{{Short description|Actress from Northern Ireland (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Paula Malcomson | image = Paula Malcomson (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Malcomson in 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|06|01|df=y}} | birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth --> | death_place = | other_names = Paula Williams | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1992–present<ref name=buddytvbio/> | spouse = | domesticpartner = | website = }} '''Paula Malcomson''' (born 1 June 1970)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Please join us in wishing Paula Malcomson a very happy birthday! pic.twitter.com/Jw8HWdxptw |url=https://twitter.com/SHO_RayDonovan/status/738082824624934912 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> is an actress from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is sometimes credited as Paula Williams.<ref name=buddytvbio>{{cite news | url = https://www.buddytv.com/actors/paula-malcomson/ | title = Paula Malcomson Biography | publisher= BuddyTV | access-date = 2010-05-27}}</ref> She is known for playing Trixie in ''Deadwood'' (2004–2006), Maureen Ashby in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2010), and Asterid Everdeen in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015).
==Career== Malcomson starred as Trixie in the HBO series ''Deadwood''<ref name=pajiba>{{cite news | url =http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/grading-the-7-most-successful-postshow-careers-of-deadwood-and-the-wire-alumni.php | title =Grading the 7 Most Successful Post-Show Careers of "Deadwood" and "The Wire" Alumni | first = Dustin | last = Rowles |date =2010-10-13| publisher= Pajiba.com | access-date = 2010-04-23}}</ref> and Colleen in ABC's ''Lost''.<ref name=latimes1/> She played the role of Amanda Graystone in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' spin-off series ''Caprica'', on the Sci Fi Channel, as well as the role of Maureen Ashby on the FX series ''Sons of Anarchy''.<ref name=pajiba/> She played the long-suffering Abby Donovan, wife of the title character in the Showtime series ''Ray Donovan''.
In March 2011, Malcomson guest starred in the ''Fringe'' episode "Stowaway".<ref name=latimes1>{{cite web | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/fringe-recap-the-place-where-the-mysteries-of-the-universe-get-answered.html | title = 'Fringe' recap: 'The place where the mysteries of the universe get answered' | work = Los Angeles Times | date = 2011-03-19 | access-date = 2011-03-21 | first = Andrew | last = Hanson }}</ref> She played Mrs. Everdeen in the film adaptation of ''The Hunger Games'', mother of the main character Katniss Everdeen.<ref name=ewthg>{{cite news | url = http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/04/22/paula-malcolmson-hunger-games-katniss-mother/ | title = 'The Hunger Games': Paula Malcomson cast as Katniss Everdeen's mother | first = Darren | last = Franich |date =2010-04-22| work = Entertainment Weekly | access-date = 2010-04-22}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1992 | ''Another Girl Another Planet'' | Bartender | |- | 1993 | ''Tombstone'' | Allie Earp | |- | 1996 | ''Dunston Checks In'' | Bellman No. 4 | |- | rowspan="2" | 1998 | ''Trance'' | Bartender | |- | ''The Rocking Horse Winner'' | Jesse's Mother | Short film |- | rowspan="2" | 1999 | ''The Auteur Theory'' | Siobhan Meehan | |- | ''{{sortname|The|Green Mile|The Green Mile (film)}}'' | Marjorie Detterick | |- | 2000 | ''Hamlet'' | Marcella | |- | 2001 | ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' | Patricia in Mirrored Room | |- | rowspan="2" | 2003 | ''Quintessence'' | Ruth | Short film |- | ''June & Orlando'' | June | Short film |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 | ''The Death Strip'' | Helene | Short film |- | ''Nonplussed'' | Jenn | Short film |- | 2008 | ''{{sortname|A|Woman in the West|nolink=1}}'' | Marion Faber | Short film |- | 2009 | ''Morning After'' | Kat McKinley | Short film |- | 2012 | ''{{sortname|The|Hunger