Ann Magnuson

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.2866

Gender

Female

Birthday

04-Jan-1956

Age

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Charleston, West Virginia, U.S

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Ann Magnuson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ann Magnuson (born January 4, 1956) is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer who first gained prominence in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan. The New York Times described her as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does". Description above from the Wikipedia article Ann Magnuson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

Woman's Picture Woman's Picture (2011) Character: Miriam
Woman's Picture is an anthology film inspired by classic women's films of the thirties, forties, and fifties. The story is divided into three sections, each of which deals with its own specific female character. The segments function as parallel dimensions, exploring thematic connections between women whose immediate experiences seem very far removed from one another.
Small Pond Small Pond (2012) Character: Luann
It's summertime in Columbia, Missouri. The college students have all gone home and Kirsten (Hari Leigh), a blissfully irresponsible register jerk, reigns as the clown princess of the downtown bar scene. Kirsten works ten hours a week at Shakespeare's Pizza and is entirely satisfied with her humble but comfortable world, although she is despised by her long-suffering roommate (Amy Seimetz) and her best friend (Josh Fadem) has come to tire of shepherding Kirsten's drunken antics. While reluctantly reconnecting with an eccentric childhood friend (Susan Burke) who has recently moved to town, an ill-fated nitrous oxide bender unexpectedly forces Kirsten's first baby steps into adulthood.
Ghostlight Ghostlight (2003) Character: Barbara Rosen
Richard Move gives a larger than life performance as Martha Graham, the mother of Modern Dance, that traces its roots to the same NY club scene that produced Hedwig. Graham's acknowledged genius remains on par with Stravinsky, Einstein, and Picasso. She was also a legendary eccentric who bristled with sexuality, anger, passion, and humor
The Long Island Four The Long Island Four (1980) Character: N/A
Based on the true story of four Nazi saboteurs who infiltrated the US in 1942 and were quickly caught and executed, this 80-minute ode to America's irresistibly corruptive allure was the only underground feature by writer-director Anders Grafstrom. A Swedish art director who relocated to NYC, he created this grandiose No-Wave, Super-8 color-epic at the age of 23, only to die in a Mexican car accident a few months after completing the film.
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003) Character: Self
Documentary about the creation of the stage musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and its subsequent film adaptation.
Levitation Levitation (1997) Character: Sarah
Sarah Paulson stars as a pregnant teenager who searches for her biological mother, with the help of a guardian angel.
Made for TV Made for TV (1984) Character: N/A
Combining Rubnitz’s skillful manipulation of the familiar “look” of TV shows with an extraordinary range of characters, performer Ann Magnuson convincingly impersonates the array of female types seen on TV in a typical broadcast day. From glitzy to drab, from friendly housewife to desperate evangelist, Magnuson is a one-woman universe appearing on every channel, the star of every program—giving her all as the chameleon woman who is always on display.
Night at the Golden Eagle Night at the Golden Eagle (2002) Character: Sally
Two elderly criminals spend their final night in Los Angeles, California at the Golden Eagle Hotel prior to their departure to Las Vegas, Nevada, to lead a life without crime. Unfortunately, on the hottest night of the summer, these two ex-criminals seemingly get caught in the malice of prostitutes, pimps, drunken bums, fighting monkeys, and young runaways.
Open House Open House (2004) Character: Sarah Jane Tibbett
A tangled tale of intrigue, romance, lost love, and the one thing everyone has in common: the American dream of finding a home. The off-kilter real estate agent desperate to sell a house, a pair of "Sexy Swipers" who make quickie love in open houses, down-on-his-luck jewel thief Dave, a couple of adulterous cops trying to break a big case, and Marjorie - a real estate agent whose life is as empty as her bottle of tequila: These strangers come together in the search for true love, a bag of jewels, and the perfect two-story Spanish colonial.
The Fuzztones vs the World The Fuzztones vs the World (2025) Character: N/A
This film chronicles the highs and lows of an extraordinary band, The Fuzztones whose career spans over 40 years of Garage Rock. Formed in New York City in 1980, their redefining brand of Psychedelic Punk spawned an exciting new scene.
Vandemonium Plus Vandemonium Plus (1987) Character: N/A
Ann Magnuson is launched off the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle while doing a bong rip, and into a strange fantasy world airbrushed on the side of a van. Will she make it back to our world in time for the Vulcan Death Grip show?
One More Time One More Time (2016) Character: Lucille
Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.
The Groovenians The Groovenians (2002) Character: Lalasha/Mom/Zazzy
Two space misfits named Jet and Glindy, who are searching for a planet called Groovenia.
The Barefoot Executive The Barefoot Executive (1995) Character: N/A
A young man working in the mailroom of a television network rises to the top of the company after he discovers that his girlfriend's chimp is capable of picking hit shows.
Making Mr. Right Making Mr. Right (1987) Character: Frankie Stone
When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very real feelings for the faux human.
Love at Large Love at Large (1990) Character: Doris
Inept private investigator Harry Dobbs meets vampish new client Miss Dolan, who wants him to follow her abusive lover. But Dobbs sets about tailing a different person entirely – a mysterious character leading a double life. Harry, however, discovers that he himself is being followed by a distaff gumshoe.
Heavy Petting Heavy Petting (1989) Character: Self
Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffman, and poet Allen Ginsberg-- recall their earliest sexual experiences.
Jobriath A.D. Jobriath A.D. (2012) Character: Herself
Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief and over by 1975. Now, 35 years later, "Jobriath A.D." spotlights his life, music, groundbreaking influence and the new generations of fans slowly re-discovering him.
