Annie Golden - wikipedia Annie Golden Annie Golden ( 1951 - 10 - 19 ) October 19, 1951 ( age 66 ) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. Occupation Actress, singer Years active 1975 -- present Known for Orange Is The New Black Annie Golden ( born October 19, 1951 ) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying mute Norma Romano in Orange Is the New Black since 2013. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Music 2.2 Film and TV 2.3 Stage 3 Screen credits 4 References 5 External links Early life This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( July 2016 ) Golden was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. She sang in school and church choirs as a child. Her father died at age 52 and her mother died in 1974, at the age of 42. Golden on her family : `` My mom never saw me do anything. '' She said that `` she had no training. '' When she met Art LaMonica in 1971, he invited her to join his group called Lackeys & Schemers. Career Music Golden began her career as the lead singer of The Shirts ( which headlined CBGB 's in the late 70s ). During the early 1990s she performed as part of the duo Golden Carillo with Frank Carillo. They released three albums, Fire in Newtown, Toxic Emotion, and Back for More. She returned to The Shirts, but she has also performed solo and with a band. In 1984, her song `` Hang Up the Phone '' was featured on the soundtrack of the film Sixteen Candles. She performs a revue of songs from her stage career along with originals called Annie Golden 's Velvet Prison. Film and tv While with The Shirts, Golden was discovered by Miloš Forman, who gave her a part in Hair. She had featured roles on the television series Cheers and Miami Vice. Golden was the voice of Marina in the Don Bluth animated feature film The Pebble and the Penguin. She played a taxi driver in Terry Gilliam 's 12 Monkeys ( 1995 ), wherein she had a scene with Bruce Willis and Madeline Stowe. In recent years, she has been seen in commercials for Coinstar, in which she portrays The Tooth Fairy. She appears in the musical film Temptation with actor Adam Pascal, Tony Award winners Alice Ripley and Anika Noni Rose, and film actress Zoe Saldana and in 2009 had a small role in I Love You Phillip Morris with actors Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey, playing a simple woman requiring legal assistance. In 2013, she began playing the role of the nearly mute Norma Romano in the Netflix comedy - drama series Orange Is the New Black, for which she won a 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award ( along with the rest of the ensemble cast ). Stage On Broadway, she has appeared in the 1977 revival of Hair, Leader of the Pack ( 1985 ), Ah, Wilderness ! ( 1988 ), On the Town ( 1998 ), and The Full Monty ( 2000 ). She had the title role in the workshop of the short - lived adaptation of Stephen King 's novel Carrie. She also played the role of Lynette `` Squeaky '' Fromme in Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman 's musical Assassins during its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons in New York City in 1990 -- 1991, and is featured on the cast recording of it, on the RCA label. In 2003 she joined other original Off - Broadway cast members in a Reprise ! ( Los Angeles ) concert production of Assassins. In 2007, she was stand - by for the two comic villain roles in the musical Xanadu on Broadway. She played Lucy Schmeeler, the whiny friend with the chronic cold, in the Off - Broadway Public Theater production at the Delacorte Theater of On the Town in August 1997. She also appeared in the lab production of the musical Hit The Lights ! in 1993 at the Vineyard Theatre. Golden has appeared in three separate versions of Hair : a Broadway revival in 1977, the motion picture in 1979 and a special benefit performance concert in 2004. Golden starred with Peter Scolari in the world premiere of The Nutcracker and I from November 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011 at the George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Comically playing the Sugar Rush Fairy ( and three other roles ) in this musical comedy featuring the music of Tchaikovsky and lyrics by Gerard Alessandrini, she and Scolari were compared in one review to the team of Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar. Golden appeared in the musical Violet starring Sutton Foster on Broadway in 2014. Since 