Lynne Moody
Lynne Moody | |
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Born | Emmalyn Paulette Moody[citation needed] February 17, 1946 or February 17, 1950 (sources differ) Detroit, Michigan, United States[1] |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1973–present |
Known for | Tracy Curtis–Taylor – That's My Mama Irene Harvey – Roots, Roots: The Next Generations Patricia Williams – Knots Landing Polly Dawson – Soap |
Children | 1 |
Emmalyn Paulette Moody[citation needed] (born February 17, 1946[2][citation needed] or 1950[3][1][citation needed]) (sources differ) known professionally as Lynne Moody, is an American film and television actress. Beginning her career in the early 1970s, Moody is best known her roles as Tracy Curtis–Taylor in the ABC television sitcom That's My Mama (1974–1975), Irene Harvey in Roots (1977), Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and Patricia Williams in Knots Landing (1988–1990).
Biography[]
Career[]
Born in Detroit, Moody worked as a stewardess prior to relocating to Los Angeles for her acting career.[4] In 1970, Moody moved to Los Angeles where she was initially hired to work as a playboy bunny at a Playboy Club.[5][6] While working at the Playboy Club, Moody studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse.[4] (Moody later studied at Goodman Theatre and Hull House.)[4] In 1973, Moody landed her first role as Denny in the American blaxploitation horror film Scream Blacula Scream. Moody was the original Jenny Willis when the character was introduced in an episode of All in the Family titled "Lionel's Engagement" in 1974. By the time the pilot episode of The Jeffersons aired in January, 1975, the role was recast with Berlinda Tolbert replacing her as Jenny Willis.
In the fall of 1974, Moody landed the role of Tracy Curtis-Taylor in the ABC television series That's My Mama with Clifton Davis and Theresa Merritt. Moody portrayed the character throughout the series first season, later being replaced by Joan Pringle at the beginning of the second season. According to a 1975 JET article, Moody's manager Michael Kogg described Moody's exit from the show as "she didn't like the part anymore".[7][8] After her exit from That's My Mama, Moody received a starring role in women in prison exploitation TV-movie Nightmare in Badham County, later released to theaters as Nightmare in 1976.[9][10]
In 1977, Moody portrayed Irene Harvey in Alex Haley's ABC television mini-series Roots.[11] Moody later reprised her role in Roots: The Next Generations which aired in February 1979.[12] From 1979 until 1980, Moody portrayed Polly Dawson in the ABC program Soap. [13] Moody had other daytime television roles such as, Patricia Williams in Knots Landing,[1][14] and Nurse Julie Williams in E/R.[13][15] In 2000, Moody had a recurring role on the hit ABC daytime drama series, General Hospital as Florence Campbell.
Other ventures[]
In the 1990s, Moody participated in public service radio spots for Africare to help improve the livelihood of Africans, along with fellow Roots cast members Georg Stanford Brown and Louis Gossett Jr.[16]
Personal life[]
Moody never married and has one child. Moody gave birth to a daughter on December 10, 1964 whom she gave up for adoption. In June 2018, Moody was reunited with her daughter, named Lisa Wright.[17] Wright found Moody by doing a 23andMe DNA test with aid of Moody's brother. Prior to being reunited with her daughter, Moody spent years searching for her daughter even enlisting the help of Alex Haley.[2]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Scream Blacula Scream | Denny | |
1973 | The F.B.I. | Linda | Episode: "The Confession" |
1974 | All in the Family | Jenny Willis | Episode: "Lionel's Engagement" |
1974–1975 | That's My Mama | Tracy Curtis Taylor | 22 episodes |
1975 | Las Vegas Lady | Carol | |
1976 | S.W.A.T. | Ellen Jeffers | Episode: "Any Second Now" |
1976 | Nightmare in Badham County | Diane Emery | TV movie |
1977 | Roots | Irene Harvey | TV miniseries |
1977 | Quincy, M.E. | Laura Stokes | Episode: "A Blow to the Head... A Blow to the Heart" |
1978 | The Evil | Felicia Allen | |
1979 | Charleston | Minerva | TV movie |
1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Irene Harvey | TV miniseries |
1979–1980 | Soap | Polly Dawson | 10 episodes |
1980 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Lola Marshall | Episode: "The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox" |
1980 | Willow B: Women in Prison | Lynn | TV movie |
1981 | A Matter of Life and Death | Harley | TV movie |
1981 | The Oklahoma City Dolls | Arvelle | TV movie |
1981 | Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood | Melanie Foster | TV movie |
1981 | The White Shadow | Luann Mackey | Episode: "Burnout" |
1981 | Fly Away Home | TV movie | |
1981 | Strike Force | Annie / Jossy | Episode: "The Victims" |
1981 | Lou Grant | Sharon McNeil | Episode: "Rape" Episode: "Risk" |
1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | Karen | Episode: "'Tis the Season" |
1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Lisa Keller | |
1982 | The Love Boat | Ellen Pozelle | Episode: "Pal-I-Mony-O-Mine" |
1982 | The Jeffersons | Maggie | Episode: "A Small Victory" |
1982 | White Dog | Molly | |
1982 | Magnum, P.I. | Bebe Kiamonni | Episode: "Black on White" |
1982 | T. J. Hooker | Susan McNeil | Episode: "The Protectors" |
1982–1984 | Hill Street Blues | Marty Nichols | 7 episodes |
1983 | Wait till Your Mother Gets Home! | Marion | TV movie |
1983 | Benson | Jennifer | Episode: "Love in a Funny Phase" |
1983 | A Caribbean Mystery | Victoria Jackson | TV movie |
