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Carolyn Lee Hennesy is an American actress, author, and animal advocate, who is best known for her work throughout film and television. Hennesy‘s early work consisted of guest appearances and roles in shows and television movies, including Dark Justice and in Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare. She then rose to prominence when she was cast in a recurring role in Dawson's Creek. She followed this with a series of guest appearances until she gained international acclaim after landing the role of Diane Miller on the daytime television series General Hospital, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Follow this, she was cast in more recurring roles in shows such as Cougar Town, Revenge, and Jessie. She also received much credibility for her role in The Bay, for which she won her first Daytime Emmy Award.
Birth Name
Carolyn Lee Hennesy
Born
Sunday, 10 June 1962
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Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Daughterhood | Carrie | 3172 |
Echo Base | Kathleen Wolff | 2023 |
Diamond in the Rough | Stella Archebold | 2022 |
Big Nate | Mrs. Godfrey (voice) / Mrs. Godfrey / Zora / Mrs. Koolish / Spencer's Mom / Evil Scientist / Woman in Wedding Gown / Mrs. Shipulski / Kid / Cartoon Godfrey / Jenny's Mom | 2022 |
Vanished: Searching for My Sister | Detective Nichols | 2022 |
Most Wanted Santa | Rose | 2021 |
Fatal Affair | Janice | 2020 |
Calling for Love | Mercy Lewis | 2020 |
The Swing of Things | Mama McGursky | 2020 |
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker | Demine Lithe | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Daughterhood | Carrie | 3172 |
Echo Base | Kathleen Wolff | 2023 |
Diamond in the Rough | Stella Archebold | 2022 |
Big Nate | Mrs. Godfrey (voice) / Mrs. Godfrey / Zora / Mrs. Koolish / Spencer's Mom / Evil Scientist / Woman in Wedding Gown / Mrs. Shipulski / Kid / Cartoon Godfrey / Jenny's Mom | 2022 |
Vanished: Searching for My Sister | Detective Nichols | 2022 |
Most Wanted Santa | Rose | 2021 |
Fatal Affair | Janice | 2020 |
Calling for Love | Mercy Lewis | 2020 |
The Swing of Things | Mama McGursky | 2020 |
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker | Demine Lithe | 2019 |
Studio City | Gloria Winton | 2019 |
Discover Indie Film | (She & Her) Poppy Sinclaire | 2019 |
St. Agatha | Mother Superior | 2019 |
A Snow White Christmas | Victoria Snow / Victoria | 2018 |
He Knows Your Every Move | Caitlin | 2018 |
Lego Star Wars: All-Stars | General Leia Organa | 2018 |
Star Wars: Resistance | General Leia Organa | 2018 |
The Cool Kids | Annie | 2018 |
Liza on Demand | Cora | 2018 |
Champions | Gayle | 2018 |
The Wedding Do Over | Rose Clark | 2018 |
This Is Christmas | 2017 | |
Future Man | Wanda | 2017 |
Two Sentence Horror Stories | Mare | 2017 |
Business Doing Pleasure | Linda | 2017 |
Diamond Dayze | The Boss | 2017 |
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Toni | 2016 |
The 5th Quarter | Maureen | 2016 |
Better Criminal | Police Chief Ackerman | 2016 |
The Holy Man | Betty Rodriguez | 2016 |
Swedish Dicks | Anne | 2016 |
Courting Des Moines | Gov. Joanna Sampson | 2016 |
Adam Ruins Everything | Miranda | 2015 |
A Kind of Magic | Maggie / Maggie Paris | 2015 |
You're Killing Me | Candice | 2015 |
A Deadly Adoption | Debby | 2015 |
These People | Julia | 2015 |
Mothers of the Bride | Kelly Court | 2015 |
Strange Inheritance | Self | 2015 |
The Hybrids Family | Aradia | 2015 |
Dance-Off | Mary | 2014 |
The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell | Guest | 2014 |
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | Coach Freeley | 2014 |
Acting Dead | Dr. Ivana Wurshter | 2014 |
Mom | Professor Winslow | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Ray Donovan | Blanche Blaylock | 2013 |
