Marin Hinkle

Marin Hinkle
Born	Marin Elizabeth Hinkle March 23, 1966 (1966-03-23) (age 45) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994-present
Spouse	Randall Sommer (1998 - present)

Marin Elizabeth Hinkle (born March 23, 1966) is an US actress, perhaps best known for playing the role of Judith Harper-Melnick, Alan Harper's ex-wife on the hit series Two and a Half Men and her role as Judy Brooks the sister of the series lead Lily Manning on Once and Again.

Career

Hinkle started her career on the soap Another World. She also portrayed Judy Brooks on ABC's cancelled show Once and Again from 1999-2002.

She has made several guest appearances on different shows such as Spin City, Law & Order: SVU, Without a Trace, ER, House, and twice as different characters on Law & Order.

Hinkle currently costars on the CBS hit show Two and a Half Men with Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer as Alan's neurotic ex-wife, Judith.

She has had several small roles in films such as I'm Not Rappaport, Frequency, The Next Big Thing, I Am Sam and Dark Blue. She has also performed on the stage, for example in 2005 as Miss Julie, opposite Reg Rogers, in the 1888 play of that name by August Strindberg (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, New York) (see New Yorker, 30 May 2005). Hinkle has also appeared in the thriller genre, starring in the 2008 thrillers Quarantine and The Haunting of Molly Hartley.

Personal life

She was originally planned on becoming a professional ballerina, but after an ankle injury permanently ended the possibilities at the age of 16, she decided to take up acting.

Hinkle was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the daughter of Margaret R. Hinkle, a Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, and Rodney Hinkle, a college dean and teacher.^[1] She attended Brown University and New York University (NYU).

She has been married to Randall Sommer since 1998, and has one child.

Filmography

• Angie (1994) (Young Joanne)
• Milk & Money (1996) (Carla)
• Breathing Room (1996) (Larissa)
• I'm Not Rappaport (1996) (Hannah)
• Show & Tell (1998) (Pea)
• Chocolate for Breakfast (1998) (Amy)
• Once and Again (1999–2002) (Judy)
• Sam the Man (2000) (Shelly)
• Killing Cinderella (2000) (Karen)
• Frequency (2000) (Sissy Clark)
• Final (2001) (Sherry)
• WW3 (2001)
• The Next Big Thing (2001) (Shari Lampkin)
• I Am Sam (2001) (Patricia)
• The Year That Trembled (2002) (Helen Kerrigan)
• Dark Blue (2002) (Deena Schultz)
• Two and a Half Men (2003–present) (Judith Harper-Melnick) (73 Episodes)
• House (2005) (Naomi)
• Who's the Top? (2005) (Alixe)
• Fielder's Choice (2005 TV Movie) (Holly)
• The Ex (2007) (Karen)
• Rails and ties (2007) (Renee)
• Turn the River (2008) (Ellen)
• Quarantine (2008) (Kathy)
• The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008) (Jane Hartley)
• What Just Happened (2008) (Vanity Fair Coordinator)
• Weather Girl (2009) (Jane)
• Brothers & Sisters (2009) (Courtney)
• Imagine That (2009)

References

1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/10/Marin-Hinkle.html

External links

• Marin Hinkle Bio at CBS - Two and a Half Men
• Marin Hinkle at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Hinkle, Marin
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Date of birth	1966-03-23
Place of birth	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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