Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson is an accomplished actress, notably gaining significant recognition for her compelling performance as Trixie in HBO’s critically acclaimed series Deadwood (2004–2006), where she appeared in all three seasons. Her versatile career also includes early roles in films such as Tombstone (1993) as Allie Earp and her debut in Another Girl, Another Planet (1992). She further established her presence in cinema with roles in the Oscar-nominated film The Green Mile (1999) as Marjorie Detterick and Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) as Patricia in the Mirrored Room.

Everdeen, Katniss Everdeen’s mother, in The Hunger Games (2012) film series, a role she reprised in its subsequent installments: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014), and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015). From 2013 to 2017, Malcomson starred as Abby Donovan, the wife of the titular character, in the acclaimed Showtime crime drama Ray Donovan, appearing in 60 episodes across its run. Her work in this period also included notable roles in limited series such as Come Home (2018) and the Emmy Award-winning Watchmen (2019). She further reprised her iconic role as Trixie in Deadwood: The Movie (2019), bringing the character back to critical acclaim.

In 2022, she took on the lead role of Colette Cunningham in the crime drama series Redemption. More recently, Malcomson has maintained a strong presence in significant television projects. In 2023, she appeared as Mabel Underwood in Lawmen: Bass Reeves, and in 2024, she featured as Ros in Parish and Anna Fletcher in Mayor of Kingstown. Her anticipated upcoming work includes the role of Franny Scoville in Death by Lightning (2025) and Judith in The Good Daughter, further cementing her reputation for delivering compelling and memorable performances across diverse platforms.