Katie Finneran (born January 22, 1971)Katie Finneran at the Internet Broadway Database is an American actress best known for her Tony Award–winning performances in the Broadway play Noises Off in 2002, and the musical Promises, Promises in 2010.Katie Finneran awards at the Internet Broadway Database
Early life Finneran was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Irish Catholic extraction. She was raised in Miami, Florida, where she attended the New World School of the Arts High School.Schwartz, Paula. "Vows: Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein", The New York Times, August 27, 2010; print edition page ST13, August 29, 2010 She attended Carnegie Mellon UniversityMarks, Peter. "Theater; The Magic Moment When a Part Becomes a Triumph" The New York Times, December 16, 2001 in Pittsburgh for one year before moving to New York City at age 19 to study acting with Uta Hagen at HB Studio.HB Studio Alumni
Career Film Finneran's biggest film role was as Judy Rose in the remake of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Her film credits include You've Got Mail, Chicken Little, Liberty Heights, Bewitched, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, and Death to Smoochy.
Television She co-starred in television series Wonderfalls. She was also featured as a part of the cast on the Fox show The Inside, in the short-lived CBS sitcom Bram & Alice, and in many guest roles in shows like Frasier, Sex and the City and Oz. In 2007 Finneran was featured in the new series Drive. She played the sister of the main character, Alex Tully (Nathan Fillion).
In an interview for the DVD of the full series of Wonderfalls, Finneran said that when asked if she felt nervous about playing lesbian immigration attorney Sharon Tyler on Wonderfalls she replied, "I'd rather have people think that I'm a lesbian than a lawyer."
In 2012, she co-starred in the Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter.Fox Broadcasting Company From 2013 to 2014, she played Leigh Henry on the NBC sitcom, The Michael J. Fox Show."The Michael J. Fox Show." She has also appeared in the Netflix series Bloodline.
In April 2019, CBS announced that Finneran would be starring in a recurring role as Naomi in the CBS All Access series Why Women Kill.
In 2022, Finneran starred in The Gilded Age on HBO.
Theatre Finneran played a "lovely but dim fashion model"Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review; A Lone Woman in the Forest? Is This a Neil Simon Play?", The New York Times, November 7, 1997 in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's Proposals in 1997–98, Sally Bowles in the 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret (from November 21, 2000 to January 18, 2001),"Cabaret, 1998 (see replacement cast)", InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed July 30, 2012 and call girl Cora in the 1999 Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh, opposite Kevin Spacey.Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review; Bottoms Up To Illusions" The New York Times, April 9, 1999 She also has appeared in My Favorite Year with Tim Curry, John Guare's Bosoms and Neglect, and Smell of the Kill, with Kristen Johnston.
She won the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2002 for her role as Brooke Ashton in the Broadway revival of Noises Off."Noises Off Listing" Internet Broadway Database
Finneran appeared Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theater in the Greg Kotis play Pig Farm, in the original opening cast as Tina. The play opened in June 2006 and ran through September 23, 2006.Isherwood, Charles. "Theater Review. 'Pig Farm' Offers Louts and Buffoons, American Style", The New York Times, June 28, 2006
Finneran appeared in the original cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, which opened Off-Broadway at the Westside Theater on September 19, 2009 for a four-week engagement ending on October 18, 2009. The play "....is performed by a rotating cast of five. For the first four weeks of the run Ms. [Rosie] O'Donnell is joined by the actresses Tyne Daly, Katie Finneran and Natasha Lyonne, and Samantha Bee..."Isherwood, Charles. "Theater Review . 'Love, Loss, And What I Wore'", The New York Times, October 2, 2009Gans, Andrew. "Love, Loss, and What I Wore, with Rotating Cast, Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 1" , Playbill, October 1, 2009 Finneran returned to the show (after her initial four-week engagement) on November 18, 2009, to fill in for Kristin Chenoweth,Hetrick, Adam. "Finneran Subs for Chenoweth in Love, Loss", Playbill, November 18, 2009 and continued on in the play in the next four-week rotation as well (from December 14, 2009, to January 3, 2010).Blank, Matthew. "PHOTO CALL: Love, Loss, and What I Wore Nov. 18-Dec. 13 Cast" , Playbill, Nov 19, 2009"LoveLossOnStage.com see cast lists" Lovelossonstage.com, accessed January 30, 2012 She appeared in the first Broadway revival of the musical Promises, Promises as Marge MacDougall, opposite Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes. The show opened March 27, 2010 and Finneran left the show on October 10, 2010 because of her pregnancy.Gans, Andrew. "Katie Finneran Departs Promises Oct. 10", Playbill, October 10, 2010 She won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for this role."Tony Award Winners Honor Hollywood Vets: Full List of Winners", zimbio.com
In 2011 she played the role of Amy in Company, a filmed version of the 1970 musical of the same name by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. The production was directed by Lonny Price and accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Paul Gemignani. It was filmed live at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. The show was led by Neil Patrick Harris.
