Merrin Dungey

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Merrin Dungey: Biography

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Birth Place: Sacramento, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/06/1971, Leo
Profession: Actor

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Merrin Dungey: TV Guide News

Ask Matt | 10/29/2007
I'm not even a Grey's Anatomy watcher, but it was the star power that drew me to the backdoor pilot of Private Practice. I am very disappointed in the recasting of Merrin Dungey, who I thought was just fine when she played Naomi. Audra McDonald does take things too far. As for Amy Brenneman and Paul Adelstein, they are brilliant. I too remember his creepiness on Prison Break, especially his torturing Sarah Wayne Callies last year. His hidden depth in Practice is really great. I enjoy seeing how read more
Ask Matt | 10/22/2007
The thing that really annoys me about Private Practice is that every actor is well known already. In fact, many of them have already been leading men or leading ladies on their own TV shows! There won't be any surprise breakout stars with this series, like there were on Grey's Anatomy. Had anyone even heard of Ellen Pompeo, T.R. Knight, Chandra Wilson or Katherine Heigl before that show's first season? It's like we're watching a veteran actor's workshop or something with Private Practice, and .. read more
Exclusive: Grey's Spin-off Recast Shocker! | Ausiello Report | 6/29/2007
Apparently, Addison goes through girlfriends as fast as she does boyfriends: When Private Practice debuts this fall, Kate Walsh's character will have a new BFF — Audra McDonald. A spokesperson for ABC Studios confirms that the four-time Tony winner has been tapped to replace Merrin Dungey in the role of Dr. Naomi Bennet, Doc Montgomery's confidante. The decision was made for creative reasons. Earlier this month, there were rumblings that execs had concerns that the Private lineup wasn't perfect, especially after some of the actors didn't "pop" with audiences. "Grey's Anatomy was cast off whoever seemed to fit the parts best and have good chemistry," says a well-placed source. "The spin-off was cast with actors the network and studio already had under contract." Nevertheless, there are not expected to be any further cast changes coming before the show goes into production next month. Personally, as much as I love Dungey — particulary her kick-ass stint on Alias — I... read more
Seen and Heard at the Upfronts | First Look: Hottest Fall TV | 5/16/2007
Daly's Primetime PracticeWhile Tim Daly is excited about his new show Private Practice, he can't help but be a little skeptical. Can you blame him? The last three series he's been on — The Fugitive, Eyes, The Nine — all got nixed during their first seasons. "I approach everything with a healthy amount of optimism," he said while hanging out at the Lucky Suite, where he picked up some Cosabella lingerie and True Religion jeans for his wife and daughter. "I just don't want to get my heart broken again. You just never know." Still, Private Practice is one of the most buzzed about shows this season. "We all figured it would do great since the pilot was embedded in a Grey's Anatomy episode," said Daly. "But it's really exciting." His costar Merrin Dungey is a little more enthusiastic about being cast on the Grey's spin-off. "I actually screamed when I saw myself on next week's clips," Dungey said at ABC's Upfront party. "It's like being cast on your favorite show. I feel like... read more
Anatomy of a Spin-off: A Rocky Start | Roush Dispatch | 5/4/2007
Watching Thursday night's underwhelming, overly frenetic "backdoor pilot" setup for the seemingly inevitable Grey's Anatomy spin-off, I was reminded how blown away I wasn't by the original Grey's pilot as well. The Grey's pilot had its problems, but this glossy new twist on the formula seems much more problematic.When Grey's first appeared, with the pilot held for mid-season in a year when Lost and Desperate Housewives exploded on the scene and turned ABC's fortunes around, my initial thoughts were: Loved the cast. Liked the characters. But at first look, the reliance on heavy-handed voice-over (since dialed back a bit) and woe-is-me, life-as-an-intern-is-hard whining obscured many of the charms that would soon emerge, and it felt a bit generic.By the end of that first half-season, though, I was hooked. The heightened mix of hospital drama and romantic comedy, lathered in torrid and twisty soap operatics, was infectious, and the wonderfully blended (by sex and race) cast pulled it... read more

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Grey s Anatomy, Kate Walsh, Merrin Dungey, Amy Brenneman courtesy Michael Becker/ABC

Grey s Anatomy, Merrin Dungey, Stephanie Niznik, Kate Walsh, Gary Hershberger, Taye Diggs, Tim Daly courtesy Michael Becker/ABC

merrin dungey, Jennifer Garner courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

merrin dungey courtesy Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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Merrin Dungey: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Summerland (Actor - Susannah Rexford)	2004	TV Show Series
Alias (Actor - Francie Calfo/Allison Doren)	2001	TV Show Series
Edtv (Actor - Ms. Seaver)	1999	Movie
Deep Impact (Actor - Sheila Bradley)	1998	Movie
King of Queens (Actor - Kelly Palmer)	1998	TV Show Series