Games|The Hunger Games (film)}}'' | Mrs. Everdeen | |- | 2013 | ''{{sortname|The|Hunger Games: Catching Fire|The Hunger Games: Catching Fire}}'' | Mrs. Everdeen | |- | 2014 | ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' | Mrs. Everdeen | |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'' | Mrs. Everdeen | |- | ''A Christmas Star'' | Paula | |- | rowspan="5" | 2017 | ''All Summers End'' | Mrs. Stevens | |- | ''Axis'' | Gráinne (voice) | |- | ''Feed'' | Samantha Grey | |- | ''The Cured'' | Dr. Lyons | |- | ''Battlecreek'' | Tallulah | |- | 2018 | ''We Have Always Lived In the Castle'' | Helen Clarke | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1999 | ''Profiler'' | Jean Stanley | Episode: "Blind Eye" |- | rowspan="3" | 2000 | ''{{sortname|The|Practice}}'' | Suzie Greene | Episode: "Settling" |- | ''Strong Medicine'' | Trish | Episode: "Pre-Existing Conditions" |- | ''Baby'' | Julia | Television film |- | 2001 | ''UC: Undercover'' | Sasha | Episode: "Zero Option" |- | 2002 | ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' | Madeline Reed | Episode: "Silent Enemy" |- | rowspan="2" | 2003 | ''NYPD Blue'' | Carla Whitford | Episode: "Marine Life" |- | ''Six Feet Under'' | Woman in Bar | Episode: "I'm Sorry, I'm Lost" |- | 2004–2006 | ''Deadwood'' | Trixie | 36 episodes |- | 2006 | ''Lost'' | Colleen Pickett | 2 episodes |- | 2006–2007 | ''ER'' | Meg Riley | 8 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2007 | ''Cold Case'' | Marlene Bradford | Episode: "A Dollar, a Dream" |- | ''John from Cincinnati'' | Jerri | 5 episodes |- | ''Criminal Minds'' | Beth Jacobs | Episode: "Seven Seconds" |- | 2008 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Susan Ross | Episode: "Retro" |- | 2009 | ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Amanda / Emma | Episode: "Disarmed and Dangerous" |- | 2009–2010 | ''Caprica'' | Amanda Graystone | 18 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''{{sortname|The|Event}}'' | Madeline Jackson | 3 episodes |- | ''Sons of Anarchy'' | Maureen Ashby | 10 episodes |- | rowspan="5" | 2011 | ''Lie to Me'' | Louise Lightman | Episode: "Funhouse" |- | ''Private Practice'' | Hillary Loveman | Episode: "Home Again" |- | ''Fringe'' | Dana Gray | Episode: "Stowaway" |- | ''Law & Order: LA'' | Jill Jennings | Episode: "Benedict Canyon" |- | ''Prime Suspect'' | Noelle Tanner | Episode: "Carnivorous Sheep" |- | 2012 | ''Archer'' | Janelle (voice) | Episode: "Bloody Ferlin" |- | 2013–2017 | ''Ray Donovan'' | Abby Donovan | 59 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Broken'' | Roz Demichelis | 4 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 | ''Krypton'' | Charys-El | Episode: "Pilot" |- | ''Come Home'' | Marie Farrell | 3 episodes |- | ''Lore'' | Mary Webster | Episode: "Mary Webster: The Witch of Hadley" |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Stella Russell | Episode: "Part 33" |- | ''Deadwood: The Movie'' | Trixie | Television film |- | ''Watchmen'' | Renee | Episode: "Little Fear of Lightning" |- | 2022 | ''Redemption'' | Colette Cunningham | Lead role |- | 2023 | ''Lawmen: Bass Reeves'' | Mabel Underwood | Episode: "Part III" |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 | ''Parish'' | Rose Parish | 6 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/paula-malcomson-giancarlo-esposito-the-driver-amc-remake-british-drama-series-1235050994/|title=Paula Malcomson Joins Giancarlo Esposito In AMC’s ‘The Driver’|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 23, 2022|access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref> |- | ''Mayor of Kingstown'' | Anna Fletcher | 3 episodes |- | 2025 | ''Death by Lightning'' | Franny Scoville | Upcoming miniseries |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''The Good Daughter'' | Judith | Upcoming miniseries |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|539155}} * [http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/cast/actor/paulamalcomson.shtml Paula Malcomson] profile for ''Deadwood''
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