Melissa Fitzgerald
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Melissa Fitzgerald | |
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 Fitzgerald in 2013 | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actress, nonprofit administrator |
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Melissa Fitzgerald is an American actress and the Senior Director of the nonprofit organization Justice For Vets. She is best known for portraying Carol Fitzpatrick on The West Wing.
Early life and education
Fitzgerald's father is Pennsylvania judge James Fitzgerald; her mother, Carole, is involved in politics and volunteer work in Philadelphia.
Fitzgerald graduated from Springside School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earned a B.A. in Drama and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. Fitzgerald studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
Career
Fitzgerald is the founder of Voices in Harmony, a non-profit community theater in Los Angeles.[1] From 1999 to 2006, she played Carol Fitzpatrick, assistant to press secretary C.J. Cregg, on The West Wing.
On January 19, 2007, Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times announced that Fitzgerald had won a writing contest he had sponsored on Darfur.[2]
On May 17, 2008, Fitzgerald received the Chestnut Hill College Medal, and she was the commencement speaker.[3]
In November 2013, Fitzgerald joined Justice For Vets as its Senior Director. The organization advocates for veterans treatment courts.
Filmography
Movies
- Love & Sex
- Frequency
- Monument Avenue
- The Truman Show
- Boxing Helena
- The Date
- The Painter
- ’’Country Remedy’’
Television
References
- ^ "Voices in America Form 990" (PDF). Candid. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (19 January 2007). "We Have a Winner... 'Your Turn': The Darfur Genocide".
- ^ "Humanitarian and Actress Melissa Fitzgerald to Deliver Commencement Address". Chestnut Hill College. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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