Maeve Quinlan (born November 16, 1964) is an American-born Irish actress and tennis player. She is best known for starring as Megan Conley for 11 years in The Bold and the Beautiful, as Paula Carlin South of Nowhere, and Constance Tate-Duncan in the rebooted 90210.
Career
Quinlan entered the professional tennis circuit at age 16. She competed in the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. Quinlan earned her full scholarship to both USC and Northwestern University, where she studied theater. After an injury, she quit tennis and pursued an acting career, starting with parts in commercials for Nike and Gatorade.
Prior to South of Nowhere, she was a regular on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, where from 1995 to 2005 she played Megan Conley. She returned for a three-week guest-starring role on the show in March 2006, while on hiatus from South of Nowhere. One of her more notable roles was that of Rhonda in the 2002 movie Ken Park, a controversial film in which she received oral sex from the boyfriend of her character's daughter. She also starred in the unsuccessful comedy Totally Blonde in 2001, and in 2007, the popular web series Girltrash!
She starred in the 2009 movie Not Easily Broken with Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson. She co-created, co-produced, and starred in 3 Way, a web series about roommates, which featured lesbian characters, with Jill Bennett, Maile Flanagan, and Cathy Shim.
Personal life
Quinlan is a second-generation Irish American, the daughter of Irish immigrants, and holds dual US/Irish citizenship. She was married to actor Tom Sizemore from 1996 until their divorce in 1999. She is the ex-sister-in-law of Paul Sizemore and Aaron Sizemore.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1999Claire1999Play It to the BoneTiffany2001Instinct to KillReceiving Nurse2001Totally BlondeLiv Watson2002Ken ParkRhonda2002Heart of AmericaBecky Schultz2003Net GamesDet. Sandra Simmonds2004Nobody's PerfectCrazy GirlShort film2004CriminalHeather2004The Drone VirusColleen O'Brian2005Tennis, Anyone...?Siobhan Kelly2005The Nickel ChildrenThe Mother2006High HopesSarah2009Not Easily BrokenJulie Sawyer2010Dirty GirlJanet2011Sound of My VoiceDiane Winston2011Cougars Inc.Kitty Lowell2012Divorce InvitationPamcredited as Rose Dublin2013Another Dirty MovieMrs. Prussy2016LiquoriceMariam Glass2022Our Almost Completely True StoryHeather
Television Year Title Role Notes1995-2006Megan ConleyRegular role (330 episodes)1997L.A. HeatTeresaEpisode: "Old Scores"2001JAGSusan EvansEpisode: "New Gun in Town"2004DianeTV film2005McBride: The Chameleon MurderWhitney CollierTV film2005-2008South of NowherePaula CarlinMain role (41 episodes)2006South BeachJenniferEpisode: "I'll Do What I Want to Do"2007DirtKitty RyderEpisode: "The Sexxx Issue"2007Primal DoubtHollyTV film2008LifeLynn GrayEpisodes: "Not for Nothing", "Crushed"2008-201190210Constance Tate-DuncanRecurring role (8 episodes)2012Hawaii Five-0Sandra FryerEpisode: "Ua Hala"2012Teenage Bank HeistJoyceTV film2015 Double DaddyDianeTV film2015A Christmas MiracleEva JonesTV film2017The Stalker ClubKarenTV film2017-2018Riley ParraNina HathawayRecurring role (5 episodes)2018The Sinister SurrogateCarol MorrisonTV film2019Riley Parra: Better AngelsNina HathawayTV film2022A Job to Die ForClaudiaTV film2023The Paramedic Who Stalked MeKarenTV film
Web Year Title Role Notes 2007 Girltrash! Judge Cragen 2 episodes 2008–2009 3 Way Siobhan McGarry 13 episodes 2013 Cowgirl Up Buckshot Betty Recurring role (6 episodes)
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