Biography
She then studied at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London before returning across the pond to begin an acting career that has seen her work both here and in her native country. Crewson performed in television nearly a decade before her first feature "The Doctor" (1991) opened in theaters. A regular on the short-lived CBS dramatic series "Hard Copy" (1987) that introduced her to husband Michael Murphy, she also acted with him in …
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Career Milestones
| While supporting herself as a "chargirl" in London, keeping houses for the wealthy, including the great granddaughter of pre-Raphaelite painter William Hollman Hunt, founded the American Repertory Theatre with other American actors; produced productions like "Hot L Baltimore" and "Archie and Mehitabel" | ||
1982 | US TV-movie debut, "Rona Jaffe's 'Mazes and Monsters'" (ABC) | |
1987 | Met husband Michael Murphy when the two starred in the short-lived CBS crime series "Hard Copy" | |
1988 | Played first mistress to Presidential candidate Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy) in HBO's critically-acclaimed series "Tanner '88", directed by Robert Altman | |
1989 | First feature released in theaters, "The Doctor", starring William Hurt | |
1993 | First significant feature role, mother of evil Macauley Culkin, in "The Good Son" | |
1994 | Assumed the role of Susan Silverman in a pair of TV movies reviving Robert Urich's "Spenser For Hire" TV character | |
1994 | Played Tim Allen's ex-wife in "The Santa Claus" | |
1995 | Played Roberta Crachit in the Lifetime TV-movie "Ebbie", a gender-bent "A Christmas Carol", starring Susan Lucci in title role | |
1996 | Appeared in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" | |
1997 | Co-starred in "Gang Related" | |
1997 | Portrayed Harrison Ford's wife, the First Lady, in "Air Force One" | |
1998 | Played Faye Stafford in the Tom Hanks-produced HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon" | |
1999 | Appeared as "Ma'am" in the Robin Williams film "Bicentennial Man" | |
1999 | Co-starred in "Better Than Chocolate" | |
2000 | Appeared as Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife in "The 6th Day" | |
2000 | Played widowed detective Joanne Killborne, novelist Gail Bowen's recurring heroine, in a series of Lifetime telepics entitled "Criminal Instinct" | |
2000 | Produced and starred in the romantic comedy "Suddenly Naked" | |
2001 | Played Maggie Steech in ABC's summer series "The Beast" | |
2001 | Starred alongside Sidney Poitier in the CBS TV movie "The Last Brickmaker in America" | |
2002 | Appeared in the telepic "The Matthew Shepard Story" | |
2002 | Cast in the ensemble independent film "Between Strangers" (lensed 2001) | |
2002 | Reprised her role for "The Santa Claus 2" | |
2003 | Joined the cast of Fox's "24" in a recurring role as Dr. Anne Packard | |
2004 | Cast in the thriller "The Clearing" which starred Robert Redford and Helen Mirren | |
2006 | Reprised role as Tim Allen's ex-wife in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" | |
2007 | Co-starred with husband, Michael Murphy in Sarah Polley's directorial debut, "Away From Her" | |