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Megan Mullally

Emmy Award-winning actress Megan Mullally is best known for playing Karen, Grace's socialite assistant on NBC's Will & Grace. Mullally won an Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2000 for her work on Will & Grace.

Mullally was born in Los Angles and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. During high school, Mullally studied ballet and appeared as a soloist with Oklahoma City's Ballet Oklahoma. Mullally studied English at Northwestern University while appearing in university plays and musicals. She also spent six years working in Chicago's theatre scene. Mullally won her first regular television role playing Ellen Burstyn's daughter on The Ellen Burstyn Show. She also won roles on NBC's Seinfeld, Frasier, Mad About You, Wings, Caroline in the City, Dear John and Just Shoot Me." She recently appeared in Paul Mazursky's television movie Winchell, portraying the wife of family journalist Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci).

Mullally has appeared in the feature films About Last Night.. and Queen Logic and will be seen in the upcoming films Monkey Bone and John Naughton's Speaking of Sex, which stars Billy Murray and James Spader

Her Broadway credits include the hit revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, in which she starred as Rosemary opposite Matthew Broderick and received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. She also appeared as Marty in the revival of Grease. Recently, Mullally premiered her one-woman musical, Sweetheart, which enjoyed a sold-out four-week run in Los Angeles.

She currently lives in Los Angeles.


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Megan Mullally Facts

OccupationActress
BirthdayNovember 12, 1958 (50)
SignScorpio
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California, USA
Height5' 4" (1m63)
Awards2006 Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (for Will & Grace)
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series (for Will & Grace)
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series (for Will & Grace)
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series (for Will & Grace)
2000 Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series (for Will & Grace)

Selected Filmography

Will & Grace: Season Seven
Will & Grace
Once Bitten
About Last Night...
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