Jillian Armenante

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name = Jillian Armenante
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birthplace = Paterson, New Jersey

Jillian Armenante (born July 5 1968) is an American television and film actress, known for her role on the TV show "Judging Amy" as "Donna Kozlowski".

Armenante was born Paterson, New Jersey. With her life partner Alice Dodd, [ [http://www.laweekly.com/stage/theater/growing-together/3643/ LA Weekly - Stage - Growing Together - Steven Leigh Morris - The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles ] ] , she produced, directed and co-wrote "Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog" and "In Flagrante Gothicto" at the Circle X Theatre Company. "Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog" won the Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best New Musical" and "Best Musical Production".

"In Flagrante Gothicto" received:
* Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards for writing, directing and production
* The Ted Schmitt Award for "Most Outstanding Debut of a New Play"
* Los Angeles Weekly Award for playwriting and comedy ensemble
* Back Stage West Garland Awards for production, direction, writing, ensemble and Lead Actress (Alice Dodd)

"In Flagrante Gothicto" was produced at The Empty Space Theatre in Seattle in their 2003 season.

Armenante directed the world premiere of "Great Men Of Science, Nos. 21 & 22". The show received a Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best Production in a 99 seat theatre", and The L.A. Weekly Award for Best Production. She also produced "The Texarkansas Waltz" at Circle X Theatre.

Regionally, she has acted at the Empty Space Theatre in the title role of "The Salvation Of Iggy Scrooge"; at the Group Theatre in "Marisol"; at New City Theatre in "Stript and 3 Americanisms".

She played "Melony" a stage version of "The Cider House Rules" which was performed at The Atlantic Theatre in New York City, the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and at The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. For this role she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, received a Garland Award and a Theatre World Award for "Debut on the New York Stage". The show also received a Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best Production in a Larger Theatre".

In Seattle, she was a member of Annex Theatre for eight years, where she appeared in "The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Review", "Bessemer's Spectacles", "Tattoo Girl", and "Hamlet The Musical". At Annex, she directed "Triplets In Uniform", "Exquisite Torture", and "Running From Boomerangs".

She was the Associate Artistic Director for Alice B. Theatre where she produced "Pretty, Witty and Gay" and "Memory Tricks" by Marga Gomez at the Broadway Performance Hall.

Films

* "A Mighty Heart" (2007)
* "" (2006)
* "North Country" (2005)
* "Frankie and Johnny are Married" (2004)
* "Moonlight Mile" (2002)
* "Girl, Interrupted" (1999)
* "Delivered" (1998)
* "The Wright Brothers" (1997)
* "The Seven Mysteries of Life" (1994)
* "Adventures in Spying" (1992)
* "Dogfight" (1991)

Television

* "Judging Amy" (1999)
* "Me & George" (1998)
* "" (1994)
* "Grey's Anatomy (2006)
* "The Closer" (2008)

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