Peri Gilpin

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Peri Gilpin
Gilpin in 2011
Born
Peri Kay Oldham

(1961-05-27) May 27, 1961 (age 62)
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Notable credits
Spouse
Christian Vincent
(m. 1999)
Children2
Parent

Peri Gilpin (born Peri Kay Oldham; May 27, 1961)[1] is an American actress who portrayed Roz Doyle in the NBC sitcom Frasier and Kim Keeler in the ABC Family drama series Make It or Break It.

Career[edit]

Gilpin appeared on the TV series Cheers, playing Holly Matheson in the 21st episode of the 11th season, which aired in April 1993.

From 1993 until 2004, Gilpin played Roz Doyle in the television series Frasier, a spin-off of Cheers, starring Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, the role he had played on Cheers since 1984. She was given the role after being one of over 300 other actresses who answered the casting call. Gilpin’s fellow finalist for the role was Lisa Kudrow. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1999.[2]

In 2009, Gilpin appeared in the ABC Family drama Make It or Break It, for which she received a Gracie Award in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series".[citation needed]

Gilpin and Frasier co-star Jane Leeves ran a production company, Bristol Cities (named from the cockney rhyming slang), whose projects included a Fox network pilot titled Minister of Divine, an American remake of the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley with Kirstie Alley (another Cheers regular) in a starring role.[3] Gilpin is the voice artist for the character Jane Proudfoot in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. She provided the voices of Desiree in the Nickelodeon animated television series Danny Phantom, Volcana in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League, Hecate in Hercules, and Kate Corrigan in the Hellboy animated films. Gilpin also did voice work for several Wells Fargo and Johnsonville Meats TV commercials.

Gilpin has appeared on the television series Medium and Desperate Housewives. She has a supporting role on the television series Make It or Break It and has appeared on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She also starred alongside Teri Polo in the Lifetime film For the Love of a Child. In 2012, Gilpin guest-starred with another Cheers alum, Ted Danson, in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She had a recurring role in Men at Work on TBS as editor of Full Steam magazine. In the second season of Scorpion, she was introduced as Katherine Cooper, a team superior in homeland security.

In 2023, Gilpin reprised her role as Roz Doyle; she had a guest appearance in the season one finale of Paramount+’s reboot of the Frasier series.

Personal life[edit]

On July 31, 1999, Gilpin married painter Christian Vincent. They have twins who were born to a surrogate mother on May 7, 2004.[4]

Her mother died of leiomyosarcoma[5] in 1997. Gilpin has led efforts supporting cancer research awareness since the time her mother was diagnosed with the disease.[6]

Gilpin's brother Marc Gilpin died July 29, 2023 from complications from glioblastoma, a brain tumor. He was a child star who appeared in Jaws 2, other movies and television shows. He was 56.[7][8]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Raksha Voice, direct-to-video
2000 Spring Forward Georgia
2000 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog Debra Salhany
2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Officer Jane Proudfoot Voice
2005 Thru the Moebius Strip Caroline Weir Voice
2016 Flock of Dudes Adam's Mom
2018 How to Train Your Husband Mona
2018 Benjamin Marley
2018 Only Humans Nancy/mother
2021 We Broke Up Adelaide
TBA Shell Post-production

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1988 21 Jump Street Fitzgerald Episode: "The Currency We Trade In"
1988 Almost Grown Kim Episode: "Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney"
1990 Matlock Leslie Matthews Episode: "The Pro"
1991 Flesh 'n' Blood Irene 12 episodes
1992 Wings Barbara #242 Episode: "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy"
1993 Designing Women Jade Herman Episode: "Shovel Off to Buffalo"
1993 Cheers Holly Matheson Episode: "Woody Gets an Election"
1993–2004 Frasier Roz Doyle 260 episodes
1995 Pride & Joy Brenda Episode: "Brenda's Secret"
1995 Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story Charlotte Parks Television film
1996 The Outer Limits Dr. Rebecca Warfield Episode: "Out of Body"
1996 Early Edition Lenore Episode: "After Midnight"
1998 The Lionhearts Lana Lionheart Voice, 13 episodes
1998 Hercules Hecate Voice, 2 episodes
1998–1999 Superman: The Animated Series Volcana Voice, 2 episodes
2000 Baby Blues Ms. Brennan Episode: "Ugly Zoe"
2001 Laughter on the 23rd Floor Carol Wyman Television film
2003 Justice League Volcana Voice, episode: "Only a Dream"
2003–2009 King of the Hill Additional voices 4 episodes
2004–2005 Danny Phantom Desiree Voice, 2 episodes
2005 Uncommon Sense Tracy Television film
2005 Women of a Certain Age Dianne Television film
2006 For the Love of a Child Sara O'Meara Television film
2006 Hellboy: Sword of Storms Professor Kate Corrigan Voice, television film
2007 Hellboy: Blood and Iron Professor Kate Corrigan Voice, television film
2007 Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness Erin Teller Television film
2007 Medium Diane Benoit Episode: "The Boy Next Door"
2007 Desperate Housewives Maggie Gilroy Episode: "God, That's Good"
2007 Side Order of Life Celia Hutchinson Episode: "Awakenings"
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Grace Pardue Episode: "Offense"
2009–2011 Make It or Break It Kim Keeler 40 episodes
2011 Hot in Cleveland Taylor Episode: "I Love Lucci: Part One"
2012 Grey's Anatomy Marcy Episode: "Hope for the Hopeless"
2012–2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Barbara Russell 4 episodes
2013 Men at Work Alex Turner 4 episodes
2013 Modern Family Jeannie Episode: "The Help"
2013 Drop Dead Diva Miss Ortiz Episode: "Jane's Secret Revealed"
2014 The Choking Game Heidi, Taryn's mother Television film
2014 Masters of Sex Florence Duncan Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"
2015 Mr. Robinson Eileen Taylor 6 episodes
2015–2016 Scorpion Katherine Cooper 5 episodes
2016 Adam Ruins Everything Miss Pearl Episode: "Adam Ruins the Wild West"
2017 Broad City Joanne Episode: "Abbi's Mom"
2017 A Dash of Love Holly Hanson Television film
2018 Station 19 Sue Episode: "Reignited"
2019 Why Women Kill Vivian Burke Episode: "You Had Me at Homicide"
2020 Family Reunion Grandma Daphne Episode: "Remember Our Parents' Wedding?"
2022 Kevin Can F**k Himself Donna Devine Episode: "Ghost"
2023 Frasier Roz Doyle Episode: "Reindeer Games"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Behind The Voice Actors – Peri Gilpin". Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Germain, David (March 13, 2000). "'American Beauty' leads take Screen Actors Guild honors". Journal and Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Leeves set for bumper pay-day". BBC News. December 31, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Lynch, Jason (May 7, 2004). "Happy Mothers' Days: First-Time Parents Peri Gilpin and Heidi Klum Welcome Their New Arrivals". People.
  5. ^ "Peri Gilpin Interview". Ability Magazine. August–September 2010.
  6. ^ "Peri Gilpin broadcasts breast cancer awareness". USA Today. April 12, 2002. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  7. ^ Barnes, Mike (August 2, 2023). "Marc Gilpin, Young Actor on 'Jaws 2,' Dies at 56". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Evans, Greg (August 2, 2023). "Marc Gilpin Dies: 'Jaws 2' Child Actor Was 56". Deadline. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

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