Ann Magnuson

ActorDirectorWriter Jan 4 (age 70) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S 1980–2025 (45 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ann Magnuson (born January 4, 1956) is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer who first gained prominence in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. The New York Times described her as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ann Magnuson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Film

Panic Room

Lydia Lynch

Film

Small Soldiers

Irene Abernathy

Film

Clear and Present Danger

Moira Wolfson

Film

The Hunger

Young Woman from Disco

Film

Tequila Sunrise

Shaleen McKussic

Film

Desperately Seeking Susan

Cigarette Girl

Film

The United States of Leland

Karen Pollard

Film

Tank Girl

The Madam

Filmography

Acting (70)

Movies (49)

The Fuzztones vs the World

2025

The Life of Sean DeLear

2024

as Self

A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985

2018

as Self

One More Time

as Lucille

Small Pond

as Luann

Jobriath A.D.

as Herself

Blank City

as Self

Woman's Picture

as Miriam

Happiness Runs

as Chad's Mom

Our House

as Geena

Open House

as Sarah Jane Tibbett

5.0

The Nomi Song

2004

as Self

6.2

The United States of Leland

2003

as Karen Pollard

6.5

Ghostlight

2003

as Barbara Rosen

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

as Self

Panic Room

as Lydia Lynch

The Groovenians

as Lalasha/Mom/Zazzy

Night at the Golden Eagle

as Sally

Glitter

as Kelly

The Caveman's Valentine

2001

as Moira

5.8

Love & Sex

2000

as Monique Steinbacher

Housebound

as Brandy

Friends & Lovers

as Katherine

Small Soldiers

as Irene Abernathy

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as Loan Secretary

Still Breathing

as Elaine

Hugo Pool

as Drowning Matron

Levitation

as Sarah

Before and After

as Terry Taverner

The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas

as Lily Munster

Tank Girl

as The Madam

The Barefoot Executive

1995

4.8

Clear and Present Danger

as Moira Wolfson

Cabin Boy

as Calli

Love at Large

as Doris

Heavy Petting

as Self

Mondo New York

as Poetry Reader

Tequila Sunrise

as Shaleen McKussic

Checking Out

as Connie Hagen

A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

as Joyce Fickett

Vandemonium Plus

Making Mr. Right

as Frankie Stone

Sleepwalk

as Isabelle

Desperately Seeking Susan

as Cigarette Girl

Made for TV

Perfect Strangers

as Malda

The Hunger

as Young Woman from Disco

Vortex

as Pamela Fleming

The Long Island Four

Television (21)

Gossip Girl

2021

as Donna Calloway

7.3

Star Trek: Picard

2020

as Admiral Kirsten Clancy

The Flight Attendant

as Janet Sokolov

Titans

as Jillian

The Man in the High Castle

as Caroline Abendsen

Looking

as Stina

Modern Family

as Shelley

American Dad!

as Lisa Collins (voice)

Unscripted

as Casting Agent

Quintuplets

as Yolanda

All Grown Up!

Wanda at Large

CSI: Miami

as Ms. Arena

The Groovenians

as Lalasha / Mom / Zazzy (voice)

From the Earth to the Moon

as Dee O'Hara

The Drew Carey Show

as Kyra Sullivan

Caroline in the City

as Gina Pennetti Schmidt

6.4

Frasier

1993

as Harvest

7.7

The John Larroquette Show

as Amanda Cox

Anything But Love

as Catherine Hughes

Alive from Off Center

1985

as Host

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Made for TV

Director

Made for TV

Writer