Wever, Merritt

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WEVER, Merritt

(Merrit Weaver, Merritt Weaver)

PERSONAL

Education: Graduate of Sarah Lawrence College; studied acting in New York City.

Addresses: Agent—Jana Kogen, Innovative Artists, 235 Park Ave. South, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10003.

Career: Actress. Also known as Merrit Weaver and Merritt Weaver.

Awards, Honors: New York University First Run Festival Award, best acting, c. 1996, for Tough.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Tough, c. 1996.

April, Alaska, 1997.

Tammy, Arresting Gena, Good Machine, 1997.

Maureen "Momo" Haines, Strike! (also known as All I Wanna Do, The Hairy Bird, College femminile, and Les filles font la loi), Miramax, 1998.

Susan, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Paramount, 1999.

Lindsay Berns, Series 7: The Contenders, USA Films, 2001.

Tracey Abernathy, Signs (also known as M. Night Shyamalan's Signs), Buena Vista, 2002.

Monica Greenfield, Bringing Rain, Belladonna Productions, 2003.

Season of Youth, 2003.

Betty, A Hole in One, Beech Hill Films, 2004.

Also appeared in Dear.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lottie, Blue River, Fox, 1995.

Mrs. Saxon, Something the Lord Made, HBO, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Myra, "Mad Dog," Law & Order, NBC, 1997.

Hannah Price, "Tomorrow," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC, 2002.

Jennifer Taylor, "American Jihad," Law & Order, NBC, 2002.

Prissy, "Storm Warnings," The Wire, HBO, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Orchid, Bad Girls, The Directors Company, New York City, 2003.

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