Tracy Coogan is an Irish actress most widely noted for her leading role in the 2004 independent film Zombie Honeymoon.Kern, Laura, Zombie Honeymoon (2004), The Perils of Loving the Undead, New York Times, 4 October 2005, retrieved 16 September 2008Scheib, Ronnie, Zombie Honeymoon, variety.com, 10 November 2004, retrieved 16 September 2008Atkinson, Michael, Love and Gore: Zombie Retread Manages Some Killer Gags, villagevoice.com, 27 September 2005, retrieved 16 September 2008
Career Coogan was born and raised in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, one of five children of Michael and Ann Coogan. She first acted in many theatrical productions at school.Donohoe, John, Trim actress busy on both sides of LA movie cameras , Meath Chronicle, 2 July 2008, retrieved 13 July 2008 The summer after she graduated from secondary school, Coogan went to New York City to represent Ireland in a modeling competition. She stayed in New York, where she landed roles in Irish Repertory Theatre stage productions of The Playboy of the Western World, The Colleen Bawn and Poor Beast in the Rain. Her first screen credit was a bit part as a model in the 1998 Woody Allen movie Celebrity. In 2002 Coogan starred in Love without Borders, a Russian television series filmed in Moscow. Coogan's performance as the loving wife of a zombie in the 2004 horror cult hit Zombie Honeymoon, which won her a Fangoria Chainsaw award in 2006 for best low-budget film,Layne, Staci, Chainsaw Awards 2006 - Winners Announced, horror.com, 18 October 2006, retrieved 16 September 2008 has been praised.Grady, Pam, Zombie Honeymoon (2004), reel.com, retrieved 16 September 2008 "...as this movie grows darker in its final act, it's also surprisingly moving. This is partially due to Coogan's glowing performance as the conflicted bride..." The film was acquired by Showtime for release on both DVD and television. Coogan has been noted as "a passionate, sensitive and hard-working actor, with a strong professional work ethic." She stars also for the Charity event Bowling for Boobies on 27 October 2009 in Los AngelesMore Horror Starlets Join Bowling for Boobies alongside Carlee Baker, Heather Snell, Brooke Lewis and Eve Mauro, the event fights against Breast cancer.Bowl for Boobies with Tracy Coogan - Win Tickets to Dark Woods & Lunch at Spago!
Filmography
Year Title Role 2002 Tommy Hobson and a Love Supreme Supporting 2002 Love Without Borders Natasha/Mary 2003 Six Tulips The Girlfriend 2004 Zombie Honeymoon Denise 2005 Horror Business Herself 2006 The Adventures of Megabyte Man Da Bom 2006 Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Herself 2008 Return to Sender Angela Gracie 2009 Penance Natalie 2009 Dark Woods Susan Branch 2009 The Devil In The Kitchen 2009 No Saints For Sinners Mary 2010 Another Life Angela 2010 Thrillseekers The Indosheen Julian 2011 A Good Day Kelly2012 Love/Hate, Octagon Films Det Paula 2013 The Note Actress 2015 The Picnic Mary 2019 Flogging a Glass Horse Bettie
Stage Hamlet - Gertrude (The Tower Theatre ) Macbeth - Lady Macbeth (Director Gavin McAlinden ) La Rose Rouge - One Act (Director George Eugeniou) A Flea in her Ear - Raymonde Chandebise- (Director Gavin McAlinden) Trash - Girl (EST Los Angeles) The Colleen Bawn - Eily O'Connor (Irish Repertory Theatre) Scattergood - Miss Regan (MCC Theater) Poor Beast in the Rain - Eileen (Irish Art Center) Playboy of the Western World - Sara Tansay (Irish Repertory Theatre) Tell Dorie not to Cry - Dorie (Stetson Studio) Barefoot in the Park - Corie (Stetson Studio)
References
External links Tracy Coogan's website
Tracy Coogan's interview with Raymond Dowaliby in Scars Magazine Tracy Coogan's interview with Dai Green on HorrorNews.net