Melissa Fitzgerald
Acting
Biography
Melissa Fitzgerald (born May 14, 1965) is an American actress best known for her role as Assistant to the Press Secretary Carol Fitzpatrick on The West Wing. She was previously married to actor Noah Emmerich from 1998 - 2003.
Born: May 14, 1965
Known For
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
The Truman Show
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Taped at Los Angeles’ iconic Orpheum Theatre, this staged presentation of The West Wing’s “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode stars core cast members along with special guest stars. Act Breaks feature commentary from former First Lady Michelle Obama, President Bill Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda who share messages about the vital importance of making our voices heard in every election.
The Good Wife
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
Frequency
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.
Love & Sex
When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.
Monument Ave.
Bobby O'Grady is a low level member of a Boston Irish gang run by Jackie O'Hara. Jackie demands absolute, total loyalty to him. When Jackie kills one of Bobby's buddies, Teddy, Bobby and others have to keep it an absolute secret, even from their and Teddy's relatives.
Country Remedy
In order to secure the position of Head of Pediatrics at a top Chicago hospital, a young, highly accomplished, pediatrician agrees to spend a summer setting up a clinic in a small town in the North Carolina mountains. Clashing against the ways of the small community he is forced to deal with the recent loss of his wife while reconnecting with his 9 year old son, and learning a different pace of life.
Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness
Bob Friends (Michael Waite) is a thirty-something salesman who works two jobs and lives with his sister. He has a dream of opening a fast food restaurant for kids selling only pink and blue food. When his boss (Evan R. Press) tells him to spend a few days with the company's top seller, Stephanie (Gheree O'Bannon), he accidentally gets involved with an eccentric con woman named Verushka (Yelena Danova) instead. She implicates Bob in her daffy get-rich-quick schemes, usually on the wrong side of the law. By the time he figures it all out, he's fallen for her charms.
Filmography
as Carol Fitzpatrick
as Samantha Clemons
as Samantha Clemons
as Self
as Julie Hargraves
as Social Worker
as Linda Hersch
as Melanie
as Carol Fitzpatrick
as Sheila
as Girl Dancing with Marlon (uncredited)