Kim Dickens

Kimberly Jan Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. Her film debut was a supporting role in the 1995 comedy film Palookaville. Dickens had lead roles in the films Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997), Zero Effect, and Mercury Rising (both 1998). She had several supporting roles in films, such as Hollow Man (2000), House of Sand and Fog (2003), The Blind Side (2009), Gone Girl (2014), and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).

Kim Dickens
Dickens at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Kimberly Jan Dickens (1965-06-18) June 18, 1965 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Children	1

On television, Dickens had regular roles in the drama series Deadwood (2004–2006; 2019), Treme (2010–2013), and House of Cards (2015–2017). She starred as Madison Clark on the AMC horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2018).

Early life and education

Dickens was born in Huntsville, Alabama to Pam (Clark) Howell and Justin Dickens,[1] a country-western singer.[2] She graduated from that city's Lee High School and attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she earned a bachelor of arts in communications. Dickens soon moved to New York City, where she worked as a waitress, to continue her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[2]

Career

1990s

Dickens made her stage debut in a student production of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago, at Vanderbilt University.[3] In 1995, she made her professional screen debut in Alan Taylor's comedy film Palookaville, playing Vincent Gallo's character's girlfriend.[4] Dickens spent the following year playing supporting roles in the made-for-television films Voice from the Grave and Two Mothers for Zachary. In 1997, Dickens returned to film, playing female leading role opposite Vincent Gallo again in neo-noir thriller Truth or Consequences, N.M., directed by Kiefer Sutherland. The film received negative reviews from critics.[5] In 1998, she appeared in Great Expectations, a film adaptation of the Charles Dickens's novel, and had the female leading roles in Zero Effect and Mercury Rising. In 1999, she starred alongside Antonio Banderas in the comedy film, The White River Kid.[6]

2000s

In 2000, Dickens had co-starring roles in films Committed opposite Heather Graham, Hollow Man with Elisabeth Shue and Kevin Bacon, and The Gift starring Cate Blanchett. The following year, she played the lead in the independent film, Things Behind the Sun. Dickens received critical acclaim for her performance, and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination.[7][8] Later in 2001, Dickens was a regular cast member in the short-lived CBS police drama series, Big Apple.[4] In 2003, she co-starred opposite Felicity Huffman and Eric Stoltz in the Showtime miniseries Out of Order.[9]

During the 2000s, Dickens mostly worked on television, playing Joanie Stubbs, the madam, in the HBO western Deadwood from 2004 to 2006. She was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2007 for this role. She was a regular cast member in the unaired HBO comedy series, 12 Miles of Bad Road starring Lily Tomlin and Mary Kay Place.[10] She had recurring roles on Lost and Friday Night Lights. In film, Dickens co-starred in House of Sand and Fog (2003) with Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley, Thank You for Smoking (2005), Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006), Red (2008) and The Blind Side (2009).[11]

2010s

From 2010 to 2013, Dickens was a regular on the HBO ensemble drama series, Treme, as chef Janette Desautel. From 2013 to 2014, she had a recurring role as Colette Jane in the FX crime drama, Sons of Anarchy.[12] In 2015, she had a recurring role in the Netflix political drama House of Cards. In film, she co-starred in Footloose (2011) and At Any Price (2012). In 2014, she had a major supporting role as Detective Rhonda Boney in the psychological thriller film Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher,[13][14] and in 2016, co-starred as the lead character's mother in Tim Burton's film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.[15]

In August 2015, Dickens began playing Madison Clark in The Walking Dead companion series, Fear the Walking Dead, on AMC.[16][17][18] Dickens left the series in June 2018.[19] In October 2019, Dickens was cast in the film Land[20]

