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Ellen Maguire

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  • Director
  • Editor
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Ellen lives in New York City, where she works as a writer, director, filmmaker and actor.

She received her MFA from Columbia University's Graduate Film School, where she also taught screenwriting. She is a dual citizen (US/Canada) and graduated from the Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto.

She adapted a novel about a NYC journalist into a screenplay for director Bette Gordon and producer Anne Harrison.

Before enrolling at Columbia, Ellen worked extensively as an actor in New York and Toronto. She has played leading roles at major theaters across Canada, as well as appearing off-Broadway and on Broadway.
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    Known for

    Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988)
    Cocktail
    5.9
    • Bar Patron
    • 1988
    Dead on Page Six
    Short
    • Director
    • 1999
    Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
    The Dream Team
    6.5
    • Canning's Secretary
    • 1989
    Ian Holm, Famke Janssen, and Chris Eigeman in The Treatment (2006)
    The Treatment
    5.8
    • School Nurse
    • 2006

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    Actress



    • Ian Holm, Famke Janssen, and Chris Eigeman in The Treatment (2006)
      The Treatment
      5.8
      • School Nurse
      • 2006
    • Liar's Town
      • Linda
      • 1994
    • Catwalk (1992)
      Catwalk
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Producer
      • 1993
    • The Coming Fury
      • Cynthia
      • 1992
    • Down the Bones
      • Beth
      • 1990
    • Jerry O'Connell in My Secret Identity (1988)
      My Secret Identity
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Pauline
      • 1989
    • Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
      The Dream Team
      6.5
      • Canning's Secretary
      • 1989
    • Babycakes (1989)
      Babycakes
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Waitress
      • 1989
    • Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The January Man (1989)
      The January Man
      5.5
      • Anna (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Andrew Bednarski, Jesse Collins, and Rudolph Von Holstein III in Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988)
      Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Meter Maid
      • 1988
    • Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988)
      Cocktail
      5.9
      • Bar Patron
      • 1988
    • T and T (1988)
      T and T
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Lawyer No. 2
      • 1988
    • Nicholas Campbell and Peggy Smithhart in Diamonds (1987)
      Diamonds
      6.3
      TV Series
      • 1988
    • Louis Del Grande in Seeing Things (1981)
      Seeing Things
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Brenda Starr
      • 1985

    Director



    • Dead on Page Six
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • A Good Day to Be George
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997

    Editor



    • Dead on Page Six
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1999
    • A Good Day to Be George
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1997

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

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