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Mo Gaffney is a Actor American born on 5 november 1958 at San Diego (USA)
Maureen E. "Mo" Gaffney (born November 5, 1958) is an American actress, comedian, writer and activist.
Gaffney appeared on the British television talk show "The Full Wax" starring Ruby Wax, in which she portrayed American correspondent "Taffy Turner", in the recurring segment "Taffy Turner: Inside America".
Gaffney went on to team up with Jennifer Saunders with a recurring role as Bo in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous; in 2004, talks of a spin-off show began but nothing surfaced. She is co-host of the "Women Aloud" radio program on Greenstone Media.
Gaffney is from San Diego, California.
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She hosted two of her own television talk shows: Women Aloud! (which was shown on the Comedy Central network) and The Mo Show. She and friend Kathy Najimy wrote and starred in two off-Broadway shows, The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives and The Kathy and Mo Show: The Dark Side, both of which won Obie Awards. She also appeared in Seasons 4 and 5 of That '70s Show as Joanne Stupak, Bob Pinciotti's girlfriend, had a recurring role in Mad About You and guest starred in Friends. In addition, she appeared in the black comedy about beauty pageants, Drop Dead Gorgeous.Gaffney appeared on the British television talk show "The Full Wax" starring Ruby Wax, in which she portrayed American correspondent "Taffy Turner", in the recurring segment "Taffy Turner: Inside America".
Gaffney went on to team up with Jennifer Saunders with a recurring role as Bo in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous; in 2004, talks of a spin-off show began but nothing surfaced. She is co-host of the "Women Aloud" radio program on Greenstone Media.
Gaffney is from San Diego, California.
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Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Jennifer Saunders, Jane Horrocks, Celia Imrie
Roles Bo
Rating53%
The ever glamourous and self-indulgent Patsy and Edina find themselves at the center of a media firestorm.
God Bless America (2012)
, 1h45Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Maddie Hasson, Regan Burns, Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton
Roles Singing Waitress
Rating70%
Frank Murdoch (Joel Murray) is a middle-aged insurance salesman living in Syracuse, New York, who is sick with how the United States has fallen into a state of rudeness based on pop culture, talk radio, television, and internet influences. After a boring evening of watching television, Frank contemplates killing his rude and inconsiderate neighbors, whose screaming baby mixed in with his own insomnia and chronic migraine headaches give him a lack of peace in his own home. His ex-wife Alison (Melinda Page Hamilton) has custody of their daughter Ava (Mackenzie Brooke Smith), who has become a spoiled brat. Making matters worse, he is fired from his job at the insurance company for inappropriate conduct with a female co-worker and told by his uninterested doctor that he has a terminal brain tumor that is nearly inoperable.
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
, 1h37Directed by Michael Patrick Jann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary
Actors Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Allison Janney, Sam McMurray
Roles Terry Macy, State Pageant
Rating66%
In 1995, Mount Rose is preparing for its annual beauty pageant. Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) is an optimistic teenager who signs up to compete in the pageant so she can follow in the footsteps of her idols, Diane Sawyer, and her mother, a former contestant. Amber and her mother, Annette Atkins (Ellen Barkin), live in a small trailer near their friend Loretta (Allison Janney), in stark contrast to fellow contestant Rebecca Leeman (Denise Richards), the daughter of the richest man in town, and her mother, Gladys Leeman (Kirstie Alley), who is the head of the pageant organizing committee and also a former winner. Various business connections between the Leeman Furniture Store and the judges of the pageant cause many to speculate that the contest will be rigged or fixed.
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
, 1h30Directed by Sam Weisman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese, Mark McKinney, Oliver Hudson, William Duell
Roles Paranoid Woman
Rating55%
Henry and Nancy Clark are a couple living in a quiet Ohio town. Married for 27 years, their last child has left home and Nancy is suffering from empty nest syndrome. Unbeknownst to her, Henry has lost his job due to corporate downsizing and has an interview in New York. Nancy sneaks on the plane with him and they begin a disastrous series of misadventures. Their plane is rerouted to Boston, their luggage is lost, they are mugged at gunpoint and their daughter has used their credit card to the point where it has reached its limit. They are thrown out of their hotel by a pompous manager (John Cleese) who also indulges in cross dressing. Forced to live by their wits on the street, the couple find themselves caught up in a robbery, chased by the police through Central Park and also finding renewed love between them. In the end, Henry aces his job interview and the two begin a new life together in "The Big Apple".
Happy, Texas (1999)
, 1h38Directed by Mark Illsley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam, William H. Macy, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas, M. C. Gainey
Roles Mrs. Bromley
Rating62%
Three prisoners escape from a chain gang, and two of them, Wayne and Harry (Zahn and Northam) run away to Happy, Texas, where they pose as the gay organizers of a beauty pageant. They put on a show with the small girls of the town while hiding from the law and waiting for the opportunity to rob the local bank.
Bogus (1996)
, 1h50Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about children, Children's films
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Nancy Travis, Andrea Martin, Denis Mercier
Roles Travellers Aide - New Jersey
Rating54%
A fantasy, it tells the story of seven-year-old Albert Franklin (Haley Joel Osment), the son of a Las Vegas magician's widowed assistant (Nancy Travis). His mother dies suddenly in a car accident and Albert, who is now an orphan, is sent to New Jersey to live with his mother's foster sister, Harriet (Whoopi Goldberg). The plot revolves around Albert, and his imaginary friend named Bogus (Gérard Depardieu), a French magician, who helps the boy cope with his transition. Gradually Harriet, who can also see Bogus, comes to terms with her new situation as well.
Other People's Money (1991)
, 1h40Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones, Tom Aldredge
Roles Harriet
Rating61%
Lawrence "Larry the Liquidator" Garfield (Danny DeVito) is a successful corporate raider who has become rich buying up companies and selling off their assets. With the help of a computerized stock analyzing program, Garfield has identified New England Wire & Cable as his next target. The struggling company is run by the benevolent and folksy Andrew "Jorgy" Jorgenson (Gregory Peck) and is the primary employer in its small Rhode Island town.
State of Grace (1990)
, 2h14Directed by Phil Joanou
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John C. Reilly, John Turturro
Roles Maureen
Rating71%
Terry Noonan (Penn) returns to Hell's Kitchen in New York City after a 10-year absence, where his unpredictable childhood friend Jackie Flannery (Oldman) is involved in an Irish crime organization (based on The Westies) run by his older brother Frank/Frankie (Harris). Terry also rekindles an old flame with Jackie's sister Kathleen (Wright).