Melissa Fitzgerald

Melissa Fitzgerald (born May 14, 1965) is an American actress and the Senior Director of the nonprofit organization Justice For Vets. She is best known for portraying Carol Fitzpatrick on The West Wing.

Melissa Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald in 2013
Born (1965-05-14) May 14, 1965
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationActress, nonprofit administrator
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1998; div. 2003)​

Early life and education

Fitzgerald's father is Pennsylvania judge James Fitzgerald; her mother, Carole, is involved in politics and volunteer work in Philadelphia.

Fitzgerald graduated from Springside School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earned a B.A. in Drama and Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. Fitzgerald studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.

Career

Fitzgerald is the founder of Voices in Harmony, a non-profit community theater in Los Angeles.[1] From 1999 to 2006, she played Carol Fitzpatrick, assistant to press secretary C.J. Cregg, on The West Wing.

On January 19, 2007, Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times announced that Fitzgerald had won a writing contest he had sponsored on Darfur.[2]

On May 17, 2008, Fitzgerald received the Chestnut Hill College Medal, where she was the commencement speaker.[3][4]

In November 2013, Fitzgerald joined Justice For Vets as its Senior Director. The organization advocates for veterans treatment courts.

Personal life

In 1990, Fitzgerald met actor Noah Emmerich, who acted in The Truman Show, Beautiful Girls, and Miracle. Fitzgerald appears as an extra in The Truman Show and can be seen in the dance scene. The two were married on November 28, 1998; they divorced in 2003.

Filmography

Movies

Television

References
  1. "Voices in America Form 990" (PDF). Candid. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. Kristof, Nicholas D. "We Have a Winner... 'Your Turn': The Darfur Genocide".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Chestnut Hill College : Commencement 2008". 10 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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