Ellen McLaughlin is an American playwright and actor for stage and film. Her plays include Tongue of a Bird, Iphigenia's Daughters, Helen, and Infinity's House. She originated the part of the angel in Tony Kushner's Angels in America and appeared in every American performance of the award-winning play. Her on-screen credits include Everything Relative, The Bed You Sleep In, with guest appearances on "Law and Order." A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. ...