tracy mosby (née mcconnell) was the actress of the mother in how i met your mother.
tracy mosby (née mcconnell) was the actress of the mother in how i met your mother.
who is the actress of the mother in how i met your mother?
tracy mosby (née mcconnell)
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tracy mcconnell (1984-2024) (colloquial: "the mother") is the title character from the cbs television sitcom "how i met your mother". the show, narrated by future ted (bob saget), tells the story of how ted mosby (josh radnor) met the mother. tracy mcconnell appears in eight episodes, from "lucky penny" to "the time travelers", as an unseen character; she was first seen fully in "something new" and was promoted to a main character in season 9. the mother is played by cristin milioti.
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meanwhile, donna murphy's vocal performance as gothel has garnered unanimous praise. critics hailed the actress as a "standout" – in particular, lisa schwarzbaum of "entertainment weekly" singled out gothel as "a firecracker" amidst an otherwise "sedate" cast. joe morgenstern of "the wall street journal "wrote that "donna murphy does evil deliciously as the voice of mother gothel", while "now"s norman wilner felt that the actress successfully "channelled" broadway actress patti lupone in her performance. meanwhile, tim robey of "the daily telegraph "compared murphy's performance to actress and singer julie andrews, writing, "the julie-andrews-on-stimulants vocal stylings of broadway star donna murphy ... makes mother gothel into a memorable manipulative diva". joe neumaier of the "daily news" called murphy's acting "deliciously mischievous". meanwhile, jonathan crocker of total film wrote, "donna murphy's vocal performance as the vain, villainous fake-matriarch is marvellous", adding, "her belted-out rendition of 'mother knows best' is easily the film's top musical number". likewise, the "tampa bay times" steve persall penned, "nobody but murphy should be cast as gothel", continuing, "her 'mother knows best' is a knockout". simon reynolds of "digital spy "felt that "donna murphy steals the show". similarly dubbing murphy a scene-stealer, canoe.ca's lindsey ward wrote that "murphy ... turns into a giant spectacle with her voice, a powerful force to be reckoned with". david edelstein of vulture.com hailed murphy as "broadway's gift to animated movies", praising in particular the actress' delivery of "the movie's best line: "oh, so i'm the bad guy now?” quickflix deemed murphy "wonderful", while stephen witty of "the star-ledger" called her "terrific". sandie angulo chen of common sense media opined, "as for the dramatic tension, it's best in the form of mother gothel – brilliantly played by murphy, whose signature broadway voice ... adds the necessary punch". chen added that gothel "is ... a personal favorite" while comparing the character to cher and actress sophia loren. "the a.v. club"s tasha robinson wrote that gothel was "magnificently voiced by star murphy". murphy's performance of "mother knows best" has also been very positively received, with critics again comparing the actress to julie andrews. while calling gothel's voice "to die for", peter travers of "rolling stone" deemed her performance of the song "comic bliss". linda cook of the "quad-city times" penned that the song was "belted out wonderfully by murphy and makes the purchase of the soundtrack worthwhile". marjorie baumgarten of "the austin chronicle" opined, "murphy brings stage showmanship to her musical interludes as mother gothel, which drip with sarcasm and biting wit." "slant magazine"s christian blauvelt, who felt that the film's songs lacked as a result of moore's "pop-star vocals", happened to very much enjoy gothel's performances, writing, "when broadway vet murphy takes to scaling menken's octave-climbing melodies like a vocal escalator, it's a different story". calling gothel "one of the most potent schemers in the disney canon", "time"s richard corliss felt that murphy's performance was worthy of a tony award for best actress, concluding, "no one can summon the malice in humor, and the fun in pain, like this prima donna". in his review of the film's soundtrack, james christopher monger of allmusic wrote that both "moore and murphy take on the lion's share of the work here, and both deliver the goods".
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