Mary Catherine McCormack (born February 8, 1969^[1]) is an American actress. She has had leading roles as Justine Appleton in the series Murder One (1995–97), as Deputy National Security Adviser Kate Harper in The West Wing (2004–06), as Mary Shannon in In Plain Sight (2008–12), and as Peggy in the comedy series The Kids Are Alright (2018–19).

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Her film roles include Private Parts (1997), Deep Impact (1998), True Crime (1999), K-PAX (2001), Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) and 1408 (2007).

Early life[edit]

McCormack was born in Plainfield, New Jersey.^[1] She is the daughter of clinical therapist Norah and car dealership and ice cream parlor owner William McCormack.^[2] Her parents divorced in 1990.^[3] Her sister Bridget is the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court^[4] and a former professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School.^[5] Her brother William is an actor, writer and producer^[6] who has appeared in a recurring role as FBI agent Robert O'Connor on In Plain Sight.

In 1987, McCormack graduated from the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, New Jersey. In 1991, she received her BA in comparative arts, specifically painting and creative writing, from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.^[7]

Career[edit]

McCormack began her acting career at age 12, performing in Gian Carlo Menotti'sChristmas operaAmahl and the Night Visitors.^[8] She continued her stage work in musicals and finished an acting program at the William Esper Studio.^[3] She has worked in New York theater productions, including The Atlantic Theater Company, Alice's 4th Floor, and Naked Angels,^[1] where she appeared in Jon Robin Baitz's A Fair Country.^[9]

McCormack portrayed Justine Appleton on Murder One (1995–1997)^[3] and also starred in the HBO series K Street, which aired for only ten episodes.^[10] She starred in Howard Stern's movie Private Parts in 1997.^[3] In 2004, McCormack joined the cast of The West Wing as Deputy National Security Advisor and ex-CIA officer Kate Harper. Her character soon became a recurring role and remained throughout the last three seasons until the series finale.^[11]

McCormack starred in the USA Network series In Plain Sight. She portrayed Mary Shannon, a deputy United States marshal attached to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, office of the Federal Witness Security Program (WITSEC), more commonly known as the Federal Witness Protection Program. On July 28, 2010, the show was renewed for its fourth and fifth seasons, to run in 2011 and 2012.^[12] The show was ended in 2011, making the fifth season its last.^[13] After its end, McCormack was cast as the lead in Kari Lizer's untitled comedy pilot on ABC.^[14]

McCormack was nominated for the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for the role of Gretchen in the 2008 Broadway revival of Boeing Boeing.^[15]

In 2012, McCormack reunited with the cast of The West Wing to film a video that served both as a reminder that U.S. voters should vote for non-partisan candidates when they cast their ballots and as a video promoting McCormack's sister's ultimately successful judicial candidacy for the Michigan State Supreme Court.^[16]

In October 2013, McCormack started filming scenes for A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island alongside Frank Grillo, AnnaSophia Robb, Minnie Driver, Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, Ed Westwick, Christopher McDonald and Maggie Q.^[17] The film is directed by Aram Rappaport and produced by Hilary Shor, Atit Shah and Aaron Becker.^[18][19][20]Jekyll Island is set to release in 2016.^{[citation needed]}Detention basin.

In 2016, McCormack played a supporting role in the Amazon.com exclusive special An American Girl Story - Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas alongside Alyvia Alyn Lind, who played the title character.

Beginning in 2018, McCormack began starring in the ABC sitcom The Kids Are Alright as Catholic family matriarch Peggy Cleary.

Personal life[edit]

In July 2003, McCormack married director and producer Michael Morris.^[21] Together they have three daughters.^[22]

McCormack is the godmother of In Plain Sight co-star Fred Weller's daughter.^[23]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Theatre[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Mary McCormack'. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
2. ^Mary McCormack Biography (1969-) Film Reference.com
3. ^ ^abcdMichael A. Lipton (April 7, 1997). 'Buddy Mary'. People.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
4. ^Mike Householder (November 9, 2012). 'GOP Holds on to Michigan Supreme Court Majority'. Insurance Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
5. ^'Bridget M. McCormack, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Clinical Professor of Law'Archived 2012-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Bio at Michigan Law
6. ^Frazier Moore (June 1, 2008). ''In Plain Sight': Mary McCormack relishes chance to play a character with flaws'. The Herald. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
7. ^'Trinity College Alumni Pages Class of 1991'. Trinity College. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
8. ^'Mary McCormack talks to female soldiers at Memorial Day concert'. Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
9. ^'Mary McCormack National Memorial Day Concert PBS'. www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
10. ^Andreeva, Nellie; Andreeva, Nellie (2012-02-19). 'Mary McCormack Set As The Lead In Kari Lizer's ABC Comedy Pilot'. Deadline. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
11. ^James Hibberd (February 19, 2012). ''West Wing' actress to star in ABC comedy pilot'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
12. ^Seidman, Robert (July 28, 2010). ''In Plain Sight' Renewed by USA for Two More Seasons'. TVbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
13. ^James Hibberd (August 11, 2011). 'USA cancels In Plain Sight'. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
14. ^Vlada Gelman (February 19, 2012). 'Mary McCormack Cast in ABC Comedy Pilot'. TVLine.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
15. ^Nominations Tony Awards
16. ^Dawson Bell (September 20, 2012). 'West Wing casts reunites for Bridget Mary McCormack'. www.mccormackforjustice.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
17. ^Kroll,Justin. ''The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)'. Variety.
18. ^Kroll, Justin. ''The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)'. Variety. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
19. ^Kroll, Justin (October 29, 2013). ''The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)'. Variety.
20. ^Kroll, Justin (December 2, 2013). 'Mary McCormack Joins Ensemble 'Conspiracy on Jekyll Island''. Variety.
21. ^Jordan, Julie (April 22, 2011). 'Mary McCormack Expecting Third Child'. People.
22. ^Jordan, Julie (September 11, 2011). 'Mary McCormack Welcomes a Daughter'. People. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
23. ^Brian Gallagher (June 1, 2008). 'Mary McCormack and Frederick Weller Dish on In Plain Sight'. Movieweb. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

External links[edit]

• Mary McCormack on IMDb
• Mary McCormack at the Internet Broadway Database

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Her character soon became a recurring role and remained throughout the last three seasons until the series finale.McCormack starred in the series. She portrayed Mary Shannon, a deputy United States marshal attached to the, office of the Federal Witness Security Program (WITSEC), more commonly known as the. On July 28, 2010, the show was renewed for its fourth and fifth seasons, to run in 2011 and 2012. The show was ended in 2011, making the fifth season its last. After its end, McCormack was cast as the lead in 's untitled comedy pilot on ABC.McCormack was nominated for the 2008 for the role of Gretchen in the 2008 revival of.In 2012, McCormack reunited with the cast of The West Wing to film a video that served both as a reminder that U.S.

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