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Joyce Lynn O'Connor(1960-2022)

  • Actress
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Joyce Lynn O'Connor was born on 11 November 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Law & Order (1990) and The Sopranos (1999). She was married to James Houghton. She died on 7 January 2022 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 11, 1960
DiedJanuary 7, 2022(61)
BornNovember 11, 1960
DiedJanuary 7, 2022(61)
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Known for

Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.1
TV Series
  • Sharon Caskey
Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
  • Beth Kellner
  • Mrs. Reynolds
  • Linda Ashton
Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
The Sopranos
9.2
TV Series
  • Shelly Hauser
Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
ABC Afterschool Specials
7.2
TV Series
  • Teacher

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Actress

  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sharon Caskey
    • 2016
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Beth Kellner
    • Mrs. Reynolds
    • Linda Ashton
    • 1995–1999
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Aida Turturro in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Shelly Hauser
    • 1999
  • Ice-T, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston, and Chris Noth in Exiled (1998)
    Exiled
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Shirley Profaci
    • 1998
  • Madeline Kahn, Mary Tyler Moore, Gregory Harrison, Melina Kanakaredes, Kelli Williams, and Joe Morton in New York News (1995)
    New York News
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Sylvia Lapetto
    • 1995
  • The Wright Verdicts (1995)
    The Wright Verdicts
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Madeline Cooper
    • 1995
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Teacher
    • 1994

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 11, 1960
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • January 7, 2022
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • James HoughtonNovember 15, 1988 - August 2, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Henry O'Connor Houghton
  • Parents
      Betty McNulty

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