Ann Magnuson

Ann Magnuson is exactly the sort of restless, genre-jumping artist I gravitate toward. The New York Times once compared her range to Lily Tomlin, and that feels right, since she moves between performance art, acting, and music without ever fully committing to one lane. I love that she came out of West Virginia and Denison University and ended up at the center of the 1980s downtown New York scene, fronting Bongwater while also landing the ABC sitcom Anything but Love. Her turn in The Hunger shows the eerie edge underneath the comedy. A true chameleon who treats reinvention as the whole point.

Ann Magnuson is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by The New York Times in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does". A founding member of the 1980s band Bongwater, Magnuson starred in the ABC sitcom Anything but Love (1989–92). Her film appearances include The Hunger (1983), Making Mr.

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Name (English)

Ann Magnuson

Name (Japanese)

アン・マグナソン

Reading

あん・まぐなそん

Born

January 4, 1956 (age 70)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Origin

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / performance artist / singer / stage actor / television actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

George Washington High School

University

Denison University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.annmagnuson.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8A%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• West Virginia
• actor
• performance artist
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.