Paige Turco

Infobox actor


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Paige Turco (born Jean Paige Turco; [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Paige-Turco.html Paige Turco Biography (1969?-) ] ] May 17, 1965) is an American actress. She is known for playing April O'Neil in "" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III".

Biography

Early life

Turco was born to Joyce J. and David V. Turco in Springfield, Massachusetts, where she was raised. She attended the Walnut Hill School in Natick, Massachusetts and performed as a soloist at the New England Dance Conservatory, the Amherst Ballet Theatre Company and the Western Massachusetts Ballet Company. She majored in Drama at the University of Connecticut and after suffering an ankle injury, she turned to acting and musical theatre.

Acting career

Turco made her television acting debut in 1987, on the soap opera "Guiding Light" as Dinah Marler, going on to the soap opera "All My Children" as Melanie. She guest starred in "Party of Five" as Annie Mott, a single mother who is also a recovering alcoholic, co-starred in "The Agency" as graphic artist Terri Lowell, and in the third season of "Rescue Me" as science teacher Mrs. Nell Turbody. Turco also appeared in the movie "Invincible", playing Carol Vermeil, the wife of Dick Vermeil and also co-starred in the Walt Disney Picture"The Game Plan".

In 2007, she was cast in the ABC TV series "Big Shots", portraying Lisbeth, the ex-wife of Dylan McDermott's character, Duncan Collinsworth, a cosmetics company CEO. In addition, Turco is in a talent holding deal with ABC.cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|coauthors=|title=Cain, Jones in 'Protect' squad|pages=|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2007-03-14|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if463a30783104b106403c0662005b18d|accessdate=2007-03-21] As of 2008, Paige will be guest starring on the Emmy Award winning series "Damages", the FX series will return for it's 2nd season premiering January 2009.

Personal life

Turco is a Catholic.cite news|last=Matranga|first=Stuart|coauthors=|title=Paige Turco Interview from Stuff Magazine 2003|pages=|publisher=Stuff Magazine|date=|url=http://tvmegasite.net/prime/shows/gothic/articles.shtml|accessdate=2007-03-21] She is married to Irish actor Jason O'Mara and has one child, David (named in honor of her father, who died when she was less than one year old). The family divides their time between Los Angeles, New York and their home in Connecticut and also frequently visits relatives in Ireland.

Filmography

*"The Guiding Light" - Dinah Morgan Marler #2 (CBS-TV; 1987-89)
*"All My Children" - Melanie 'Lanie' Cortlandt Rampal (ABC-TV; 1989-91)
*"" (1991) - April O'Neil
*"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III" (1993) - April O'Neil
*"The Feminine Touch" (1994) - Jennifer Barron
*"Winnetka Road" (1994) TV Series - Terry Mears
*"Dead Funny" (1994) - Louise
*"Vibrations" (1995) - Lisa
*"American Gothic" (1995) TV Series - Gail Emory
*"The Pompatus of Love" (1996) - Gina
*"Dark Tides" (1998) - Sara
*"Claire Makes It Big" (1999) - Bronwyn
*"Silent Witness" (2000) (TV)
*"Dead Dog" (2000) - Perri
*"" (2000)- herself
*"Urbania" (2000) - Cassandra
*"Runaway Virus" (2000) (TV) - Jenny Blanchard
*"Astoria" (2000) - Elena
*"The Agency" (2001) CBS-TV Series - Terri Lowell (2001-03)
*"The Empath" (2002)
*"Rhinoceros Eyes" (2003) - Fran
*"Waltzing Anna" (2005) - Barbara Rhoades
*"Rescue Me" (TV) (2006) - Ms. Turbody
*"Invincible" (2006) - Carol Vermeil
*"The Favor" (2006) - Caroline
*"The Game Plan" (2007) - Karen Kelly
*"Big Shots (2007) ABC-TV Series - Lisbeth
*"Taking Chance (2008) HBO TV-movie - Stacey Strobl
*"The Stepfather (2009)-
*"Damages (2009)FX series-Christine Purcell

References

External links

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