Donna Murphy Donna Murphy is the Tony Award - winning American stage , film , and television actress who played Anij in . She was born in Corona , New York , after which she grew up in Hauppauge , New York , and later Topsfield , Massachusetts . She graduated from Boxford , Massachusetts ' Masconomet Regional High School in 1977 and majored in drama at New York University ' s Tisch School of the Arts . Murphy made her Broadway acting debut in 1979 in the musical " They ' re Playing Our Song " as one of the voices of the lead character , Sonia Walsk . In 1985 , she joined the cast of the off - Broadway production of " The Mystery of Edwin Drood " and transferred with the play to Broadway , where it ran until 1987 . Shortly thereafter , she made her first appearance on television in the 1987 movie " Tales from the Hollywood Hills : A Table at Ciro ' s " ( or " Power , Passion and Murder " ) , which also featured Earl Boen . In 1987 and 1988 , Murphy co - starred with Lursa actress Barbara March off - Broadway in " Birds of Paradise " . She then performed alongside Dan Butler and Timothy Carhart in the one - act play " Where She Went , What She Did " at the Judith Anderson Theatre in New York City . From 1989 through 1991 , Murphy starred as District Attorney Morgan Graves on NBC ' s daytime television drama " Another World " , after which she returned to the stage ( although she made a brief return to television for a 1993 episode of " Law & Order " with Richard Cox ) . In 1992 , she co - starred with Robert Knepper in a Boston production of " Pal Joey " and with Kim Cattrall in a New Jersey production of " Miss Julie " . She then joined the cast of the original Broadway musical " Passion " , for which she won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical . Murphy broke into films with a supporting role in Paramount Pictures ' 1995 thriller " Jade " , in which Kevin Tighe and Kenneth Tigar also appeared . The film was a critical and financial failure , and Murphy began focusing primarily on television as well as theater . Murphy appeared with Harry Groener in a stage production of " Twelve Dreams " , which ran at the Lincoln Theatre in the summer of 1995 . She then landed the recurring role of Francesca Cross on the drama series " Murder One " . During her time on this show , she worked with fellow " Star Trek " alumni Jeff Allin , Lisa Banes , Daniel Benzali , Michelle Bonilla , Barbara Bosson , Juliana Donald , John Fleck , Gregory Itzin , Stanley Kamel , Benjamin Lum , Deborah May , Conor O ' Farrell , Adam Scott , Kevin Tighe , Ned Vaughn , Lorinne Vozoff , Bruce Wright , and Patti Yasutake . In 1996 , Murphy won a CableACE Award for her performance in the " Lifestories : Families in Crisis " episode " Someone Had to Be Benny . " That same year , she won her second Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the Broadway revival of " The King and I " . Murphy portrayed two First Ladies in two different television projects . In the 1997 PBS documentary mini - series " Liberty ! The American Revolution " , she played Abigail Adams , wife to President John Adams . J . D . Cullum and Mel Johnson , Jr . , were also among those to appear in this series . Murphy then played Abraham Lincoln ' s wife , Mary Todd Lincoln , in the 1998 TV movie " The Day Lincoln Was Shot " . TNG regular Wil Wheaton played her son , Robert Todd Lincoln , while Gregory Itzin and Titus Welliver co - starred . In 1998 , Murphy guest - starred in special cross - over episodes of ' s drama series " Ally McBeal " and " The Practice " . Shortly thereafter , she landed her second feature film with a lead role in the drama " October 22 " , in which she co - starred with TNG and DS9 regular Colm Meaney . Murphy followed this with supporting roles in the films " The Astronaut ' s Wife " ( with Samantha Eggar ) and " Center Stage " ( with Zoë Saldana ) . In 2000 , Murphy began starring as Ruth Sherwood in the play " Wonderful Town " . The play transferred to Broadway in 2003 , and the following year , Murphy was again nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical . Before the play began on Broadway , however , Murphy became a regular on the short - lived comedy television series " What About Joan " , along with Wallace Langham . She then had a frequent recurring role on the CBS series " Hack " , as did Mark Margolis and Bebe Neuwirth . Also prior to the Broadway run of " Wonderful Town " , Murphy portrayed Rosalie Octavius , the wife of Dr . Otto Octavius ( aka Dr . Octopus ) , in the blockbuster film " Spider - Man 2 " . Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Dae Kim also had roles in " Spider - Man 2 " , which was released on 30 June 2004 . Earlier that same month , Murphy and her " Insurrection " co - star , Patrick Stewart , were presenters at the 58th Annual Tony Awards . Murphy presented the Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play , while Stewart presented the award for Best Play . Murphy also performed a song from Broadway ' s " Wonderful Town " for the ceremony . Since then , Murphy has appeared on such television series as " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " ( with Joel Polis ) , " Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip " ( starring Steven Weber ) , and " " . Her recent film credits include " World Trade Center " ( with Jude Ciccolella , Roger R . Cross , Brad William Henke , and Tom Wright ) , " The Fountain " ( with Mark Margolis and Stephen McHattie ) , and " The Nanny Diaries " . In 2007 , she received her fourth Tony Award nomination for her portrayal in Broadway ' s " Lovemusik " , and in 2010 , she provided the voice of Mother Gothel in the latest Disney Animated Feature , " Tangled " . In 2011 , she appeared in a supporting role in " The Bourne Legacy " .