Acting · Sacramento, California, USA · Born August 6, 1971
Merrin Melissa Dungey (born August 6, 1971) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles on the television series The King of Queens, Alias, Malcolm in the Middle, and Summerland. Dungey also appeared as Ursula on Once Upon a Time, and starred in the legal drama Conviction. Most recently, she appeared on the medical drama The Resident, and costars in the 2019 legal drama The Fix. Dungey is married to Matthew Drake. They married in a Mariachi-style wedding ceremony in Cancun, Mexico, in May 2007. She gave birth to their first daughter in June 2008, and a second daughter in 2011.
TVMalcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
2026
as Kitty Kenarban
TVThe Lincoln Lawyer
2022
as Regina Turner
TVShining Vale
2022
as Kam
TVAmerican Horror Stories
2021
as Dr. Andi Grant
MovieThe Madness Inside Me
2020
as Madison
TVStar Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Wendy (voice)
MovieGreenland
2020
as Major Breen
TVStar Trek: Picard
2020
as Richter Kalungay
TVThe Morning Show
2019
as Joy Taylor
TVThe Fix
2019
as Carisa 'CJ' Emerson
MovieOnce Upon a Time: And They Lived Happily Ever After
2018
as Self
TVThe Resident
2018
as Claire Thorpe
TVS.W.A.T.
2017
as Deputy Chief Bennett
MovieCHiPs
2017
as Joy Jackson
TVBig Little Lies
2017
as Detective Adrienne Quinlan
TVMan with a Plan
2016
as Dr. Felicia
TVConviction
2016
as Maxine Bohen
TVLucifer
2016
as Officer Sonja Harris
TVChicago Med
2015
as Dr. Jennifer Kingston
TVCon Man
2015
as Jess
TVGrace and Frankie
2015
as Elena
MovieThe Diabolical
2015
as Mrs. Wallace
MovieSome Kind of Beautiful
2014
as Angela
TVChasing Life
2014
as Dr. Susan Hamburg
TVBrooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Sharon Jeffords
TVOnce Upon a Time
2011
as Ursula
TVRevenge
2011
as Barbara Snow
MovieL!fe Happens
2011
as Hester
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Judith (voice)
TVEpisodes
2011
as Tonight Show Producer
TVShameless
2011
as Nurse
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Gwen Miller
TVHung
2009
as Liz
TVBetter Off Ted
2009
as Sheila
TVCastle
2009
as Monica Finch
TV90210
2008
as Therapist
The Greg Behrendt Show
2006
TVThe Closer
2005
as Ms. Reed
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Naomi Bennett
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Sandy Zionts
TVSummerland
2004
as Susannah Rexford
Scream at the Sound of the Beep
2002
as Jill
MovieOdessa or Bust
2001
as Disgruntled Diner
TVAlias
2001
as Allison Doren
MovieThe Sky is Falling
2001
as Sheila
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Amy
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Twyla Owens
TVGrosse Pointe
2000
as Joan
TVMalcolm in the Middle
2000
as Kitty Kenarban
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Daisy
MovieEDtv
1999
as Ms. Seaver
TVJesse
1998
as Rosemary
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Kelly Palmer
MovieDeep Impact
1998
as Sheila Bradley
TVPremium Blend
1997
Party Girl
1996
as Wanda
TVTracey Takes On...
1996
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Female Prostitute
TVFriends
1994
as Museum Official
TVER
1994
as Daphina
TVBabylon 5
1994
as Security Guard
TVSaved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Coach Williams
TVLiving Single
1993
TVMartin
1992
as Monique
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Cashier
TVMurphy Brown
1988
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