The Life of Sean DeLear The Life of Sean DeLear (2024) Character: Self
The Life of Sean DeLear is a vibrantly multi-faceted, buoyantly propulsive documentary portrait of this irresistibly charismatic one-off — sketched in celebratory but commendably clear-eyed style by writer-director Markus Zizenbacher. There can be very few people better qualified to do justice to this particular tale. Zizenbacher befriended DeLear — born Anthony Robertson in Simi Valley, an obscure California backwater — after the latter relocated to Vienna in the early 2010s.
Hugo Pool Hugo Pool (1997) Character: Drowning Matron
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.
Panic Room Panic Room (2002) Character: Lydia Lynch
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
Tequila Sunrise Tequila Sunrise (1988) Character: Shaleen McKussic
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican drug lord named Carlos. Soon Nick's loyalties are put to the test when he begins an affair with restaurateur Jo Ann -- a love interest of Mac's -- unwittingly leading his friend into a police-orchestrated trap.
Mondo New York Mondo New York (1988) Character: Poetry Reader
A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of the city. She sees stand up comedy in Central Park, a prostitution auction, a voodoo ceremony, an S&M club, and a number of very interesting performance artists. These are just a few of the sights and sounds of New York that she encounters.
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996) Character: Lily Munster
The made for television movie Munster's Scary Little Christmas, created three decades after the demise of the original series, concerns son Eddie missing his home in Transylvania. Soon the entire family bands together to teach the young boy everything great about the holiday season.
Sleepwalk Sleepwalk (1986) Character: Isabelle
When Nicole, a young copy-shop employee, is hired to translate an ancient Chinese manuscript, she soon finds that the document has strange powers that little by little begin to exert an eerie influence over her life.
Cabin Boy Cabin Boy (1994) Character: Calli
A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.
Friends & Lovers Friends & Lovers (1999) Character: Katherine
Friends for ten years, a group of twenty-somethings head for the ski slopes as guests of Ian's father. (Ian and dad are estranged because dad worked too many hours when Ian was a lad.) Dad has something to say, but Ian won't listen. Meanwhile, David is gay and virginal; Ian's business partner, Keaton, is unhappy that his sister Jane is pregnant with no plans to tell the father; Lisa is everybody's pal and no one's lover; John, stuck in adolescence, is always on the make. He brings German-born stunner, Carla, and promptly loses her affection to Hans, a fast-talking ski instructor. David meets Manny: they have chess in common. Soon, surprises abound as relationships take new turns.
Still Breathing Still Breathing (1997) Character: Elaine
Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream linking each with the other. He travels to L.A. to find this woman he has become obsessed with. She resists, afraid of his kooky ideas until she travels with him to San Antonio and meets his wise grandmother. Story of two disparate people linked by "fate" gets increasingly interesting as it rolls along.
Small Soldiers Small Soldiers (1998) Character: Irene Abernathy
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) Character: Loan Secretary
A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!
Clear and Present Danger Clear and Present Danger (1994) Character: Moira Wolfson
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.
The Caveman's Valentine The Caveman's Valentine (2001) Character: Moira
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Desperately Seeking Susan Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) Character: Cigarette Girl
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
The Nomi Song The Nomi Song (2004) Character: Self
Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and made them like it. The Nomi Song is a film about fame, death, friendship, betrayal, opera, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was!
Love & Sex Love & Sex (2000) Character: Monique Steinbacher
When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.
The United States of Leland The United States of Leland (2003) Character: Karen Pollard
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) Character: Joyce Fickett
A recent high school graduate is faced with two options, either go to a business school where his father wants him to go to, or get a full time job. However he decides to defy his father and go to Hawaii. Trouble is he has no money. Along the way he comes to understand his parents and eventually bonds with his father.
Perfect Strangers Perfect Strangers (1984) Character: Malda
A hitman tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.
Checking Out Checking Out (1988) Character: Connie Hagen
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.
Glitter Glitter (2001) Character: Kelly
A young woman is catapulted into pop stardom, with her already-famous DJ boyfriend calling the shots.
Our House Our House (2006) Character: Geena
March 25, 2006 Ruth Galloway is a well-to-do socialite who's not quite as secure inside as she seems from the outside. When a young woman named Billy saves her life, Ruth decides to turn her mansion into a shelter for the city's homeless.
The Hunger The Hunger (1983) Character: Young Woman from Disco
Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.
Tank Girl Tank Girl (1995) Character: The Madam
After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government, has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee's tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.
Housebound Housebound (2000) Character: Brandy
A woman with a tragic past rents her bungalow to a man who loves cooking, but according to her distorted mind he uses his knives more than he should.
Vortex Vortex (1982) Character: Pamela Fleming
A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the manipulation of politicians.
Before and After Before and After (1996) Character: Terry Taverner
Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Blank City Blank City (2011) Character: Self
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
Happiness Runs Happiness Runs (2010) Character: Chad's Mom
The neglected child of parents living on a commune, Victor is helpless to resist the atmosphere of sex and drugs that permeates his world, but he's smart enough to know that if he is going to survive, he has to get out.



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