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Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Fallon in 2008
Born
Siobhan Fallon

(1961-05-13) May 13, 1961 (age 64)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Peter Hogan
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(m. 1992)​
Children3

Siobhan Fallon Hogan (/ʃəˈvɑːn/ shə-VAHN; née Fallon; born May 13, 1961)[1] is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for her collaborations with director Lars von Trier, she has appeared in three of his features to date: Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), and The House That Jack Built (2018).[2] Her other film credits include Forrest Gump (1994), Men in Black (1997), The Negotiator (1998), Holes (2003), Daddy Day Care (2003), Fever Pitch (2005), Charlotte's Web (2006), Funny Games (2007), Baby Mama (2008), The Bounty Hunter (2010), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Going in Style (2017), and Rushed (2021). Her television work includes Saturday Night Live (1991–1992), Seinfeld (1991–1994), and Wayward Pines (2015–2016).

Early life

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Hogan was born in Syracuse, New York, the daughter of Jane (née Eagan) and William J. Fallon, an attorney.[3] She was raised Catholic, and is of Irish descent. Hogan grew up in Cazenovia, New York and graduated from Cazenovia High School in 1979.[4][5][6] She graduated from Le Moyne College in 1983, earning her Masters in Fine Arts from The Catholic University of America two years later.[7]

Career

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After starting out in television with guest parts on The Golden Girls and Seinfeld,[8] as well as a regular position on Saturday Night Live between 1991 and 1992,[9] Hogan made her feature film debut in 1994 with a small but memorable appearance in Forrest Gump.[10] Subsequent projects included supporting roles in Striptease (1996), Fools Rush In (1997), Men in Black (1997), and The Negotiator (1998).

Hogan made the move into more serious film work when she was cast as Brenda, a sympathetic prison guard, in Lars von Trier's critically divisive[11][12] 2000 musical tragedy, Dancer in the Dark: "I guess I was pegged for awhile [as] a comedic character actress, and [von Trier, being European] didn't know that I was — so he gave me a shot at playing a really serious role".[13] She also featured on the film's soundtrack, duetting with co-star Björk on the track "107 Steps". Hogan then re-teamed with von Trier to play Martha, a seemingly kind villager whose capacity for cruelty is gradually unleashed, in the experimental drama Dogville (2003). That same year, she took on supporting parts in the financially successful comedies Holes and Daddy Day Care.[14][15] Hogan continued to work in a variety of films throughout the decade, including the children's fantasy Charlotte's Web (2006) and the rom-coms Fever Pitch (2005), Baby Mama (2008), and New in Town (2009). She also appeared as Betsy, an affluent neighbour, in Michael Haneke's darkly satirical Funny Games (2007); an American remake of his Austrian film of the same name.

Following parts in The Bounty Hunter (2010), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Going in Style (2017), and The House That Jack Built (2018; her third collaboration with Lars von Trier)—as well as her recurring portrayal of Arlene Moran, a sheriff's office receptionist, on two seasons of the Fox sci-fi mystery series Wayward Pines (2015–2016)—Hogan made her screenwriting debut with the 2021 thriller, Rushed, in which she also starred as a distraught mother grieving the death of her teenage son.[16] Co-produced by von Trier's Zentropa,[17] it was released through Vertical Entertainment to positive reviews,[18][19] with Hogan's portrayal of Barbara receiving particular praise. In her review for The Guardian, critic Leslie Felperin stated:

Few actors would have been able to pull this off like Hogan, who is not only the star but also the film's screenwriter and producer. She's one of those "who-is-that-again?" character actors you've seen hundreds of times before in all sorts of films ... she is ordinary looking but also radiant, a force of nature in a fringed buckskin coat. [The director] just rolls with it and lets Hogan steer the ship.[20]

Hogan's next screenplay credit was Shelter in Solitude (2023), a comedy-drama set during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Writing for Film Threat, Perry Norton called it "a charming indie film [with] guts",[21] while Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com commended Hogan's script for being "more interested in character than formula", adding that her lead portrayal of Valerie, an ex-country singer who befriends a death row prisoner, was filled with "depth and sensitivity".[22] That same year, Hogan appeared in the psychological thriller Eileen, with Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson believing her portrayal of a strict prison secretary to be one of the film's strengths, writing, "[she] practically walks off with the movie after a mere few line readings".[23]

Acting style

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Hogan has said that she embraces her label as a character actress, and finds playing eccentric roles "so much more interesting [and] fun".[13] Reflecting on being typecast in 2013, she admitted to often playing people who are "blue-collar, maybe a hick (or) dirtbag", but that she didn't mind because "I love playing that stuff".[13]

Personal life

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Hogan is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company.[24] She was once a resident of Middletown Township, New Jersey,[25] and has a summer home in Cazenovia, New York.[26] A resident of Rumson, New Jersey since 2005,[27] Fallon is married to commodities trader Peter Hogan, with whom she has three children: Bernadette, Peter, and Sinead.[28][29]

Fallon is a Catholic. She has admitted to rejecting roles that do not align with her beliefs,[30] saying in 2013, "If I find [the material] to be immoral, or it doesn't sit right with me ... I'm like, 'I'm not doing this' ... My faith has cost me a lot of money".[13]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Greedy Tina
The Paper Lisa
Forrest Gump Dorothy Harris
Only You Leslie
1995 Jury Duty Heather
1996 Striptease Rita Grant
Good Money Siobhan
1997 Nick and Jane Julie
Fools Rush In Lanie
Men in Black Beatrice
1998 Krippendorf's Tribe Lori
A Cool, Dry Place Charlotte
The Negotiator Maggie
2000 Boiler Room Michelle
The Photographer Crazy Lady
Dancer in the Dark Brenda Nominee: Best Supporting Actress, Robert Awards[31]
Nominee: Best Supporting Actress, Chlotrudis Awards[32]
2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen? Edwina
Rain Clara
2002 Big Trouble Fly By Air ticket agent
2003 Holes Tiffany Yelnats
Daddy Day Care Peggy
Dogville Martha
2005 Fever Pitch Lana
2006 I'll Believe You Larry Jean
Charlotte's Web Edith Zuckerman
2007 Funny Games Betsy Thompson
2008 Baby Mama Birthing Teacher
2009 New in Town Blanche Gunderson
2010 The Bounty Hunter Teresa
The Secret Friend Julie Short film
2011 Another Happy Day Bonnie
We Need to Talk About Kevin Wanda
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Mrs. Beemer
2016 Conundrums Mother Superior Short film
All We Had Ms. Frankfurt
2017 Going in Style Mitzi
Weightless Carol
2018 Private Life Beth
The House that Jack Built Claire Miller (Lady 2)
The Professor Donna
2019 Yes Jackie Rosenhaft
The Shed Sheriff Dorney
2021 Rushed Barbara Brady Also writer, producer
Clifford the Big Red Dog Petra
2022 Wasted Blind AA Counselor Short film
2023 Eileen Mrs. Murray
Shelter in Solitude Valerie Also writer, producer
Winner: Best Actress, Boston International Film Festival[33]
The Zombie Wedding Betty Morgan [34]
2024 Taxon The Administrator Short film
Portland Is the New Portland Marsha Corwood Short film
Winner: Best Actress in a Short, Garden State Film Festival[35]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Mind Reader Episode #28.4
1989–1991 The Unnaturals Various Main cast
1990 The Golden Girls Abby Wolfe Episode: "Zborn Again"
Babes Caryn Episode: "Three's a Crowd"
1991 Baby Talk Baby Girl (voice) Episode: "Out of Africa"
1990–1991 Haywire Various 2 episodes
1991–1992 Saturday Night Live Various Series regular; 20 episodes
1991–1994 Seinfeld Tina Robbins 3 episodes
1997 Cosby Psychiatrist Episode: "I'm OK, You're Hilton"
Feds Sharon Feldman Episode: "Do No Harm"
2000 Third Watch Annette Episode: "Young Men and Fire"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Melissa Raye Episode: "Chat Room"
2003 Linda Leggatt Episode: "Soulless"
2004 Rescue Me Phyllis Shea 3 episodes
2007 30 Rock Patricia Episode: "The Fighting Irish"
2010 Sonny with a Chance Bella Episode: "Gassie Passes"
Fred: The Movie Hilda Figglehorn Television film
The Whole Truth Genevieve Cofflund Episode: "Thicker Than Water"
2011 Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Hilda Figglehorn Television film
2012 Fred 3: Camp Fred
Fred: The Show Main cast; 24 episodes
2015–2016 Wayward Pines Arlene Moran Series regular; 16 episodes
2016 Scorpion Joyce Linehan 3 episodes
2017 MacGyver Ilene Preskin Episode: "Fish Scaler"
American Gods Airport Lady Episode: "The Bone Orchard"
2018 Billions Trustee Episode: "Hell of a Ride"
Elementary Sylvia Kozar Episode: "The Geek Interpreter"
2019 Dark/Web Ellen 2 episodes
What We Do in the Shadows Animal Control Officer Karen Episode: "Animal Control"
2020 Love Life Darby's Therapist 2 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Bat Girl Various Westside Theatre; also writer
1989 What Can I Tell You? Various Second Stage Theater; also writer[36]
1990–1991 American Splendor Carla Hollywood Theatre[37][38]
1992 As You Like It Phebe Delacorte Theater[39]
1995 Luck, Pluck & Virtue Vendor Atlantic Theater Company
2001 Momma Sharon Stenchel Atlantic Theater Company; also writer[40]
2009 The Salty Sea PTA Various Two River Theater; also writer
2015 Acting Out Various Two River Theater; also writer[27]
2024 Mother's Farewell Saoirse Atlantic Theater Company; also writer

