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Judith Hoag
Hoag at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
Born (1963-06-29) June 29, 1963 (age 62)[1]
Newburyport, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouses
Vince Grant
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(m. 1988; div. 2016)​
Phillip Stone
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(m. 2021)​
Children2

Judith Hoag (/hoʊɡ/; born June 29, 1963[1][better source needed]) is an American actress. She is known for playing April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Gwen Cromwell Piper in the Disney Channel television film series Halloweentown, from 1998 to 2006.[2]

Hoag is also known for her recurring roles as Cindy Dutton Price in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), Tandy Hampton in the ABC musical drama series Nashville (2012–2018), and Stephanie Quinn in the Syfy fantasy drama series The Magicians (2016–2020).

Early life

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Hoag was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[3] As a teen, Hoag attended Walnut Hill School in Natick, Massachusetts, where she concentrated on acting. She graduated in 1981.[4]

Career

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Judith Hoag and TMNT creator Kevin Eastman talk to a fan at a convention in Washington state on June 22, 2025.

Hoag has acted professionally since 1986. That year, she got one of her first roles as a series regular in the ABC daytime soap opera Loving; she played the role of Charlotte 'Lotty' Bates Alden.[citation needed] After leaving Loving in 1988, Hoag began her career in primetime television, and in next year won female lead role on CBS comedy series Wolf. The series was canceled after a single season. In 1990, she starred in films A Matter of Degrees and Cadillac Man.

Hoag is most well known for her role as April O'Neil in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.[5] The film turned out to be a huge success at the box office, eventually making over $135 million in North America, and over $66 million outside North America, for a worldwide total of over $200 million, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of 1990 worldwide.[6] After Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame, Hoag starred in a number of pilots not picked up as a series, and appeared in several television films, including Fine Things by Danielle Steel, and Switched at Birth opposite Bonnie Bedelia.

Hoag received further recognition as Gwen Cromwell Piper in the Disney Channel Halloweentown franchise, appearing in Halloweentown (1998), Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001), Halloweentown High (2004) and Return to Halloweentown (2006). In a 2020 Galaxy Con question-and-answer panel, Hoag revealed she had a meeting with the head of Walt Disney Television where she read for the part and got cast in the role after it was revealed that the head's son was a die-hard Ninja Turtle fan as Hoag had previously played April O'Neil in 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[7]

She also appeared in the films Armageddon (1998), Flying By (2009), I Am Number Four (2011) and Hitchcock (2012),[8] and has made over 60 guest appearances on television shows, including Quantum Leap, Melrose Place, Roseanne, The Nanny, Murder, She Wrote, Chicago Hope, The X-Files, Six Feet Under, Ghost Whisperer, NYPD Blue, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, Sons of Anarchy, Castle, The Middle, Grimm and among other notable television series.[citation needed]

From 2006 to 2011, Hoag also appeared as Cindy Price on the HBO drama series Big Love.

Hoag at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019.

In 2012, Hoag was cast in a recurring role in the ABC drama series Nashville created by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri.[9] She plays the poised and driven Tandy Hampton, daughter and protégé of Lamar Wyatt. She referees sister Rayna (Connie Britton) and Lamar's (Powers Boothe) contentious relationship, trying to calm the waters.[10] She appeared total in 40 episodes, include almost every episode during the first two seasons.

In 2015, Hoag filmed a cameo for the 2016 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows,[11] but the scene with her was cut from the final film.[12] Her scene later appeared in the film's home media release.[13]

From 2016 to 2020, Hoag appeared in a recurring role as Alice's (Olivia Taylor Dudley) mother in the Syfy fantasy series The Magicians, and played a supporting role in the 2018 romantic drama film Forever My Girl.[14]

