Ann Magnuson Biography (1956-)

Born January 4, 1956, in Charleston, WV; father, a lawyer; mother, a journalist; companion of Brad Dunning. Addresses: Manager: Gene Parseghian, Parseghian/Planco Management, 23 East 22nd St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10010.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, writer, comedienne, performance artist, director
Birth Details: January 4, 1956; Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Pamela Fleming, Vortex, B Movies, 1982
Woman in disco, The Hunger, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Malda, the feminist, Perfect Strangers (also known as Blind Alley), New Line Cinema, 1984
Cigarette girl, Desperately Seeking Susan, Orion, 1985
Isabelle, Sleepwalk (also known as Year of the Dog), Driver-Ottoskop, 1986
Frankie Stone, Making Mr. Right, Orion, 1987
Arzt, The Critical Years (also known as Les annees critiques), Dexter, 1987
Joyce Fickett, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (also known asJimmy Reardon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Herself, Mondo New York (documentary), Island, 1988
Herself, Heavy Petting (documentary), Academy Video, 1988
Shaleen McKussic, Tequila Sunrise, Warner Bros., 1988
Connie Hagen, Checking Out, Warner Bros., 1989
Doris, Love at Large, Orion, 1990
Moira Wolfson, Clear and Present Danger, Paramount, 1994
Calli, Cabin Boy, Buena Vista, 1994
(Uncredited) The madam, Tank Girl, United Artists, 1995
Terry Taverner, Before and After, Buena Vista, 1996
Sarah Fulton and Anna Rawlin, Levitation, Tenth Muse, 1997
Elaine, Still Breathing, October Films, 1998
Irene Abernathy, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks/Red Feather Photoplays, 1998
Loan secretary, Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (also known as I Awoke Early the Day I Died and I Woke Up Early the Day I Died), Cinequanon Pictures International, 1999
Katherine, Friends & Lovers, Lions Gate Films, 1999
Ms. Steinbacher, Love & Sex, Lions Gate Films, 2000
Housebound, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2000
Moira Leppenraub, The Caveman's Valentine, MCA/Universal, 2001
Kelly, Glitter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Barbara Rosen, Ghostlight, Mannic Productions, 2001
Lydia Lynch, Panic Room, Columbia, 2002
Sally, Night at the Golden Eagle, Shangri-La Entertainment, 2002
Karen Pollard, The United States of Leland, Paramount Classics, 2003
Voice of Squeaky, Live Freaky Die Freaky, Hellcat Pictures, 2003
Sarah Jane Tibbett, Open House, Bugeater Films, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Cohost, Alive from Off-Center, PBS, 1988
Catherine Hughes, Anything But Love, ABC, 1989-1992
Rita Dahlberg, Wanda at Large, Fox, 2003
Appeared as Paula, Damian Cromwell's Postcards from America.
Specials
"Ann Magnuson's Vandemonium" (also known as "Ann Magnuson's Vandemonium Plus" and "Vandemonium Plus"), Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1987
Darlene, "Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's" (also knownas "A Table at Ciro's"), Great Performances, PBS, 1987

