Maureen Flannigan

Not to be confused with 1960s and 1970s actress and model Maureen Flanagan.

Maureen Flannigan
Born	(1972-12-30) December 30, 1972 (age 52)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–2011
Known for	Out of This World 7th Heaven

Maureen Flannigan (born December 30, 1972)^[1] is an American documentary filmmaker and former child actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as teenager Evie Ethel Garland on the fantasy sitcom Out of This World, which ran from 1987 to 1991.^[2]

Early life

Flannigan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the USC School of Theater.^[3] She appeared in productions of Macbeth, The Crucible and William Saroyan'sThe Cave Dwellers.^[4]

Film and television

Flannigan made her television debut in a guest starring role in an episode of Highway to Heaven. Two years later, in 1987, Flannigan landed the role of Evie Garland in the first-run syndication children's comedy series Out of This World, starring with Donna Pescow and Joe Alaskey. She stayed with the show until its cancellation in 1991.

Flannigan had a recurring role on The WB's 7th Heaven as Shana Sullivan, the girlfriend of Matt Camden. She was in the ABC soap opera Push,^[5] playing swimmer Erin Galway. She has also appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Starved, Close to Home, Kindred: The Embraced and 90210.

Flannigan has also acted in films. She starred in Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993), National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994), Written in Blood (2003), A Day Without a Mexican (2004), and Homecoming (2005). In 2010 she appeared in the film Do Not Disturb, which she also co-produced.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde	Bonnie Baker
1994	Last Resort	Sonja	Video
1997	Goodbye America	Angela
2003	Written in Blood	Jude Traveller
2004	A Day Without a Mexican	Mary Jo Quintana
2005	Homecoming	Ashley
2010	Do Not Disturb	Sherry	Segment: "Duccios Madonna"
2011	25 Hill	Maggie Caldwell

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Highway to Heaven	Sandy	Episode: "Birds of a Feather"
1987–1991	Out of This World	Evie Ethel Garland	Main role
1988	High Mountain Rangers	Haley Dawkins	Episode: "Old Friends, New Friends"
1992	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Sherie	Episode: "Two Teens and a Baby"
1994	Northern Exposure	Miranda at 18	Episode: "Hello, I Love You"
	Lifestories: Families in Crisis	Mia	Episode: "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict"
1995	She Fought Alone	Abby	TV film
1996	Kindred: The Embraced	Ruth Doyle	Episode: "Bad Moon Rising"
1998	Push	Erin Galway	Main role
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Mika	"Covenant"
1998–2000 & 2002	7th Heaven	Shana Sullivan	Recurring role (season 3), main role (season 4), guest (season 6)
2000	At Any Cost	Chelsea	TV film
2001	Boston Public	Holly Carpenter	Episode: "Chapter 21"
2003	Book of Days	Frankie	TV film
	ER	Mrs. Gamble	Episode: "Shifts Happen"
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Louise	Episode: "Doubt"
2005	Starved	Amy Roundtree	Recurring role
2007	Close to Home	Cindy Myers	Episode: "Drink the Cup"
2009	90210	Leslie	Episodes: "Between a Sign and a Hard Place", "One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer"
2011	Second City This Week	Guest	Episode: "A Newt Beginning"

References

1. "Almanac: Today's Birthdays". Dubuque Telegraph Herald. December 30, 2023. p. A3. ProQuest 2908919196. Actor Maureen Flannigan is 51. Actor Jason Behr is 50. Golfer Tiger Woods is 48. TV personality-boxer Laila Ali is 46. Actor Lucy Punch is 46. Singer-actor Tyrese Gibson is 45. Actor Eliza Dushku is 43. See also:
   • "WOMEN ARE BETTER KISSERS, JULIANNE MOORE SAYS; Today's Birthdays". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. December 30, 2002. p. 2A. ProQuest 387965164. actress Maureen Flannigan, 30; actor Jason Behr, 29; golfer Tiger Woods, 27
2. Reinhart, Mark S. (2009). Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television. McFarland & Co Inc. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-7864-3536-4.
3. "USC Cinematic Arts | School of Cinematic Arts Events". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
4. "BING THEATER OPENS SEASON WITH SAROYAN CLASSIC ABOUT HOMELESS". USC News. 1993-10-03. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
5. "Best Bets". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. April 5, 1998. p. 232. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official website
• Maureen Flannigan at IMDb