Personal life

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In 1988, she married actor Vince Grant.[citation needed] They have two children, a son and a daughter. The couple divorced in 2016.[15] On February 13, 2021, she married Phillip Stone.[16]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 A Matter of Degrees Kate Blum
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles April O'Neil
Cadillac Man Molly
1997 Here Dies Another Day Charlotte
1998 Armageddon Denise Chappel
1999 Bad City Blues Callilou Carter
2006 Salt Rebecca
2009 Flying By Vicki
2010 A Nightmare On Elm Street Doctor Uncredited
2011 Wish Wizard Mrs. Casey
I Am Number Four Sarah's Mom
2012 Hitchcock Lillian
2013 Bad Words Petal Dubois
2014 Destroyer Debbie Short film
2016 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Rita Cameo; Scenes deleted
2017 Fishbowl Macy
DC Noir Mary Sullivan
2018 Forever My Girl Dr. Whitman
2021 Finding You Jennifer Sinclair
2023 Roll with It Ruby

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 American Playhouse Kevin's Friend Episode: "The Little Sister"
1986–1987 Loving Charlotte 'Lotty' Bates Alden Unknown episodes
1988 Spenser: For Hire Eileen Kingsley Episode: "Skeletons in the Closet"
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse — Episode: "Elysian Fields"
1989–1990 Wolf Melissa Shaw Elliott 11 episodes
1990 The Young Riders Ellen Episode: "The Littlest Cowboy"
The Knife and Gun Club Dr. Annie Falk Television film
Fine Things Molly Television film
1991 Switched at Birth Barbara Mays Television film
Murder in High Places Meg Faithorn Television film
Lenny Megan Episode: "My Boyfriend's Black and There Gonna Be Trouble"
1992 Quantum Leap Julie Miller Episode: "Nowhere to Run - August 10, 1968"
Roseanne Kerry Episode: "Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places"
Melrose Place Sarah Goldstein 2 episodes
Murder, She Wrote Gretchen Price Episode: "Programmed for Murder"
1993 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Iphigenia Poole Episode: "Socrates' Sister"
Walker, Texas Ranger Lainie Flanders Episode: "Family Matters"
Acting on Impulse Gail Black Television film
1994 Dream On Pamela Episode: "Hey, Nanny Nanny"
The Nanny Katherine Porter / Kathy Marie O'Malley Episode: "Material Fran"
Murder, She Wrote Nancy Godfrey Episode: "To Kill a Legend"
Hardball Barbara Episode: "My Name Is Hard B."
Mad About You Doris Episode: "The Ride Home"
1995 Sweet Justice Cory Shaw Episode: "Baby Mine"
A Mother's Gift Sarah Lutz Television film
1997 The Burning Zone Dr. Meredith Schrager 2 episodes
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Episode: "From the Agency"
Nash Bridges Dr. Gabrielle Episode: "One Flew Over the Cuda's Nest"
Nothing Sacred Judy 2 episodes
Breast Men Valerie Television film
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Maureen Hunt Episode: "We Are Not Alone"
Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Claire Broderick Episode: "Payback"
Halloweentown Gwen Cromwell Piper Television film
1998–2000 The Pretender Captain Angela Wiley 2 episodes
1999 Strange World Regina Tyler Episode: "Down Came the Rain"
Providence Susan Marcus Episode: "Pig in Providence"
Chicago Hope Tina Hofmeister Episode: "Kiss of Death"
The X-Files Dr. Mindy Rinehart Episode: "Hungry"
2000 Touched by an Angel Janet Episode: "A House Divided"
2001 Judging Amy Bonnie Manning Episode: "Redheaded Stepchild"
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge Gwen Cromwell Piper Television film
2002 Boston Public Beth Thomas Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Five"
Six Feet Under Dawn Episode: "Out, Out, Brief Candle"
ER Mrs. Brenner Episode: "Next of Kin"
2003 Without a Trace Carol Miller Episode: "Maple Street"
Crossing Jordan Alice Ross Episode: "Conspiracy"
Carnivàle Miss Jolene Episode: "Black Blizzard"
The Guardian Ria Lewicki Episode: "Hazel Park"
