Barbara Barrie: Difference between revisions

| name = Barbara Barrie

| birth_name = Barbara Ann Berman

| caption = Barrie on the set of= ''[[Barney Miller]]''Barrie in 1975 with [[Hal Linden]]1980

| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.

| alma_mater = [[University of Texas at Austin]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|B.F.A.]], 1952)

| occupation = {{flatlist|

| spouse = {{marriage|Jay Harnick<br>|1964|2007|end=died}}

| children = 2

Her film breakthrough came in 1964 with her performance as Julie in the landmark film ''[[One Potato, Two Potato]]'', for which she won the [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actress Award]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. She is best known for her role as Evelyn StollerStohler in ''[[Breaking Away]]'', which brought her an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] in 1979 and an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Emmy Award]] nomination in 1981 when she reprised the role in the [[Breaking Away (TV series)|television series based on the film]].

On television, Barrie is perhaps best known for her portrayal, between 1975 and 1978, of the wife of the namesake captain in the detective sitcom ''[[Barney Miller]]'' between 1975 and 1978''.'' She also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving a [[Tony Award]] nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]] in 1971 for originating the role of Sarah in [[Stephen Sondheim]]|Stephen Sondheim's]] ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]''.

==Theatre ==

One of Barrie's first professional stage jobs was a resident actress for one season for a theatre company in [[Corning (city), New York|Corning, New York]], where she played the lead in ''The Moon is Blue'' in 1953. She also worked at the Rochester Arena Theatre. She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the 1955 play ''The Wooden Dish'' with [[Louis Calhern]].<ref>{{cite webjournal| title=Barbara Barrie: Performer| url=https://www.playbill.com/person/barbara-barrie-vault-0000054888| journal=Playbill| access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> In 1959, she appeared on Broadway in ''[[The Beaux' Stratagem]]'' by [[George Farquhar]] as Cherry. Some of her earliest [[Off-Broadway]] credits were in a 1958 production of ''[[The Crucible]]'' as [[Elizabeth Proctor]] and as Illse in a play version of ''[[Mädchen in Uniform]]'' directed by [[Walt Witcover]]. She was a repertory member of the [[American Shakespeare Theatre]] in Stratford for the 1958 and 1959 seasons, playing numerous Shakespearean roles to critical acclaim. In 1961 she went on tour in Europe as [[Annie Sullivan]] in ''[[The Miracle Worker (play)|The Miracle Worker]]''.<ref name="ibdbprofile">{{IBDB name|31051}}</ref><ref name="iobdbprofile">{{iobdb name|6126}}</ref>

In 1974, Barrie earned critical acclaim for her Off-Broadway performance as Sparky Off-Broadway in ''The Killdeer'' by Jay Broad, for which she received an [[Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress|Obie Award for Best Actress]] and a [[Drama Desk Award]] for Most Outstanding Performance. In 1976, Barrie performed in [[Neil Simon]]'s successful Broadway play ''[[California Suite]]''.<ref name="iobdbprofile" /> Barrie played the female lead in the 1979 US premiere of [[Botho Strauß]]' 1978 play ''[[Big and Little]]'' at the [[Phoenix Theatre (New York)|Phoenix Theatre]] in the [[East Village, Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite news| last=Simon| first=John| author-link=John Simon (critic)| date=April 16, 1979| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c9ECAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90| title=From Top to Botho| magazine=New York| page=90| access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref>

In 1995, Barrie performed in ''After-Play'', written by [[Anne Meara]] at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]].<ref>Canby, Vincent. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/01/theater/theater-review-after-play-when-dinner-conversation-after-theater-gets-crazy.html " ''After-Play'' Review"], ''The New York Times'', February 1, 1995, accessed February 19, 2017</ref> In 2004, Barrie was announced to play Yente in [[David Leveaux]]'s Broadway revival of ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', and played the role during previews, but she departed over "creative differences" and was replaced by [[Nancy Opel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/nancy-opel-replaces-barbara-barrie-in-broadways-fiddler-feb-17-com-117952|title=Nancy Opel Replaces Barbara Barrie in Broadway's Fiddler Feb. 17|first1=Robert|last1=Simonson|first2=Kenneth|last2=Jones|work=Playbill|date=February 16, 2004|accessdate=January 27, 2022}}</ref> In 2014, Barrie performed in ''[[I Remember Mama (play)|I Remember Mama]]'' Off-Broadway, receiving an [[Outer Critics Circle Award|Outer Critics Circle]] nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play.<ref name="iobdbprofile" /><ref>{{cite news| last=Brantley| first=Ben| author-link=Ben Brantley| date=March 30, 2014| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/theater/i-remember-mama-reminisces-at-the-gym-at-judson.html| title=Barbara Barrie reminisces| newspaper=The New York Times| access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>

