# Laurie O'Brien

Laurie O'Brien is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Baby Piggy on the 1980s Saturday morning cartoon Jim Henson's Muppet Babies from 1984-1991 & the CTW animated series Cro as Ivana the mammoth. As an on-camera actress, O'Brien has guest starred on the soap opera Santa Barbara as a hooker as well as other numerous TV series including Trapper John, M.D., NYPD Blue, Matlock, Chicago Hope, ER, CSI, CSI Miami, 7th Heaven, Reasonable Doubts, Shark, Three Rivers, Detroit 1-8-7, and L.A. Law on which she played a woman on trial for killing her rapist. TV movies include The Defiant Ones, Too Young to Die?, Infidelity, Children of the Night, Convicted, and One More Mountain. Movies include Bottle Shock in which she played Christopher Pine's mother. Laurie has an extensive background in theater winning three major awards for her lead roles in Mary Barnes, Savage in Limbo and Times Like These.

## Acting credits
### Theater

| Year(s) | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
| 1981 | Mary Barnes | Mary Barnes | Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles | Professional debut; main role |
| 1983–84 | Quilters | Garrett's daughter | Music Center Plaza, Los Angeles | |
| 1984 | Vampire Guts | Louise | Pilot Theatre, Los Angeles | |
| 1984 | Gardenia | Lydie Breeze | Los Angeles Actors' Theatre, Los Angeles | Second chapter of Lydie Breeze series |
| 1984 | Women and Water | Lydie Breeze | Los Angeles Actors' Theatre, Los Angeles | Fourth chapter of Lydie Breeze series |
| 1986 | The History of Fear | | Victory Theatre, Los Angeles | |
| 1986 | Inside Out | | Beverly Hills Playhouse, Los Angeles | Solo role |
| 1987 | Savage in Limbo | Denise Savage | The Cast Theatre, Los Angeles | Main role |
| 1995 | Mary Barnes | Mary Barnes | Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles | Main role; revival |
| 1999 | The Greeks | Helen | Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles | |
| 2003 | Times Like These | | Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles | |
| 2006 | First Monday in October | Ruth Loomis | Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles | |
| 2012 | I Am Chrissie | Herself | Promenade Playhouse, Los Angeles | Main role; also writer |

### Film

| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann | Terry | Film debut |
| 1986 | The Adventures of the American Rabbit | Bunny O' Hare (voice) | |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons | Screaming Woman | |
| 1992 | Gas Food Lodging | Thelma | |
| 2001 | Mockingbird Don't Sing | Beverly Glazer | |
| 2002 | American Gun | Martin's Mother | |
| 2004 | Around the Bend | Ruth | |
| 2005 | Invasion | Reporter | |
| 2006 | Little Chenier | Faye | |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock | Laura | |
| 2008 | Disfigured | Sheila | |
| 2022 | Pie in the Sky | Dory | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Dynasty | Maid | Television debut Episode: "Reunion in Singapore" |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Mrs. Morgen | Episode: "Working" |
| 1983 | Knight Rider | Linda Groves | Episode: "Nobody Does It Better" |
| 1983–85 | Dungeons & Dragons | Additional voices | 27 episodes |
| 1984 | Legmen | Mary Smith | Episode: "I Shall Be Re-Released" |
| 1984 | Calamity Jane | Mamie | Television film |
| 1984 | Saturday's the Place! | Herself | Television film |
| 1984–91 | Muppet Babies | Baby Piggy, Captain Crochette Hook (voice) | 107 episodes |
| 1985 | Obsessed with a Married Woman | Gali | Television film |
| 1985 | Santa Barbara | Hooker | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | The Transformers | Astoria Carlton-Ritz (voice) | Episode: "The Girl Who Loved Powerglide" |
| 1985 | Shadow Chasers | Vicki Pasternack | Episode: "Spirit of St. Louis" |
| 1985 | The GLO Friends Save Christmas | Additional voices | Television film |
| 1986 | The Defiant Ones | Pauline | Television film |
| 1986 | Trapper John, M.D. | Oliva | Episode: "Life, Death, and Dr. Christmas" |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Linda Donner | Episode: "Extradition" |
| 1986 | Convicted | Audrey Delaney | Television film |
| 1987 | Deadly Care | Gloria | Television film |
| 1987 | Infidelity | Eileen | Television film |
| 1987 | The Real Ghostbusters | Vanna (voice) | Episode: "The Cabinet of Calamari" |
| 1988 | Ohara | Ruth Britton | Episode: "Sign of the Times" |
| 1988 | L.A. Law | Megan Penny | Episode: "Belle of the Bald" |
| 1989 | ABC Weekend Special | Lewis' Mom, Trashy's Sister | Episode: "The Monster Bed" |
| 1990 | Too Young to Die? | Wanda Bradley Sledge | Television film |
| 1990 | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Baby Piggy, Mom (voice) | Television film |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire | Kathy Danube | Episode: "To Catch a Con: Part 2" |
| 1991 | The Antagonists | Aly | Episode: "Brother to Brother" |
| 1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Esther Nichols | Episode: "Maggie Finds Her Soul" |
| 1993 | Beyond Suspicion | Pat | Television film |
| 1993–94 | Cro | Ivanna (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 1994 | One More Mountain | Elizabeth Graves | Television film |
| 1995 | Vanishing Son | Sandra Garbett | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen" |
| 1995 | Picket Fences | Sara Hynes | Episode: "The Song of Rome" |
| 1995 | Live Shot | Marilyn Maitland | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | The Lazarus Man | Charlotte Bower | Episode: "The Conspirator" |
| 1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Becky Stanton | Episode: "A Ranger Christmas" |
| 1996, 1999 | Chicago Hope | Myra Delaney, Antonia White | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Crisis Center | Mrs. Thomas | Episode: "Where Truth Lies" |
| 1997 | 7th Heaven | Carol | Episode: "I Love You" |
| 1997, 2001 | NYPD Blue | Mrs. Pierson, Dr. Rosen | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Paula Myrtle | Season 2, Episode 5 Segment: "The Land" Credited as Laurie O' Brian |
| 1998 | ER | Mrs. Richards | Episode: "The Miracle Worker" |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Melanie Fitzgerald | Episode: "Chapter Six" |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Arlene Billings | Episode: "Impaired" |
| 2002 | The Zeta Project | Paula | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" |
| 2002 | Presidio Med | Denise Dembry | Episode: "This Baby's Gonna Fly" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Mary Hinkle | Episode: "Double Cap" |
| 2004 | The Division | Connie Hicks | Episode: "Be Careful What You Wish For" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Meyers | Episode: "Shooting Stars" |
| 2006 | Smith | Barbara Collins | Episode: "Two" |
| 2007 | Shark | Amanda Morton | Episode: "Wayne's World 2: Revenge of the Shark" |
| 2009 | Three Rivers | Ruth | Episode: "Ryan's First Day" |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | June Burke | Episode: "Pharmacy Double/Bullet Train" |
| 2013 | Susanna | Dr. Anderson | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Complete Works | Deborah Hünterschmidt | 5 episodes |

## Awards

* L.A. Drama Critics Circle award for Mary Barnes, 1981
* L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Savage in Limbo, 1987
* Ovation Award, Times Like These, 2003