title: Jodie Markell
text: # Jodie Markell
  
  Jodie Markell (born April 13, 1959) is an American actress and film director.
  
  ## Career
  
  Jodie Markell attended Northwestern University and studied at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre. As an actress, she has worked with theater directors such as John Patrick Shanley, John Malkovich, and Gary Sinise; film directors such as Woody Allen, Jim Jarmusch, and Barry Levinson; starred at Lincoln Center, The Public and Steppenwolf Theatre Company; and won an Obie. She is also a member of the Naked Angels.
  
  She also directed the film The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond. The New York Times referred to the film as "the first major [Tennessee] Williams movie in decades — a reanimation of a film career that once rivaled his stage success." In a review for IFC.com, Neil Pedley said that Markell "couldn't make her debut with a sturdier piece of material than this recently unearthed screenplay of societal scandal and sexual jealousy."
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Film
  
  | Year | Title | Role |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | Vampire's Kiss | Joke Girl |
  | 1988 | Me and Him | Eileen |
  | 1989 | Mystery Train | Sun Studio Guide |
  | 1991 | Queens Logic | Inez |
  | 1993 | Point of No Return | Female Student |
  | 1994 | My Girl 2 | Hillary Mitchell |
  | 1994 | Jimmy Hollywood | Casting Assistant |
  | 1994 | Insomnia | Veronica Treadwell |
  | 1994 | A Worn Path | Clinic Attendant |
  | 1995 | Safe | Anita |
  | 2000 | Drop Back Ten | Peggy |
  | 2002 | Hollywood Ending | Andrea Ford |
  | 2002 | Trapped | Mary McDill |
  | 2002 | Easter | Wilma Ransom |
  | 2004 | Noise | Margaret |
  | 2005 | 12 and Holding | Teacher |
  | 2005 | Sweet Land | Donna Torvik |
  | 2007 | Joshua | Ruth Solomon |
  | 2012 | Keep the Lights On | Jill |
  | 2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Cat Lady on TV |
  | 2019 | The Rest of Us | Maddie's Mom |
  
  ### Television
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1987 | Crime Story | Waitress | Episode: "Fatal Crossroads" |
  | 1989 | China Beach | Pam Klinger | Episode: "The World: Part 2" |
  | 1990 | Monsters | Sue Weatherby | Episode: "Bed and Boar" |
  | 1991 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Lillian | 2 episodes |
  | 1992 | Brooklyn Bridge | Phoebe | Episode: "On the Road" |
  | 1993 | A Matter of Justice | Sandra | Television film |
  | 1994 | Bakersfield P.D. | Brenda James | Episode: "The Psychic and the C-Cup" |
  | 1997, 2003, 2009 | Law & Order | Sondra Benton, Mrs. Hitchens, Lorraine Flockhart | 3 episodes |
  | 2002 | Guide Season | Maryann | Television film |
  | 2006–2007 | Big Love | Wendy Hunt | 8 episodes |
  | 2010 | The Good Wife | Sandy Gephart | Episode: "Nine Hours" |
  | 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lisa Moore | Episode: "Wednesday's Child" |
  