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Merill Maguire Episode: "Getting Off"
Century City — Episode: "Love and Games"
7th Heaven Mrs. Johnson Episode: "High and Dry"
NYPD Blue Paige Matheson Episode: "I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid"
Halloweentown High Gwen Cromwell Piper Television film
2005 JAG Mildred Evans Episode: "Fair Winds and Following Seas"
Close to Home Terry the Madam Episode: "Suburban Prostitution"
2006 Commander in Chief Syndi Saltzman Episode: "Wind Beneath My Wing"
Bones Helen Granger Episode: "The Superhero in the Alley"
Still Standing Melanie Goldman Episode: "Still Graduating"
Ghost Whisperer Angela Morrison Episode: "Drowned Lives"
Return to Halloweentown Gwen Cromwell Piper Television film
2006–2011 Big Love Cindy Dutton Price 13 episodes
2007 Grey's Anatomy Rhada Douglas 2 episodes
Notes from the Underbelly Mrs. Cole Episode: "Keeping Up Appearances"
Final Approach Marie Gilford Television film
Women's Murder Club Dr. Raine Van Aiken Episode: "Welcome to the Club"
2008 Girlfriends Alison Episode: "Adapt to Adopt"
Swingtown Rita Pierce Episode: "Friends with Benefits"
Sons of Anarchy Karen Oswald Episode: "Fun Town"
The Mentalist Sandra Boatwright Episode: "Red Hair and Silver Tape"
2009 The Forgotten Charlotte Dent Episode: "Diamond Jane"
2010 CSI: NY Mrs. Reynolds Episode: "Criminal Justice"
Private Practice Angie McConnell 3 episodes
Weeds Dana Episode: "Fran Tarkenton"
2011 The Defenders Courtney Noland Episode: "Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals"
Off the Map Margie Packard Episode: "There's a Lot to Miss About the Jungle"
In Plain Sight Sharon Harris Episode: "Meet the Shannons"
Castle Mrs. Hamilton Episode: "Head Case"
Grimm Mrs. Jessup Episode: "Danse Macabre"
The Craigslist Killer Patricia Banks Television film
2012 Criminal Minds Diana Mitchell Episode: "Unknown Subject"
The Middle Mrs. Jennings Episode: "Get Your Business Done"
Happily Divorced Donna Episode: "Swimmers and Losers"
Sexting in Suburbia Patricia Reid Television film
2012–2018 Nashville Tandy Hampton 41 episodes
2016–2020 The Magicians Stephanie Quinn 5 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wake Up Wednesday Live: Let's Get Real". Judith Hoag - Goddess On Fire (YouTube). January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Adam (October 27, 2011). "Halloweentown: An Interview with Judith Hoag". oct31st.org. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Judith Hoag". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  4. ^ "Walnuts in the World - Walnut Hill School for the Arts". Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Judith Hoag". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2006.
  7. ^ 'Halloweentown' GalaxyCon Q&A Panel 2020 (8m40s Timestamp) on YouTube
  8. ^ "Judith Hoag Movies & TV". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Nashville (2012)". TVSeriesFinale. October 7, 2012.
  10. ^ Peterson, Mindy (May 24, 2013). "A conversation with Judith Hoag: Nashville's Tandy Wyatt". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  11. ^ Perry, Spencer (May 11, 2015). "New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Set Photos Reveal Surprise Appearance". comingsoon.net. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  12. ^ Holmes, Adam (May 31, 2016). "The Cool Cameo That Was Cut Out Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  13. ^ Schager, Nick (September 6, 2016). "Megan Fox and the Original April O'Neil Collide in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows' Deleted Scene (Exclusive!)". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Forever My Girl (2018)" – via Rotten Tomatoes.
  15. ^ "Judith Hoag biography, married, husband, vince grant, net worth". www.odssf.com.
  16. ^ "The Gleeful Elopers!". @judithhoagofficial's Instagram. February 15, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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