Park Overall
Biography
Park Overall is an American actress, recognizable for a strong Southern accent, who has worked in television, film, and theater. Born in Tennessee in 1957, she studied English at Tusculum University before moving to New York in her late twenties to act. Her early credits include an off-off-Broadway play called Skin and a failed 1987 pilot, The Line. She became known for playing nurse Laverne Todd on the sitcom Empty Nest, which aired from 1988 to 1995, and she repeated that part in early episodes of its spinoff Nurses. On television she later led the short-lived series Katie Joplin and Ladies Man, both from 1999, voiced Alice Tompkins on The Critic, and had a recurring role on Reba. Her films include Biloxi Blues (1988), Mississippi Burning, Talk Radio, and In the Family (2011), plus the TV movie Fifteen and Pregnant (1998).
69years old
Turns 70 on March 15in 153 days
- Born Nashville
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 10 years1988 to 1998
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Big break
Overall got her breakthrough role on Empty Nest, which aired from 1988 to 1995. She played Laverne Higby Todd Kane, a nurse to Harry Weston, and took the same role in early episodes of the spinoff Nurses.
First role
Overall was in her late 20s when she relocated to New York to build an acting career. Skin, an off-off-Broadway play concerning Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, was among her earliest roles.
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Worked with
Park Overall shares two films with Penelope Ann Miller, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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George SluizerDirector, 1 film, 1993
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Mike NicholsDirector, 1 film, 1988
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