Jennifer Mudge
Jennifer Mudge (born August 16, 1978) is an American television and stage actress.
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | August 16, 1978
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse |
Stage work
Mudge attended Rhode Island College and trained at Trinity Repertory Company.[1]
Mudge made her screen debut in a 2003 episode of Hack. She made her off-Broadway debut in 2003 at the 59E59 Theaters, in a production of The Stendhal Syndrome by Terrence McNally, starring Richard Thomas and Isabella Rosselini.[2] Since then she has appeared on Broadway in The Philanthropist with Matthew Broderick and Steven Weber, and off-Broadway as Lula in Dutchman (play)[3] with Dulé Hill (Drama Desk Awards Nomination: Outstanding Actress in a Play) Fault Lines with Josh Lucas and Noah Emmerich; The Geometry of Fire; The Pavilion; Only the End of the World with Michael Emerson; Ooorah! at the Atlantic Theatre Company; The Big Meal at Playwrights Horizons; and Don't Go Gentle with Michael Cristofer.[4]
She played the part of Debra Whitehead in Season 1 of Boss in 2011.
In 2014 she portrayed "Gloria" in the Broadway production of Rocky, an original role written specifically for the production; this was followed by a reunion with Fiasco Theatre in a re-mounted production of Into the Woods in 2014 and 2015 for Roundabout Theatre, reprising the role of "The Witch," for which she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Awards - Best Leading Actress in a Musical. This was followed by the Manhattan Theatre Club production of "Of Good Stock" with Alicia Silverstone.
She married actor Chris Henry Coffey in 2014.
References
- Thomas, Ryan (2005-11-29). "'Cat' Woman". Backstage.
- "The Stendhal Syndrome". Internet Off-Broadway Database. 2004-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- "Jennifer Mudge to Join Dulé Hill in Cherry Lane's Dutchman – Playbill.com". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- Winer, Linda (2010-10-24). "'Don't Go Gentle' review: judge to defender". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-05-29.