Finneran played the role of Miss Hannigan in the 2012 Broadway revival of the musical Annie."Breaking News: Two-Time Tony Award Winner Katie Finneran is Miss Hannigan in 'Annie!'" broadwayworld.com, May 25, 2012 She left the role in May 2013 to pursue a TV pilot.
Finneran returned to Broadway in 2015 to star in Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play as Julia Budder.
Personal life Finneran and actor Darren Goldstein married on August 22, 2010; the couple has two children."Katie Finneran's Baby Has Arrived", BroadwayWorld.com, February 5, 2011
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Night of the Living Dead Judy Rose Larson 1998 You've Got Mail Maureen 1999 Liberty Heights Mrs. Johnson 2002 Death to Smoochy Woman in Crowd Uncredited 2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Head Bar Patron Uncredited 2005 Bewitched Sheila Wyatt 2006 Broken Bridges Patsi 2007 Firehouse Dog Felicity Hammer 2007 Walk the Talk Linda 2007 Staten Island Mrs. Dickenson 2009 Baby on Board Sylvia Chambers 2011 Company Amy Filmed production 2013 Movie 43 Angie Segment: "The Catch" 2020 Freaky Coral Kessler
Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Super Force Allison Episode: "Prisoners of Love" 1998 Sex and the City Ellen Episode: "Models and Mortals" 1999 All My Children Nurse 1 episode 1999 Frasier Poppy Delafield 2 episodes 2001 Oz Patricia Galson Episode: "Famous Last Words" 2002 Bram & Alice Kate 8 episodes 2004 Wonderfalls Sharon Tyler 13 episodes 2005–2006 The Inside Special Agent Melody Sim 13 episodes 2007 Drive Becca Freeman Episode: "Let the Games Begin" 2009 Royal PainsJulie KingsleyEpisode: "The Honeymoon's Over" 2010 MercyRoxanne FlegenheimerEpisode: "Wake Up, Bill" 2010 DamagesActressEpisode: "All That Crap About Your Family" 2011–2013 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Nikki Miller13 episodes 2013–2014 The Michael J. Fox ShowLeigh Henry22 episodes 2015 ElementaryBarbara ConwayEpisode: "Seed Money" 2015–2017 BloodlineBelle Rayburn27 episodes 2017–2020 BrockmireLucy Brockmire9 episodes 2018 The Looming TowerSheri4 episodes 2018 Murphy BrownChristy ShepherdEpisode: "The Girl Who Cried About Wolf" 2019 The Good FightValerie PeyserEpisode: "The One Where Diane Joins the Resistance" 2019 BlindspotSheryl MeeksEpisode: "Coder to Killer" 2019 Why Women KillNaomi Harte8 episodes 2022 B Positive Natalie Episode: "S'mores, Elvis and a Cubano" 2022 The Gilded Age Anne Morris 6 episodes 2022 The Blacklist Mary Sutton Episode: "Eva Mason (No. 181)" 2023 Up Here Joan 8 episodes 2023 Secret Invasion Rosa Dalton 5 episodes
Stage Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref. 1991 On Borrowed Time understudy Marcia Giles, Mrs. Tritt Circle in the Square Theater, Broadway 1992 Two Shakespearean Actors performer Cort Theater, Broadway My Favorite Year performer Vivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway 1993 In The Summer House understudy Vivian Constable 1994 Edith Stein performer Jewish Repertory Theater, Off-Broadway Present Laughter Daphne Stillington Hartford Stage, Connecticut 1995 The Heiress Maria Cort Theater, Broadway 1996 A Fair Country Carly Fletcher Mitzi Newhouse Theater, Off-Broadway 1997 Proposals Sammii Broadhurst Theater, Broadway 1998 Li'l Abner Appassionata von Climax New York City Center You Never Can Tell Gloria Laura Pels Theater, Off-Broadway Bosoms and Neglect Deirdre Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway 1999 The Iceman Cometh Cora Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway 2000 Arms and the Man Raina Petkoff Gramercy Theater, Off-Broadway Hedda Gabler Mrs. Elvsted Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts Cabaret Sally Bowles (replacement) Studio 54, Broadway 2001 The Smell of the Kill Molly Berkshire Theater Festival, Massachusetts Noises Off Brooke Ashton Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway 2006 Pig Farm Tina Laura Pels Theater, Off-Broadway 2007 Mauritius Mary Biltmore Theatre, Broadway 2008Beyond Therapy Prudence Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts 2009Children Barbara The Torch-Bearers Florence McCrickett Love, Loss, and What I Wore performer Westside Theatre, Off-Broadway 2010 Promises, Promises Marge Broadway Theatre, Broadway 2012 Annie Miss Hannigan Palace Theatre, Broadway 2015 It's Only A Play Julia Budder Jacobs Theatre, Broadway 2018 Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo Ann in Homelife Signature Theatre Company, Off-Broadway 2023 The Thanksgiving Play Logan Helen Hayes Theater, Broadway
Awards and nominations + Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.2002 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Noises Off Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Tony Awards Best Featured Actress in a Play 2010 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Promises, Promises Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Tony Awards Best Featured Actress in a Musical
References
External links
"Promises, Promises: Katie Finneran leaves 10 Oct", New York Theatre Guide, August 24, 2010