"Ms. Lovejoy’s successful career as an actor (teacher, writer, coach, director) spans decades and disciplines. Playing an array of murderous mothers, grieving widows, cops, doctors, detectives, serial killers and lawyers on television, suffering untimely deaths including but not limited to her head exploding, has supported her theatre work. On Broadway: Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy with Tom Hanks directed by George C. Wolfe, John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation (Lincoln Center & First National Tour), Getting and Spending (Helen Hayes), The Gathering (Cort). Off-Broadway: Li'l Bit in Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize winning How I Learned to Drive, (Original Vineyard Theatre & Arena Stage) (Helen Hayes nomination), A Midsummer Night's Dream, Machinal (Public); Henry IV (directed by Joseph Papp). Regional credits include Tony Kushner’s new iteration of The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures (Berkeley Rep) Macbeth, Comedy of Errors, The Sisters Rosensweig (Old Globe), Heartbreak House (Huntington) and James Still’s The House That Jack Built (IRT). Ms. Lovejoy has developed countless new plays at Williamstown, The O’Neill, Ojai, New York Stage & Film, Playwrights horizons, New Dramatists and The New Harmony Project. TV/Film favorites: Five seasons as Rhonda Pearlman on HBO's critically acclaimed series ""The Wire;"" ""American Gothic,"" ""Bones"" (the Gravedigger), ""The Blacklist,"" ""Elementary,"" ""GIRLS,"" ""Shameless,"" ""OITNB,"" ""American Horror Story,"" ""Private Practice,"" ""The Closer,"" ""Criminal Minds,"" ""The West Wing,"" ""Law & Order"" (ALL), ""Step Up,"" ""Bad Teacher"" & Billy Lynn’s ""Long Halftime Walk."" Training: BFA: University of Evansville, MFA: NYU/TSOA. Upcoming: The IFC series ""Trollville"" and Deirdre’s solo piece Bird, Elephant, China. Visit DeirdreLovejoy.com."