Chloe Webb
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Webb in 2013
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| Born |
Chloe Webb June 25, 1956 Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
The Boston Conservatory Berklee College of Music |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable work | The Belly of an Architect, China Beach, Sid and Nancy, Tales of the City, Twins, Shameless |
| Spouse(s) | J. Thomas Gelder (1975?-present) |
Chloe Webb (born June 25, 1956) is an American actress, best known for her roles in films Sid and Nancy (1986), The Belly of an Architect (1987), Twins (1988), and Heart Condition (1990). She also was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for her role as Laurette Barber in the ABC drama series China Beach, and has a recurring role as Monica Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless.
Webb was born in New York City and grew up in various cities on the East Coast – depending on where her father was working at the time; he was a bridge and road designer. She spent much time with her grandmother, who resided in New York City. She attended Bishop Grimes High School before enrolling at The Boston Conservatory and later, Berklee College of Music. Originally, Webb pursued her passion in singing by singing in bars despite being underaged; she realized that even though she greatly enjoyed singing, she was better at acting.
In April 1982, Webb joined Forbidden Broadway, an Off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals. Four years later, she made her film debut in Alex Cox's Sid & Nancy (1986); she portrayed the infamous, heroin-addicted Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of punk rock singer Sid Vicious. Her performance garnered best actress awards from The National Society of Film Critics, The Boston Film Critics and the The San Francisco Film Critics. Followed were the roles of Brian Dennehy's estranged socialite girlfriend in Peter Greenaway's 1987 drama film The Belly of an Architect; a young woman from Paoli, Pennsylvania with dreams to become a successful singer in ABC's drama television series China Beach; Webb appeared in only seven episodes. Other roles include Danny DeVito's character's eccentric girlfriend in Ivan Reitman's comedy film Twins (1988), and a cameo as a woman convinced that she had been abducted by aliens in Ghostbusters II (1989). Between roles in motion pictures and television series, Webb frequently appeared in several Los Angeles based stage productions: The House of Blue Leaves, for which she won a Drama-Logue Award, and The Model Apartment; her performance earned her a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and another Drama-Logue Award.
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