Biography
Weston on the NBC sitcom "Empty Nest" (1988-95) Park Overall has made a virtue of her honey-dipped Southern drawl and astute comic timing. The daughter of a college professor, she spent part of her youth at British boarding schools, and then played around during much of her college life--at her mother's school--that it took her six years to earn a degree. Yet, when she was ready for a career, it all fell into place. Overall won a small part in …
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Career Milestones
| Provided the voice of Alice in the animated Fox series "The Critic" | ||
| Returned to series TV as co-star of the fall CBS sitcom "Ladies Man" | ||
1983 | Feature acting debut, "Body Passion" | |
1986 | Made Broadway debut in Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues"; played a hooker named Rowena | |
1987 | Made unsold pilot, "The Line" (NBC) | |
1988 | Had regular role of LaVerne on the NBC sitcom "Empty Nest" | |
1988 | Reprised role of Rowena in Mike Nichols' feature "Biloxi Blues" | |
1992 | Co-starred in "Overkill: The Aileen Wournos Story" (CBS) | |
1997 | Played Kirsten Dunst's mother in the Lifetime TV-movie "Fifteen and Pregnant" | |
1998 | Starred in the proposed midseason replacement sitcom "With Kate"; show pulled before it aired and later shown as a summer series in 1999 under the title "Katie Joplin" | |
1999 | Headlined the independent film "Sparkler", offering a fine lead performance as a sweet-natured, somewhat naive woman whose life is changed by three teenaged boys | |
Awards
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Empty Nest |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Empty Nest |
1992 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Empty Nest |