Anne Bobby

Anne Bobby
Born	Anne Marie Bobby December 12, 1967 Paterson, New Jersey
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present

Anne Marie Bobby is an American actress, voice artist, playwright and author, best known for her role as Lori Winston, the heroine in Clive Barker's Nightbreed^[1] and Brigid Tenenbaum in the BioShock series.^[2] She was praised by The Washington Post for her portrayal of Tallasse in What the Deaf Man Heard (1997).^[3] The Los Angeles Times called Bobby's Tallasse "a sensitive, insightful portrayal."^[4]

Bobby also played a police officer in Cop Rock and in 2016, the New York Times compared her performance in, "Why Can't a Man Be More Like a Woman?" to a Broadway performance.^[5] In another musical, Groundhog, Bobby was praised for her duets and solos.^[6]

She attended NYU, where she studied Anthropology and Classics.

Selected film, television and other credits

Film

Year	Title	Role
1989	Born on the Fourth of July	Suzanne Kovic
1990	Nightbreed[7]	Lori Winston[8]
1991	Baby of the Bride	Anne
1996	Beautiful Girls[9]	Sarah Morris
1998	Happiness	Rhonda
1998	Finding North	Debi[10]
2013	The Hanover House[11]	Martha Hobson

Theater

1986-7	Smile[12]	Robin Gibson
1992	Groundhog[6]
1993	Black Comedy[13]	Carol Melkett
1994	Merrily We Roll Along	Beth[14]
2000	Strictly Personal	Lori[15]
2008	All the Rage	Helen[16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Cop Rock	Officer Vicky Quinn[17][18]	Regular
1990	Children of the Bride[19]
1995	Mad about You	Susannah	Recurring
1997	What the Deaf Man Heard[20]	Tallasse[3]
2004	As the World Turns	Greta Williams - Social Worker	Recurring Role

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	BioShock	Brigid Tenenbaum
2010	BioShock 2	Brigid Tenenbaum
2010	BioShock 2: Minerva's Den	Brigid Tenenbaum
2016	Perception[21]	Voices	Post-production

References

1. Wilmington, Michael (19 February 1990). "The Monsters Earn Our Sympathy in Barker's 'Nightbreed'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
2. Troy Escamilla (April 20, 2013). "Interview with Actress Anne Bobby of The Hanover House and Nightbreed". Fright Meter Awards. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
3. Shales, Tom (22 November 1997). "A Hallmark Achievement". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
4. Heckman, Don (22 November 1997). "'What the Deaf Man Heard' Probes Small-Town Secrets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
5. Genzlinger, Neil (13 May 2016). "'Cop Rock': How a Legendary Failure Predicted TV's Future". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
6. Gussow, Mel (4 May 1992). "A Homeless Man Confronts the System". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
7. "TV Listings". 9 June 1982. Retrieved 21 November 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Sachs, Lloyd (20 February 1990). "In Freakish 'NightBreed' Looks Aren't Everything". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
9. "Beautiful Girls". VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever. Gale. 2008 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
10. Holden, Stephen (4 June 1999). "Am Streetwise, a Little Naive, Will Travel". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
11. "Emerge Film Festival Announces Schedule of Films". US Fed News Service. Retrieved 21 November 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
12. http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=77788
13. Brantley, Ben (2 September 1993). "Review/Theater; Blown Fuse and Odd Britons Equal a Very Crowded Room". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
14. Richards, David (10 June 1994). "A Sondheim Musical Keeps Evolving". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
15. Hampton, Wilborn (24 November 2000). "In Search Of Love? Just Buzz Next Door". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
16. Webster, Andy (5 August 2008). "All God's Children Got Guns, and a Few Axes to Grind, Too". The New York Times.
17. Shales, Tom (26 September 1990). "Cop Rock,: Music With a Different Beat Series". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
18. Rosenberg, Howard (26 September 1990). "'Cop Rock' invigorates the new season by combining the grit of 'Hill Street Blues' with a musical score that's fresh every week". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
19. Cerone, Daniel (16 September 1990). "Look who's hired: Julia Duffy on ABC's 'Baby Talk,' and Bauer on CBS' 'Wiseguy'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
20. "The Quiet Man Taking It All In, Saying Nothing". The Washington Post. 23 November 1997. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
21. The Deep End Games (April 9, 2016). "That time Bill met...HIS MOTHER?". Kickstarter. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

External links

• Anne Bobby at the Internet Movie Database