Paula Malcomson

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Actress

Birth Date: June 1, 1970

Age: 53 years old

Birth Place: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Paula Malcomson was born and raised in Belfast. She got her start in screen acting in the early 90s when she was in her early 20s. She nabbed small parts in films like "Tombstone" (1993) and "The Eternal" (1998), before moving on to bigger parts in Oscar-nominated films like "The Green Mile" (1999) and "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (2001). Malcomson's first big break came in 2004 when she was cast by the legendary TV writer David Milch on his historical western series "Deadwood." Malcomson played Trixie on all three seasons of the highly-acclaimed series. When "Deadwood" ended its initial run in 2006, Malcomson would go on to work with Milch once again on his follow-up series for HBO, the surf noir "John from Cincinnati" (HBO, 2007). That series, however, was cancelled after one season. In 2012 Malcomson landed a huge film role as Katniss' mother in "The Hunger Games." She would go on to reprise her role in all three of the sequels in the blockbuster fantasy franchise, ending with "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" (2015). Malcomson returned to cable television in 2013 by playing the wife of the title character on the Showtime crime drama "Ray Donovan." Malcomson appeared on the first five seasons of the Emmy-nominated series. In May of 2019, 13 years after the series' initial run ended, Malcomson returned to the set of "Deadwood" in the HBO film "Deadwood: The Movie" (2019). The movie picked up 10 years after the end of season 3, and included virtually every character from the original series, such as Ian McShane's Al Swearengen, Timothy Olyphant's Seth Bullock, and John Hawkes's Sol Star.

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Parish

Actor
Rose
Series
2024

Beyond the Bullets: Real Life During the Civil War

Writer
Show
2022

RedemptionStream

Actor
DI Collette Cunningham
Miniseries
2022

Bizet - Carmen

Director
Show
2020

Deadwood: The MovieStream

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Trixie
Movie
2019
98%

Come Home

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Marie Farrell
Show
2018

KryptonStream

Guest Star
Series
2018
80%

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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Helen Clarke
Movie
2018

LoreStream

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Mary Webster
Series
2017
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Battlecreek

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Tallulah
Movie
2017

All Summers End

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Mrs. Turner
Movie
2017

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Samantha
Movie
2016

Ray DonovanStream

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Abby Donovan
Series
2013
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The Hunger GamesStream

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Mother
Movie
2012
84%

The EventStream

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2010
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Access Hollywood Live

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2010

CapricaStream

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Amanda Graystone
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2010
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Lie to MeStream

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2009

FringeStream

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Dana Gray
Series
2008
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Sons of AnarchyStream

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2008
87%

Private PracticeStream

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Hillary Loveman
Series
2007

John From CincinnatiStream

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Jerri
Series
2007
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John From CincinnatiStream

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Jerri
Series
2007
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The Death Strip

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Helene
Show
2007

Criminal MindsStream

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2005

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Colleen Pickett
Series
2004
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DeadwoodStream

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Trixie
Series
2004
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Cold CaseStream

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2003

June & Orlando

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June
Movie
2003

Star Trek: EnterpriseStream

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Madeline Reed
Series
2001
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Six Feet UnderStream

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2001
81%

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationStream

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2000

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Marcella
Movie
2000
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Baby

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Julia
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2000

Sofi Baby

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2000

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream

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Susan Ross
Series
1999
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Profiler

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1996

ERStream

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Meg Riley
Series
1994

NYPD BlueStream

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Carla Whitford
Series
1993
83%

Another Girl Another Planet

Actor
Movie
1992

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