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Marianne Hagan Born 1966 (age 44–45)
New York, USAOccupation Actress, writer Years active 1990–Present Notable works Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Spouse Trey Duckworth (divorced) Marianne Hagan (born 1966) is an American actress and writer.
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Early life
Hagan was born and raised in New York and is of Irish, Scottish, Italian and Belgian descent. She is the third of four sisters, her oldest sister is interior designer, Victoria Hagan (born 1961),[1] her second oldest sister is Christine Hagan, an attorney and vice-president of legal and business affairs for The Rachael Ray Show, and her youngest sister is Joanna Hagan Rego, a theatre producer.
She graduated cum laude with a B.A. degree in political science from Duke University and was accepted into The Columbia School of Journalism, which she deferred for two years to pursue her love for acting.
Career
Acting career
Hagan's first feature is one she is best known for amongst horror fans, her role as "Kara Strode" in the 1995 horror sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, her character is an adopted cousin of original Halloween character Laurie Strode.[2] She appeared at the convention for Halloween: 25 Years of Terror event in 2003. In 2006 she appered in the horror film Dead Calling alongside fellow Halloween cast members, Ellie Cornell of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers & Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, P.J. Soles of Halloween, Charles Cyphers of Halloween & Halloween II, and Brad Loree of Halloween: Resurrection. Most recently she has appeared in horror films Stake Land, which stars Danielle Harris also of Halloween 4, and BreadCrumbs.[3] She has also appeared in Dinner and a Movie, in which she played the lead role, I Think I Do, and Rick, which stars Bill Pullman.
Her television credits include Who's the Boss?, which was her debut as an actress, Major Dad, SeaQuest DSV, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Friends in which she played a friend of Rachel's.
She has also starred in theatre productions including Inky at the Julia Miles Theatre/The Women's Project, in which she played the character of "Barbara".[4] She has appeared in several other productions including Fiction, Mercy, The Country Club, Skyscraper and In Heat.
Other work
As a journalist, she has written pieces for the arts and culture magazines, BlackBook and Room 100. She is the author of the book, Victoria Hagan: Interior Portraits, which was released on October 12, 2010.[5] Marianne and her sister, Victoria appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, as part of the episode titled "The Sisters Show", in which they talked about the book.[6]
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Kara Strode 1997 I Think I Do Sarah 1999 Pigeonholed Nurse Helen 2001 Perfume Sales Manager Dinner and a Movie Katie Semelhack 2002 For Caroline Jimmy's Mother Short film Life Document 2: Identity Jessica Short film 2003 Rick Laura 2006 Dead Calling Sharon Falkman Feel Bartender Uncredited 2010 Stake Land Doctor Foley 2011 BreadCrumbs Angie Last Kind Words Ida Television Year Title Role Notes 1990 Who's the Boss? Lynn episode: "Road Scholar" 1991 Major Dad Donna episode: "Lady in Waiting" 1994 SeaQuest DSV Cynthia Westphalen episode: "The Good Death" Friends Joanne episode: "The One With George Stephanopoulos" 1995 New York News Cheryl Singer episode: "Forgotten" 1996 The Gail O'Grady Project Packard Television film Early Edition Marcia Roberts Hobson episode: "Pilot" 1995–1998 Law & Order Marcie Donner/Jane Levin/Theresa Copeland episodes: "Savages", "Blood", "Flight" 1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Lucy Carey episode: "Lines of Fire" 2000 Ed Liz Stevens episode: "Pilot" 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Susan Colter episode: "Homo Homini Lupis" 2003 Third Watch Linda episodes: "Collateral Damage: Part I", "Collateral Damage: Part II" 2002–2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Erin Sena/Mrs. Sellers episodes: "Monogamy", "Pure" Theatre
- Inky, by Rinne Groff, directed by Loretta Greco - The Julia Mills Theater/The Women's Project
- Fiction, by Steven Dietz, directed by David Warren - The McCarter Theatre
- Mercy, by Laura Cahill, directed by Loretta Greco - The Vineyard Theater
- The Country Club, by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Christopher Ashley - The Long Wharf Theater
- Skyscraper, by David Auburn, directed by Michael Rego - The Greenwich Hous Theater/The Acara Group
- In Heat, by Malcolm Danare, directed by James Eckhouse - The Lost Studio
Book
Hagan, Marianne. Victoria Hagan: Interior Portraits - Rizzoli New York, 2010. ISBN 0-8478-3489-1
References
- ^ "Victoria Hagan". cityfile.com. http://cityfile.com/profiles/victoria-hagan. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "John Carpenters Halloween, Halloween Timeline". angelfire.com. http://www.angelfire.com/film/jc-halloween/timeline.html. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Film Review: BreadCrumbs (2010)". horrornews.net. 27 December 2010. http://horrornews.net/25968/film-review-breadcrumbs-2010. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "A CurtainUp Review - Inky". curtainup.com. http://www.curtainup.com/inky.html. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Victoria Hagan: Interior Portraits". victoriahagan.com. http://www.victoriahagan.com/book. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "The Sisters Show". marthastewart.com. http://www.marthastewart.com/show/the-martha-stewart-show/the-sisters-show. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
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