She appeared in the [[Joshua Harmon (playwright)|Joshua Harmon]] play ''[[Significant Other (play)|Significant Other]]'' at the [[Booth Theatre]] on Broadway in 2017.<ref>Gans, Andrew (February 14, 2017). [http://www.playbill.com/article/significant-other-begins-previews-on-broadway-valentines-day# "''Significant Other'' Begins Previews on Broadway Valentine's Day"], ''Playbill''.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Joanne |date=2017-02-10 |title=Barbara Barrie's Loft in the Sky |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/realestate/barbara-barries-loft-in-the-sky.html |access-date=2022-08-05 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She had appeared in the play's premiere in the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]'s Off-Broadway production in 2015.

In 1979, Barrie received critical acclaim for her role as Evelyn StollerStohler, the small-town mother of a young man who dreams of becoming an Italian [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle racer]] in ''[[Breaking Away]]''. ''Breaking Away'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Barrie was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In 1980, she played the mother of [[Goldie Hawn]]'s character in ''[[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|Private Benjamin]]''. In the 1999 film, ''[[Judy Berlin]]'', Barrie was nominated for an [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Indie Spirit Award]] for her performance as Sue Berlin, the mother of [[Edie Falco]]'s character.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}}

Barrie made her television debut in 1955 performing on ''[[Kraft Television Theatre]]''. In 1956, she performed in [[Horton Foote]]'s teleplay ''Flight'' as the sister of [[Kim Stanley]]'s character. She guest-starred on two episodes of ''[[Decoy (TV series)|Decoy]]'' (1958–59). In 1962, she guest-starred on three episodes of ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]''. In 1963 she played Virginia in a teleplay version of ''The Dark Labyrinth'' by [[Lawrence Durrell]]. During the 1960s, Barrie guest-starred on many of the popular television series of the time. She appeared in three episodes of ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'' and two episodes of ''[[Ben Casey]]''.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}} in 1962 she did an episode of route''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' where she played a blind girlinstructor (entitled "Even the stones have eyes"), and in 1963 appeared in episode "The Miniature" of The Twilight Zone, playing opposite the young Robert Duvall.

In 1964, Barrie appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]''. The first episode was "Isabel", in which Barrie performed the title role of Isabel Smith, the murder target of her husband Howard, played by [[Bradford Dillman]]. The second, titled "Consider Her Ways," also starred Barrie as the lead character, Jane Waterleigh. In 1965 Barrie guest starred as Aimee Rennick in ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]''. The episode, entitled "The End Is But The Beginning" is widely considered among fans to be one of the best of the 120 episodes. In 19681967 she guest-starred in the TV series ''[[The Invaders]]'' in the episode "The Enemy". In 1975 Barrie was directed by [[Lee Grant]] in the television moviefilm ''For The Use Of The Hall'' as "Charlotte". In 1977 she appeared in two television films, as the mother of [[Lesley Ann Warren]]'s character in ''[[79 Park Avenue]]'' and as Emily McPhail in ''Tell Me My Name''. In 1978 she played Emily Armsworth in the Disney television film ''[[Child of Glass]]'', based on the novel ''[[The Ghost Belonged to Me]]'' by [[Richard Peck (writer)|Richard Peck]]. In 1978 she played Mrs. Berg in the television film ''[[Summer of My German Soldier (film)|Summer of My German Soldier]]''.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}}

From 1975 to 1978, Barrie was credited in 37 episodes of ''[[Barney Miller]]'', starring [[Hal Linden]], as Barney's wife Elizabeth. In the 1979 television mini-series ''[[Backstairs at the White House]]'' she portrayed [[Mamie Eisenhower]]. In the fall of 1980 [[Breaking Away (TV series)|a television series based on the film ''Breaking Away'']] debuted on ABC with Barrie reprising her role as Evelyn Stoller. The show lasted only part of one season, but Barrie was nominated for an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Emmy Award]] for her performance.{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}} Barrie reprised her role as Harriet Benjamin in the 1981 television series ''[[Private Benjamin (TV series)|Private Benjamin]]'', which was based on [[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|the 1980 film of the same name]]. Also in 1981, Barrie played Ethel Banks in a televised version of the play ''[[Barefoot in the Park]]'' by [[Neil Simon]]{{Citation needed |date=May 2021}} and appeared in the [[made-for-television movie]]film ''[[The Children Nobody Wanted]]'' in December of that year.

