Biography

Ann Magnuson is a performance artist and one-half of the founding members of the former psychedelic rock group "Bongwater". The characters she has played before-the-camera include, David Bowie's victim in the vampire film in The Hunger (1983), a cigarette girl in Susan Seidelman's independent film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Mel Gibson's greedy, money-driven ex-wife in Tequila Sunrise (1988), a madam in Tank Girl (1995) and a real-estate agent in Panic Room (2002).

The Flight Attendant(2020)as Janet Sokolov

WTF(2020)as Arzetta, Dust Bunny

Star Trek: Picard(2020)as Admiral Kirsten Clancy

The Man in the High Castle(2015)as Caroline Abendsen

Producer

Alive from Off Center(1984)

Composer

Ann Magnuson's Dream Puppet Theater(2016)

Thanks

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig(2003)

The Specialist(1984)

Soundtrack

Between Us(2012)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower(2012)

Open House(2004)

Self

The Fuzztones vs the World(2025)

The Life of Sean DeLear(2024)as Self

Modern Love with Ann Magnuson(2023)as Self

OFF-Identikit(2020)as Self

Keith Haring: Street Art Boy(2020)as Self - Performance Artist, Actress & Singer

Archive Footage

Minty Comedic Arts(2015)as Self

MasterClass: Samuel L. Jackson Teaches Acting(2017)as Moira

Known for

Panic Room2002 · Actress Clear and Present Danger1994 · Actress Small Soldiers1998 · Actress Desperately Seeking Susan1985 · Actress

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Patrick Stewart and Ann Magnuson in Star Trek: Picard (2020)

Ann Magnuson in Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Ann Magnuson, Stephen Root, and Alexa Davalos in The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Ann Magnuson and Alexa Davalos in The Man in the High Castle (2015)

River Phoenix and Ann Magnuson in A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)

Ann Magnuson and Chris Elliott in Cabin Boy (1994)

Credit Score: Ann Magnuson

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Desperately Seeking Susan

Cigarette Girl

Fri Apr 12 1985

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Desperately Seeking Susan	5.00	1985	•	6.2	1	1	28872
2	Making Mr. Right	3.09	1987	•	5.6	0	0	3399
3	Panic Room	3.00	2002	•	6.8	0	0	314520
4	Small Soldiers	2.50	1998	•	6.3	0	0	111753
5	Before and After	2.50	1996	•	6.1	0	0	11381
6	Clear and Present Danger	2.50	1994	•	6.9	0	2	116442
7	Tequila Sunrise	2.50	1988	•	6.1	0	1	36186
8	The Hunger	2.50	1983	•	6.6	0	0	31939
9	Glitter	1.25	2001	•	2.5	0	0	24522
10	The United States of Leland	1.00	2005		6.9	0	0	25285

Ann Magnuson