Joycelyn O'Brien

Joycelyn O'Brien is an Irish-American actor who has appeared in American theater, film and television. She has appeared in several made-for-television movies, as well as episodes of television series such as Star Trek, Quantum Leap, The Nut House, and New Adam-12. She also played a maid in the movie Oscar (1991) with Sylvester Stallone[1] and Gina in the movie The Mambo Kings (1992). She's acted in over a dozen plays, including Biloxi Blues and Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Biography

O'Brien is from Chicago, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University for drama, and spent a year at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[1]

Theater

She has been in several plays, including a role on Broadway in Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon, and the prequel Brighton Beach Memoirs.[1]

Film and Television

O'Brien appeared in The Nut House episode 21 Men and a Baby (1989), the Star Trek episode Allegiance (1990), the Quantum Leap episode Dreams (1991), and the New Adam-12 episode Families (1991).

She has appeared in eight television movies, including 1990 TV film Rock Hudson,[2] When Time Expires (1997), Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995), and Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography (1994).

Her first movie role was as the housemaid of a Mafia don, played by Sylvester Stallone, in the movie Oscar (1991).[1][3] She also appeared in The Mambo Kings (1992) as Gina.

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References
  1. "Irish-American beauty Joycelyn O'Brien makes her movie debut in..." UPI. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. Rock Hudson on IMDb
  3. KING, SUSAN (1991-04-20). "Joycelyn O'Brien's First Movie Is With Sly Stallone, Thank You". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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