Paula Marshall

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Biography

She broke through in a guest starring role on an especially memorable episode of NBC's "Seinfeld", playing a relentless NYU student reporter who overhears Jerry and George in a conversation and misinterprets that they are a gay couple. Her resulting story "outing" them eventually becomes national news despite their protests. The episode was undoubtedly best known for the catchphrase "not that there's anything wrong with that", with which Jerry …
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Job Title

Actor, Other

Born

June 12, 1964

Career Milestones

Moved to L.A.

Raised in the Washington, DC area

Starred on the doomed series "Cupid" as a psychiatrist treating a man who believes he is the titular messenger of love

Worked as a typist at the National Institute of Health

1990

Early TV credit, a guest appearance on the NBC series "True Blue"

1990

Worked primarily making guest appearances on such series as "Mancuso, FBI", "The Flash" and "Grapevine"

1992

Film acting debut, "Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth"

1992

Had recurring roles on two ABC series: played a young divorcee on "The Wonder Years" and an art gallery owner who becomes Becca's rival for painter Jesse's affections on "Life Goes On"

1993

Appeared in the CBS drama "Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7"

1993

Gave breakthrough performance on a memorable episode of "Seinfeld" (NBC) playing an NYU student reporter who overhears a conversation between Jerry and George and misinterprets that they are a gay couple

1993

Was featured in the horror sequel "Warlock: The Armageddon"

1993

Was featured in the supernatural action movie "Full Eclipse" (HBO)

1994

Played Peter Weller's mistress in the satire "The New Age"

1994

Was a regular on the short-lived sitcom "Wild Oats" (Fox), playing a schoolteacher rekindling a relationship with a former boyfriend

1995

Acted in the Fox sci-fi TV-movie "W.E.I.R.D. World"

1996

Had a recurring guest role on "Nash Bridges" (CBS)

1996

Played Robert Duvall's daughter in "A Family Thing"

1997

Played recurring role of a love interest for Micahel J Fox's deputy mayor in the ABC sitcom "Spin City"

1997

Starred on the short-lived sitcom "Chicago Sons"

1997

Was featured as the bride whose divorced parents reunite at her wedding in "That Old Feeling"; first screen collaboration with Danny Nucci

1998

Appeared in the independent feature "Thursday"

1999

Starred as a police detective turned P.I. in David E Kelley's "Snoops", co-starring Gina Gershon and Danny Nucci

2000

Had recurring role on the NBC sitcom "The Weber Show/Cursed"

2002

Played Janine Barber in the short lived series "Hidden Hills"

2003

Appeared in the comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen," a remake of the 1950's movie