Personal life

Dickens moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990s and gave birth to a daughter in October 2000.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Palookaville	Laurie
1997	Truth or Consequences, N.M.	Addy Monroe
1998	Zero Effect	Gloria Sullivan
1998	Great Expectations	Maggie
1998	Mercury Rising	Stacey
1999	The White River Kid	Apple Lisa
2000	Committed	Jenny
2000	Hollow Man	Sarah Kennedy	Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actress - Science Fiction
2000	The Gift	Linda
2001	Things Behind the Sun	Sherry	Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
2003	House of Sand and Fog	Carol Burdon
2004	Goodnight, Joseph Parker	Muriel
2005	Thank You for Smoking	Jill Naylor
2006	Wild Tigers I Have Known	The Counselor
2007	Waiting	John's Wife	Short film
2008	Red	Carrie
2009	One Way to Valhalla	Jenny
2009	The Blind Side	Mrs. Boswell
2011	Footloose	Lulu Warnicker
2012	At Any Price	Irene Whipple
2014	Gone Girl	Detective Rhonda Boney	Nominated — Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated — Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2016	Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children	Maryann Portman
2018	Lizzie	Emma Borden
2019	The Highwaymen	Gladys Hamer
TBA	Land		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	New York News	N/A	Episode: "Cost of Living"
1996	Swift Justice	Annie Peters	Episode: "Out on a Limb"
1996	Voice from the Grave	Terry Deveroux	Television film
1996	Two Mothers for Zachary	Nancy
1997	Spin City	Veronica	Episode: "Kiss Me, Stupid"
1997	Heart Full of Rain	Susan Doyle	Television film
2001	Big Apple	Sarah Day	8 episodes
2003	Out of Order	Danni	6 episodes
2004–2006	Deadwood	Joanie Stubbs	33 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2006	Numb3rs	Crystal Hoyle	2 episodes
2006–2009	Lost	Cassidy Phillips	4 episodes
2008	12 Miles of Bad Road	Jonelle Shakespeare	6 episodes
2008	1%	Rhonda	Unsold television pilot
2008–2009	Friday Night Lights	Shelby Saracen	11 episodes
2009	FlashForward	Kate Stark	Episode: "137 Sekunden"
2010	Reviving Ophelia	Le Anne	Television film
2010–2013	Treme	Janette Desautel	36 episodes; Main role (seasons 1–4)
2013	Second Sight	Samantha Wilde	Unsold television pilot
2013–2014	Sons of Anarchy	Colette Jane	7 episodes
2013	White Collar	Jill	Episode: "Quantico Closure"
2014	Red Zone	Helen Weller	Unsold television pilot[22]
2015–2017	House of Cards	Kate Baldwin	9 episodes
2015–2018	Fear the Walking Dead	Madison Clark	42 episodes; Main role (seasons 1–4) Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2016)[23] Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television (2017)[24]
2016–2018	Talking Dead	Herself	7 episodes
2019	Deadwood: The Movie	Joanie Stubbs	Television film
2020	Briarpatch	Eve Raytek	Main role

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2020	Half-Life: Alyx	Scientist (voice)

References

1. "Lee High School". Huntsville Alabama Alumni. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
2. Hollywood Life
3. "Kim Dickens biography and filmography". Tribute.ca. June 18, 1965. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
4. Dargis, Manohla. "Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
5. "Truth or Consequences, N.M.". Rotten Tomatoes. May 2, 1997. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
6. "The White River Kid". Rotten Tomatoes. November 12, 1999. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
7. "Things Behind the Sun". Rotten Tomatoes. January 19, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
8. "Paedophile film leads awards race". BBC News. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
9. "Out of Order". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
10. Andreeva, Nellie (March 18, 2008). "HBO won't run 12 Miles". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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12. Ausiello, Michael (May 10, 2013). "Sons of Anarchy Season 6 Cast: Kim Dickens to Play Madame". TVLine. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
13. Fleming, Mike (September 5, 2013). "David Fincher, Fox Set Gone Girl Cast; Tyler Perry To Play Defense Attorney". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
14. "Gone Girl". Rotten Tomatoes. October 3, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
15. Kroll, Justin (March 9, 2015). "Kim Dickens Joins Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
16. Andreeva, Nellie (December 23, 2014). "Kim Dickens To Star In The Walking Dead Companion Series On AMC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
17. Prudom, Laura (December 23, 2014). "Walking Dead Companion Series Sets Kim Dickens as Female Lead". Variety. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
18. Zuckerman, Esther (December 23, 2014). "Gone Girl actress Kim Dickens cast in Walking Dead spinoff". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
19. Ross, Dalton (June 11, 2018). "Fear the Walking Dead star Kim Dickens 'heartbroken' about finale shocker". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
20. Donnelly, Matt (October 18, 2019). "Robin Wright's Land Sets Focus Features as Distributor, Taps Demian Bichir as Co-Star". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
21. "Kim Dickens". Filmbug. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
22. "Kim Dickens Lands Female Lead In CBS Drama Pilot 'Red Zone'". Deadline Hollywood. March 17, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
23. "2016 Saturn Awards Nominees Announced". Dread Central.
24. "The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films". www.saturnawards.org. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

External links

• Kim Dickens on IMDb