Maureen Mcgovern Biography (1949-)

Full name, Maureen Therese McGovern; born July 27, 1949, in Youngstown, OH; daughter of James Terrence and Mary Rita (maiden name, Welsh) McGovern; married a drummer (divorced, 1974). Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3604.

Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: July 27, 1949; Youngstown, Ohio

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Singer at party, The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
Sister Angelina, Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
Sister Angelina, Airplane II: The Sequel, 1982
Voice of Rachel, Joseph: King of Dreams (animated), Universal, 2000
Patty, The Cure of Boredom (also known as Sex & Bullets), Creative Light Entertainment, 2000
Film Work
Song Performer
"The Morning After," The Poseidon Adventure, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
"We May Never Love Like This Again," The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
"Wherever Love Takes Me," Gold, Allied Artists, 1974
"Can You Read My Mind?" Superman, Warner Bros., 1978
"We Could Have It All," The Last Married Couple in America, Universal, 1980
"Halfway Home," The Earthling, Filmways, 1981
Television Appearances
Specials
Placido Domingo ... Steppin' Out with the Ladies, CBS, 1980
The Christmas Songs, PBS, 1980
Mr. T and Emmanuel Lewis in "A Christmas Dream," NBC, 1984
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1986
"Irving Berlin's America," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
"Celebrating Gershwin" (also known as "The Jazz Age" and "'S Wonderful"),Great Performances, PBS, 1987
Sentimental Swing: The Music of Tommy Dorsey, PBS, 1987
All Star Gala at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1987
Calgary Olympic Holiday Special, ABC, 1987
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration, CBS, 1988
Maureen McGovern on Stage at Wolf Trap, PBS, 1988
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Special, CBS, 1988
CBS's Happy New Year America 1988, CBS, 1988
Our Common Future, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1990
A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 1990
Boston Pops: 4th of July Special with John Williams, PBS, 1991
Boston Pops: John Williams 10th Anniversary, PBS, 1991
The 27th Anniversary MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, syndicated, 1992
Christmas Songs with Mel Torme, Maureen McGovern, and Doc Severinson, PBS, 1992
National Memorial Day Concert, PBS, 1994
The Great Love Songs, PBS, 1995
Cohost, Orange Bowl Parade, CBS, 1995
Champions on Ice (also known as Disney's Champions on Ice),1996
Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, PBS, 1997
A Celebration of Ira Gershwin, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Happy Birthday, George Gershwin, PBS, 1998
George Gershwin 'S Wonderful, PBS, 1999
Host, 50 Years of the Four Freshmen, PBS, 1999
20th Anniversary--Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, 2000
Episodic
Later with Tom Snyder, 1979
One Life to Live, 1986
Mother, "What I Did for Love," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1987
Late Night with David Letterman, 1995
Voice, "They Craved Duckman's Brain!" Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1996

Singing voice of Ajax, "Vuuck, As in Duck," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
Singing voice of Ajax, "Short, Plush, and Deadly," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
Rolanda, 1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1997
Geraldo, 1998
Tinsel Tales, Fox, 2000
Mrs. Hatchigan, "Damsel," Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction?, Fox, 2000
Appeared on American Bandstand in the 1970s; also appeared on America's Talking; Body by Jake; CBS This Morning, CBS; Charles Grodin; Charlie Rose; Collecting; The Crier Report; Crook and Chase; Joan Rivers; Larry King; Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous; Live with Regis and Kathie Lee; Primetime Country, The Nashville Network; Sally Jesse Raphael; Today Show; and The Tonight Show, NBC.
Awards Presentations
The Grammy Awards, 1973
The Golden Globe Awards, 1975
The 39th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1985
The Classical Music Awards, Arts and Entertainment, 1988
Other
Cohost, Girls' Night Out, 1995
Dr. Berg, Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1998
It's a Dog's Life, PBS, 2000
Television Work
Episodic
Song performer, "Love Will Show You," "Me and Mr. Stenner," CBS Afternoon Playhouse, CBS, 1981
Song Performer
"Paper Bridges," Having Babies (movie; also known as Giving Birth), ABC, 1976
"Nothing Stays the Same," A Guide for the Married Woman (movie), ABC, 1978
"Different Worlds," Angie (series), ABC, 1979-1980
Stage Appearances
Maria Von Trapp, The Sound of Music, Pittsburgh Light Civic Opera,Pittsburgh, PA, 1981
South Pacific, Pittsburgh Light Civic Opera, 1982
Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1982
Luisa Contini, Nine, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1982
Mary, Brownstone, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1984
I Do, I Do, Windmill Theatre, Houston, TX, 1984
Guys and Dolls, Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, 1984
Mary Turner, Of Thee I Sing/Let 'em Eat Cake, Theatre at BrooklynAcademy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, and John F. Kennedy Center for the PerformingArts, Washington, DC, 1987
Polly Peachum, The Threepenny Opera, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1989
Mary Turner, Of Thee I Sing, Freud Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1998
Madame Emery, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Sundance Theatre, 1999
The Bengal Tiger's Ball (children's musical), Civic Theatres of Central Florida, Orlando, 1999
Maureen McGovern: With a Song in My Heart (concert), New York City, 2000
Eleanor, Letters from "Nam," John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Coronet Theatre, Los Angeles, both 2000
Performer at concerts and cabarets, including appearances at Poway Centerfor the Performing Arts, Poway, CA, Alice Tully Hall, and in San Francisco,CA.
Major Tours
Guys and Dolls, U.S. cities, 1984
I Do, I Do!, U.S. cities, 1984
Anna, The King and I, U.S. cities, 1998
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company, Minnesota Public Radio,1990-1992
Also appeared on The Howard Stern Show.
RECORDINGS
Albums
The Morning After, 20th Century, 1973
Nice to Be Around, 20th Century, 1974
Academy Award Performance, 20th Century, 1975
Maureen McGovern, Warner Curb, 1979
Maureen McGovern Greatest Hits, Curb, 1979
I Want to Learn to Fly, 1981
Another Woman in Love, CBS Records, 1987
State of the Heart, FM Masterworks, 1988
Naughty Baby, CBS, 1989
Christmas with Maureen McGovern, Sony Classical, 1990
Baby I'm Yours, RCA, 1992
Out of This World: McGovern Sings Arlen, Sterling/Koch, 1996
The Music Never Ends: The Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Sterling/Koch, 1997
The Pleasure of His Company, Sterling/Koch, 1998
Take My Hand: Songs from the 100 Acre Wood, Disney, 1998
With a Song in My Heart: The Great Songs of Richard Rodgers, Readers Digest Music, 2000
Contributor to albums, including Greatest Hits of the 1900's, CBS,1985; Save Your Nights for Me, CBS, 1985; Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake, CBS, 1987; Cole Porter's Nymph Errant, EMI, 1990; David Shire at the Movies, Bay Cities, 1991; Love Songs: Domingo, McGovern, Patinkin, and Vaughn, Sony, 1992; Jay Leonhart with His Friends--Live at Fat Tuesday's, DRG, 1993; Amen! A Gospel Celebration, Telarc,1994; Christmas, 1995; Happy Birthday, George Gershwin, 1997;Pulse, Disney Entertainment/Magic Productions, 1999; The S.T.A.G.E.Series, LML Music, 1999; and The Trotter Trio: The Fantasticks in Jazz, Fynsworth Alley, 2000; also contributor to Domingo Performs Bernstein, Lucuona, Holdridge, and Others; Domingo Performs Holdridge, Hirsch, Ortolani, and Others; and Leonard Bernstein: Greatest Hits.
Singles include "The Morning After," 20th Century, 1972; "I Won't Last aDay without You," 20th Century, 1973; "Nice to Be Around," 20th Century, 1974; "Even Better Than I Know Myself," 20th Century, 1975; "Wherever Love TakesMe," 1975; "We May Never Love like This Again," 20th Century, 1975; "The Continental," 20th Century, 1976; "Different Worlds," Warner/Curb, 1979; "Can YouRead My Mind?" Warner/Curb, 1979; "We Could Have It All," Maiden Voyage, 1980; "Halfway Home," Maiden Voyage, 1980; "The Bottom Line," Maiden Voyage, 1981; "A Love until the End of Time," CBS, 1985; "I Could Have Been a Sailor," CBS, 1987; "The Same Moon," CBS, 1988; and "Baby I'm Yours," BMG, 1992.
Videos
I Could Have Been a Sailor, 1986
Anyone Who Had a Heart, 1990
Ordinary Miracles, 1997
WRITINGS
Stage
Composer, I'm Mad at the Moon (children's concert; lyrics by MaryGrace Dembeck), 1997
Cocreator and composer, The Bengal Tiger's Ball (children's musical), Civic Theatres of Central Florida, 1999
Songs
Composer of numerous songs, including "Midnight Storm," 20th Century, 1973; "If I Wrote You a Song," 20th Century, 1973; "All I Want (All I Need)," 20th Century, 1974; "Memory," 20th Century, 1974; "Little Boys and Men," 20th Century, 1974; "Love Knots," 20th Century, 1974; "Count Me In," 1978; "Still Looking for a Man," Epic, 1978; "Wounded Dove," 1978; "Love Is a Game," Epic,1978; "Thief in the Night," Epic, 1978; "You Love Me Too Late," Epic, 1979; "Don't Stop Now," Warner/Curb, 1979; "Hello Again," 1979; "Halfway Home," 1980; and "Moonsnacks and Assorted Nuts," 1997.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Maureen McGovern Web Site, http://www. aureenmcgovern.com, July 12, 2001

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