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March 29, 2004
MARY MCCORMACK (‘K STREET’) MOVES UP TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE WHEN SHE GUEST-STARS ON NBC’S ‘THE WEST WING’ AS PRESIDENT’S NEW DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER
NBC Press Release
BURBANK, Calif. -- March 29, 2004 -- Mary McCormack (“K Street,” “Private Parts”) will guest-star on a four episode arc on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning “The West Wing” (Wednesdays, 9-10 p.m. ET) as the President’s (Martin Sheen) new deputy National Security Adviser whose first encounter with the Chief Executive proves to be more brusque than she expected.
McCormack’s first episode, “The Promise,” will be broadcast later this spring. In the storyline, she plays Kate Harper, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and military prodigy who is not afraid to stay true to her advice and convictions.
Recently, McCormack starred on “K Street” (a fellow Washington, D.C.-based drama series) and in the TV miniseries version of “Traffic.” Likewise, she guest-starred on two episodes of NBC’s “ER” last October. Among McCormack’s feature-film credits are “Private Parts,” “Deep Impact,” “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,” “K-PAX,” “Madison,” “Mystery, Alaska,” “True Crime,” “The Big Tease,” “Getting to Know You” and “Backfire!” In addition, McCormack’s TV resume includes a regular role on the drama “Murder One.”
Now in its fifth season, “The West Wing” stars Emmy winner Sheen (“Apocalypse Now”), Emmy winner John Spencer (“L.A. Law”), Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (“My Fellow Americans”), Emmy winner Richard Schiff (“Deep Impact”), Emmy winner Allison Janney (“American Beauty”), Emmy nominee Dule Hill (“Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk!”), Emmy nominee Janel Moloney (“Sports Night”), and Emmy winner Stockard Channing (“Six Degrees of Separation”) and Joshua Malina (“Sports Night”).
“The West Wing” is from John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Production Inc. Aaron Sorkin is the creator. John Wells serves as the executive producer.
Posted by Jo at March 29, 2004 10:47 PM