Single Siblings | Mrs. Farnsworth | 2013 |
Devious Maids | Mrs. Parker | 2013 |
Youthful Daze | Randy's Mom | 2012 |
Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
The Mindy Project | Mrs. Guterman | 2012 |
Soap Life | Self | 2012 |
MotherLover | Angela Thompson Maynard | 2012 |
Tweet Out | Self | 2012 |
Teens Wanna Know | Self - Guest / Self | 2012 |
Anger Management | Barb | 2012 |
Once Upon a Time | Myrna | 2011 |
What's Up Orange County | Self - Guest | 2011 |
Jessie | Mrs. Rhoda Chesterfield / Rhoda Chesterfield / Mrs. Chesterfield | 2011 |
Revenge | Penelope Ellis | 2011 |
Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures | R.J. Caldwell | 2011 |
Suits | Josie Gray | 2011 |
I Love You Like Crazy | Dr. Sing | 2011 |
Shameless | Mrs. Neidereiter | 2011 |
The Bay | Karen Blackwell | 2010 |
Everyone Counts | Sheila | 2010 |
Undateable | 2010 | |
Scream of the Bikini | Ronda / Ronda (voice) | 2010 |
Dish it Out! | Self - Guest | 2010 |
We Love Soaps TV | Self - Guest | 2009 |
The Middle | Connie McDonald | 2009 |
Cougar Town | Barbara Coman / Barbara | 2009 |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Bunny | 2009 |
Penny Dreadfuls | Carolyn / Dorothy | 2009 |
Necessary Evil | Carole Fielding | 2008 |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | 2008 |
True Blood | Rosalyn Harris | 2008 |
General Hospital: Night Shift | Diane Miller | 2007 |
Believers | Lina Vance | 2007 |
Sublime | Cheryl | 2007 |
Cougar Club | Judge Margaret Emerson | 2007 |
Click | Kathy O'Doyle | 2006 |
Bambi II | Bambi's Mother (voice) / Bambi's Mother | 2006 |
Conversations with God | Sharon Parker | 2006 |
Commander in Chief | TV Interviewer | 2005 |
Barbershop | Mrs. Kane | 2005 |
Eye on Entertainment | Self | 2005 |
Appleseed | Athena Areios | 2004 |
Significant Others | Realtor | 2004 |
Drake & Josh | Mrs. Abernathy | 2004 |
The Second Degree | Chrissy Le Matin | 2004 |
NCIS | Secretary of the Navy Tara Flynn | 2003 |
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Congresswoman with Haircut | 2003 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Rich Woman | 2003 |
Recipe for Disaster | Mrs. Devries | 2003 |
Wave Babes | Maureen | 2003 |
Global Effect | Meredith Tripp | 2002 |
Bram and Alice | Patricia | 2002 |
Half & Half | Mrs. Scranton | 2002 |
What I Like About You | Dr. Judith 'Judy' Haven | 2002 |
Engaging Peter | Vivian | 2002 |
Reba | Mrs. Montgomery | 2001 |
The Elite | Elaine | 2001 |
Lifestyle Magazine | Self - Guest | 2001 |
Girlfriends | Melora Stewart | 2000 |
Strip Mall | Caroline Cantwell | 2000 |
Street Fighter Alpha | Rose | 1999 |
The Big O | Vera Ronstadt / Vera Ronstandt / Angel's Mother | 1999 |
Judging Amy | Louise Rodericks | 1999 |
Thanks | Henrietta Randolph | 1999 |
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure | Yayoi Schwael | 1999 |
It's Like, You Know... | Cathy | 1999 |
Encore! Encore! | Barbara | 1998 |
That '70s Show | Sharon Singer / Patty Ryals | 1998 |
Any Day Now | Phyllis | 1998 |
Dawson's Creek | Mrs. Valentine | 1998 |
Jenny | Chase Gardner | 1997 |
Lost on Earth | Denise / Katie | 1997 |
Night Stand | Amanda / Layla | 1996 |
Arli$$ | Tania Bianchi | 1996 |
Moesha | Dr. Miller | 1996 |
The Naked Truth | Flight Attendant | 1995 |
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare | USDA Representative | 1995 |
Party of Five | Alice | 1994 |
Grace Under Fire | Gloria | 1993 |
Lightning in a Bottle | Marsha Timmons | 1993 |
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | Bowling Alley Waitress | 1992 |
Dark Justice | Jill | 1991 |
Visitors from the Unknown | Janice Godfrey | 1991 |
Wings | Flight Attendant | 1990 |
Biography | Self | 1987 |
Ciné-Club | Blood Witch | 1971 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Diamond Dayze | 2017 |