2005, Golden has frequently appeared in stage concerts for composer Joe Iconis. She stars in the Barrington Stage Company production of his Broadway Bounty Hunter, with the book by Iconis, Lance Rubin and Jason `` Sweettooth '' Williams, directed by Julianne Boyd, which opened on August 13, 2016. This role was written by Iconis for Golden ; he said of Golden : `` ' She 's essentially playing a fictionalized version of herself, so she 's been so helpful... Her personality has imbued the whole spirit of the show. ' '' The Variety reviewer wrote : `` Golden does woebegone really well... Surprisingly, however, the show underserves its star... except for a rousing, climactic paean to `` the blood... back in my veins, '' the material is n't there... There 's only limited chance to see her take full command of stage and story. '' The Boston Globe called the musical `` rowdy, funny, cheerfully cockeyed. '' A concert version of Broadway Bounty Hunter, starring Golden, was presented at Joe 's Pub in New York City on September 26, 2016. Screen credits Year Title Role Director Notes 1979 Hair Jeannie Ryan Miloš Forman 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan Band Singer Susan Seidelman Key Exchange Val Barnet Kellman Streetwalkin ' Phoebe Joan Freeman Hometown Kim Friedman TV series ( 1 episode ) 1985 -- 86 Miami Vice Tommy Paul Michael Glaser, Craig Bolotin & John Nicolella TV series ( 3 episodes ) 1986 Class of ' 86 Jerry Adler American Playhouse Caroline Luis Soto TV series ( 1 episode ) Down to Earth Starr Gardner Russ Petranto TV series ( 1 episode ) Forever, Lulu Diana Amos Kollek Love at Stake Abigail Baxter John Moffitt Baby Boom Nanny Charles Shyer Longtime Companion Heroin Addict Norman René Dear John Sylvia John Rich TV series ( 1 episode ) True Blue Connie Tollin William A. Graham & George Mendeluk TV series ( 2 episodes ) 1989 -- 92 Cheers Margaret O'Keefe James Burrows TV series ( 4 episodes ) Father Dowling Mysteries Florence Galthworthy Ron Satlof TV series ( 1 episode ) 1991 Strictly Business Sheila Kevin Hooks This Is My Life Marianne Nora Ephron Prelude to a Kiss Tin Market Musician Norman René ( 2 ) 1995 The Pebble and the Penguin Marina Don Bluth & Gary Goldman 12 Monkeys Woman Cabbie Terry Gilliam One Way Out Eve Kevin Lynn Arresting Gena Sally Hannah Weyer My Divorce The middle sister Andrea Clark 1998 Barriers Phil Alan Baxter 1999 Law & Order Frances Padden Constantine Makris TV series ( 1 episode ) Third Watch Amber Gastin Christopher Chulack TV series ( 1 episode ) The American Astronaut Cloris Cory McAbee Mourning Glory Mediator Barrett Esposito Third Watch Crazy Woman Jesús Salvador Treviño TV series ( 1 Episode ) 2002 Delayed Sarah Charles Ricciardi 2003 It Runs in the Family Deb Fred Schepisi Trouble in Paradise Dolores Dave Coleman Short Messengers Alice Farmer Philip Farha Temptation Nora Mark Tarlov 2005 Tom and Francie Francie Patrick Michael Denny Live at Five Annie Averie Storck Short 2006 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Varla Arthur W. Forney TV series ( 1 episode ) 2007 Brooklyn Rules Dottie Michael Corrente Sexina : Popstar P.I. Vera 's Mom Erik Sharkey 2008 Adventures of Power Farrah Ari Gold 2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Eudora Mixon Glenn Ficarra & John Requa 2009 -- 10 Wiener & Wiener Deena Dante Russo TV series ( 4 episodes ) 2012 The Trouble with Cali Mrs. Katie Saperstein Paul Sorvino NYC 22 Unmarried Woman Martha Mitchell TV series ( 1 episode ) 2013 -- present Orange Is the New Black Norma Romano Several TV series ( 31 episodes ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2015 American Songbook at NJPAC David Stern TV series 2016 Miles Rhonda Roth Nathan Adloff References ^ Jump up to : `` Annie Golden ''. IBDb.com. Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved September 3, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Karras, Steve. `` ' Orange is the New Black ' ' s Annie Golden '' Huffington Post, June 12, 2014 Jump up ^ `` Annie Golden Biography '' allmusic.com, accessed July 30, 2016 ^ Jump up to : Kessler, Judy ( September 17, 1979 ). `` Annie Golden Finds Her Music with the Shirts Knits Up the Raveled Sleeve of ' Hair ' ''. People. Jump up ^ `` Annie Golden Biography ''. Billboard.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Annie Golden ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 3, 2011. Jump up ^ Simonson, Robert ( 2001 - 08 - 13 ). `` Annie Golden Goes to Prison at Joe 's Pub, Aug. 13 ''. Playbill. