Annette McCarthy

Annette McCarthy is an American actress who was stage trained in both New York City and Los Angeles and continues to work in theatre. She has also been in several commercials. She is best known for roles in movies from the 80s and 90s, such as Second Thoughts (1983) and the 1985 movie Creature, TV movies, a controversial role in the series Twin Peaks, a key role in an episode of Riptide, and a multiple-episode arc on Baywatch.

Television series roles
She had roles in a variety of major TV shows of the day, including: St. Elsewhere, The Twilight Zone, Happy Days, Beauty and the Beast, Magnum, P.I., The Fall Guy, and Night Court. She also had a multiple-episode arc on Baywatch as wealthy heiress Kathleen Huntington.

Twin Peaks
She was hired by David Lynch for her role in Twin Peaks. Her character Evelyn Marsh was a controversial addition, appearing in a string of episodes during a weak stretch of the show's second season, shortly after the conclusion of its main plotline, the reveal of Laura Palmer's killer, when the writers were struggling to come up with new storylines.

Riptide
She also played "Rosalind Grant", the name derived from Jane Russell and Cary Grant but the character itself a parody of Cybill Shepherd's character Maddie Hayes in Moonlighting, in the penultimate episode of Riptide called "If You Can't Beat Em, Join Em" shortly before its cancellation, in part due to being beaten in the ratings by Moonlighting. This episode drew a lot of press attention at the time, with both Entertainment Tonight and the Los Angeles Times running features on it.

TV movies
Under contract to ABC, McCarthy starred in several made-for-TV movies, including Crazy Times (1981), Fugitive Among Us (1992), and A Cry For Love (1980).

Feature Films
She made her feature film debut in Second Thoughts (1983). She appeared in many movies from the 80s and 90s, including playing Dr. Wendy Oliver in the 1985 cult film Creature (1985).

Personal life
She is the niece of actress Joan Hackett.