Orlagh Cassidy
Orlagh Cassidy (born August 17, 1968) is an American actress. She attended the acting conservatory at the State University of New York at Purchase. She made her Broadway debut in Present Laughter with Frank Langella and recently portrayed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in the play The Adult in the Room, a Broadway Factor NYC world premiere written by Bill McMahon and directed by Heather Arnson and Conor Bagley which premiered at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.
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Born | Washington D.C., U.S. | August 17, 1968
Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
Occupation | actress |
Life and career
Cassidy was born in Washington, D.C. She appeared Off-Broadway in Bright Ideas at MCC; on Broadway in Our Country's Good and "Present Laughter"; regionally in Richard III" (Lady Anne) with Richard Thomas, Mark Lamos directing; and in The Misanthrope at Philadelphia Drama Guild, among other productions. She received a nomination for the 2007 Drama Desk Outstanding Actress in a Play for the Off Broadway production of "The Field" at The Irish Rep.
Cassidy later played D.A. Doris Wolfe on Guiding Light and appeared in many commercials for Cingular Wireless/AT&T - She was the mom who was confronting her daughters' as well as her own mother's constant texting (aka the My BFF JILL spot.).
Filmography
- Television
- Ghostwriter (1992) ("Over a Barrel"; 1992–1993)
- Another World as Sloane Wallace (1992–1993)
- Murder One ("Chapter Twenty-One") (1996 episode); "Chapter Twenty-Two" (1996 episode)
- Trinity ("In Loco Parentis") (1998 episode)
- Guiding Light as Doris Wolfe (1999–2000, 2001, 2002, 2004–2009)
- Sex and the City ("Defining Moments") (2001 episode)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Wrath') (2001 episode)
- Law & Order ("Star Crossed") (2003 episode)
- Unforgettable ("The Island") as Shelly Miller (2014 episode)
- Blue Bloods as Anne Carter (2012) (Season 2, Episode 19:"Some Kind of Hero")
- Homeland as Rachel (2017) (Season 6, Episode 7: "Imminent Risk")[1]
- Film
- Passing Stones (2001)
- Confection (2003)
- The Pornographer: A Love Story (2004)
- The Great New Wonderful (2005)
- Shirley as Caroline (2020)
References
- Riccio, Aaron (March 5, 2017). "Homeland Recap: Season 6, Episode 7, 'Imminent Risk'". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2017.