{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Lynn Milgrim | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|3|17}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = | spouse = [[H. Richard Greene]] | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Lynn Milgrim''' (born March 17, 1944)<ref name=":0" /> is an American film, television, and stage [[actress]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lynn Milgrim theatre profile|url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/283358-lynn-milgrim|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref> She is best known as an accomplished [[stage actress]] and has been in numerous [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], national, and regional productions.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Fleck|first=Andrew|date=2011|title=Review of The Malcontent|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44657355|journal=Shakespeare Bulletin|volume=29|issue=3|pages=414–418|jstor=44657355|issn=0748-2558}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyn Milgrim|url=https://stagestruckreview.com/tag/lyn-milgrim/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Stage Struck Review|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Second Stage Theater|url=https://2st.com/past-shows/season-1|access-date=2021-02-05|website=2st.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lynn Milgrim Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Lynn-Milgrim/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.broadwayworld.com|language=en}}</ref> She has also appeared in many feature films, television series, and television movies.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Lynn Milgrim|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lynn-milgrim/credits/3030260403/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Lynn Milgrim|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba4057835|access-date=2021-02-25|website=BFI|language=en}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Early years== Milgrim was born on March 17, 1944, in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Berkvist|first=Robert|date=1977-02-25|title=New Face (Published 1977)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/25/archives/new-jersey-weekly-new-face-otherwise-adorable.html|access-date=2021-02-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She graduated from Swarthmore<ref name="ce">{{cite news |last1=Hogan |first1=Martin Jr. |title=Three's 'Company' For Family On Tour With Neil Simon Play |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/170968832/ |access-date=April 23, 2025 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=February 10, 1985 |page=F 3|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref> and received her master's degree in elementary education from Harvard in 1965.<ref name="tw">{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Earl |title=Lynn Milgrim Likes Comedy Role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-lynn-milgrim/170969935/ |access-date=April 23, 2025 |work=Tulsa World |date=June 29, 1979 |page=C 19|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref> While she taught sixth grade in [[Arlington, Massachusetts]], she worked nights at [[American Repertory Theater|Loeb Drama Center]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Cynthia |title=After 6 Years: $80 per Week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-lynn-milgrim/170972960/ |access-date=April 23, 2025 |work=The Miami Herald |date=April 14, 1971 |page=5 BR|via = [[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>
== Career == === Stage roles === [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] roles include: ''[[Bedroom Farce (play)|Bedroom Farce]]'' as Jan,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Lynn Milgrim – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/lynn-milgrim-91266|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'' as Davina,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /> and ''[[Charley's Aunt]]'' as Amy Spettigue.<ref name=":4" />
Other stage roles include: ''What Would Jeanne Moreau Do?'' by Elinor Jones;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gussow|first=Mel|date=1982-03-20|title=STAGE: 'JEANNE MOREAU' (Published 1982)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/20/theater/stage-jeanne-moreau.html|access-date=2021-02-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>'' WIN/LOSE/DRAW'' at the Provincetown Playhouse, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' calling her a "delightful actress";<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Rich|first=Frank|date=1983-04-26|title=STAGE: THREE TALES TOLD (Published 1983)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/26/theater/stage-three-tales-told.html|access-date=2021-02-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Lynne Meadow]]'s ''Close of Play''; playing Helena (Staff) in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[A Midsummer's Night Dream]]'' at the Actors Theatre of Louisville; playing Celimene in [[Molière]]'s play ''[[The Misanthrope]]'' in the [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]] production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at [[Williams College]] in Williamstown, Massachusetts with [[Emery Battis]]; as Mrs. Yang in [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s play ''[[The Good Woman of Setzuan]],'' also at Williams College; as Geraldine Barclay in [[Joe Orton]]'s play ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What The Butler Saw]],'' also at Williams College; and playing the mother-in-law in the [[Bertolt Brecht]] play ''[[The Caucasian Chalk Circle]]'' at the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California; and many more.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The New York Times - Search|url=https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=%22Lynn+Milgrim%22|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.nytimes.com|language=en}}</ref>
