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Northern Irish actress
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Female
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Birth:
1 January 1970(Belfast, Belfast city council district, County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Paula Malcomson (born June 1, 1970) is a Northern Irish actress. She is sometimes credited as Paula Williams.
Career
Malcomson starred as Trixie in the HBO series Deadwood and Colleen in ABC's Lost. She played the role of Amanda Graystone in the Battlestar Galactica spin-off series Caprica, on the Sci Fi Channel, as well as the role of Maureen Ashby on the FX Series Sons of Anarchy. She played the long-suffering Abby Donovan, wife of the title character in the Showtime series Ray Donovan.
In March 2011, Malcomson guest starred in the Fringe episode "Stowaway". She played Mrs. Everdeen in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games, her first major starring movie role.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Another Girl Another Planet | Bartender | |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Allie Earp | |
| 1996 | Dunston Checks In | Bellman #4 | |
| 1998 | Trance | Bartender | |
| 1998 | The Rocking Horse Winner | Jesse's Mother | Short film |
| 1999 | Profiler | Jean Stanley | Episode: "Blind Eye" |
| 1999 | The Auteur Theory | Siobhan Meehan | |
| 1999 | Green Mile, TheThe Green Mile | Marjorie Detterick | |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Marcella | |
| 2000 | Practice, TheThe Practice | Suzie Greene | Episode: "Settling" |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Trish | Episode: "Pre-Existing Conditions" |
| 2000 | Baby | Julia | Television film |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Patricia in Mirrored Room | |
| 2001 | UC: Undercover | Sasha | Episode: "Zero Option" |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Madeline Reed | Episode: "Silent Enemy" |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Carla Whitford | Episode: "Marine Life" |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Woman in Bar | Episode: "I'm Sorry, I'm Lost" |
| 2003 | Quintessence | Ruth | Short film |
| 2003 | June & Orlando | June | Short film |
| 2004–06 | Deadwood | Trixie | 36 episodes |
| 2006 | Lost | Colleen Pickett | 2 episodes |
| 2006–07 | ER | Meg Riley | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Marlene Bradford | Episode: "A Dollar, a Dream" |
| 2007 | The Death Strip | Helene | Short film |
| 2007 | Nonplussed | Jenn | Short film |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Jerri | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Beth Jacobs | Episode: "Seven Seconds" |
| 2008 | Woman in the West, AA Woman in the West | Marion Faber | Short film |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Susan Ross | Episode: "Retro" |
| 2009 | Morning After | Kat McKinley | Short film |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Amanda / Emma | Episode: "Disarmed and Dangerous" |
| 2009–10 | Caprica | Amanda Graystone | 18 episodes |
| 2010 | Event, TheThe Event | Madeline Jackson | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Sons of Anarchy | Maureen Ashby | 10 episodes |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Lightman's Mom | Episode: "Funhouse" |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Hillary Loveman | Episode: "Home Again" |
| 2011 | Fringe | Dana Gray | Episode: "Stowaway" |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Jill Jennings | Episode: "Benedict Canyon" |
| 2012 | Hunger Games, TheThe Hunger Games | Mrs. Everdeen | |
| 2013–present | Ray Donovan | Abby Donovan | |
| 2013 | Hunger Games: Catching Fire, TheThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Mrs. Everdeen | |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | Mrs. Everdeen | |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Mrs. Everdeen | |
| 2016 | Grass Stains | Mrs. Stevens | In post-production |
| 2017 | We Have Always Lived In the Castle | Helen Clarke | In post-production |
| 2017 | Broken (TV series) | Roz Demichelis | 6 episodes |