Dina Spybey
Dina Spybey | |
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| Born | August 29, 1965 |
| Other names | Dina Waters |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University Rutgers University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Waters (m. 2000) |
Dina Spybey (born August 29, 1965) also known as Dina Waters and Dina Spybey-Waters is an American actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films, including John Q., subUrbia and The Haunted Mansion. She is perhaps best known for her role as Tracy Montrose Blair on the first season of Six Feet Under. She played "young Elise Eliot" in The First Wives Club and a ghost named Emma in Disney's film The Haunted Mansion.
Career[edit]
Spybey attended undergraduate studies at Ohio State and then received her M.F.A. from Rutgers University at the Mason Gross School of the Arts. She was in Greg the Bunny, and Remember WENN, and also played a stripper colleague of Demi Moore's in Striptease. She played a supporting role in her husband Mark Waters' film Just Like Heaven (2005). Spybey portrated a ghost named Emma in the 2003 Disney movie The Haunted Mansion. She had a small role in Waters' Freaky Friday.
She also appeared in the ninth season premiere of Frasier ("Don Juan in Hell”) in 2001 in the role of Nanette Guzman, Frasier Crane's first wife.[1] She was one of three actresses to play the role over the course of Cheers and Frasier (the others were Emma Thompson and Laurie Metcalf).
Spybey also appeared in theater. In 1993 she appeared in the off-Broadway play Five Women Wearing the Same Dress[2]
Filmography[edit]
| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Big Night | Natalie | |
| 1996 | Striptease | Monique, Jr. | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Young Elise | |
| 1997 | SubUrbia[3] | Bee Bee | |
| 1997 | Julian Po | Dee | |
| 1997 | Burn Hollywood Burn | Allessandra | |
| 1998 | Getting Personal | Liz Carderelli | |
| 1999 | Advice from a Caterpillar | Young Woman | |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Bambi Madison | |
| 2001 | John Q | Debby Utley | |
| 2002 | Full Frontal | Third Fired Employee | |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Dottie Robertson | |
| 2003 | The Haunted Mansion | Emma | |
| 2005 | Just Like Heaven | Abby | |
| 2008 | Yoga Matt | Bonnie Putterman | Short |
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Becky Bell | Episode: "Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story" |
| 1993 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Leanne Strauss | Episode: "If I Die Before I Wake" |
| 1996 | The X-Files | FBI archivist | Episode: "Pusher" |
| 1996 | Remember WENN | Celia Mellon | 5 episodes |
| 1998 | Gun | Genny | Episode: "All the President's Women" |
| 1998 | Men Behaving Badly | Brenda Mickowski | 24 episodes |
| 1998 | Conrad Bloom | Nina Bloom #2 | (unknown episodes) |
| 1998 | Suddenly Susan | Gina | Episode: "Don't Tell" |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island | Tina | Episode: "Let Go" |
| 1999 | Oh Baby | Shelly | Episode: "Lamaze" |
| 1999 | Just Shoot Me! | Megan | Episode: "Hostess to Murder" |
| 1999 | Cold Feet | Jenny Lombardi | 8 episodes (4 unaired) |
| 2000 | Stark Raving Mad | Katherine Yates | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Tracy Montrose Blair | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Frasier | Nanette | Episode: Don Juan in Hell: Part 2 |
| 2002 | Warning: Parental Advisory | Receptionist | TV movie |
| 2002 | Greg the Bunny | Dottie Sunshine | 13 episodes |
| 2005 | Joey | Judy | Episode: "Joey and the Valentine's Date" |
| 2007 | Family of the Year | Barbara Anderson | pilot episode only |
| 2010 | Neighbors from Hell | Marjoe Saint Sparks | Voice, 10 episodes |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Art Teacher | Episode: "Best Men" |
| 2016 | Speechless | Jennifer | Episode: "Pilot" |
References[edit]
- ^ "Kim Cattrall suggests Sex and the City replacements". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "My worst moment: Ally Walker on tippling and acting". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Retrospective: The Films Of Richard Linklater". Indie Wire. Indie Wire. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
External links[edit]
- Dina Spybey at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dina Spybey on IMDb
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