Deirdre O'Connell (born June , ) is an American character actress who
has worked extensively on stage, screen, and television.O'Connell
began her career at Stage One, an experimental theatre at the Boston
Center for the Arts. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of
The Front Page, and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the
off-Broadway production Love and Anger. She is the recipient of two
Drama-Logue Awards and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for
her stage work in Los Angeles.O'Connell made her screen debut in Tin
Men. Additional film credits include State of Grace, Straight Talk,
Leaving Normal, Fearless, City of Angels, Hearts in Atlantis,
Imaginary Heroes, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wendy and
Lucy, What Happens in Vegas, Secondhand Lions, and Synecdoche, New
York.O'Connell's first television credit was Fernwood Night in . She
was a regular on L.A. Doctors and has made numerous guest appearances
on series such as Kate & Allie, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Six Feet
Under, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Nurse Jackie. From -,
O'Connell appeared on six episodes of Law & Order, four of them as Dr.
Valerie Knight, Anita Van Buren's oncologist in Season .
has worked extensively on stage, screen, and television.O'Connell
began her career at Stage One, an experimental theatre at the Boston
Center for the Arts. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of
The Front Page, and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the
off-Broadway production Love and Anger. She is the recipient of two
Drama-Logue Awards and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for
her stage work in Los Angeles.O'Connell made her screen debut in Tin
Men. Additional film credits include State of Grace, Straight Talk,
Leaving Normal, Fearless, City of Angels, Hearts in Atlantis,
Imaginary Heroes, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Wendy and
Lucy, What Happens in Vegas, Secondhand Lions, and Synecdoche, New
York.O'Connell's first television credit was Fernwood Night in . She
was a regular on L.A. Doctors and has made numerous guest appearances
on series such as Kate & Allie, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Six Feet
Under, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Nurse Jackie. From -,
O'Connell appeared on six episodes of Law & Order, four of them as Dr.
Valerie Knight, Anita Van Buren's oncologist in Season .
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