1983 | Just Our Luck | Alana | Episode: "Wedding Bell Shablues" |
1984 | The Toughest Man in the World | Leslie | TV movie |
1984 | T. J. Hooker | Dr. Pamela Carter | Episode: "Death on the Line" |
1984–1985 | E/R | Nurse Julie Williams | 22 episodes |
1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Selena Cobb | TV miniseries |
1985 | T. J. Hooker | Nadine | Episode: "The Chicago Connection" |
1985 | Lost in London | Janet Williams | TV movie |
1986 | The Redd Foxx Show | Rachel Adams | Episode: "Pilot" |
1986 | A Fight for Jenny | Alice Martin | TV movie |
1986 | Foofur | (voice) | 3 episodes |
1986 | Amen | Jill Crawford | Episode: "Reuben's Romance" |
1987 | Houston Knights | Janice Halstead | Episode: "Scarecrow" |
1987 | Outlaws | Episode: "Orleans" | |
1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Pam Collins | Episode: "Death Takes a Dive" |
1987 | 21 Jump Street | Rhonda Patterson | Episode: "Two for the Road" |
1988 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | (voice) | TV series |
1988–1990 | Knots Landing | Patricia Williams | 46 episodes |
1990 | MacGyver | Dr. Marion Skinner | Episode: "Lesson in Evil" |
1991 | Amen | Amy Cassidy | Episode: "Three's a Crowd" |
1992 | Civil Wars | Episode: "His Honor's Offer" | |
1993 | Last Light | Hope Whitmore | TV movie |
1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice | Elizabeth Butler | TV movie |
1994 | Chicago Hope | Yvette White | Episode: "Over the Rainbow" |
1995 | Chicago Hope | Yvette White | Episode: "Every Day a Little Death" |
1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | Elizabeth Butler | TV movie |
1995 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Lindsay Brown | TV movie |
1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Shelly Preston | Episode: "Patriot" |
1997 | Trials of Life | Penny | TV movie |
1997 | The Ditchdigger's Daughters | Kathryn | TV movie |
1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Vanessa Markley | Episode: "Aloha Beverly Hills: Part 1" Episode: "Aloha Beverly Hills: Part 2" |
1997 | Clueless | Tess Davenport | Episode: "The Intruder" |
1997 | Ellen Foster | Mrs. Douglas | TV movie |
1999 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Rachel Kleema | Episode: "And Baby Makes 10" |
2000 | Arli$$ | Vera Moore | Episode: "Comings and Goings" |
2000 | General Hospital | Florence Campbell | 1 episode |
2002 | General Hospital | Florence Campbell | 1 episode |
2005 | Alias | Rosemary | Episode: "The Index" |
2005 | The Reading Room | Helen | TV movie |
2007 | Crossing Jordan | Helene Coleman | Episode: "Faith" |
2009 | Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith | Dr. Twineman | TV movie |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lynne Moody - Sun Sentinel, 11 September 1988
- ^ Jump up to: a b Eland, Ron (18 December 2019). "Mother meets her daughter 54 years later". Sedona Red Rock News. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ WorldCat - Moody, Lynne (1950-)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Witbeck, Charles (14 December 1974). "Lynne Moody likes comedy roles". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Sanello, Frank (14 January 1988). "Lynne Moody is 'Knots' newcomer". Key West Citizen. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Playboy Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the World-Famous Playboy Club and Iconic Playboy Bunny, Year-long Festivities to Include the Largest Playboy Party of All Time in the Form of 50 Playboy Club-Themed Events Around the World, All on the Same Night; Limited Edition Products; Retail Partners; an Art Exhibition; and More, NEWS PROVIDED BY Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Feb 26, 2010, 10:20 ET
- ^ "TV's New Hit Family Show". Jet. October 17, 1974. p. 60. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Joan Pringle Replaces Moody In That's My Mama". Jet. August 28, 1975. p. 62. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Actress Deborah Raffin Dies At 59". CBS Los Angeles. November 23, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ David Deal (April 30, 2014). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. McFarland. p. 116. ISBN 9780786455140. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Meredith Blake (May 26, 2016). "For the original cast of 'Roots,' it was a mind-blowing series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Mixed Marriage, Tom's Plight, Spark 'Roots II'". Jet. May 11, 1978. p. 24. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kathleen Fearn-Banks (August 4, 2009). The A to Z of African-American Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 289. ISBN 9780810863484. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "First Black Family Joins Cast Of TV's 'Knots Landing'". Jet. February 1, 1988. p. 58. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "What's Ahead in the New TV Season". Ebony. September 1984. p. 68. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Penelope Campbell (November 1, 2013). Africare: Black American Philanthropy in Africa. Transaction Publishers. p. 29. ISBN 9781412852548. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 21: Lynn Moody and daughter Lisa Wright attend the grand opening of The Alcott Center Mental Health Services at The Alcott Center on October 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
External links[]
- Lynne Moody at IMDb
- 1946 births
- 1950 births
- Age controversies
- Actresses from Detroit
- African-American actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- American voice actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses