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Meagen Fay

Meagen Fay

Actor · Born January 1, 1957 (69) · Joliet, Illinois, USA

Meagen Fay is an American actress born and raised in Joliet, Illinois.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1957 (69)
From
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
77 on MovieCove · 105 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Meagen Fay's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
38%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Morality
5%
Loyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Absurd
3
Tense
3
Warm
4
Dread
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Meagen Fay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 77 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Meagen Fay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

105 credits, 77 with a MovieCove page.

  • Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Gretchen Mannkusser

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Scrubs(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Georgia

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Loot(2022)

    Show 21 episodes · as Rhonda

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Dopesick(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sister Beth Davies

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ghosts(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Mixed-ish(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Dark Harbor(2019)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Conners(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Austin's Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sister Catherine

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • A.P. Bio(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Frances

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorothy Nelson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Shrink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Renetta

  • La La Land(2016)

    as Mia's Mom

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • To Keep the Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mrs. Williams

  • Superstore(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marilyn

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Ken(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Muppets.(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2015)

    as Larsen's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Goldie

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Agent Carter(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Miriam Fry

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Transparent(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Blossie

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Authors Anonymous(2014)

    as Maureen

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Friends with Better Lives(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Frances Bowmont

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Strawberry Summer(2012)

    as Mimi Henderson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • That's My Boy(2012)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Free Agents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorothy Potter

  • Franklin & Bash(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon Wright

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Endings(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Good Luck Charlie(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Healing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Aunt Beth

  • I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell(2009)

    as Mrs. Jorgens

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Halloween II(2009)

    as Deputy Lyons

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora Doyle

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Wake(2009)

    as Mrs. Williams

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Extreme Movie(2008)

    as Len's Mom

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Eleventh Hour(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Bridget Ruscillo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanne Parsons

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mad Money(2008)

    as Mindy Arbogast

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Species: The Awakening(2007)

    as Celeste

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Big Bang Theory(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Rostenkowski

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon Hill

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Evan Almighty(2007)

    as Neighbor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Notes from the Underbelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hollis & Rae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Winnie

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Laura Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Janice

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Celia Stockwell

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Butters

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Paula

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Norma Harper

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Extreme Dating(2004)

    as Detective Branson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dr. Brenda Abelson

  • Catch That Kid(2004)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Freshman Orientation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Mrs. Paul

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Martha

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Bolton

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • In Smog and Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Still Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Cheryl Jensen

  • Full Frontal(2002)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Country Bears(2002)

    as Mrs. Barrington

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 8 episodes · as Joan Lefko

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Six Feet Under(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Social Worker

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Rochelle Dorley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Shales

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Opposite Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Graham

  • Malcolm in the Middle(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · as Gretchen Mannkusser

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Magnolia(1999)

    as Dr. Diane

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Freaks and Geeks(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Kentner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Grown Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Brooke

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Nanta

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Conrad Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hudson

  • Damon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Helen Troy

  • Fathers' Day(1997)

    as Megan

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Suddenly Susan(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Wendy

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Annabet

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Home Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 20 episodes · as Greer

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Older Sister (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Life with Louie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Love Affair(1994)

    as SSA Flight Attendant

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally McFarlan

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Woodruff

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · as Binky Gruen

  • Boy Meets World(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Judy Haberfeld

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bakersfield P.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Selwyn

  • Rising Sun(1993)

    as Hamaguri Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Woops! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · as Alice McConnell

  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Connie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even(1991)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Elaine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Barton Fink(1991)

    as Poppy Carnahan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Carol & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 33 episodes · Actor

  • Grand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Talk Show Host

  • Alien Nation(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Coroner Barkley

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Burns

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Your Mother Wears Combat Boots(1989)

    as Edie Winchell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988)

    as Lady from Oklahoma

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Caller (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Ohara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • The Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Binky Gruen

  • Killing Chuck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lisa

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles, 103 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Loot (2022)

Film career

19822026

Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting104 of 104: 104 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s36 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
8803

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Meagen Fay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 77 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 77 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved18
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Country Bears (2002)

78th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

La La Land (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Meagen Fay's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles34–60 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Meagen Fay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Meagen Fay's MovieCove titles; Ellie Kanner shares the most, 2.