Joycelyn O'Brien is an American actress who has appeared in American theater, film and television. She has appeared in several made-for-television movies, as well as episodes of television series such as Star Trek, Quantum Leap, The Nut House, and New Adam-12. She also played a maid in the movie Oscar (1991) and Gina in the movie The Mambo Kings (1992). She has acted in over a dozen plays, including Biloxi Blues and Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Biography
O'Brien is from Chicago, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University for drama, and spent a year at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Theater
She has been in several plays, including a role on Broadway in Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon, and the prequel Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Film and television
O'Brien appeared in The Nut House episode 21 Men and a Baby (1989), the Star Trek episode Allegiance (1990), the Quantum Leap episode Dreams (1991), and the New Adam-12 episode Families (1991).
She has appeared in eight television movies, including 1990 TV film Rock Hudson, When Time Expires (1997), Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995), and Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography (1994).
Her first movie role was as the housemaid of a Mafia don, played by Sylvester Stallone, in the movie Oscar (1991). She also appeared in The Mambo Kings (1992) as Gina.
References
- "Review: "Oscar" (1991)". The Viewer's Commentary. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- "Joycelyn O'Brien's First Movie Is With Sly Stallone, Thank You". Los Angeles Times. 1991-04-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ "Irish-American beauty Joycelyn O'Brien makes her movie debut in..." UPI. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "JOYCELYN O'BRIEN LIKED YELLING AT STALLONE". Deseret News. 1991-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- Rock Hudson at IMDb
- KING, SUSAN (1991-04-20). "Joycelyn O'Brien's First Movie Is With Sly Stallone, Thank You". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-27.