Biography

Maggie Wagner is a multiple award winning and nominated American actress. She has appeared in over 50 feature films , shorts, television shows and print ads. She is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio . Maggie was born in New York City and grew up on both the upper west and upper east side. At a very early age she knew that acting was in her blood and started pursuing a career. With the encouragement of her movie director uncle Mark Rydell and her amazingly supportive parents she attended The Neighborhood Playhouse. After the Playhouse, she continued at HB studios and then finally making her way to the Actors Studio. She got her first big break in The Philadelphia Company's production of "To Gillian on her 37 Th Birthday" playing "Cindy". After getting great reviews for that performance Maggie was cast in the movie "Anna" in New York City with Sally KIrkland. The casting director Todd Thaler noticed Maggie in "Anna" and cast her in "Working Girl" as one of Melanie Griffiths friends. Mike Nichols liked the way she fit into the cast decided to make Maggie a principal character in "Working Girl". After tat Maggie went to Hollywood and was immediately cast in her uncles movie "For The Boys" with Bette Midler. She soon was noticed by casting at Carsey Warner and HBO and was put on the TV series Dream On. Maggie spent 15 years living in L.A and now divides her time between New York and Los Angeles,
- IMDb mini biography by: Maggie Wagner