hauppauge on Long Island, New York. She requested vocal lessons when she was three years old, and as a child, she performed in Hauppauge. She eventually relocated to Topsfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Masconomet Regional High School in 1977.
Donna Murphy Wife
Murphy was married to Shawn Elliott, an actor and musician, from 1990 until his death in March 2016. She is the stepmother to Elliott’s two daughters. In 2005, they adopted a daughter from Guatemala.
Donna Murphy Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
How tall is Donna Murphy? – Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
Donna Murphy Resurrection
She appeared as Elegant Woman/Angela Forrester in the season 2 of the American fantasy drama television series Resurrection. The series follows the citizens of Arcadia, Missouri, who are frightened when their loved ones appear from the grave, unaged. Jacob Langston, an eight-year-old who drowned in 1982, is among those who have returned. When he returns, immigration agent J. Martin Bellamy transports him back to the United States. Jacob’s surprising reappearance intrigues his uncle, Arcadia Sheriff Fred Langston, and his daughter, Dr. Maggie Langston. Caleb Richards, the father of Maggie’s friend Elaine Richards, warns of more secrets.
Donna Murphy What About Joan?
She appeared as Dr. Ruby Stern in the American sitcom What About Joan?. Joan Cusack as a high school teacher on the eve of a deeper relationship with Chandler. It was shot before a live studio audience in Chicago and edited in Los Angeles. Joan’s apartment was meant to be in the Ravenswood area of Chicago.
Donna Murphy Hack
She appeared as Heather Olshansky in the eason 1 of the American crime drama television series Hack. Mike Olshansky, a Philadelphia police officer accused of wrongdoing, is leaving the department to make atonement. As a cab driver, he goes above and beyond his responsibilities to save lives and people. He gets support from his ex-partner, Marcellus Washington, who frequently jeopardizes his career. Olshansky attempts to restore his life after losing his marriage, son’s respect, professional identity, and reputation. His shame and desire to assist others who are not protected by the police transform him into a heroic vigilante.
Donna Murphy Career
In her initial years, Murphy exited the New York College show program to student reinforcement vocalists in the 1979 Broadway melodic They’re Playing Our Tune. She learned at the Lee Strasberg Theater Establishment and has showed up in various off-Broadway creations, including Francis, The Secret of Edwin Drood, Birds of Heaven, Privates on March, Melody of Singapore, Greetings yet again, Twelve Dreams, and Helen.
On Broadway, Murphy was a student in The Human Parody in 1984 and assumed different parts in The Secret of Edwin Drood from 1985 to 1987. She likewise played Audrey in Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s Little Shop of Revulsions. In 1994, she won the Tony Grant for Best Entertainer in a Melodic for her exhibition in Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s Enthusiasm. In 1996, she played Anna Leonowens in the recovery of The Lord and I close by Lou Precious stone Phillips, procuring her a second Tony Grant for Best Entertainer in a Melodic.
In 2007, Murphy showed up in LoveMusik as Lotte Lenya, inverse Michael Cerveris as Kurt Weill, getting designations for Tony and Show Work area Grants. She showed up in the Indirect Theater creation of another melodic, Individuals in the Image, which opened on April 28, 2011, and shut on June 19, 2011.
Murphy has likewise showed up in film jobs, for example, Anij, Commander Jean-Luc Picard’s old flame, in Star Journey: Revolt (1998), All important focal point, as an artful dance educator (2000), Rosalie Octavius, spouse of Dr. Otto Octavius, in Bug Man 2 (2004), Betty, a careful exploration right hand in Darren Aronofsky’s film The Wellspring (2006), and Scarlett Johansson’s mom in The Caretaker Journals (2007).
On TV, Murphy showed up in the NBC drama A different universe from 1989 through 1991 as Lead prosecutor Morgan Graves. She won an Emmy in 1997 for playing Armando Agrelo in “Somebody Must be Benny” (1996), an episode of the HBO series Biographies: Families in Emergency. Other TV series jobs remember a common job as Abigail Adams for Freedom! The American Upset (1997), Murder One (1995-1996), Regulation and Request as Carla Tyrell in a repetitive job (2000), Hack (2002-2003), Trust Me (2009), and Quantico (2017).
Murphy’s voice-over work in television ads incorporates the Le Vian chocolate precious stones series for Jared Adornments. In 2022, she repeated on HBO’s The Plated Age as Caroline Schermerhorn Astor.
Donna Murphy Movies
♦ 2020 – Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
♦ 2016 – No Pay, Nudity
♦ 2012 – The Bourne Legacy
♦ 2011 – Higher Ground
♦ 2011 – Dark Horse
♦ 2010 – Tangled
♦ 2008 – Sherman’s Way
♦ 2007 – The Nanny Diaries
♦ 2006 – Ira & Abby
♦ 2006 – World Trade Center
♦ 2006 – The Fountain
♦ 2004 – The Door in the Floor
♦ 2004 – Spider-Man 2
♦ 2000 – Center Stage
♦ 1999 – The Astronaut’s Wife
Donna Murphy TV Shows
♦ 2022–present – The Gilded Age
♦ 2022 – Inventing Anna
♦ 2021–2022 – Gossip Girl
♦ 2019–2020 – Power
♦ 2019 – The Blacklist
♦ 2019 – The Bravest Knight
♦ 2017–2020 – Tangled: The Series
♦ 2017 – Doubt
♦ 2017 – Quantico
♦ 2016–2017 – Mercy Street
♦ 2015 – Hindsight
♦ 2014–2015 – Resurrection
♦ 2014 – The Good Wife
♦ 2014 – Royal Pains
♦ 2013 – The Mentalist