Kim McGuire

Born: 1955-12-01

Kim Diane McGuire (December 1, 1955 – September 14, 2016) was an American lawyer and author. A former actress, she was best known for her role of Mona "Hatchet-Face" Malnorowski in John Waters' 1990 comedy musical Cry-Baby. McGuire continued to work in films over the next few years, with appearances in a TV movie, Acting on Impulse (1993); and an uncredited cameo in John Waters' next project, Serial Mom (1994). Her unusual appearance was also put to memorable use in two off-beat television series, each featuring odd characters in quirky scenarios: the HBO series Dream On (1990) and David Lynch's short-lived On the Air (1992), which was cancelled after only three episodes. In December 1997, she was admitted to the California State Bar and began working as an attorney in Los Angeles, specialising in entertainment and appellate law. She and her husband, Emmy-winning television producer Gene Piotrowsky, were in New York at the time of the September 11 attacks and consequently found themselves unemployed. The couple moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. In September 2005, McGuire and Piotrowsky were rendered homeless by Hurricane Katrina. By November 2005, McGuire had become temporarily licensed to practice law in Alabama, and subsequently resumed her career as an attorney, specialising in family law. She was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in September 2006, and re-admitted to the California State Bar in April 2010 after a period of professional inactivity in that state. On September 13, 2016, McGuire was admitted to the ICU at Physicians Regional Hospital in Naples, Florida with pneumonia. After failing to respond to treatment, she suffered a cardiac arrest and died the following day.


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Serial Mom

as Stage Diver (uncredited)
Released: 1994-04-13

Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this...

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Cry-Baby

as Mona 'Hatchet-Face' Malnorowski
Released: 1990-04-06

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a...

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It Came from... Baltimore!!

as Self
Released: 2005-07-12

Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

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Disturbed

as Selina
Released: 1990-11-16

10 years ago the perverse Dr. Russell couldn't resist the beauty of a young patient in his...

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Acting on Impulse

as Bambi
Released: 1993-07-10

An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer,...

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New York Undercover

as Wilkes
First aired: 1994-09-08

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and...

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On the Air

as Nicole Thorne
First aired: 1992-06-20

The year is 1957. The cast and crew of the Lester Guy Show are extremely apprehensive about...

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Dream On

as Punk Rocker
First aired: 1990-07-08

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...

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