Megan Cavanagh (born November 8, 1960) is an American actress, who is
best known for portraying Marla Hooch in A League of Their Own and the
voice of Judy Neutron in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and The Adventures
of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.Cavanagh was born November 8, 1960, in
Chicago, the daughter of Jim and Rita. Raised in River Forest along
with her four siblings, Cavanagh went to Oak Park and River Forest
High School, graduating at 16 in 1977. She attended Rosary College in
River Forest (now Dominican University), graduating in January
1982.Cavanagh was an original member (1984â€"1987) of the professional
theatre troupe New Age Vaudeville (formerly the Comedy Cabaret)
founded by Richard O'Donnell and Amy McKenzie. An Actor's Equity (AEA)
theatre troupe, the Comedy Cabaret landed a summer residence at
Peninsula Players in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, where it developed works
for a predominately tourist trade and then relocated to their winter
home in Chicago at CrossCurrents. Throughout her tenure, Megan
Cavanagh (who thus earned her Actors' Equity union card) starred in
numerous productions including the cult-hits An Evening with Elmore &
Gwendolyn Putts - The Neighbors Next Door and The TV Dinner Hour (the
latter featured IO Theater founder Del Close). Rick Kogan of the
Chicago Tribune hailed both productions as "Among the most polished
and clever productions of the season, a pair of devilishly inventive
and challenging shows that won over critics and audiences".Cavanagh
made her film debut in Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own starring
Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Lori Petty. Film critic Vincent Canby of
the New York Times praised the film writing ""A League of Their Own"
is one of the year's most cheerful, most relaxed, most easily
enjoyable comedies. It's a serious film that's lighter than air, a
very funny movie that manages to score a few points for feminism in
passing." He went on to list Cavanagh as among "the excellent
supporting players", as did film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum of the
Chicago Reader.
best known for portraying Marla Hooch in A League of Their Own and the
voice of Judy Neutron in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and The Adventures
of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.Cavanagh was born November 8, 1960, in
Chicago, the daughter of Jim and Rita. Raised in River Forest along
with her four siblings, Cavanagh went to Oak Park and River Forest
High School, graduating at 16 in 1977. She attended Rosary College in
River Forest (now Dominican University), graduating in January
1982.Cavanagh was an original member (1984â€"1987) of the professional
theatre troupe New Age Vaudeville (formerly the Comedy Cabaret)
founded by Richard O'Donnell and Amy McKenzie. An Actor's Equity (AEA)
theatre troupe, the Comedy Cabaret landed a summer residence at
Peninsula Players in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, where it developed works
for a predominately tourist trade and then relocated to their winter
home in Chicago at CrossCurrents. Throughout her tenure, Megan
Cavanagh (who thus earned her Actors' Equity union card) starred in
numerous productions including the cult-hits An Evening with Elmore &
Gwendolyn Putts - The Neighbors Next Door and The TV Dinner Hour (the
latter featured IO Theater founder Del Close). Rick Kogan of the
Chicago Tribune hailed both productions as "Among the most polished
and clever productions of the season, a pair of devilishly inventive
and challenging shows that won over critics and audiences".Cavanagh
made her film debut in Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own starring
Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Lori Petty. Film critic Vincent Canby of
the New York Times praised the film writing ""A League of Their Own"
is one of the year's most cheerful, most relaxed, most easily
enjoyable comedies. It's a serious film that's lighter than air, a
very funny movie that manages to score a few points for feminism in
passing." He went on to list Cavanagh as among "the excellent
supporting players", as did film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum of the
Chicago Reader.
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