Chloe Webb
| Chloe Webb | |
|---|---|
 Webb in 2013 | |
| Born |
Chloe Webb June 25, 1956 Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
The Boston Conservatory Berklee College of Music |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable work | The Belly of an Architect, China Beach, Sid and Nancy, Tales of the City, Twins, Shameless |
| Spouse(s) | J. Thomas Gelder (1975?-present) |
Chloe Webb (born June 25, 1956) is an American actress, best known for her roles in films Sid and Nancy (1986), The Belly of an Architect (1987), Twins (1988), and Heart Condition (1990). She also was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for her role as Laurette Barber in the ABC drama series China Beach, and has a recurring role as Monica Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless.
Life and career
Early life
Webb was born in New York City and grew up in various cities on the East Coast – depending on where her father was working at the time; he was a bridge and road designer. She spent much time with her grandmother, who resided in New York City. She attended an all-girls Catholic high school before enrolling at The Boston Conservatory and later, Berklee College of Music. Originally, Webb pursued her passion in singing by singing in bars despite being underaged; she realized that even though she was greatly enjoyed singing, she was better at acting.[1]
1980s
In April 1982, Webb joined Forbidden Broadway, an Off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals. Four years later, she made her film debut in Alex Cox's Sid & Nancy (1986); she portrayed the infamous, heroin-addicted Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of punk rock singer Sid Vicious. Her performance garnered best actress awards from The National Society of Film Critics, The Boston Film Critics and the The San Francisco Film Critics.[2] Followed were the roles of Brian Dennehy's estranged socialite girlfriend in Peter Greenaway's 1987 drama film The Belly of an Architect; a young woman from Paoli, Pennsylvania with dreams to become a successful singer in ABC's drama television series China Beach; Webb appeared in only seven episodes. Other roles include Danny DeVito's character's eccentric girlfriend in Ivan Reitman's comedy film Twins (1988), and a cameo as a woman convinced that she had been abducted by aliens in Ghostbusters II (1989). Between roles in motion pictures and television series, Webb frequently appeared in several Los Angeles based stage productions: The House of Blue Leaves, for which she won a Drama-Logue Award, and The Model Apartment; her performance earned her a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and another Drama-Logue Award.[3]
1990s
At the start of the decade, Webb co-starred alongside Denzel Washington and Bob Hoskins in Heart Condition (1990). In 1991, she had assumed the role of a hairdresser in the comedy film Queens Logic. The same year, Webb played a woman with a developmental disability who wins the lottery but her fortune leads to tension between her mother and sister in ABC’s made-for-TV film Lucky Day. There followed the roles of an Australian Red Cross worker in the drama film Silent Cries (1993), Debra Winger's character's colleague in Stephen Gyllenhaal's A Dangerous Woman (1993), and the eccentric Mona Ramsey in Armistead Maupin miniseries Tales of the City (1993). Other roles in this decade include Annette Bening's friend in Love Affair, the 1994 remake of the 1939 film of the same name, Robin Wright's character's friend in She's So Lovely ,and Sandra Bullock's friend Carla in Practical Magic (1998).
2000s
The turn of a new millennium found Webb assuming guest spots in several television series: CBS's Judging Amy (2003), FOX's House (2005), CBS's Two and a Half Men (2005), NBC's Medium (2005), and CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008). Webb reunited with Cox in 2009 for his film Repo Chick; she played Sister Duncan.
2010s
Webb's most recent role was as Monica Gallagher, William H. Macy's character's estranged and unstable wife in Showtime's comedy-drama TV series Shameless; her performance earned her a nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Remington Steele | Secretary | Episode: "Steele Away with Me: Part 1" |
| 1986 | Mary | Actress | Episode: "Steppin' Out with Mary Brenner" |
| 1986 | Sid and Nancy | Nancy Spungen | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (3rd place) |
| 1987 | The Belly of an Architect | Louisa Kracklite | |
| 1988 | China Beach | Laurette Barber | 7 episodes Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| 1988 | Twins | Linda Mason | |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Elaine | Cameo |
| 1990 | Heart Condition | Crystal Gerrity | |
| 1991 | Queens Logic | Patricia | |
| 1991 | Lucky Day | Allison | TV Movie |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Convenience Store Clerk | Cameo |
| 1993 | Silent Cries | Dinki Denk | |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Patient in Psychiatric Ward | Cameo |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Birdy | |
| 1993 | Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City | Mona Ramsey | TV miniseries |
| 1994 | Love Affair | Tina Wilson | |
| 1997 | She's So Lovely | Nancy Swearingen | |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Avis Glasscock | |
| 1998 | Practical Magic | Carla | |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Sophie | TV Movie |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Mrs. Goodman | Episode: "Tricks of the Trade" |
| 2005 | House | Cora | Episode: "DNR" |
| 2005 | Two and a Half Men | Trudy | Episode: "That Old Hose Bag Is My Mother" |
| 2005 | Medium | Margaret Folsom | Episode: "Time Out of Mind" |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Evelyn Polychronopolous | Episode: "The Theory of Everything" |
| 2009 | Repo Chick | Sister Duncan | |
| 2011–2016 | Shameless | Monica Gallagher | 9 episodes Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series(2012)[5] |
References
- ↑ Buck, Jerry (March 9, 1991). "Fortune Smiles On Chloe Webb". The Free Lance Star. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ Buck, Jerry (March 9, 1991). "Fortune Smiles On Chloe Webb". The Free Lance Star. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ Buck, Jerry (March 9, 1991). "Fortune Smiles On Chloe Webb". The Free Lance Star. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards Announces Nominations". CriticsChoice.com. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ Reiher, Andrea (2012-06-05). "'Community' and 'Mad Men' lead 2012 Critics Choice nominations". Zap2it. Retrieved 2014-04-20.