Film & TV NewsEmmy and Tony Winner Donna Murphy Joins Cast of Power on StarzThe Broadway favorite will play a gubernatorial candidate during the series' sixth and final season.
By
Dan Meyer
August 19, 2019
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Broadway star Donna Murphy has joined the sixth and final season of Starz’s Power in a recurring role.
Deadline reports the two-time Tony winner will play Lorette Walsh, a Democrat running for governor, going head-to-head against Rashad Tate, portrayed by Larenz Tate (Crash).
Murphy (Passion, The King and I) is no stranger to TV, with roles on shows including The Good Wife, The Blacklist, and Quantico. The recent Hello, Dolly! star won a Daytime Emmy for HBO’s Lifestories: Families in Crisis.
Power was created by Courtney A. Kemp and follows the Manhattan elite and its underbelly counterpart—the international drug trade. During a Television Critics Association panel last month, Kemp said the season finale “is probably the biggest swing of my writing life.” The final season will air in two parts, with 10 episodes starting August 25 and the final five episodes airing in early 2020.
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Photos: Celebrate Donna Murphy on the New York Stage
Photos: Celebrate Donna Murphy on the New York Stage
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Donna Murphy in The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Donna Murphy in Song of Singapore
Carolee Carmello and Donna Murphy in Hello Again
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Donnna Murphy and David A. White in Hello Again
Jere Shea and Donna Murphy in Passion
Joan Marcus
Donna Murphy in Passion
Donna Murphy in Passion
Donna Murphy in Passion
Donna Murphy in Passion
Joan Marcus
Donna Murphy in The King and I
Lou Diamond Phillips and Donna Murphy in The King and I
Lou Diamond Phillips and Donna Murphy in The King and I
Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips in The King and I
Donna Murphy in The King and I
Donna Murphy holds her 1996 Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award
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Donna Murphy and Jennifer Westfeldt in Wonderful Town
Jennifer Westfeldt and Donna Murphy in Wonderful Town
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