---
name: "Maryann Plunkett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maryann-plunkett"
fi1m_id: "maryann-plunkett"
imdb_id: "nm0687694"
tmdb_id: 171472
wikidata_id: "Q6781118"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T19:30:19.154749+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Maryann Plunkett

## Identity

Maryann Plunkett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maryann-plunkett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maryann-plunkett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0687694
- **TMDB ID:** 171472
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6781118
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryann_Plunkett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6781118, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687694/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/171472

Actor. Born 1 January 1953 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 2005–2019
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 76 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 78 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Family 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $427m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryann_Plunkett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6781118, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687694/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/171472

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Blue Valentine*](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood*](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Maryann Plunkett is an American actress and singer. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire and was a founding member of the Portland Stage Company. Her Broadway debut was as Sister Agnes in Agnes of God. In 1987 she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for playing Sally Smith in Me and My Girl. She received a second Tony nomination in 2024 for the musical adaptation of The Notebook.

Plunkett has appeared in films including The Squid and the Whale (2005) as Ms. Lemon, Blue Valentine (2010) as Glenda, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) as Joanne Rogers and Little Women (2019) as Mrs. Kirke. Television credits include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, House of Cards, Manifest and Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is married to actor Jay O. Sanders.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood* (2019), Fi1m 77, as Joanne Rogers — [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md)
- *Little Women* (2019), Fi1m 83, as Mrs. Kirke — [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, as Ellenore Kornish — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Glenda — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)
- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), Fi1m 83, as Ms. Lemon — [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *You Haunt Me* (2026), as Eileen Howardson
- *Showing Up* (2023), as Jean
- *Dr. Death* (2021), series, as Madeline Beyer
- *Real Talk* (2020), as Jacqui
- *Incidental Moments of the Day* (2020), as Barbara Apple
- *And So We Come Forth* (2020), as Barbara Apple
- *Tapes* (2020), Actor
- *What Do We Need to Talk About?* (2020), as Barbara Apple
- *Sorry* (2020), as Barbara Apple
- *Sweet and Sad* (2020), as Barbara Apple
- *Regular Singing* (2020), as Barbara Apple
- *That Hopey Changey Thing* (2020), as Barbara Apple
- *Little Women* (2019), as Mrs. Kirke — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood* (2019), as Joanne Rogers — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood.md)
- *Manifest* (2018), series, as Priscilla Landon
- *The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age* (2017), as Mary Gabriel
- *The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?* (2017), as Mary Gabriel
- *The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry* (2017), as Mary Gabriel
- *Bull* (2016), series, as Judge Donna
- *The Family Fang* (2016), as Camille Fang
- *Mad* (2016), as Mel
- *OM CITY* (2015), series, as Nancy
- *True Story* (2015), as Maureen Duffy
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Ellenore Kornish — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *House of Cards* (2013), series, as Evelyn
- *Fairhaven* (2013), as Maddy
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), as Glenda — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Pamela Pomeroy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Peter and Vandy* (2009), as Mom
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Adminstrator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), as Ms. Lemon — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)
- *Broadway's Lost Treasures II* (2004), as Sally Smith (segment "Me and My Girl")
- *Center Stage* (2000), as Mrs. Sawyer
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Eileen Bennett
- *Claire Dolan* (1998), as Mary Egan
- *Fools Rush In* (1997), as Heliport Mother
- *Breaking the Silence* (1992), as Eliza Becker
- *Deception: A Mother’s Secret* (1991), as Donna McKenzie
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Joanne Ellis, Lois Sutter, Mrs. Weldon — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Littlest Victims* (1989), as Barbara
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, as Lt. Cmdr. Susanna Leijten — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Theresa Cavanaugh
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Maggie Shore
- *Three Sovereigns for Sarah* (1985), as Anne Putnam Sr.
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Claire Vickers
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Mary McDermott — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Anne Putnam Sr.

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1987: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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