More recent productions include: [[Samuel D. Hunter]]'s ''Rest and [[Outside Mullingar]]'' by [[John Patrick Shanley]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Press information and photos for OUTSIDE MULLINGAR|url=https://www.scr.org/press-room/press-photos/press-19-20-season/press-photos---outside-mullingar|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.scr.org}}</ref> both also at South Coast Repertory;<ref>{{cite web|last=McNulty|first=Charles |date=2014-04-07|title=Poignancy and quirkiness invigorate 'Rest' at South Coast Rep|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2014-apr-07-la-et-cm-rest-review-20140408-story.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-04-10|title=Rest: Theater Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rest-theater-review-695321|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> a revival of [[Joseph Kesselring|Joseph Kesserling]]’s 1941 Broadway classic [[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|''Arsenic And Old Lace'']] at La Mirada Theatre in Los Angeles;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-26|title=ARSENIC AND OLD LACE|url=https://stagescenela.com/2020/01/arsenic-and-old-lace-3/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=StageSceneLA|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-28|title=Theater: The Last Ship' founders, while 'Arsenic and Old Lace' rescues itself|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2020/01/28/theater-the-last-ship-founders-while-arsenic-and-old-lace-rescues-itself|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=La Mirada theater producer says he's hopeful he can put on plays next year despite coronavirus|url=https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2020/10/15/la-mirada-theater-producer-says-hes-hopeful-he-can-put-on-plays-next-year-despite-coronavirus|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Whittier Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref> Christine Deitne's ''[[Diana of Dobson's]]'';<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-25|title="Diana of Dobson's" at Antaeus Theatre Company|url=https://thetheatretimes.com/diana-of-dobsons-at-antaeus-theatre-company/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Theatre Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gordon|first=Eric A.|date=2019-04-24|title='Diana of Dobson's': A 1908 British romantic comedy defies oppressive women's roles|url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/diana-of-dobsons-a-1908-british-romantic-comedy-defies-oppressive-womens-roles/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=People's World|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Eastern Standard]]'' at the Coast Playhouse;<ref>{{Cite web|date=1990-05-24|title=STAGE REVIEW : 'Standard' a Skillful Balance of Genre, Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-24-ca-550-story.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s ''Pygmalion'' at the Pasadena Playhouse,<ref name=":3" /> with her performance called "excellent";<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pygmalion {{!}} TheaterMania|url=https://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles-theater/reviews/pygmalion-pasadena-playhouse-review_72370.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.theatermania.com|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Hedda Gabler'';<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-10|title=Theater review: 'Hedda Gabler' reveals many personalities at Antaeus Theatre Company|url=https://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20160610/theater-review-hedda-gabler-reveals-many-personalities-at-antaeus-theatre-company|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Daily News|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''A Doll's House, Part 2''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-17|title='Doll's House, Part 2' opens up a marital can of worms|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/04/17/dolls-house-part-2-opens-up-a-marital-can-of-worms/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-16|title=Review: Ibsen's radical 1879 play about women's equality gets a 2017 sequel: Lucas Hnath's 'A Doll's House, Part 2'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-dolls-house-part-2-review-20170416-story.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Television roles === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref(s) |- |1971 |''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]'' |Vanessa | | |- |1978 |[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]] |Susan Shearer |4 episodes | |- | 1986 | ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' | Mrs. Lenox | Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 1#ep18|Unnatural Causes]]" |- | rowspan="2" |1999 |[[Rugrats]] |Corrine |Voice 1 episode | |- |[[Everybody Loves Raymond]] |Cecily |1 episode | |- |2011 |[[Franklin & Bash]] |Nana |2 episodes | |- |2011 - 2012 |[[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness]] |Qiong Qi (voice) Female Pig (voice) | |<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |[[Winx Club]] |The Ancestral Spirit of Nature |1 episode | |- |Southland |Mary |1 episode | |- |2017 |[[Chicago Med]] |Sylvia Roseblatt |1 episode | |- |2018 |[[The Fosters (American TV series)|The Fosters]] |Beth Green |1 episode | |} She has had recurring roles and made guest appearances on major TV shows such as [[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|''The Doctors'']],''[[The Wonder Years]]'', ''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]'', ''[[Mama's Family]]'', ''[[Knots Landing]]'', ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'', ''[[Highway to Heaven]]'', ''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]'', ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'', ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]''
=== Film roles === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes !Ref(s) |- |2004 |[[Employee of the Month (2004 film)|Employee of the Month]] |Mrs. Chapman | |<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":1" /> |} Her film credits include ''[[Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon]]'' (1970), ''[[Enormous Changes at the Last Minute]]'' (1983), two [[Cybill Shepherd]] movies (''[[Telling Secrets]]'' (1993) (TV) and ''[[Baby Brokers]]'' (1994)
== Personal life == She is married to fellow actor [[H. Richard Greene]], and they have a daughter.<ref name="ce" /> They had recurring roles as Jim and Evelyn Cooper, Winnie Cooper's parents, on ''[[The Wonder Years]]''.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0587354}} * [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/lynn-milgrim-91266 Lynn Milgram] on [[IBDB]]
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