Maureen Flannigan

Maureen Flannigan
Born (1972-12-30) December 30, 1972 (age 51)
OccupationActress
Years active1985–2011
Known forOut of This World
7th Heaven

Maureen Flannigan (born December 30, 1972)[1] is an American documentary filmmaker and former child actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as teenager Evie Ethel Garland on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World, which ran from 1987 to 1991.[2]

Early life

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Flannigan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the USC School of Theater.[3] She appeared in productions of Macbeth, The Crucible and William Saroyan'sThe Cave Dwellers.[4]

Film and television

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Flannigan made her television debut in a guest starring role in an episode of Highway to Heaven. Two years later, in 1987, Flannigan landed the role of Evie Garland in the first-run syndication children's comedy series Out of This World, starring with Donna Pescow and Joe Alaskey. She stayed with the show until its cancellation in 1991.

Flannigan had a recurring role on The WB's 7th Heaven as Shana Sullivan, the girlfriend of Matt Camden. She was in the ABC soap opera Push,[5] playing swimmer Erin Galway. She has also appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Starved, Close to Home, Kindred: The Embraced and 90210.

Flannigan has also acted in films. She starred in Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993), National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994), Written in Blood (2003), A Day Without a Mexican (2004), and Homecoming (2005). In 2010 she appeared in the film Do Not Disturb, which she also co-produced.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde Bonnie Baker
1994 Last Resort Sonja Video
1997 Goodbye America Angela
2003 Written in Blood Jude Traveller
2004 A Day Without a Mexican Mary Jo Quintana
2005 Homecoming Ashley
2010 Do Not Disturb Sherry Segment: "Duccios Madonna"
2011 25 Hill Maggie Caldwell

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Highway to Heaven Sandy Episode: "Birds of a Feather"
1987–1991 Out of This World Evie Ethel Garland Main role
1988 High Mountain Rangers Haley Dawkins Episode: "Old Friends, New Friends"
1992 CBS Schoolbreak Special Sherie Episode: "Two Teens and a Baby"
1994 Northern Exposure Miranda at 18 Episode: "Hello, I Love You"
Lifestories: Families in Crisis Mia Episode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict"
1995 She Fought Alone Abby TV film
1996 Kindred: The Embraced Ruth Doyle Episode: "Bad Moon Rising"
1998 Push Erin Galway Main role
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Mika "Covenant"
1998–2000 & 2002 7th Heaven Shana Sullivan Recurring role (season 3), main role (season 4), guest (season 6)
2000 At Any Cost Chelsea TV film
2001 Boston Public Holly Carpenter Episode: "Chapter 21"
2003 Book of Days Frankie TV film
ER Mrs. Gamble Episode: "Shifts Happen"
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Louise Episode: "Doubt"
2005 Starved Amy Roundtree Recurring role
2007 Close to Home Cindy Myers Episode: "Drink the Cup"
2009 90210 Leslie Episodes: "Between a Sign and a Hard Place", "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer"
2011 Second City This Week Guest Episode: "A Newt Beginning"

References

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  1. ^ "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Dubuque Telegraph Herald. December 30, 2023. p. A3. ProQuest 2908919196. Actor Maureen Flannigan is 51. Actor Jason Behr is 50. Golfer Tiger Woods is 48. TV personality-boxer Laila Ali is 46. Actor Lucy Punch is 46. Singer-actor Tyrese Gibson is 45. Actor Eliza Dushku is 43. See also:
    • "WOMEN ARE BETTER KISSERS, JULIANNE MOORE SAYS; Today's Birthdays". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. December 30, 2002. p. 2A. ProQuest 387965164. actress Maureen Flannigan, 30; actor Jason Behr, 29; golfer Tiger Woods, 27
  2. ^ Reinhart, Mark S. (2009). Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television. McFarland & Co Inc. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-7864-3536-4.
  3. ^ "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Events". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. ^ "BING THEATER OPENS SEASON WITH SAROYAN CLASSIC ABOUT HOMELESS". USC News. 1993-10-03. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  5. ^ "Best Bets". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. April 5, 1998. p. 232. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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