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 23. Jump up ^ `` ' Assassins ', 1990 -- 1991 ''. lortel.org. Internet Off - BroadwayDatabase. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2011. Jump up ^ Hernandez, Ernio. `` Original Off - Broadway Cast Members Reprise Assassins Roles for L.A. 's Reprise ! '' Archived March 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. playbill.com, August 27, 2003 Jump up ^ `` Hit The Lights ! ''. lortel.org. Internet Off - Broadway Database. Retrieved July 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Rendell, Bob. `` Nutty Nutcracker A Musical Comedy Divertissement ''. TalkinBroadway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012. Jump up ^ Purcell, Carey. `` Alexander Gemignani, Annie Golden and More Will Join Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell in Violet '' Archived July 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., playbill.com, February 13, 2014. Jump up ^ `` In Development ''. mrjoeiconis.com. Jump up ^ `` Annie Golden to Lead Joe Iconis ' Broadway Bounty Hunter at Barrington Stage '' broadwayworld.com, July 20, 2016 Jump up ^ Viagas, Robert. `` Annie Golden 's New Musical ' Broadway Bounty Hunter ' Cancels First Preview '' Playbill, August 12, 2016 Jump up ^ Clement, Olivia. `` Why Joe Iconis Had to Write a Musical for Annie Golden '' Playbill, August 19, 2016 Jump up ^ Verini, Bob. `` Regional Theater Review : ' Broadway Bounty Hunter ' '' Variety, August 22, 2016 Jump up ^ Aucoin, Don. `` ' Broadway Bounty Hunter ' is a wild ride at Barrington Stage '' Boston Globe, August 22, 2016 Jump up ^ Gioia, Michael. `` ' Broadway Bounty Hunter ', Starring Annie Golden, Heads to Joe 's Pub '' Playbill, September 26, 2016 External links Annie Golden on IMDb Annie Golden at the Internet Off - Broadway Database VIAF : 71602701 LCCN : nr93022754 ISNI : 0000 0000 5519 4771 GND : 134387309 BNF : cb14182135z ( data ) MusicBrainz : abacb02f - b1fd - 4ce6 - 82b2 - 3b64de03894a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Modern Family, season 1 / season 2 ( 2010 ) : Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Modern Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 2011 ) : Anderson - Emmons ; Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Modern Family, season 3 / season 4 ( 2012 ) : Anderson - Emmons ; Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Modern Family, season 4 / season 5 ( 2013 ) : Anderson - Emmons ; Bowen ; Burrell ; Ferguson ; Gould ; Hyland ; O'Neill ; Rodriguez ; Stonestreet ; Vergara ; Winter Orange Is the New Black, season 2 ( 2014 ) : Aduba, Biggs, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Freeman, Gardner, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Lake, Lapkus, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, Marsh Garland, McGorry, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Pimentel, Polanco, Reiner, Roberts, Rodriguez, Rosenblat, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Toussaint, Tucci, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 3 ( 2015 ) : Aduba, Birbiglia, Blake, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Leyva, Manning, Marsh Garland, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Rodriguez, Rose, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 4 ( 2016 ) : Aduba, Aisenberg, Brooks, Brown, Cruz, DeLaria, Dover, Glenn, Golden, Gómez, Guerrero, Harney, Henke, Jeudy, Lake, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, McMenamin, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Purdy, Rodriguez, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Tucci, Wiley Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Annie_Golden&oldid=815476246 '' Categories : 1951 births American female singers American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses American stage actresses Living people Musicians from Brooklyn Actresses from New York City 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses 20th - century American singers 21st - century American singers Singers from New York City Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards Articles to be expanded from July 2016 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 15 December 2017, at 01 : 45. 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Question: who plays norma in orange is the new black
Answer: Annie Golden