Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy as Rosalie Octavius in Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man 2 - 2004

Biography

Born 03/07/1958

The petite, brunette Murphy garnered critical kudos and a handful of awards, including a 1994 Best Actress Tony, for her intense, dramatic portrayal of Fosca in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine stage musical "Passion". Portraying an ugly woman wracked by an unnamed illness who falls in love with a...
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Awards

  • In 1997, received Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special
  • In 1996, received Tony for Actress in a Musical
  • In 1996, received CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Drama Special or Series

Highlights

  • In 2007, Played Scarlett Johansson's mother in "The Nanny Diaries"
  • In 2007, Played Lotte Lenya in the Kurt Weil jukebox musical "LoveMusik"; earned a Tony nomination
  • In 2006, Co-starred in "The Fountain," written and directed by Darren Aronofsky

Family & Companions

  • Family: has six siblings; Murphy is the oldest
  • Justine Elliott: step-daughter (born c. 1976)

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