Julianne Nicholson

Julianne Nicholson (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the film August: Osage County (2013) and the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006–2009), Masters of Sex (2013–2014), Eyewitness (2016), and Mare of Easttown (2021), the last of which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award,

Quotes

 * “I do have scary acting dreams.” She explained, “Mostly I have recurring anxiety dreams [where I’m] right about to go on stage or about to film a scene, and you don’t know what the scene is!”
 * “I’ve loved Nicholas Cage forever,” praising his performances in Raising Arizona, Adaptation, and Moonstruck. “He’s endlessly watchable and interesting to me. It feels great to be surprised by someone.”
 * “wackiness” in the film stems from the dynamics of his and Janet’s “normal working longterm relationship.”
 * “He takes the work so seriously. But he still has a sense of humor about himself, and I find that a very charming combination.”
 * Julianne Nicholson discusses her connection to ‘Dream Scenario’ Thestatesman (27 December 2023)
 * “If there were one and Kate still was Mare and Jean [Smart] was her mom and Brad wrote it,”
 * I’m definitely not waiting for it,” she added. “I’m not losing sleep over it. But if that was happening and I was invited to join, yeah, definitely.”
 * Another Mare of Easttown Actress Said She’d Return to the Series Delco.today (January 6, 2024)
 * You know what’s funny?” Lacy says flatly at one point. “Every moment of my life is Hell.” Rather than offer platitudinous reassurances that things will get better, Janet emerges from a momentary absence to reply: “I’m actually pretty unhappy too.” In another revealing exchange, Lacy asks, in what seems more a hypothetical question than anything sparked by inchoate desire: “Would you be disappointed if I one day dated a girl?” While telling her that would be fine, Janet observes that she respects her daughter’s forthrightness but had often wondered how that would work with a man.
 * Janet Planet’ Review: Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler Redefine the Mother-Daughter Portrait in Annie Baker’s Exquisite Debut The Hollywood (September 1, 2023)