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Lou Mulford

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Lou Mulford is an actress, writer born in North Carolina and raised in Virginia graduating from Virginia Wesleyan College as an Art/Education major. She spent all her spare time in the theatre dept. performing in numerous productions, notably as Rosalind in "As You Like It", and Fleur Stein in "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little". Lou was cast in The Lost Colony" and moved to LA soon after at the bequest of choreographer/director Joe Layton. Lou has worked in the industry professionally for over 30 years in commercials, film, TV, and the stage. She took a film and television hiatus to raise her daughters from 1987 to 2007. Some of her roles include History of the World Part I, Voyagers, ER, NBC's hit game show Sale of the Century as an actress, model and co-host in the 80's, Mad Men as Betty Draper's mother, Leverage, Cougar Town, and NCIS. Her most well know commercial was the 2012 Verizon Mother's day ad as the crying mother with daughter. Lou wrote, produced and starred in her comedic short film "Invasion of the Money $natcher$" that will air on ShortsTV beginning in August 2014. Lou lives in LA with her husband and two loony rescue mutts.
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Known for

History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Vestal Virgin - The Roman Empire
  • 1981
Invasion of the Money Snatchers (2012)
Invasion of the Money Snatchers
Short
  • Millie Beenhell
  • 2012
Mad Men (2007)
Mad Men
8.7
TV Series
  • Ruth Hofstadt
Full Moon High (1981)
Full Moon High
4.7
  • Student(as Martha Mulford)
  • 1981

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Actress

  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
    • Amy McLane (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Deadtime Stories (2012)
    Deadtime Stories
    • Mrs. Dingleman
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Invasion of the Money Snatchers (2012)
    Invasion of the Money Snatchers
    • Millie Beenhell
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Run This Town (2010)
    Run This Town
    • Airport Manager
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Pound of Flesh (2010)
    Pound of Flesh
    • Angela Carlson
    • 2010
  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
    • Connie (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Courteney Cox, Josh Hopkins, Busy Philipps, Dan Byrd, Ian Gomez, Christa Miller, and Brian Van Holt in Cougar Town (2009)
    Cougar Town
    • Ms. Pritchett
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Mad Men (2007)
    Mad Men
    • Ruth Hofstadt
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • She's a Fox (2009)
    She's a Fox
    • Mrs. Sawyer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf in Leverage (2008)
    Leverage
    • Ellen Clark
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Life (2007)
    Life
    • Crying Mother
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Mr. Blue Sky (2007)
    Mr. Blue Sky
    • Joyce Adams
    • 2007
  • Shark (2006)
    Shark
    • Dana Neiman
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Red Roses and Petrol (2003)
    Red Roses and Petrol
    • Neighbor Woman
    • 2003
  • The Unknown Comedy Show (1987)
    The Unknown Comedy Show
    • Various Roles
    • Video
    • 1987

Writer

  • Invasion of the Money Snatchers (2012)
    Invasion of the Money Snatchers
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2012

Producer

  • Invasion of the Money Snatchers (2012)
    Invasion of the Money Snatchers
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2012

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Martha Mulford
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • North Carolina, USA
  • Other works
    Stage play - role of Janis' Mom - "Room 105 The Highs and Lows of Janis Joplin", Macha Theatre WeHo, and US national tour, starring Sophie B. Hawkins as Janis Joplin.

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    Lou worked with thousands of young teens across the east coast and mid west as an instructor, and head instructor with the National Cheerleaders Association during her college years in the summers.

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