Tracy Coogan

Infobox Actor

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Tracy Elizabeth Coogan is an Irish actress most widely noted for her leading role in the 2004 independent film "Zombie Honeymoon". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1092545/ Tracy Coogan at IMdB] ] Kern, Laura, " [http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/movies/04zomb.html Zombie Honeymoon (2004), The Perils of Loving the Undead] ", New York Times, 4 October 2005, retrieved 16 September 2008] Scheib, Ronnie, " [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117925517.html?categoryid=1929&cs=1 Zombie Honeymoon] ", variety.com, 10 November, 2004, retrieved 16 September 2008] Atkinson, Michael, " [http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-09-27/film/love-and-gore-zombie-retread-manages-some-killer-gags/ Love and Gore: Zombie Retread Manages Some Killer Gags] ", villagevoice.com, 27 September 2005, retrieved 16 September 2008]

Career

Coogan was born and raised in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, one of five children of Michael and Ann Coogan. She first acted in many theatrical productions at school.Donohoe, John, " [http://www.meathchronicle.ie/articles/1/28350/ Trim actress busy on both sides of LA movie cameras] ", Meath Chronicle, 2 July 2008, retrieved 13 July 2008] The summer after she graduated from high school, Coogan went to New York City to represent Ireland in a modeling competition. She stayed in New York, where she landed roles in Irish Repertory Theatre stage productions of "The Playboy of the Western World", "The Colleen Bawn" and "Poor Beast in the Rain". Her first screen credit was a bit part as a model in the 1998 Woody Allen movie "Celebrity". In 2002 Coogan starred in "Love without Borders", a Russian television series filmed in Moscow. Coogan's performance as the loving wife of a zombie in the 2004 horror cult hit "Zombie Honeymoon", which won a Chainsaw award in 2006 for best low budget film, [Layne, Staci, " [http://www.horror.com/php/article-1412-1.html Chainsaw Awards 2006 - Winners Announced] ", horror.com, 18 October 2006, retrieved 16 September 2008] has been praised. [Grady, Pam, " [http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=140727&Tab=reviews&buy=open&CID=13#tabs Zombie Honeymoon (2004)] ", reel.com, retrieved 16 September 2008 "...as this movie grows darker in its final act, it's also surprisingly moving. This is partially due to Coogan's glowing performance as the conflicted bride..."] The film was acquired by Showtime for release on both DVD and television. Coogan has been noted as "a passionate, sensitive and hard-working actor, with a strong professional work ethic."

She recently relocated to Los Angeles with her Austrian husband Herbert.

Filmography

* "Dryads" (short by Brian Porzak) - lead
* "Tommy Hobson and a Love Supreme" - supporting
* "Price of Hope/Fox Searchlight" - lead
* "Whiskey River" (feature) - supporting
* "Celebrity" - model
* "Love Without Borders" (TV movie) - Natasha/Mary
* "Six Tulips" (short) - the girlfriend
* "Zombie Honeymoon" (feature) - Denise
* "Horror Business" (video documentary) - herself
* "The Adventures of Megabyte Man" (video) - Da Bom
* "The Devil's Dungeon" - Natalie
* "Return to Sender" - Angela Gracie
* "Dark Woods" - Susan [ [http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=6940 Fangoria Article] ]

tage

* "Trash" - Girl (EST Los Angeles)
* "The Colleen Bawn" - Eily O'Connor (Irish Repertory Theatre)
* "Scattergood" - Miss Regan (MCC Theatre)
* "Poor Beast in the Rain" - Eileen (Irish Art Center)
* "Playboy of the Western World" - Sara Tansay (Irish Repertory Theatre)
* "Tell Dorie not to Cry" - Dorie (Stetson Studio)
* "Barefoot in the Park" - Corie (Stetson Studio)

References

External links

* [http://www.tracycoogan.com/ Tracy Coogan's website]