# Heather Mazur

Heather Mazur is an American actress, best known for her role as Sarah Cooper in the 1990 film Night of the Living Dead.

## Early life and education

Mazur was born in Pittsburgh. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama.

## Career

Mazur did not act on screen for over ten years after Night of the Living Dead was released, before making a guest appearance in the television series Hack in 2003. Since then she has guest starred in Numb3rs, Joey, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Medium, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: LA, The Mentalist, Bones and the J. J. Abrams-produced unsold television pilot Anatomy of Hope. She also had recurring roles in Crash (2008–2009) and Pretty Little Liars (2010–2012). She portrayed Deputy Mayor Eileen Ashby in the soap opera General Hospital from 2022 to March 30, 2023, when she was flung off a bridge by Victor Cassadine.
Her film credits include Over Her Dead Body (2008), the direct-to-video film The Funeral Planner (2010), and A Leading Man (2013). She has also acted on stage.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Night of the Living Dead | Sarah Cooper | |
| 2008 | Over Her Dead Body | Sue | |
| 2010 | The Funeral Planner | Maddy Banks | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | A Leading Man | Rachel Cohen | |
| 2016 | 911 Nightmare | Cortez | |
| 2017 | Darkness Rising | Kate | |
| 2017 | I'm Not Here | Mom's attorney | |
| 2018 | Drive Me to Vegas and Mars | Momma | |
| 2019 | Deadly Switch | Zelda | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Hack | Rina Lowe | Episode: "Presumed Guilty" |
| 2006 | Numbers | Janet Eckworth | Episode: "Harvest" |
| 2006 | Related | Sue | Episode: "His Name Is Ruth" |
| 2006 | Joey | Woman | Episode: "Joey and the Big Move" |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Nadia | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" |
| 2007 | Journeyman | Bonnie | Episode: "Winterland" |
| 2007, 2008 | CSI: NY | Natalie Greer | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Crash | Amy Battaglia | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Medium | Clare Burnes | Episode: "A Taste of Her Own Medicine" |
| 2009 | Three Rivers | Tracy Warren | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Harriet | Television film |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Dr. Phoebe Coburn | Episode: "Playa Vista" |
| 2010–2012 | Pretty Little Liars | Isabel Randall | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Rose Garrigan | Episode: "Caged" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Kate Phinney | Episode: "The Stranger" |
| 2011–2015 | Awkward | Darlene Saxton | 7 episodes |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Colette Santori | Episode: "Always Bet on Red" |
| 2012 | Bones | Marcy Drew | Episode: "The Tiger in the Tale" |
| 2013 | Marvin Marvin | Stickler | Episode: "St. Glar Kai Day" |
| 2014 | Switched at Birth | Lydia Kaiser | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Matador | Sayer Assistant | Episode: "Everything Old Is New Again" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Anne Gibbs | Episode: "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts" |
| 2015 | Glee | Publicist | Episode: "Loser like Me" |
| 2015 | House of Lies | Kathy Nichols | Episode: "Praise Money! Hallowed Be Thy Name" |
| 2015 | Castle | Gwen Kelly | Episode: "At Close Range" |
| 2015 | NCIS | Laura Strike-DePalma | Episode: "Double Trouble" |
| 2015 | Wicked City | Penelope Evans | Episode: "Blizzard of Ozz" |
| 2016–2017 | Insecure | Hannah Richards-Foster | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Doubt | Stephanie Verner | Episode: "Not a Word" |
| 2017 | Chance | Talia | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Beth Clark | Episode: "Next of Kin" |
| 2018 | Grey's Anatomy | Erin Mason | Episode: "Bad Reputation" |
| 2018–2019 | The Young and the Restless | Brenda Brecheen | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Magnum P.I. | Gina Pryor | Episode: "A Kiss Before Dying" |
| 2019 | Dear White People | Caroline Tuttle | Episode: "Volume 3: Chapter V" |
| 2019 | Good Trouble | Angela Miller | 11 episodes |
| 2019 | How to Get Away with Murder | Heidi Turpin | Episode: "I Hate the World" |
| 2019–2023 | Tacoma FD | Vicky Penisi McConky | Recurring role, 18 episodes |
| 2020 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Margaux West | Episode: "War Crimes" |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Carol Dubois | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2022 | American Gigolo | Anne | Episode: "Nothing Is Real But the Girl" |
| 2022 | General Hospital | Eileen Ashby | Recurring role |
| 2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Ashley Page | Episode: "Red One" |
| 2024 | S.W.A.T. | Lydia Samuels | Episode: "Vanished" |