Laurie Kennedy

Laurie Ewing Kennedy (born February 14, 1945) is an American stage, screen and television actress. She is the daughter of actor Arthur Kennedy. in February 1945, the daughter of actor Arthur Kennedy and stage actress Mary Cheffey. In 1953, her parents purchased a home in Westport, Connecticut. and thus Kennedy spent the bulk of her formative years in the Northeastern United States. It was while attending Solebury School in Pennsylvania that Kennedy first realized that she was meant to be an actor. After her freshman year at Sarah Lawrence College, Kennedy apprenticed under Nikos Psacharopoulos at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, where she gave what would prove but the first of several performances as Irina, the youngest of Chekhov's Three Sisters (a role Kennedy would reprise twice at Williamstown and once at Los Angeles Music Center's Mark Taper Forum.

In 1979, for her performance as Violet Robinson in Shaw's Man and Superman, Kennedy received the Derwent Award, the Theatre World Award, and a Best Featured Actress Tony nomination.

On screen, Kennedy portrayed Pat Lawford in the 1983 miniseries, Kennedy.

Personal life From 1980 until his death in 2016, Kennedy was married to writer D. Keith Mano.

Filmography

The Wedding Party (1969) – Wedding Guest The Edge of Night Unknown episodes (1972) – Dr. Phoebe Smith Jamieson #3 Harry O Ep. "Anatomy of a Frame" (1975) – Libby Weld Police Woman Ep. Mother Love (1976) – Anne Magruder Emergency! Ep. "The Game" (1976) – Paramedic Coordinator (uncredited) Ep. "Paper Work" (1977) – Nurse Patterson Diary of the Dead (1976) – Ellie Standing Room Only Ep. "Sherlock Holmes" (1981) – Alice Faulkner St. Elsewhere Ep. "Baron Von Munchausen" (1983) – Nan Kennedy 5 episodes (1983) – Pat Lawford Twisted (1985) – Peg Yaeger Choices (1986) – Ellen As the World Turns Ep. dated October 12, 1987 (1987) – Liz Evans Monsters (1989) Ep. "Portrait of the Artist" – Lucille Clay Law and Order Ep. "Life Is Choice" (1991) – Barbara Donovan Ep. "Mad Dog" (1997) – Trial Judge Edna Shields Ep. "Cherished" (1998) – Trial Judge Bonnie Shields Ep. "Missing" (2002) – Trial Judge Shields The Perfect Tribute (1991) – Mrs. Blair Swans Crossing Unknown episodes (1992) – Cornelia Booth Homicide: Life on the Street Ep. "A Model Citizen" – Felicity Weaver Ep. "Scene of the Crime" – Felicity Weaver Ep. "Pit Bull Sessions" – Felicity Weaver Ep. "Secrets" – Felicity Weaver Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997) – FBI Receptionist The Love Letter (1998) – Lavinia Whitcomb Third Watch Ep. "The Long Guns" (2002) – Sonia Oz Ep. "Sonata da Oz" (2003) – Sanford Law and Order: Criminal Intent Ep. "Blink" (2003) – Professor Eileen Kray Winter Passing (2005) – Nun The Bedford Diaries Ep. "The Passion of the Beaver" (2006) Iris (2009) – Iris Armless (2010) – Marie Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Ep. "Valentine's Day" (2012) – Mrs. Hartwell Madam Secretary Ep. "You Say You Want a Revolution" (2015) – Mrs. Burke Crashing Ep. "Julie" (2017) City on a Hill Ep. "Boston Bridges, Falling Down" (2022) – Molly Murphy Ep. Whipping Post (2022) – Molly Murphy