Jillian Armenante (born July 5, 1964) See also: is an American television and film actress, known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV show Judging Amy.
Life and career Armenante was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey.
Her feature-film credits include Vice, Hail, Caesar!, Bad Teacher, A Mighty Heart, North Country and Girl, Interrupted. On television, Armenante has made guest appearances on several shows including Fresh Off the Boat, The Mayor, Shameless, Medium, Party Down, Castle, The Closer, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Las Vegas, ER, Six Feet Under, The West Wing, and Northern Exposure.
With Alice Dodd, her wife, Armenante co-produced, co-directed and co-wrote Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog and In Flagrante Gothicto at the Circle X Theatre Company. Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog won the Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best New Musical" and "Best Musical Production".
In Flagrante Gothicto was produced at The Empty Space Theatre in Seattle in their 2003 season.
Armenante directed the world premiere of Great Men Of Science, Nos. 21 & 22. The show received a Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best Production in a 99 seat theatre", and The L.A. Weekly Award for Best Production. She also produced The Texarkansas Waltz at Circle X Theatre.
Regionally, she has acted at the Empty Space Theatre in the title role of The Salvation Of Iggy Scrooge; at the Group Theatre in Marisol; at New City Theatre in Stript and 3 Americanisms.
She played "Melony" in a stage version of The Cider House Rules which was performed at The Atlantic Theater in New York City, the Seattle Repertory Theatre, and at The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. For this role she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, received a Garland Award and a Theatre World Award for "Debut on the New York Stage". The show also received a Theatre L.A. Ovation Award for "Best Production in a Larger Theatre".
In Seattle, she was a member of Annex Theatre for eight years, where she appeared in The Fatty Arbuckle Spookhouse Review, Bessemer's Spectacles, Tattoo Girl, and Hamlet The Musical. At Annex, she directed Triplets In Uniform, Exquisite Torture, and Running From Boomerangs. She was the Associate Artistic Director for Alice B. Theatre where she produced Pretty, Witty and Gay and Memory Tricks by Marga Gomez at the Broadway Performance Hall.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1997Col. Kovacevich1999DeliveredDanielle1999Girl, InterruptedCynthia Crowley2003Frankie and Johnny Are MarriedCynthia2005North CountryPeg2007Maureen Platt2007Delia Budd2008Prairie FeverLettieVideo2009ShrinkKaren2010Not Your TimeDebbieShort2011Bad TeacherMs. Pavicic2013Trust MeSandy2014TSA America: Yeah, But Is It Ticking?Officer ShearsShort2014Mr Maple LeafCousin ZeldaShort2016Hail, Caesar! Script Girl 2018 Vice Karen Hughes2019PattyCompleted2019StuckOfficer Wheeler
Television Year Title Role Notes1993Northern ExposureChef's Assistant"The Big Feast"1994Northern ExposureOlympias"Baby Blues"1997CrackerIna Gardener, RN"Hell Hath No Fury"1999Leela"Five Votes Down"1999–05Judging AmyDonna KozlowskiMain role; 101 episodes2004–05Strong MedicineFrancine "Frankie" Biancavilla"The Real World Rittenhouse", "Family Practice"2005UnscriptedDirector"1.6"2005Six Feet UnderShirley"Hold My Hand"2005ERTamara Gordon"All About Christmas Eve"2006Grey's AnatomyMindy Carlson"It's the End of the World", "As We Know It"2006SmithNash"Two", "Three"2007Las VegasBeth Lipshitz"Run, Cooper, Run!"2008Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine ShowBonny Bonnom"Surprise Party"2008Norma Patterson"Cherry Bomb"2008Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesRita"Allison from Palmdale", "Brothers of Nablus"2008Untitled Victoria Pile ProjectDet. Grace DillonUnsold TV pilot2009Private PracticeArlene Perkins"Contamination"2009Numb3rsClaire Wells"First Law"2009CastleSusan Mailer"Ghosts"2009HawthorneCheryl Brooks"Pilot", "Healing Time", "The Sense of Belonging"2009DollhouseGrace"The Public Eye"2010Party DownMona"Not on Your Wife Opening Night"2011MediumVeronica Tate"Labor Pains"2011ShamelessAbby Ruggiero"Aunt Ginger"2011Memphis BeatDolores Toscano"Flesh and Blood"2011In Plain SightDr. Perez"A Womb with a View"2011Lizette"Downturn", "Grande Finale"2011Desperate HousewivesRachel"School of Hard Knocks", "The Art of Making Art"2012ScandalMoira O'Donnell"White Hats Off"2013Arrested DevelopmentArmstrong"Off the Hook"2013New GirlEileen"The Box"2015Kittens in a CageBarbaraRegular role2015Better Call SaulPaula"RICO"2015Shaz"Daughters"2015Dropping the SoapMelanieRegular role2015–2019Fresh Off the BoatNancyRecurring role; 18 episodes2017The MayorKitty"Pilot", "City Hall-oween"2017Hank'n BarryLindsayTV film, post-production2021The Sex Lives of College GirlsCoach Woods5 episodes2022-2023Physical Woman in recovery7 episodes
Other work
Year Title Notes2016Kittens in a CageExecutive producer, director, writer2016Producer, director2016Hank'n BarryExecutive producer, collaborating director, co-writer, editor2017StuckExecutive producer, director
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