American actress
Marceline Hugot
Born Marceline A. Hugot
(1960-02-10 ) February 10, 1960 (age 64) [ 1] Occupation Actress Years active 1988–present
Marceline Hugot (born February 10, 1960) is an American stage and screen actress. Best known for playing Kathy Geiss on NBC sitcom 30 Rock , she has also appeared in the films Working Girl , Julie & Julia , To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar , and United 93 and the television shows Sex and the City , Ed , Onion News Network , The Leftovers , and Godless .
Life and career
Marceline A. Hugot was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and had dual citizenship in both the US and France . Her father, Francois Hugot, was a professor of French studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island .[ 2] She began acting on College Hill, Providence, Rhode Island , as a freshman in college. While studying in San Diego for a master's degree in theatre, Hugot landed roles in films such as Working Girl and Woody Allen's Alice before moving to television with Ellen , ER , Law & Order , and Spin City .
In the 2008 PBS film Jump at the Sun , directed by Sam Pollard , Hugot played 1940s radio personality Mary Margaret McBride opposite Kim Brockington's character Zora Neale Hurston . More recently, she starred as Shirley Hartland on AMC 's Better Call Saul , Gretel on Fox 's Gotham , and in the 2020 American black comedy thriller film Blow the Man Down alongside Annette O'Toole , June Squibb , and Margo Martindale .
On stage, Hugot performed in Eugene O'Neill 's A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Actors Theatre of Louisville Victor Jory Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky .[ 3] She also performed in Jackie Sibblies Drury 's Marys Seacole at Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT3 and as Aunt Dorothy in Craig Lucas 's play Prelude to a Kiss in 2007 on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre .[ 4] [ 5] Hugot is considered a character actress. "I'm the queen of cameos," says Hugot.[ 2] [ 6]
Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
Year
Title
Role
Theater
Jan 7 – 24, 1987
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Josie Hogan
Victor Jory Theatre
Nov 4 – 22, 1987
Coriolanus
Valeria
McCarter Theatre
Feb 3 – May 7, 1989
Measure for Measure
Francisca
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Nov 1, 1992 – Jan 31, 1993
Them...Within Us
Sarah
Theatre Row
Nov 3, 1998 – Jan 2, 1999
Twelfth Night
Maria
The Lansburgh Theatre
Apr 17 – Jun 5, 1999
The Cider House Rules, Part One: Here in St. Cloud's
Nurse Edna/Prostitute
Atlantic Theater Company Linda Gross Theater
Feb 17 – Apr 29, 2007
Prelude to a Kiss
Leah/Aunt Dorothy
American Airlines Theatre
Feb 9 – Mar 24, 2019
Marys Seacole
Merry
The Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center
References
^ "Marceline Hugot" . ETimes . The Times Group . Retrieved February 13, 2024 .
^ a b Bunch, Will (March 10, 2015). "Seen, Not Heard" . www.brownalumnimagazine.com . Brown. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
^ About the Artists. A Moon for the Misbegotten . Actors Theatre of Louisville.
^ PLAYBILL. What Did Critics Think of Jackie Sibblies Drury's "Marys Seacole"? Ruthie Fierberg. Feb 26, 2019.
^ Stewart, Zachary (February 25, 2019). "Marys Seacole and the Black Female Caretakers Who Make the World Go Round" . www.theatermania.com . Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
^ ‘Gotham’: Who Is Gretel In “Pena Dura” Episode? Marceline Hugot. 2paragraphs.com.
^ "Ozark Season 3 Cast Guide" . Decider . March 27, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2023 .
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