Maeve Quinlan (born November 16, 1964) is an Irish-American actress. She is best known for starring as Megan Conley for 11 years in The Bold and the Beautiful, as Paula Carin South of Nowhere, and Constance Tate-Duncan in the rebooted 90210.
Maeve Quinlan | |
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 Quinlan at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, in 2009 | |
| Born | Maeve Anne Quinlan November 16, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Spouses | |
Career
editQuinlan entered the professional tennis circuit at age 16. She competed in the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. Quinlan earned her full scholarship to both USC and Northwestern University, where she studied theater. After an injury, she quit tennis and pursued an acting career, starting with parts in commercials for Nike and Gatorade.[1]
Prior to South of Nowhere, she was a regular on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, where from 1995 to 2005 she played Megan Conley. She returned for a three-week guest-starring role on the show in March 2006, while on hiatus from South of Nowhere. One of her more notable roles was that of Rhonda in the 2002 movie Ken Park, a controversial film in which she received oral sex from the boyfriend of her character's daughter. She also starred in the unsuccessful comedy Totally Blonde in 2001, and in 2007, the popular web series Girltrash!
She starred in the 2009 movie Not Easily Broken with Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson. She co-created, co-produced, and starred in 3 Way, a web series about roommates, which featured lesbian characters, with Jill Bennett, Maile Flanagan, and Cathy Shim.
Personal life
editQuinlan is a first-generation Irish American, the daughter of Irish immigrants, and holds dual US/Irish citizenship. She was married to actor Tom Sizemore from 1996 until their divorce in 1999.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Florentine | Claire | |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Tiffany | |
| 2001 | Instinct to Kill | Receiving Nurse | |
| 2001 | Totally Blonde | Liv Watson | |
| 2002 | Ken Park | Rhonda | |
| 2002 | Heart of America | Becky Schultz | |
| 2003 | Net Games | Det. Sandra Simmonds | |
| 2004 | Nobody's Perfect | Crazy Girl | Short film |
| 2004 | Criminal | Heather | |
| 2004 | The Drone Virus | Colleen O'Brian | |
| 2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? | Siobhan Kelly | |
| 2005 | The Nickel Children | The Mother | |
| 2006 | High Hopes | Sarah | |
| 2009 | Not Easily Broken | Julie Sawyer | |
| 2010 | Dirty Girl | Janet | |
| 2011 | Sound of My Voice | Diane Winston | |
| 2011 | Cougars Inc. | Kitty Lowell | |
| 2012 | Divorce Invitation | Pam | |
| 2013 | Another Dirty Movie | Mrs. Prussy | |
| 2016 | Liquorice | Mariam Glass | |
| 2022 | Our Almost Completely True Story | Heather |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-2006 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Megan Conley | Regular role (330 episodes) |
| 1997 | L.A. Heat | Teresa | Episode: "Old Scores" |
| 2001 | JAG | Susan Evans | Episode: "New Gun in Town" |
| 2004 | A Boyfriend for Christmas | Diane | TV film |
| 2005 | McBride: The Chameleon Murder | Whitney Collier | TV film |
| 2005-2008 | South of Nowhere | Paula Carlin | Main role (41 episodes) |
| 2006 | South Beach | Jennifer | Episode: "I'll Do What I Want to Do" |
| 2007 | Dirt | Kitty Ryder | Episode: "The Sexxx Issue" |
| 2007 | Primal Doubt | Holly | TV film |
| 2008 | Life | Lynn Gray | Episodes: "Not for Nothing", "Crushed" |
| 2008-2011 | 90210 | Constance Tate-Duncan | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sandra Fryer | Episode: "Ua Hala" |
| 2012 | Teenage Bank Heist | Joyce | TV film |
| 2015 | Double Daddy | Diane | TV film |
| 2015 | A Christmas Miracle | Eva Jones | TV film |
| 2017 | The Stalker Club | Karen | TV film |
| 2017-2018 | Riley Parra | Nina Hathaway | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2018 | The Sinister Surrogate | Carol Morrison | TV film |
| 2019 | Riley Parra: Better Angels | Nina Hathaway | TV film |
| 2022 | A Job to Die For | Claudia | TV film |
| 2023 | The Paramedic Who Stalked Me | Karen | TV film |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Girltrash! | Judge Cragen | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | 3 Way | Siobhan McGarry | 13 episodes |
| 2013 | Cowgirl Up | Buckshot Betty | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
References
edit- ^ "About the Actors - Maeve Quinlan".
- ^ "Maeve Quinlan Biography". Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
External links
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