References

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  1. ^ "Siobhan Fallon - Biography". NetGlimse.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Laughing At Her Mutilation". Planet S. December 20, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  3. ^ "William Fallon Obituary (2008)". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. July 11, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Star Spotlight with Siobhan Fallon Hogan". July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Wilkinson, Richard (Summer 2010). "Faith-Filled and Funny — An Actress With Gumption". CUA Magazine. Vol. 22, no. 2. Catholic University of America. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Carlton, Diane (January 14, 2012). "Divine Comedian: Siobhan Fallon Hogan". U.S. Catholic.
  7. ^ "Notable Alumni". Catholic University Advancement. Catholic University of America. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Siobhan Fallon biography". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  9. ^ Wezerek, Gus (December 14, 2019). "The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019. Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
  10. ^ "20 Things You Somehow Missed In Forrest Gump". WhatCulture. April 14, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  11. ^ Ebert, Roger (October 20, 2000). "Dancer In The Dark". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  12. ^ "Dancer in the Dark". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d Jagannathan, Meera (April 15, 2013). "Catching up with Cazenovia-raised actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  14. ^ "Holes (2003)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  15. ^ "Daddy Day Care (2003)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  16. ^ Lee, Joe (August 21, 2021). "Pop Life: Syracuse Native Siobhan Fallon Hogan Talks About Her New Film, Rushed". Pop Life (Podcast). WAER-FM. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  17. ^ Hoglund, Andy (September 24, 2020). "Siobhan Fallon Hogan Gave Michael Jordan Some Helpful Advice on SNL". Vulture. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  18. ^ Hipes, Patrick (June 30, 2021). "Vertical Acquires Indie Thriller 'Rushed'; CBSN Lands Lucy Walker's 'Bring Your Own Brigade'; 'Made In China', 'Overrun' & 'Wake Up On Mars' Deals; Nantucket's Shelly Winner; More – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  19. ^ "Rushed". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  20. ^ Felperin, Leslie (June 14, 2022). "A Mother's Fury review – mom goes on the warpath after son dies in frat-house hazing". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  21. ^ Norton, Perry (October 6, 2023). "Shelter in Solitude". Film Threat. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  22. ^ Orndorf, Brian (October 4, 2023). "Shelter in Solitude Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  23. ^ Lawson, Richard (January 22, 2023). "Anne Hathaway Almost Saves the Day in Eileen". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  24. ^ "Who We Are". Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  25. ^ Chesek, Tom (May 23, 2009). "'09 Basie Awards bring out best of high school shows". Asbury Park Press. ProQuest 438230290. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2011. Performing as master of ceremonies for this year's event was Count Basie Theatre board member Siobhan Fallon-Hogan, a Middletown resident...
  26. ^ "Cazenovia-raised actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan is in Central New York for the summer". The Post-Standard. August 15, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  27. ^ a b "Rumson Screen Star's Character Therapy". Red Bank Green. February 26, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  28. ^ Fallon Hogan, Siobhan (June 4, 2023). "Sineady the Lady & me at the Charlotte's Web premiere🕷️❤️". Instagram.
  29. ^ Fallon Hogan, Siobhan (April 27, 2020). "Back in February with Bernadette in Lourdes! Seems like ages ago". Instagram.
  30. ^ Carrione, Laura (October 4, 2023). "Actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan talks new film, being Catholic in Hollywood: 'Only one reason, and that's God'". Fox News. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  31. ^ "Atlantic's Momma, Siobhan Fallon, Up for Danish Film Award". Playbill. January 29, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  32. ^ "2001, 7th Annual Awards". Chlotrudis.org. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  33. ^ "Our film @shelterinsolitude WON 2 awards from the Boston International Film Festival - Best Cinematography for @cinematthias & Best Actress for me!". Instagram. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  34. ^ "'The Zombie Wedding', Weekly World News Rom-Com, Has North American Rights Acquired By Freestyle Digital Media". Deadline Hollywood. March 9, 2024.
  35. ^ "2025 Winners". gsff.org. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  36. ^ McCulloh, T. H. (December 8, 1989). "Monologues at Company of Angels; 'What Can I Tell You?' at 2nd Stage; 'Nightmare' at Believers Rep; 'Chateau' at Callboard; 'Tour' at Club Wong". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2025. Each of her sketches springs from an unerring comic sense. Fallon thinks funny, therefore she is. There is heart behind her humor. In a business surfeited with unfunny would-be comics, she's an original.
  37. ^ "American Splendor on stage". AmericanSplendor.net. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  38. ^ Koehler, Robert (October 19, 1990). "STAGE REVIEW: 'American Splendor' Mines the Ordinary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  39. ^ Sterritt, David (July 24, 1992). "A Likable Staging of 'As You Like It'". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  40. ^ "Siobhan Fallon Is the Momma of Her Own Invention at Atlantic, Jan. 22". Playbill. January 22, 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
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