 In 2009, Mulgrew appeared in the NBC medical series "Mercy", playing the recurring role of Jeannie Flanagan (the mother of the show's lead, Veronica).Released in 2010, the film "The Best and Brightest", a comedy based in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, featured Mulgrew as the Player's wife.Also in 2010, she starred as Cleopatra in William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" at Hartford Stage.