Sharon Lawrence
| Sharon Lawrence | |
|---|---|
 Sharon Lawrence in 2013 | |
| Born |
Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence June 29, 1961 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Apostle (m. 2002) |
| Website |
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Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence (born June 29, 1961) is an American actress, singer, and dancer.[1] She is best known for the role of Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in the ABC drama series NYPD Blue. The role garnered her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[2]
Early life
Lawrence was born in Charlotte, North Carolina,[1] the daughter of Earlyn, an education administrator and Head Start supervisor, and Tom Lawrence, a television news reporter for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3] She grew up in Charlotte, moved to Raleigh in her Junior year of high school, graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School and then University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4]
Career
Lawrence began her acting career on Broadway stage in the 1987 revival of Cabaret.[4] In 1990, she performed in Fiddler on the Roof.[1] She appeared in a number of television movies and series in the 1990s, like Cheers, and Star Trek: Voyager. In 1993 she was cast as Assistant District Attorney Sylvia Costas in the ABC police drama series NYPD Blue created by Steven Bochco. Her consistently praised performance earned the actress three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations from 1993 to 1996, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in 1996.[4] In 1996 she left the show for her own comedy series Fired Up on NBC.[5] The series was canceled after two seasons. She later returned in NYPD Blue as a regular, and left the show in 1999, after her character was killed.[6]
Lawrence starred with Betty White and Alfred Molina on the short-lived sitcom Ladies Man from 1999 to 2001.[2] She played Velma Kelly in the Broadway musical Chicago in 2000.[1] She also had a series regular role on the CBS supernatural drama Wolf Lake from 2001 to 2002.[2] In film, she co-starred in Gossip (2000), Little Black Book (2004), and The Alibi (2006).
Lawrence guest starred on many television dramas and sitcoms in the 2000s. She played Maisy Gibbons, a housewife/prostitute in season one of Desperate Housewives. She also appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Boston Legal, Monk, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Mentalist, and Body of Proof. She had a regular role on the short-lived CW teenage drama series Hidden Palms (2008), as Tess Wiatt, and was seen in the Canadian cable television drama The Line in 2009.
In 2009, Lawrence was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal as Izzie Stevens' mother on Grey's Anatomy.[4][7] In April 2010, Lawrence joined Josh Schwartz's CBS pilot Hitched.[8] In October 2010, she began a recurring role on One Tree Hill as Sylvia Baker, the mother of Julian Baker (Austin Nichols) who comes to Tree Hill from Los Angeles to plan the upcoming wedding of Julian and Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush). She also played the lead character mother in a Lifetime comedy-drama Drop Dead Diva from 2009 to 2013.[9] Also, she played the birthmother of Dr. Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander) in the TNT television series Rizzoli & Isles, although in real life the actresses are only 12 years apart.[10] In recent years, Lawrence also starred in several independent films.[11] In 2013 she was cast in Chris Carter thriller drama series The After.[12] The show was set to premiere on Amazon Studios in 2014.[13][14][15] The series was cancelled by Amazon before its premiere on January 5, 2015.[16] In March, 2015, Lawrence was cast in the ABC comedy-drama pilot Mix.[17][18]
Personal life
In 2002, Lawrence married Dr. Tom Apostle.[4] Their wedding was held at the Greek Orthodox church Saint Sophia, the same Los Angeles church in which her character, Sylvia Costas, in NYPD Blue married Detective Andy Sipowicz. Lawrence has played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home and performed in benefits for Alzheimer's Association in Los Angeles called Night at Sardi's and the What A Pair show for the John Wayne Breast Cancer Center
