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Angela Goethals

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Angela Goethals
Goethals in 2019
Born (1977-05-20) May 20, 1977 (age 47)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma materVassar College
OccupationActress
Years active1987–2018
Notable workHome Alone, Jerry Maguire, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Angela Bethany Goethals (/ˈɡθəlz/ GOH-thəlz; born May 20, 1977)[1][2][3] is an American former film, television and stage actress. Goethals made her acting debut as a child actor in the 1987 Broadway production of Coastal Disturbances, and was 14-years-old when she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress, for her portrayal of Edna Arkins in the 1991 Off-Broadway production of The Good Times Are Killing Me. She played the sister of Macaulay Culkin's character in Home Alone (1990), and went on to star in several independent films and television shows, including the title role on the short-lived sitcom Phenom (1993), as well as a small role in Jerry Maguire (1996).

In 1999, Goethals graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in French before returning to acting. In 2005, she landed a recurring guest appearance on 24, and also gained recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role in the black comedy horror mockumentary Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006). Her last appearance was in the 2018 short film, P.T.A-Holes.

Early life

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Goethals was born and raised in New York City, the daughter of Rosalind, a teacher who raised Angela and her sister Sara. She is a great-great-granddaughter of George Washington Goethals, the chief engineer of the Panama Canal, and namesake of New York's Goethals Bridge.

She was a cheerleader at Stuyvesant High School and was introduced to the acting world by actress Jeanie Hackett, a family friend, who took her to several auditions. In 1986, at the age of nine, she got her first professional acting job, as the understudy to Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Widow Claire,[4] an off-Broadway play written by Horton Foote.[5] Two years later [when?] Goethals appeared as the daughter of Edwin Booth, portrayed by David Strathairn, in a workshop production of Booth: A House Divided, at The Players, New York City.

Career

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Goethals' first movie role was in Rocket Gibraltar in 1988. Her sister Sara also had a small part. Later that same year, she appeared in Heartbreak Hotel, a film about the fictional kidnapping of Elvis Presley.

Goethals's first starring role came in the 1993 TV series Phenom. She played Angela Doolan, a young tennis player struggling with the challenges of life. It ran for 22 episodes before being cancelled by network ABC in May 1994.

In 1990, Goethals played Linnie, the sister of main character Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), in Home Alone. Goethals was one of only three main cast members not to return in the sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, two years later. She appeared in 1996's Jerry Maguire, playing Kathy Sanders, Jerry's client who fakes tears when he calls her to inform her of his departure from the agency.

In 1999, Goethals graduated from the private liberal arts college, Vassar, with a bachelor's degree in French, in which she is fluent, and she rode in the IHSA Zone II Region 1 at the Advanced Walk-Trot-Canter level. In February 2002, she moved back to Los Angeles to pursue film and television. That year, she starred as Polly in Comedy Central's first original movie, Porn 'n Chicken.[6] named for the club at Yale University that made headlines in 2001 when members announced plans to make their own porn film.[7] Later in 2002, she starred in the 1980s based sitcom Do Over, playing the sister of the lead character who is catapulted back in time to 1981. Between 2003 and 2004, Goethals made guest appearances on single episodes Boston Public, Six Feet Under and Without a Trace, as well as playing a minor role in the Adam Sandler romantic comedy, Spanglish.

In 2005, Goethals made a recurring guest appearance on the TV show 24. She played Maya Driscoll, the mentally ill daughter of then Director of CTU Los Angeles, Erin Driscoll. She went on to make guest appearances on Grey's Anatomy, CSI, and Crossing Jordan.

Awards and nominations

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In 1991, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, and won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress, for her portrayal of Edna Arkins in the Off-Broadway production, The Good Times Are Killing Me.[5][8]

She was nominated four times to a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards: in 1989 for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy for Heartbreak Hotel (1988), in 1991 for Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Home Alone (1990), in 1992 for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture for V.I. Warshawski (1991) and in 1994 for Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series for Phenom (1993).

Theatre

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Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1988 Rocket Gibraltar Dawn Black
1988 Heartbreak Hotel Pam Wolfe
1990 Home Alone Linnie McCallister
1991 Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole Bree Levy
1991 V.I. Warshawski Katherine "Kat" Grafalk
1996 Jerry Maguire Kathy Sanders
2001 Storytelling (segment: "Fiction") Elli
2002 Changing Lanes Sarah Windsor
2003 Stealing Christmas Noelle Gibson
2004 Spanglish Gwen
2006 Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon Taylor Gentry
2018 P.T.A-Holes Mona Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Equalizer Amber Sweeny Episode: "Starfire"
1990 Traitor in My House Louise Van Lew TV movie
1993–94 Phenom Angela Doolan Main cast, title role
2000 Madigan Men Sara Episode: "Three Guys, a Girl, and a Conversation Nook"
2002 The Education of Max Bickford Danielle Hodges Episode: "One More Time"
2002 Porn 'n Chicken Polly TV movie
2002–03 Do Over Cheryl Larsen Main cast
2003 Boston Public Sheila Mercer Episode: "Chapter Fifty-Seven"
2003 Miss Match Jessica Episode: "Santa, Baby"
2003 Stealing Christmas Noelle Gibson TV movie
2003 The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire Katie Shaw Main cast
2004 Six Feet Under Cindy Episode: "Falling into Place"
2004 Without a Trace Kelly Corcoran Episode: "In the Dark"
2005 24 Maya Driscoll Recurring role (Season 4)
2005 Clubhouse Sister Hillary Episode: "Old Timers Day"
2005 Grey's Anatomy Kelly Roesch Episode: "Make Me Lose Control"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Suzie Gables Episode: "Dog Eat Dog"
2006 Crossing Jordan Deborah Episode: "Thin Ice"
2007 Boston Legal Officer Ellen Belott Episode: "Guantanamo by the Bay"
2009 Life Patty York Episode: "Mirror Ball"
2010 Law & Order Maura Scott Episode: "Rubber Room"
2010 Royal Pains Ginnie Episode: "Whole Lotto Love"

References

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  1. ^ Willis, John (2004). Theater World 2001-2002. Vol. 58. New York City, New York: Applause Books. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-557-83625-0.
  2. ^ "Angela Goethals (Performer)". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Angela Goethals Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Widow Claire". Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Actor Angela Goethals". Geffen Playhouse. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Milestones". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on June 21, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2007. 10.13.2002 COMEDY CENTRAL's premieres the network's first original movie, "Porn 'n Chicken." Based on the true story of Yale's Porn 'n Chicken Club…
  7. ^ Battey, Allison; Duboff, Josh (February 10, 2006). "My so-called sex life". Scene. Yale Daily News. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
  8. ^ Simonson, Robert (July 14, 1999). "Good Times' Goethals is Juliet in Site-Specific Romeo, July 15". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
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