Marsha Thomason

Marsha Lisa Thomason (born 19 January 1976) is an English television and film actress who is best known for playing Sarah Evers in Disney's the Haunted Mansion, Nessa Holt in the first two seasons of the NBC series Las Vegas, Naomi Dorrit on the ABC series Lost, and FBI agent Diana Barrigan on the USA Network series White Collar.

Marsha Thomason
Thomason at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Born (1976-01-19) 19 January 1976
Moston, Greater Manchester, England
Alma materManchester Metropolitan University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)
Craig Sykes
(
m. 2009)
Children1

Early life

Thomason was born in Moston, Greater Manchester, the daughter of Phyllis (née McCrae), a Jamaican electronics company employee, and Peter Thomason, who worked in politics.[1] She attended Holy Trinity Primary School in Harpurhey and North Manchester High School for Girls in Moston, before attending Oldham Sixth Form College to study for A levels in media studies, theatre studies, and performing arts. Thomason attended the Manchester Metropolitan University, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in English. From the age of 13, Thomason attended Oldham Theatre Workshop, where she participated in youth theatre productions.

Career

Thomason first came to prominence on British television in the fifth series of Pie in the Sky (1997) playing the waitress, Sally, in eight episodes. She went on to appear in Playing the Field (and Where the Heart Is (both 1998), as well as in the first series of the BBC Three drama Burn It (2003). In the United States, she appeared in Disney's The Haunted Mansion, opposite Eddie Murphy. She played Brandy in the film My Baby's Daddy and Victoria in Black Knight. She also played Vicki in Pure. She starred in the U.S. television series Las Vegas as Nessa Holt in seasons one and two, a total of 47 episodes.

On 21 October 2004, she was a guest on the radio show Loveline. In January 2008, she appeared in Messiah V: The Rapture. In August 2008, Thomason was cast as a series regular in the CW show Easy Money.[2] In late 2009, she appeared on General Hospital.[3] After appearing in the pilot episode for White Collar as agent Diana Barrigan, she returned for the first-season finale. It was announced that she would appear on the series full-time in the second season.[4][5] She is also the new voice of Diana in Hitman: Absolution.

Thomason had the recurring role of Naomi Dorrit on the television show Lost. Being a friend of Dominic Monaghan (who played Charlie Pace on the series), she was a huge fan of the show and excited to be cast. She first appeared in the third-season episode "Catch-22", which aired on 18 April 2007, and continued to appear until the season finale "Through the Looking Glass". She next appeared in "The Beginning of the End" and in the season-five episode "Some Like It Hoth".

Thomason said about the lack of character transparency in Lost, "That's kind of difficult as an actor, but also freeing in a way, because you just have to play the scenes as they're written. And then if you find out if you're a big villain or whatever, then you play that... you know when that worked really brilliantly? On 24 with Nina Myers. She didn't have a clue – Sarah Clarke, the actress – and that made it really brilliant, because she played Nina honestly. Really honestly. And then she was a villain. Genius. That was such a great one."[6]

Personal life

On 5 April 2009, Thomason married lighting technician Craig Sykes in Malibu, California.[7] Their daughter, Tallulah Anaïs, was born in June 2013.[8]

Filmography

Gaming

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994PriestNurse
2001Black KnightChambermaid Number 7 / Victoria the Chambermaid / Nicole
2002Long Time DeadLucy
PureVicki
2003The Haunted MansionSara Evers / Elizabeth Henshaw
2004My Baby's DaddyBrandy
2005The Nickel ChildrenBeatrice
2006The PackageMelissaShort film
CaffeineRachel
The Fast OneLucyComedy short
The TripperLinda
Tug of WarSamComedy short
2007LA BluesCarla
2009Into the Blue 2: The ReefAzra

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993SafeWendyTV film
1996Prime SuspectJaniceEpisode: Prime Suspect 5: "Errors of Judgement"
1996Brazen HussiesStripper with fireTV film
1997Pie in the SkySally8 episodes
1998Playing the FieldSharon 'Shazza' Pearce
Where the Heart IsJacqui Richards20 episodes
1999Love in the 21st CenturyLouiseEpisode: "Threesome"
2001Table 12DenieEpisode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner"
2001SwallowTina HarfordTV film
2003Burn ItTina
2003–2005Las VegasNessa HoltSeasons 1–2 (Main cast: 47 episodes)
2007CaneMiranda SanfilipinoEpisode: "Family Business"
2007–2010LostNaomi Dorrit12 episodes
2008LifeJill AbrahamsEpisode: "The Business of Miracles"
2008Easy MoneyJulia Millerseries regular
2008Messiah V: The RaptureMel PalmerTV film
2009–2010Make It or Break ItMary Jane "MJ" Martin6 episodes
2009–2014White CollarDiana BarriganSeason 1 (2 episodes: Pilot, Finale); Seasons 2–6 (main cast)[4]
2009General HospitalGillian Carlyle
20112 Broke GirlsCashandraEpisodes: "And Hoarder Culture", "And the Really Petty Cash"
2013–2014Men at WorkSelenaEpisode: "Weekend at PJ's", "I Take Thee, Gibbs"
2014House of LiesAcquaintanceEpisode: "Soldiers"
2015Safe HouseKaty4 episodes
2017BonesAmy BryanEpisode: "The Tutor in the Tussle"
2017–2020NCIS: Los AngelesNicole DeschampSeason 8, 9, 10, 11
2017–2018The Good DoctorDr. Isabel Barnes3 episodes
2018SEAL TeamStaff Sergeant Vanessa Ryan
2019Better ThingsMer KodisEpisodes S3E2, S3E4, S3E9
2020CobraFrancine Bridge
2020MacGyverDr. CherylEpisode: "Tesla + Bell + Edison + Mac"
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gollark: Hello, octahedroids.
gollark: And the HTech™ one.
gollark: Did you check against the GTech™ ethics machine?
gollark: That news really has propagated impressively fast.

References
  1. "Marsha Thomason Biography (1976-)".
  2. "Exclusive: Lost's Naomi Finds Easy Money". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 September 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Ausiello, Michael (12 February 2010). "White Collar Promotes Marsha Thomason". ew.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (14 March 2010). "Three solidify cable series roles". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  6. "'Lost's Marsha Thomason Interview". Digital Spy.
  7. Heldman, Breanne (6 April 2009). "Lost Actress Marsha Thomason Finds a Husband". E! Online. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  8. Leon, Anya. "Marsha Thomason Welcomes Daughter Tallulah Anaïs". People.
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