Marita Geraghty
Marita Geraghty | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1965 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–2009, 2025–present |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Maguire (1991-2001) (divorced)[1] Christopher Cool[2](?-) |
Marita Geraghty (born March 26, 1965)[3] is an American television and film actress. She had roles in several movies during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably as Nancy Taylor in Groundhog Day.
Geraghty was born in Chicago. She graduated from the University of Illinois and made her Broadway debut on 6 October 1987[4] in Coastal Disturbances,[3] where she played the role of Holly Dancer, a somewhat depressive 24-year-old photographer from New York, who fancies Leo, a handsome, impulsive lifeguard of 28, still smarting from a failed engagement.[5]
Filmography
Film
- No Mercy (1986) — Alice Collins
- Hiding Out (1987)[6] — Janie Rooney
- Broadcast News (1987) — Date-rape Woman
- Fresh Horses (1988) — Maureen
- Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) — Julie
- This Is My Life (1992) — Mia Jablon
- Hero (1992) — Joan
- Groundhog Day (1993) — Nancy Taylor
- Don Juan DeMarco (1994) — Woman in Restaurant
- In the Flesh (1995) — Carla Mitchelson
- Use as Directed (2008, short) — June
- Feed the Horses (2025, short) — Eileen
Television
- Spenser: For Hire (1988) — Janet / Elizabeth Canning Anthony
- Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989) — Karen
- Law & Order (1990) — Rebecca Byrne
- Against the Law (1990) — Mariella Wilson
- To Save a Child (1991, TV movie) — Isabella Larson
- Woops! (1992) — Suzanne Stillman
- Past Tense (1994, TV movie) — Dawn Tripplet
- Seinfeld (1994) — Margaret
- Mad About You (1995) — Velma
- Frasier (1996) — Amanda
- Chicago Hope (1997) — Monica Blaine
- The Luck of the Irish (2001, TV movie) — Kate O'Reilly Johnson / Kate Smith[7]
- Judging Amy (2001) — Julie Baker
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003) — Jane Damon
- Touched by an Angel (2003) — Deborah Jackson
- Charmed (2003) — Katrina
- Miss Match (2003) — Meaghan Smalls
- Numb3rs (2005) — Jessica Avery
- The Ex List (2009)
Stage work
- Present Laughter (1986)[8]
- Biloxi Blues (1986)
- Coastal Disturbances (1987)[3]
- Spoils of War (1989)[9]
- The Night of the Iguana[10]
- The Heidi Chronicles[10]
- The Good Doctor (2000)[11]
- Distracted (2007)[12]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
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- 1 2 3 Theatre World, 1987–1988 Archived October 3, 2025, at the Wayback Machine Crown Publishers, 1989, p. 204
- ↑ The Best Plays of 1987–1988 Archived October 3, 2025, at the Wayback Machine Applause Theatre Book Publishers, 1989, p. 400
- ↑ Oxford Reference : Coastal Disturbances OUP, 2023
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (November 6, 1987). "Film: 'Hiding Out'". The New York Times. p. C.21.
- ↑ Curran, Peggy (March 17, 2001). "Awash in all things Irish: Three offerings give fresh takes on Emerald Isle and its history". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. D.7.
- ↑ "Present Laughter".
- ↑ Wilson, Edwin (November 17, 1988). "Theater: Family Skirmishes; Shavian Melodrama". Wall Street Journal. p. 1.
- 1 2 Willis, John (1992). Theatre World 1990–1991. Hal Leonard. p. 179. ISBN 1-55783-125-4. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- ↑ Henerson, Evan (August 18, 2000). "Critics' Picks". Daily News. Los Angeles. p. L.5.
- ↑ "Distracted". Variety.