Lawrence is the Chairman of the Women In Film Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Women In Film, which since 1973 has advanced professional opportunities for women in the global entertainment marketplace. She supports Global Green and World Wildlife Fund to protect the environment and endangered species. She is an avid scuba diver.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bloodfist V: Human Target | Jewellry Store Clerk | |
| 1994 | In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance | Unknown | Television film |
| 1994 | Someone She Knows | Sharon | Television film |
| 1994 | The Shaggy Dog | Beth Daniels | Television film |
| 1995 | The Face on the Milk Carton | Sada Sands | Television film |
| 1995 | The Heidi Chronicles | Jill | Television film |
| 1995 | Degree of Guilt | Mary Carelli | Television film |
| 1996 | A Friend's Betrayal | Nina Talbert | Television film |
| 1996 | The Uninvited | Pattie Johnson | Television film |
| 1997 | Five Desperate Hours | Clair Ballard | Television film |
| 1997 | The Only Thrill | Joleen Quillet | Television film |
| 1999 | Blue Moon | Cass Medieros | Television film |
| 1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Dori Thorell | Television film |
| 2000 | Gossip | Detective Kelly | |
| 2002 | Atomic Twister | Corrine Maguire | Television film |
| 2003 | Word of Honor | Marcy McClure Tyson | Television film |
| 2003 | Fly Cherry | Cherry's mom | Short film |
| 2004 | Little Black Book | Stacy's mom | |
| 2004 | D-Minus | Susan | Short film |
| 2005 | Nearing Grace | Mrs. Ash | Uncredited |
| 2005 | I? | Karen | Short Film |
| 2006 | Augusta, Gone | Martha Tod Dudman | Television film |
| 2006 | The Alibi | Judith Hatch | |
| 2006 | Fool Me Once | Maureen | Short film |
| 2011 | Talker | Mary | Short film |
| 2011 | The Perfect Family | Agnes Dunn | |
| 2012 | Middle of Nowhere | Fraine | |
| 2012 | The Nuclear Family | Karen | Television film |
| 2012 | iVOTE | Marni | Short film |
| 2012 | The Visit | Ginny (mother of Diana) | Short film |
| 2013 | Jimmy | Judge Robinson | |
| 2014 | Born to Race 2: Fast Track | Mrs. Dalton | |
| 2014 | Starving in Suburbia | Dr. Klein | Television film |
| 2014 | Grace. | Sonia | |
| 2014 | Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind | Angela Cruz | |
| 2014 | Somebody's Mother | Alice | Short film |
| 2014 | The Bridge Partner | Olivia Korhonen | Short film |
| 2015 | Solace | Mrs. Ellis | |
| 2015 | Perception | Katherine Stenson | |
| 2015 | If I Could Tell You | Sara Linda | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Norma Helmutz | Episode: "Drone of Arc" |
| 1993 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Paulette | Episode: "Parental Guidance Recommended" |
| 1993 | Cheers | Rachel | Episode: "The Guy Can't Help It" |
| 1993-1999 | NYPD Blue | Sylvia Costas | Series regular, 99 episodes |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Amelia Earhart | Episode: "The 37's" |
| 1996 | Caroline in the City | Maddie | Episode: "Caroline and the Proposal" |
| 1997 | Superman | Maxima | Episode: "Warrior Queen" |
| 1997-1998 | Fired Up | Gwen Leonard | Series regular, 28 episodes |
| 1999-2001 | Ladies Man | Donna Stiles | Series regular, 30 episodes |
| 2001-2002 | Wolf Lake | Vivian Cates | Series regular, 9 episodes |
| 2002 | Philly | Tabitha Davenport | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Maggie Peterson | Episode: "Chameleon" |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Andrea Adelstein | Episode: "Predictive Neglect" |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Judge Rita Sharpley | Episode: "Head Cases" |
| 2004-2005 | Desperate Housewives | Maisy Gibbons | 3 episodes |
| 2006-2008 | Monk | Linda Fusco | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Hidden Palms | Tess Wiatt | Series regular, 8 episodes |
| 2008-2009 | The Line | Jayne | Series regular, 15 episodes |
| 2008 | Dirt | Cassie Hope | Episode: "God Bless the Child" |
| 2008 | The Capture of the Green River Killer | Fiona Remus | TV Mini-Series |
| 2008 | The Prince of Motor City | Dorothy Riley | TV pilot |
| 2008-2009 | Privileged | Shelby Smith | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Elena Bancroff | Episode: "Life on the Line" |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Robbie Stevens | Episode: "No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)" |
| 2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dr. Trundle | Episode: "Vehicular Fellatio" |
