Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson (born 1 June 1970)^[2] is a Northern Irish actress. She is sometimes credited as Paula Williams.^[1] She is known for playing Trixie in Deadwood (2004–2006), Maureen Ashby in Sons of Anarchy (2010), and Abby Donovan in Ray Donovan (2013–2017).

Paula Malcomson
Malcomson in 2013
Born	(1970-06-01) 1 June 1970 (age 54) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Other names	Paula Williams
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present[1]

Career

Malcomson starred as Trixie in the HBO series Deadwood^[3] and Colleen in ABC's Lost.^[4] 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.^[3] 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".^[4] She played Mrs. Everdeen in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games, mother of the main character Katniss Everdeen.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Another Girl Another Planet	Bartender
1993	Tombstone	Allie Earp
1996	Dunston Checks In	Bellman No. 4
1998	Trance	Bartender
	The Rocking Horse Winner	Jesse's Mother	Short film
1999	The Auteur Theory	Siobhan Meehan
	The Green Mile	Marjorie Detterick
2000	Hamlet	Marcella
2001	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Patricia in Mirrored Room
2003	Quintessence	Ruth	Short film
	June & Orlando	June	Short film
2007	The Death Strip	Helene	Short film
	Nonplussed	Jenn	Short film
2008	A Woman in the West	Marion Faber	Short film
2009	Morning After	Kat McKinley	Short film
2012	The Hunger Games	Mrs. Everdeen
2013	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	Mrs. Everdeen
2014	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1	Mrs. Everdeen
2015	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2	Mrs. Everdeen
	A Christmas Star	Paula
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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Profiler	Jean Stanley	Episode: "Blind Eye"
2000	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"
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
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
2010	The Event	Madeline Jackson	3 episodes
	Sons of Anarchy	Maureen Ashby	10 episodes
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
2018	Krypton	Charys-El	Episode: "Pilot"
	Come Home	Marie Farrell	3 episodes
	Lore	Mary Webster	Episode: "Mary Webster: The Witch of Hadley"
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"
2024	Parish	Ros	[6]
2024	Mayor of Kingstown	Anna Fletcher	3 episodes
TBA	Death by Lightning	Franny Scoville	Upcoming miniseries

References

1. "Paula Malcomson Biography". BuddyTV. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
2. "Please join us in wishing Paula Malcomson a very happy birthday! pic.twitter.com/Jw8HWdxptw". Twitter.
3. Rowles, Dustin (13 October 2010). "Grading the 7 Most Successful Post-Show Careers of "Deadwood" and "The Wire" Alumni". Pajiba.com. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
4. Hanson, Andrew (19 March 2011). "'Fringe' recap: 'The place where the mysteries of the universe get answered'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
5. Franich, Darren (22 April 2010). "'The Hunger Games': Paula Malcomson cast as Katniss Everdeen's mother". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
6. Petski, Denise (23 June 2022). "Paula Malcomson Joins Giancarlo Esposito In AMC's 'The Driver'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

External links

• Paula Malcomson at IMDb
• Paula Malcomson profile for Deadwood