Heather Mazur

Heather Mazur
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1990, 2003–present

Heather Mazur is an American actress, best known for her role as Sarah Cooper in the 1990 film Night of the Living Dead.

Early life and education

Mazur was born in Pittsburgh. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama.[citation needed]

Career

Mazur did not act on screen for over ten years after Night of the Living Dead was released, before making a guest appearance in the television series Hack in 2003. Since then she has guest starred in Numb3rs, Joey, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Medium, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: LA, The Mentalist, Bones and the J. J. Abrams-produced unsold television pilot Anatomy of Hope. She also had recurring roles in Crash (2008–2009) and Pretty Little Liars (2010–2012). She portrayed Deputy Mayor Eileen Ashby in the soap opera General Hospital from 2022 to March 30, 2023, when she was flung off a bridge by Victor Cassadine.

Her film credits include Over Her Dead Body (2008), the direct-to-video film The Funeral Planner (2010), and A Leading Man (2013). She has also acted on stage.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Night of the Living Dead Sarah Cooper
2008 Over Her Dead Body Sue
2010 The Funeral Planner Maddy Banks Direct-to-video
2013 A Leading Man Rachel Cohen
2016 911 Nightmare Cortez
2017 Darkness Rising Kate
2017 I'm Not Here Mom's attorney
2018 Drive Me to Vegas and Mars Momma
2019 Deadly Switch Zelda

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Hack Rina Lowe Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2006 Numbers Janet Eckworth Episode: "Harvest"
2006 Related Sue Episode: "His Name Is Ruth"
2006 Joey Woman Episode: "Joey and the Big Move"
2007 Big Shots Nadia Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?"
2007 Journeyman Bonnie Episode: "Winterland"
2007, 2008 CSI: NY Natalie Greer 2 episodes
2008–2009 Crash Amy Battaglia 10 episodes
2009 Medium Clare Burnes Episode: "A Taste of Her Own Medicine"
2009 Three Rivers Tracy Warren Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers"
2009 Anatomy of Hope Harriet Television film
2010 Law & Order: LA Dr. Phoebe Coburn Episode: "Playa Vista"
2010–2012 Pretty Little Liars Isabel Randall 3 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Rose Garrigan Episode: "Caged"
2011 Criminal Minds Kate Phinney Episode: "The Stranger"
2011–2015 Awkward Darlene Saxton 7 episodes
2012 The Mentalist Colette Santori Episode: "Always Bet on Red"
2012 Bones Marcy Drew Episode: "The Tiger in the Tale"
2013 Marvin Marvin Stickler Episode: "St. Glar Kai Day"
2014 Switched at Birth Lydia Kaiser 3 episodes
2014 Matador Sayer Assistant Episode: "Everything Old Is New Again"
2014 Modern Family Anne Gibbs Episode: "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts"
2015 Glee Publicist Episode: "Loser like Me"
2015 House of Lies Kathy Nichols Episode: "Praise Money! Hallowed Be Thy Name"
2015 Castle Gwen Kelly Episode: "At Close Range"
2015 NCIS Laura Strike-DePalma Episode: "Double Trouble"
2015 Wicked City Penelope Evans Episode: "Blizzard of Ozz"
2016–2017 Insecure Hannah Richards-Foster 5 episodes
2017 Doubt Stephanie Verner Episode: "Not a Word"
2017 Chance Talia 2 episodes
2018 9-1-1 Beth Clark Episode: "Next of Kin"
2018 Grey's Anatomy Erin Mason Episode: "Bad Reputation"
2018–2019 The Young and the Restless Brenda Brecheen 5 episodes
2019 Magnum P.I. Gina Pryor Episode: "A Kiss Before Dying"
2019 Dear White People Caroline Tuttle Episode: "Volume 3: Chapter V"
2019 Good Trouble Angela Miller 11 episodes
2019 How to Get Away with Murder Heidi Turpin Episode: "I Hate the World"
2019–2023 Tacoma FD Vicky Penisi McConky Recurring role, 18 episodes
2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Margaux West Episode: "War Crimes"
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer Carol Dubois Recurring role, 5 episodes
2022 American Gigolo Anne Episode: "Nothing Is Real But the Girl"
2022 General Hospital Eileen Ashby Recurring role
2023 The Rookie: Feds Ashley Page Episode: "Red One"
2024 S.W.A.T. Lydia Samuels Episode: "Vanished"

References

  1. ^ HEATHER MAZUR Theatre Credits - Who's Who Bio Archived 2003-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com