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Name
  
Deborah Geffner


Role
  
Actress

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Movies
  
Infestation, Exterminator 2, Chain Letter, Legs, Beautiful Now

Similar People
  
Kyle Rankin, Mark Buntzman, Deon Taylor, Veronica Mannion

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Deborah Geffner is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she moved to New York at sixteen to train at Juilliard, continuing on to dance with the Stuttgart Ballet and American Chamber Ballet.

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She is best known for her role as Victoria Porter in Bob Fosse's award-winning movie All That Jazz, which she filmed while performing in A Chorus Line on Broadway in the role of Kristine.

Geffner worked again with Fosse in his movie Star 80. She also starred in the TV movie Legs with Gwen Verdon and Sheree North. She has been on TV shows like Scandal, Mad Men, Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy, Monk, Criminal Minds, ER, Tales of the Unexpected and Passions.

Geffner can also be seen in the movies Living Out Loud with Holly Hunter, Infestation, Exterminator 2, Chasing Destiny with Christopher Lloyd, and as herself in the documentary Store. In 2009 she wrote, directed and starred in the award-winning short film Guitar Lessons.

She directed John Patrick Shanley's play, Beggars in the House of Plenty, at Theatre 68 in Hollywood as part of their "13 by Shanley" Festival in 2009. In 2011 she directed Portrait of a Madonna and performed in Auto-Da-Fé by Tennessee Williams, also at Theatre 68, as part of the "Five by Tenn" Festival. In 2012 she directed the world premiere of "Jennifer Aniston Stole My Life" in the Hollywood Fringe Festival, chosen for Best of Fringe.

She lives in Los Angeles where she continues to act and direct movies and plays.