Presenter, The 3rd Annual International Rock Awards, ABC, 1991
Host, Route 66: The Road West, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Host, The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
Host, "Rave," John Lee Hooker and Friends (also known as CrossChannel), Arts and Entertainment, 1992
In a New Light '94, ABC, 1994
Judge, The 1995 Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1995
Narrator, Shock Video 3: Turn-On TV, HBO, 1996
Narrator, Shock Video 6: Turn-On TV '98, HBO, 1998
Voices of Lalasha, Mom, and Zazzy, The Groovenians (animated), Cartoon Network, 2002
Interviewee, Night Bites: Women and Their Vampires, Women's Entertainment Channel, 2003
Episodic
"Made for TV," Alive from Off-Center, PBS, 1984
"Love Comics," New Television, WNYC (New York City), 1985
"Fallopia," Night Flight, USA Network, 1985
Women Aloud (also known as Funny Ladies), Comedy Central, 1992
Amanda Cox, "Command Performance," The John Larroquette Show, NBC,1996
Gina Pennetti Schmidt, "Caroline and the Kept Man," Caroline and the City, NBC, 1997
Kyra Sullivan, "Check Out Drew's Old Flame," The Drew Carey Show,ABC, 1997
Voice of Miss O'Keats, All Grown Up!, Nickelodeon, 2003
Also appeared as Eunice Puell, "Crisis in the Love Zone," The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Nickelodeon.
Movies
Darlene, Power, Passion and Murder, 1987
The Barefoot Executive, 1995
Lily Munster, The Munsters Scary Little Christmas, Fox, 1996
Drowning matron, Hugo Pool (also known as Pool Girl), The Movie Channel, 1997
Miniseries
Dee O'Hara, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
Television Director
Episodic
"Made for TV," Alive from Off-Center, PBS, 1984
Stage Appearances
Lavinia, Titus Andronicus, Pyramid Club, New York City, 1985
Sister Alice Tully Hall, "Alice Tully Hall and the Family: Transmissions," Serious Fun!, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1987
You Could Be Home Now, New York Shakespeare Festival, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1992
Colette, Four Dogs and a Bone, Manhattan Theatre Club, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1994
Ann Magnuson-2001: Yesterday's Tomorrow Today, Joe's Pub, Public Theatre, New York City, 2001
Rave Mom: One Woman's Mid-Life Crisis in the Last Year of the 20th Century (solo show), New York City, 2001
Appeared in After Dark, Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN; Occupational Hazards, Brattle Theatre, Boston, MA; Somewhere Outside ofOrlando, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, then Lhasa Club,Los Angeles; Tammy's Nightmare, L.A.C.E., Los Angeles, CA; The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City; and in showsat Coast Playhouse. Devised Upwardly Mobile, a tribute to Muzak that was held in an elevator of the Whitney Museum, New York City, 1982; performedin Art in Action show, Soguestu Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 1985; and Art on the Beach, Creative Time, Inc., Battery Park Landfill, New York City. Other appearances include A Christmas Special, The Kitchen (club), NewYork City; the cabaret productions No Entiendes and Pagan Place, both Palladium (dance club), New York City; appeared in nightclubs with Joey Arias in Salvador Dali and His Wife Gala, Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick,Charles Manson and Squeaky Fromme, Etc.; and in Duets with Eric Bogosian. Appeared at the Festival Della Donna, Bologna, Italy, 1982.
Stage Work
Producer and director of performance pieces A Tribute to Lawrence Welk, Putt-Putt Reggae, and The Stay-Free Mini-Prom, all at Club 57, New York City; Festival de San de Niro, Danceteria, New York City; and productions at the Pyramid Club and Folk City, both New York City, andat the Lhasa Club, Los Angeles.
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With Pulsallama) The Devil Lives in My Husband's Body, Y Records,1982
The Luv Show, Geffen, 1995
Also recorded (with Vulcan Death Grip) "Experimental Theatre" on Tellus: The Audio Cassette Magazine #18; and "Made for Radio" segments, TheUproar Tapes, Volume I, Antilles Records.
Albums with Bongwater
Breaking No New Ground, Shimmy Disc, 1987
Double Bummer, Shimmy Disc, 1988
Too Much Sleep, Shimmy Disc, 1989
The Power of Pussy, Shimmy Disc, 1991
The Big Sell-Out, Shimmy Disc, 1992
Box of Bongwater (compilation), Shimmy Disc, 1998
Also recorded Bongwater Plus. Singles include "You Don't Love Me Yet," Shimmy Disc, 1989.
Videos
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig, New Line Home Video, 2001
WRITINGS
Television
"Ann Magnuson's Vandemonium" (special; also known as "Ann Magnuson's Vandemonium Plus" and "Vandemonium Plus"), Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1987
Stage
You Could Be Home Now, New York Shakespeare Festival, Martinson Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1992
Also author of Tammy's Nightmare, L.A.C.E., Los Angeles, publishedin Drama Review.
Other
Contributor of fiction and travel articles to Conde Nast Traveler, High Times, Interview, L.A. Weekly, the Paper, Soho Weekly News, and Vogue.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, November 3, 1995, p. 63
Interview, August, 1988, p. 34; January, 1993, p. 66; September, 1995, p. 38
New York Observer, November 8, 1999, p. 31

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