| 2009 | Community | Doreen | Episode: "Politics of Human Sexuality" |
| 2009-2013 | Drop Dead Diva | Bobbie Dobkins | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Melba Walker Shannon | Episode: "Bleeding Heart" |
| 2010 | Hitched | Judy Reynolds | TV pilot |
| 2010 | Blue Belle | Judy | 2 episodes "Goin' To Vegas & Komshe Thunderfuck" (Web series) |
| 2010-2011 | One Tree Hill | Sylvia Baker | 6 episodes |
| 2011 | The Glades | Georgia Lancer | Episode: "Moonlighting" |
| 2011 | American Dad! | Scarlett Reynolds | Episode: "The Scarlett Getter" |
| 2012 | BlackBoxTV | Debrah Stratford | Episode: "Silverwood: Red Ink" |
| 2012-2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Dr. Hope Martin | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Body of Proof | Julia Stone | Episode: "Committed" |
| 2014[19] | The After | Francis | TV pilot |
| 2014 | Matador | Emily Taft | Episodes: "Everything Old Is New Again" and "Mala Sangre" |
| 2015 | Mix | Stella Ruiz | TV pilot |
| 2015 | Blunt Talk | Sophie | Episode: "All My Relationships End in Pain" |
| 2016 | Game of Silence | Diana Stockman | Season 1 - 6 Episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Won |
| 1995 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1998 | Viewers for Quality Television Award | Best Recurring Player | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 1999 | Satellite Award | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | NYPD Blue | Nominated |
| 2007 | Method Fest Independent Film Festival | Best Actress | Fool Me Once | Won |
| 2007 | Prism Award | Best Performance in a TV-Movie | Augusta, Gone | Nominated |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Grey's Anatomy | Nominated |
| 2013 | Black Reel Award | Best Ensemble | Middle of Nowhere | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sharon Lawrence". The Broadway League. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Sharon Lawrence". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Sharon Lawrence Biography (1961?-)". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sharon Lawrence Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "I've heard that Sharon Lawrence won't be returning to... - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1996-07-28. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ Starr, Michael (1999-01-15). "Sharon Out Of The Blue | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ Malcom, Shawna (2009-09-14). "Costar Sharon Lawrence: Katherine Heigl Will Be a Great Mom - Babies, Katherine Heigl, Sharon Lawrence". People.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Sharon Lawrence Gets Hitched". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "'Drop Dead Diva' Bulks Up on Guest Stars as Season 5 Returns (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Rizzoli & Isles Exclusive: NYPD Blue's Sharon Lawrence to Play Maura's Biological Mom - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2013-06-06). "Sharon Lawrence Books Trio Of Roles (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Quartet Join Amazon Drama Pilot 'The After', 'Bosch' Casts One". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Amazon Green-Lights Drama Pilots Starring Titus Welliver, Sharon Lawrence - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ ' + data.results.personName + ' (2013-10-31). "Amazon orders Michael Connelly pilot ‘Bosch,’ details ‘X-Files’ creator’s ‘The After’ - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ Barrett, Annie. "'The After': First look at new Chris Carter pilot | Inside TV | EW.com". Insidetv.ew.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "Chris Carter Drama Series ‘The After’ Not Going Forward At Amazon Studios - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "Echo Kellum Joins CW Pilot ‘Dead People’, Sharon Lawrence Cast In ABC’s ‘Mix’ - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rashida Jones's ABC pilot Mix adds NYPD Blue star Sharon Lawrence". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (1970-01-01). "Four Amazon Pilots Go To Series, 1 On Hold". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
External links
- Official website
- Sharon Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database
- Sharon Lawrence at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sharon Lawrence on Twitter
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