Background
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Muriel Descoteaux Twomey and Harry F. Twomey, Junior. of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Muriel Descoteaux Twomey and Harry F. Twomey, Junior. of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.
She had a brother, John Twomey. Her additional Broadway credits include To Grandmother"s House We Go (1981) and Orpheus Descending (1989). Twomey had recurring roles in the 1993 season of Los Angeles Law and the 2000-2001 season of Third Watch.
She has made guest appearances on Shannon (1981 television series), The Cosby Show, Magnum, Philippine Islands, Seinfeld, Spin City, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and had a featured role in the 1998 television remake of Rear Window starring Christopher Reeve and Daryl Hannah.
Twomey has narrated several audiobooks, including works by Dean Koontz, Joyce Carol Oates, Tracy Chevalier, and M.T. Anderson. Twomey has worked with prisoners at Rehabilitation Through the Arts.
Twomey earned critical acclaim for her performance in the 1980 play Nuts, for which she won the World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play. Office-Broadway she appeared in Vieux Carré (1983), which garnered her a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, and The Vampires (1984).