Filmography

Actress
-
MascuLying (TV Series) as
Mom
2022
Bunco Babes (TV Movie) as
Rose
2022
Discover Indie Film (TV Series short)(Tristan and Isaac) Sheila
- Supernova, Tristan and Isaac & Telling Time (2022) - (Tristan and Isaac) Sheila
2022
The Phenomenon (Podcast Series) as
Alexandra
- Winchester (2022) - Alexandra
2021
American Horror Story (TV Series) as
JoAnna
- Blood Buffet (2021) - JoAnna
2020
Tristan and Isaac (Short) as
Sheila
2020
The Young and the Restless (TV Series) as
Gwendolyn Gardner / Gwendolyn
- Episode #1.11984 (2020) - Gwendolyn Gardner
- Episode #1.11982 (2020) - Gwendolyn (credit only)
2020
One Night in L.A. (Short) as
911 Operator
2019
The Morning Show (TV Series) as
Kassie Spitser Crisis Specialist
- In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning (2019) - Kassie Spitser Crisis Specialist
2019
Welcome to Grandville (Short) as
Georgia
2019
MILFriend (TV Movie) as
Kathy (voice)
2019
Aesthetic Rebellion Presents (TV Series) as
K
- Everything I Wish I Said (2019) - K
2019
For The People (TV Series) as
Judge Drexen
- One Big Happy Family (2019) - Judge Drexen
2019
MILFriend (TV Series) as
Kathy
- Mother, Mama (2019) - Kathy (voice)
2018
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) as
Jillian
- Whose Blood Is That? (2018) - Jillian
2018
Under the Silver Lake as
Mom (voice)
2016
#Hashtagging (TV Short) as
Diane (voice)
2016
CSI: Cyber (TV Series) as
Mary Ingram
- Going Viral (2016) - Mary Ingram
2016
Southside with You as
Toot
2015
The Phoenix Incident as
Susan Lauder
2015
A Beautiful Now as
David's mother
2015
Night of the Living Deb as
Deb's Mom (voice)
2014
Booze Boys & Brownies as
Sharon Dubrow
2014
The Comeback Kids (TV Series) as
Casting Director
- The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow (2014) - Casting Director
2014
Scandal (TV Series) as
Homeland Security Chief
- The Last Supper (2014) - Homeland Security Chief
- The Price of Free and Fair Elections (2014) - Homeland Security Chief
2013
Mad Men (TV Series) as
Mrs. Beresford
- The Quality of Mercy (2013) - Mrs. Beresford
2012
Nuclear Family (TV Movie) as
John's Lawyer
2010
Chain Letter as
Irene Cristoff
2010
Girl in the Mirror (Short) as
Older Girl
2009
Guitar Lessons (Short) as
Claire
2009
The Forgotten (TV Series) as
Dr. Sharon Walker
- Railroad Jane (2009) - Dr. Sharon Walker
2009
Infestation as
Maureen
2009
Cold Case (TV Series) as
Joy Bellowes '09
- Libertyville (2009) - Joy Bellowes '09
2006
Monk (TV Series) as
Nun
- Mr. Monk Meets His Dad (2006) - Nun
2006
The Nine (TV Series) as
Neighbor
- Pilot (2006) - Neighbor
2006
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) as
Mrs. Burton
- Yesterday (2006) - Mrs. Burton
2005
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Neighbor
- Natural Born Killer (2005) - Neighbor
2004
Passions (TV Series) as
Dr. Carlyle
- Episode #1.1458 (2005) - Dr. Carlyle
- Episode #1.1386 (2004) - Dr. Carlyle
2004
Medical Investigation (TV Series) as
Lucy Martin
- Progeny (2004) - Lucy Martin
2001
The Rib (Short) as
Ann Fox
2001
Chasing Destiny (TV Movie) as
Nurse Finnegan
2001
ER (TV Series) as
Mrs. Street
- Piece of Mind (2001) - Mrs. Street
1998
Living Out Loud as
Woman with Makeup
1989
Falcon Crest (TV Series) as
Savannah Sharpe
- Doctor Dollars (1989) - Savannah Sharpe
- God of the Grape (1989) - Savannah Sharpe
1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool as
Dancer
1986
Fame (TV Series) as
Eve
- Hold That Baby (1986) - Eve
1985
MacGruder and Loud (TV Series) as
Jenny
- On the Wire (1985) - Jenny
1984
Exterminator 2 as
Caroline
1983
Buffalo Bill (TV Series) as
Lauren Stockton
- Buffalo Bill and the Movies (1983) - Lauren Stockton
1983
Murder 1, Dancer 0 (TV Movie) as
Jackie
1983
Legs (TV Movie) as
Terry Riga
1983
Star 80 as
Billie
1981
One Day at a Time (TV Series) as
Grace
- Julie Shows Up: Part 2 (1981) - Grace
1981
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Miss Grecco
- A Woman's Help (1981) - Miss Grecco
1979
All That Jazz as
Victoria
Director
2009
Guitar Lessons (Short)
Writer
2009
Guitar Lessons (Short) (written by)
Editor
2009
Guitar Lessons (Short)
Producer
2009
Guitar Lessons (Short) (producer)
Script Department
-
Linda Evans Is My Spirit Animal (Short) (script consultant)
Soundtrack
1979
All That Jazz (performer: "Take Off with Us" (Reprise) - uncredited)
Miscellaneous
2014
Booze Boys & Brownies (choreographer)
Thanks
2020
Tristan and Isaac (Short) (special thanks)
2012
The Untimely Concurrence (Short) (special thanks)
2010
The Encounter (Short) (special thanks)
Self
2020
Emergency Call (TV Series documentary)
- Headset Heroes (2020)
2013
Becoming Fosse (Short) as
Self
2007
In Somebody's Company (Short) as
Self
2006
Store (Documentary) as
Self
2005
Boxes (Short) as
Self
1979
Bob Fosse: On the Set (TV Short documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
1980
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) as
Victoria
- Episode dated 23 July 1980 (1980) - Victoria

References

Deborah Geffner Wikipedia