Roxanne Hart (born July 27, 1952) is an American actress. She played Brenda Wyatt in the 1986 film Highlander, and Nurse Camille Shutt on the CBS medical drama series Chicago Hope (1994–1998). Hart received a Tony Award nomination for her stage work.[1]
Roxanne Hart | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1952 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Philip Casnoff |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editHart was born in Trenton, New Jersey,[1] the daughter of Joan Irene (née McKee) and Edward J. Hart, Jr.[2] and the oldest of five children. Her father's work as a biology teacher[3] who worked with NASA science projects[4] took the family to Delaware, Colorado, Georgia, and Long Island as she grew up. She had no desire to act when she was young; she wanted to teach English at the college level. A course in Greek plays kindled her interest in acting when she was in college, and she decided to try that career.[3] She attended Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York,[5] and Webster College[6] and graduated from Skidmore College.[4]
Career
editHart gained early acting experience with the Syracuse Stage company. She went on to debut in a production of Equus in New York, after which she performed in national tour of that play.[4]
She appeared in several Broadway stage productions during 1980s, including the U.S. production of British playwright Peter Nichols' Passion, for which she received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination in 1983.[1][7] She played supporting roles in films including The Verdict (1982) and Oh, God! You Devil (1984),"Guns at Cyrano's," Philip Marlowe, Private Invedtigator(1986), before landing a role opposite Christopher Lambert in Highlander in 1986. She has also played starring and supporting roles in Pulse (1988), Once Around (1991) and Moonlight Mile (2002). Hart also starred in a number of made for television movies.
From 1994 to 1998, Hart played Nurse Camille Shutt in the CBS medical drama series Chicago Hope. She had recurring roles on the 1990s HBO sitcom Dream On and NBC's Medium (2006–2010), and the HBO comedy Hung (2010–2011). She also guest starred on ER, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, Oz, Grey's Anatomy, The Closer, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2016, Hart was cast in a recurring role on the second season of the ABC legal drama How to Get Away with Murder.[8]
Personal life
editHart married actor Philip Casnoff.[6] They have two sons.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Bell Jar | Uncredited | |
| 1982 | The Verdict | Sally Doneghy | |
| 1984 | Old Enough | Carla | |
| 1984 | Oh, God! You Devil | Wendy Shelton | |
| 1986 | Highlander | Brenda J. Wyatt | starring role |
| 1986 | The Little Sister | Sara | |
| 1988 | Pulse | Ellen | starring role |
| 1989 | Big Time | Diane | |
| 1991 | Once Around | Gail Bella | |
| 1998 | Meteorites! | Cath Johnson | |
| 2001 | Beyond the City Limits | Danelle 'Dan' Perry | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Mrs. Worther | |
| 2002 | Home Room | Mrs. Cartwright | |
| 2002 | Moonlight Mile | June Mulcahey | |
| 2003 | Easy | Jackie | |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Mom Platz | |
| 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | Officer's Wife | |
| 2007 | License to Wed | Mrs. Jones | |
| 2010 | The Cross-Stitch | Sassy | Short film |
| 2013 | Sex & Marriage | Cat | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Salomé | Herodias | |
| 2014 | A Reason | Annabelle Hilgrim | |
| 2015 | Miracle Polish | Monica | Short film |
| 2020 | Deceased Ones | Short film | |
| 2023 | Rachel Hendrix | Diane Wilson |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | One Life to Live | Isadora | Recurring role |
| 1981 | Kent State | Jean Arnold | Television film |
| 1982 | Tales of the Unexpected | Cara | Episode: "In the Bag" |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Sheila Fervitz | Episode: "Steele Waters Run Deep" |
| 1983 | Special Bulletin | Megan 'Meg' Barclay | Television film |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Jean Adrian | Episode: "Guns at Cyrano's" |
| 1986 | Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story | Carol Fennelly | Television film |
| 1986 | Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cim | Jan Cimo | Television film |
| 1987 | The Last Innocent Man | Jenny Stafford | Television film |
| 1990 | Against the Law | Lariane Piccaccio | Episodes: "The Second Man" and "Contempt" |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Janet Ralston | Episode: "Happily Ever After" |
| 1991 | Tagget | Annie Hartman | Television film |
| 1991 | Living a Lie | Grace | Television film |
| 1992–1993 | Dream On | Kate Gower | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 1994 | The Road Home | Dr. Buerring | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Tracy Carter | Episode: "Little Girl Lost" |
| 1997 | When Secrets Kill | Karen Newhall | Television film |
| 1997 | Our Mother's Murder | Anne Scripps Douglas | Television film |
| 1997 | Alone | Grace Ann | Television film |
| 1998 | Meteorites! | Cath Johnson | Television film |
| 1994–1996, 1998 | Chicago Hope | Nurse Camille Shutt | Series regular, 46 episodes Nominated — Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1995) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995-1997) |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Joan | Episode: "Judgment Day" |
| 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Caroline Whitman | Episode: "Mind Games" |
| 1999 | Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story | Betty Bonaduce | Television film |
| 1999 | ER | Mrs. Kottmeier | Episodes: "Humpty Dumpty" and "How the Finch Stole Christmas" |
| 2000 | The Runaway | Alice Davis | Television film |
| 2001 | Follow the Stars Home | Tess | Television film |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Judge Linda Karlin | Episode: "Judge Dread" |
| 2002 | The President's Man: A Line in the Sand | Lydia Mayfield | Television film |
| 2002 | The Agency | Elaine | Episode: "The Greater Good" |
| 2003 | Oz | Jessica Kirk | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Cheryl | Episode: "Identity Crisis" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Bobbi Olsen | Episode: "The House" |
| 2005 | House, M.D. | Margo Davis | Episode: "Poison" |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Cris Carlyle | Episode: "Dirty Bomb" |
| 2006 | Murder 101 | Betty Larch | Television film |
| 2006 | In from the Night | Ruth Miller Hammond | Television film |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Dana Seabury | Episode: "I Am a Tree" |
| 2006 | Day Break | Margaret Detweiler | Episode: "What If They Find Him?" |
| 2006 | Justice | Judge Madison | Episode: "Christmas Party" |
| 2007 | Bones | Cynthia Cole | Episode: "Stargazer in a Puddle" |
| 2008 | Grave Misconduct | Margo Lawrence | Television film |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Emily Hayes | Episode: "Grace" |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Nancy Lucas | Episode: "Heart & Soul" |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Andrea Benton | Episode: "Demonology" |
| 2009 | The Closer | Doris Osgood | Episode: "Make Over" |
| 2006–2010 | Medium | Lily Devalos | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Ellen | Episode: "Home Again" |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jean Tinsdale | Episode: "Father of the Bride" |
| 2010–2011 | Hung | Frances | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Shirley Bauer | Episode: "Cheap Burgundy" |
| 2015 | Merry Kissmas | Mrs. Joyner | Television film |
| 2016–2017 | How to Get Away with Murder | Sylvia Mahoney | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Code Black | Judith Blackwell | Episode: "Vertigo" |
| 2018 | A Stolen Life (Deadly Lessons) | Barbara | Television film |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Ava Ziegler | Episode: "Bastien Moreau" |
| 2021 | The Young and the Restless | Kim Dunaway | |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Maris Town | Episode: "Mother's Day" |
References
edit- ^ a b c The Broadway League. "Roxanne Hart -". IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths HART, EDWARD J." The New York Times. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Bennetts, Leslie (July 6, 1979). "Coming of Age In 'Loose Ends'". The New York Times. p. C 3. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c Vadeboncoeur, Joan E. (August 21, 1979). "Hart helps save Circle". Syracuse Herald-Journal. p. 24. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ le Sourd, Jacques (July 3, 1983). "Chappaqua 'nerd' is now a bombshell". The Reporter Dispatch. New York, White Plains. p. F 1. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Miller, Bruce R. (May 16, 1986). "Now producers cry, 'We gotta have Hart'". The Sioux City Journal. p. A 8. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ Michael Slezak. "'How to Get Away With Murder': Wilson Bethel, Adam Arkin Cast in Season 2". TVLine. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Lavin, Cheryl (August 18, 1995). "Hart Fond Of Hot Fudge Marshmallow Sundaes". Daily Gleaner. Canada, New Brunswick, York, Fredericton. p. Leisure 2. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.