Biography
The show only lasted for eight episodes, but Gilpin had better luck with her second sitcom, the "Cheers" spinoff "Frasier" (NBC, 1993-2004), in which she excelled as the acerbic, man-hunting producer of radio psychologist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammar). She made her TV-movie debut with 1996's "Fighting for Justice", an NBC effort starring Marliu Henner and Doug Savant.
The daughter of radio personality Jim O'Brien, Gilpin began her performing …
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Career Milestones
| Apprenticed at Williamstown Theatre Festival | ||
| Performed as a child on stepfather's radio show | ||
| Performed off-off-Broadway in "Lucky Lucy and the Fortune Man" | ||
| Studied at British-American Academy in London | ||
| Worked as a make-up artist in Dallas, Texas | ||
1988 | Earliest TV appearances include guest roles on the series "21 Jump Street" and "Almost Grown" | |
1991 | Played Irene on the short-lived NBC sitcom, "Flesh'n'Blood" | |
1993 | Played Roz Doyle on the NBC spin-off sitcom, "Frasier" | |
1995 | TV-movie debut, co-starring with Marilu Henner in "Fighting for Justice" | |
1998 | Returned to the New York stage starring in the Off-Broadway hit "As Bees in Honey Drown" | |
1998 | With "Frasier" co-star Jane Leeves, formed Bristol Cities Productions | |
1999 | Played first major film role in the indie "Spring Forward" | |
Awards
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Frasier |