- Mary-Margaret Humes
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Mary-Margaret Humes Born April 4, 1954
Watertown, New York, USAYears active 1980–2010 Spouse Raul A. Bruce (1992-present) Mary-Margaret Humes (born April 4, 1954) is an American actress best known in recent years for playing Gail Leery, the title character's mother on the WB television drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.
Biography
Born in Watertown, New York at Mercy Hospital on April 4, 1954, Humes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neale C. Humes. She is a graduate of the Watertown High School Class of 1972. Humes competed as Miss Thousand Islands in the 1973 Miss New York State contest she won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA pageant behind eventual winner and fellow actress Summer Bartholomew of California.
She was urged to try acting by fellow Floridian Burt Reynolds and her best known movie role is as the Vestal Virgin Miriam in Mel Brooks's History of the World, Part I. Humes has a long list of guest starring roles to her credit on such diverse shows as Grey's Anatomy, The Dukes of Hazzard, Matlock, Knight Rider, Murphy Brown, The A-Team, The Fall Guy, Hardcastle and McCormick, T.J. Hooker, Riptide and Touched by an Angel. She was also a regular on the short-lived NBC series Eerie, Indiana in 1991.
In 2000 she portrayed Hazel Show the mother of Laurie Show in the fact based film The Stalking of Laurie Show which was a made for television movie.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1980 The Dukes of Hazzard Tinker Episode: "Mason Dixon's Girls" 1981 History of the World: Part 1 Miriam 1982 The Fall Guy Christina Smith Episode: "The Reluctant Traveling Companion" 1982 Knight Rider Carol Reston Episode: "No Big Thing" 1983 The Love Boat Cristina Stellini Episode: "The Professor Has Class/When the Magic Disappears/We, the Jury" 1983 Manimal Terry Sloan Episode: "Night of the Scorpion" 1983 The A-Team Randy Stern Episode: "Steel" 1984 The Fall Guy Rae Grant Episode: "Bite of the Wasp" 1984 Riptide Dee Dee Episode: "The Mean Green Love Machine" 1984 Velvet Lauren 'Boots' Daws TV movie 1984 Hunter Sandy Newton Episode: "Legacy" 1984 The New Mike Hammer Dana Lord Episode: "Bonecrunch" 1985 Hardcastle and McCormick Pamela Bayer Episode: "What's So Funny?" 1985 The Fall Guy Serena Episode: "Split Image" 1985 Half Nelson April Episode: "Nose Job" 1985 Night Court Kimberley Daniels Episode: "Halloween, Too" 1985 Shadow Chasers Allison Collingswood Episode: "Blood and Magnolias" 1985 T. J. Hooker Chrissi Wilde Episode: "Hollywood Starr" 1986 T. J. Hooker Lisa Temple Episode: "Deadly Force" 1986 Gung Ho Melissa Episode: "Line of Credit" 1987 Outlaws Lora Kirby Episode: "Primer" 1988 A Year in the Life Kathleen Episode: "Goodbye to All That" 1988 Making a Living Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl" 1990 Jake and the Fatman Tish
Janet FromerEpisode: "I Ain't Got Nobody"
Episode: "My Boy Bill"1990 Valerie's Family Honey Episode: "Come Fly with Me" 1990 Matlock Brigette Laird Episode: "The Personal Trainer" 1991 Matlock Claudette Hertz Episode: "The Marriage Counselor" 1991 Father Dowling Mysteries Mrs. Wiley Episode: "The Monkey Business Mystery" 1991–1992 Eerie, Indiana Marilyn Teller 19 episodes 1992 Matlock Candace Winfield Episode: "The Legacy" 1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo Laura Rand TV movie 1992 Bodies of Evidence Andie Harper Episode: "Nearest and Dearest" 1993 Blossom Carol Episode: "Time"
Episode: "Hunger"1993 Dark Justice Glenda Ross Episode: "The Greening of Glenda Ross" 1993 Time Trax Tulsa Giles Episode: "Framed" 1994 Time Trax Tulsa Giles Episode: "Happy Valley" 1994 Diagnosis Murder Ruth Garfield Episode: "Shaker" 1995 Renegade Laura Tracy Episode: "Ace in the Hole" 1995 In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound Karen TV movie 1995 Gramps Betsy MacGruder TV movie 1995 Legend Laura Davenport Episode: "Knee-High Noon" 1995 Land's End Rebecca / Simone 3 episodes 1995 Pointman Marge Episode: "Going Home" 1996 Sworn to Justice Megan 1997 Murphy Brown Raven-Haired Receptionist Episode: "Who Do You Truss?"
Episode: "Blind Date"1997 Moloney Episode: "The Ripple Effect" 1998–2003 Dawson's Creek Gail Leery 93 episodes 2000 The Stalking of Laurie Show Hazel Show TV movie 2001 Motocrossed Geneva Carson TV movie 2001 Dying to Dance Helene Lennox TV movie 2002 Touched by an Angel Sandy Collette Episode: "A Rock and a Hard Place" 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Jeri Newman Episode: "Let the Seller Beware" 2004 The Division Mrs. Newland Episode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" 2006 CSI: NY Helen Sanders Episode: "Oedipus Hex" 2007 Grey's Anatomy Nancy Jennings Episode: "Desire" 2007 My First Christmas Tree Mom Short film 2007 Ghost Whisperer Susan Drake Episode: "Unhappy Medium" 2008 Criminal Minds Audrey Henson Episode: "The Crossing" 2008 Broken Windows Dori 2008 Saving Grace Deanne Wells Episode: "Have a Seat, Earl" 2010 Head Over Spurs in Love Lorraine Walker 2010 The Portal Mary 2010 The Republic Bettie Thompson TV movie 2010 Dad's Home Mrs. Dougherty TV movie 2011 Luck Lynette Episode: "1.2" External links
Preceded by
Cynthia ZachMiss Florida USA
1975Succeeded by
Leigh WalshFlorida Pageant Winners Miss Florida Ada Williams (1927) · Rose Marie Magrill (1939) · Ann Gloria Daniel (1954) · Ellen Meade (1973) · Delta Burke (1974) · Ann K. Schmalzried (1975) · Nancy Stafford (1976) · Molly Pesce (1986) · Leanza Cornett (1992) · Kristin Ludecke (1995) · Lissette Gonzalez (1998) · Katherine Carson (2002) · Ericka Dunlap (2003) · Shauna Pender (2003) · Jenna Edwards (2004) · Mari Wilensky (2005) · Allison Kreiger (2006) · Kylie Williams (2007) · Sierra Minott (2008) · Rachael Todd (2009) · Jaclyn Raulerson (2010) · Kristina Janolo (2011)Miss Florida USA Cheryl Patton (1967) · Mary-Margaret Humes (1975) · Shannon DePuy (1995) · Kristin Ludecke (2000) · Julie Donaldson (2001) · Carrie Ann Mewha (2003) · Kristen Berset (2004) · Melissa Witek (2005) · Cristin Duren (2006) · Jenna Edwards (2007) · Jessica Rafalowski (2008) · Megan Clementi (2010) · Lissette Garcia (2011)Miss Florida Teen USA Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen Sierra Minott (2005)Mrs. Florida AL • AK • AZ • AR • CA • CO • CT • DE • FL • GA • HI • ID • IL • IN • IA • KS • KY • LA • ME • MD • MA • MI • MN • MS • MO • MT • NE • NV • NH • NJ • NM • NY • NC • ND • OH • OK • OR • PA • RI • SC • SD • TN • TX • UT • VT • VA • WA • WV • WI • WYCategories:- American television actors
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Miss USA delegates
- Actors from New York
- People from Watertown, New York
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