Biography
From her feature debut, portraying Ed Harris' wife in the harrowing organized crime drama "State of Grace" (1990) to far sillier fare like MTV's "Jailbait" (2000), Gaffney has kept audiences entertained with portrayals that range from realistic to riotous. A San Diego native specializing in personality driven feminist comedy, she worked as a performer in her hometown, where she met up with likeminded actress/comedian Kathy Najimy. The two …
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Career Milestones
| Had a recurring guest role on "Ladies Man" (CBS) | ||
| Played the Buchman's marriage counselor with a recurring role on "Mad About You" (NBC) | ||
| Was a regular on "Normal, Ohio" starring opposite John Goodman playing her gay ex-husband | ||
1988 | Debuted "The Kathy and Mo Show" Off-Broadway, co-written by and co-starring Kathy Najimy | |
1990 | Played Ed Harris' wife in the Irish-American crime family story "State of Grace" | |
1991 | Featured in Norman Jewison's "Other People's Money" | |
1991 | HBO aired "The Kathy & Mo Show: Parallel Lives", based on the duo's Off-Broadway production | |
1992 | Guest starred on an episode of "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC-2). playing the obnoxious American wife of Edina (Jennifer Saunders)'s ex-husband | |
1992 | Hosted the Comedy Central talk show "Women Aloud" | |
1992 | Portrayed correspondent Taffy Turner as well as working as a writer for "The Full Wax", a program hosted by popular British comedienne Ruby Wax | |
1993 | Hosted and executive produced "The Mo Show", a talk show syndicated on Fox owned stations | |
1994 | Contributed material to the short-lived ABC sketch comedy series "SHE TV" | |
1995 | HBO aired "Kathy and Mo: The Dark Side", filmed from a Los Angeles engagment of the show, co-written by and co-starring Gaffney and Najimy | |
1996 | Reprised her "Absolutely Fabulous" role on a Halloween-themed episode of "Roseanne" | |
1996 | Reteamed with Jewison on "Bogus" | |
1997 | Featured in "Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout" (aired on Comedy Central in the USA) | |
1999 | Acted in the Off-Broadway production "The Mineola Twins" | |
1999 | Acted in the mockumentary "Drop Dead Gorgeous" | |
1999 | Featured in the acclaimed independent comedy "Happy, Texas" | |
1999 | Had a cameo as a paranoid woman in "The Out-of-Towners" | |
2000 | Played the prosecutor trying the case of the statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl by her 18-year-old classmate in the MTV TV-movie comedy "Jailbait" | |