Barrie has written two children's books. In 1990, she published ''Lone Star'', a biographical book about a girl named Jane who moves from Illinois to Texas and deals with her [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] family [[Jewish assimilation|assimilating]] to Texas culture.<ref>{{cite book| last=Barrie| title=Lone Star| first=Barbara| date=October 1992| publisher=Random House Children's Books| url=https://wwwbooks.google.com/books/edition/Lone_Star/7j5oPQAACAAJ?hlid=en7j5oPQAACAAJ| isbn=978-0440407188| access-date=May 13, 2020| url-access=subscription}}</ref>

She is also the author of two books about her battle with colorectal cancer,: ''Second Act (1997)''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barrie |first=Barbara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzZ-kBGs9KgC&q=%22barbara+barrie%22+actress |title=Second Act: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures |date=1997 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-684-83587-7 |language=en}}</ref> and ''Don't Die of Embarrassment (1999)'',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barrie |first=Barbara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hzjvFSWjeWQC |title=Don't Die of Embarrassment: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures |date=1999-03-18 |publisher=Scribner |isbn=978-0-684-84624-8 |language=en}}</ref> and has said that speaking out about early detection is "more important than acting."<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Phiffer| first=Cindy| title=Barbara Barrie – Colostomy and Other Adventures| url=http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/celebrities/celebrity_article/barbara_barrie| workmagazine=Coping with Cancer| date=May–June 1998| access-date=26 October 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604164015/http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/celebrities/celebrity_article/barbara_barrie| archive-date=June 4, 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Barbara Ann BermanBarrie was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], but raised in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]],<ref name="Barrie">{{cite news| last=Pfefferman| first=Naomi| title=Worshipping Suburbia| newspaper=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]| date=February 25, 2000| url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/old/judyberlin.2.25.0.htm| access-date =2006-12-13| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027010625/http://www.jewishjournal.com/old/judyberlin.2.25.0.htm| archive-date=October 27, 2006}}</ref> thewhere daughtershe ofgraduated from [[JudaismRoy Miller High School|JewishCorpus Christi Senior High School]] parents,in Frances1948. RoseShe (néebriefly Boruszak)attended and[[Del LouisMar Berman.{{CitationCollege]] neededas |date=Maya 2021}}journalism Themajor, familyand movedthen transferred to TexasThe when[[University sheof wasTexas nineat yearsAustin]] old(UT-Austin), where she wasgraduated raisedwith ina [[CorpusBachelor Christi,of Texas|CorpusFine ChristiArts]]. Shedegree hadin oneDrama sibling,in a1952. brother,She Geoffreythen Melvinmoved Bermanto (1924–1983).New AtYork theto start ofbegin her actingprofessional career, she chose.<ref name="Barrielocal">"Local asgirl herin stagefirst namestarring insteadrole," of''[[Corpus "Berman".{{CitationChristi neededCaller-Times]]'', |date=MayFebruary 2021}}17, 1957, p. 7F.</ref>

During her time at UT-Austin, she received two scholarships for drama, including the [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]] Donna Dellinger annual scholarship for Most Outstanding Junior in the Drama Department,<ref name="drama">"Miss Barbara Berman receives scholarship," ''[[Corpus Christi Times]]'', May 10, 1951, p. 7C.</ref> as well as awards for specific performances, such as the Atlas Award from the Globe Theatre in San Diego for "Best Female Performance for 1950–51" based on her role in the California Theatre's summer production of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' as Beatrice.<ref name="calif">"{{cite news |title=Miss Berman winsWins dramaticDramatic awardAward |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times/145938581/ |access-date=April 23," ''[[2024 |work=Corpus Christi Times]]'', |date=October 10, 1951, p. |page=12.}}</ref><ref>[http://archives.nypl.org/uploads/collection/generated_finding_aids/the18639.pdf Guide to the Barbara Barrie papers 1949–2008], [[New York Public Library]], Billy Rose Theatre Division; accessed November 24, 2014.</ref>

In 1972, Barrie signed her name to the ''Ms''. campaign: “We Have Had Abortions” which called for an end to "archaic laws" limiting reproductive freedom, they encouraged women to share their stories and take action.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://images.nymag.com/images/2/promotional/11/11/week1/mrs-abortionsb.pdf| title=We have had abortions| first=Barbara D.| last=Diamondstein| magazinejournal=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]| date=Spring 1972| pages=34–35| access-date=May 27, 2019| archive-date=June 12, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612192455/http://images.nymag.com/images/2/promotional/11/11/week1/mrs-abortionsb.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref>

She was treated successfully for [[rectal cancer]] in 1994 and wrote a memoir, ''Second Act: Life After Colostomy and Other Adventures'', about the experience. In September 2014, Barrie announced she hashad been diagnosed with [[idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]], an incurable lung disease.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://playbill.com/news/article/barbara-barrie-reveals-diagnosis-with-incurable-lung-disease-331251| title=Barbara Barrie Reveals Diagnosis with Incurable Lung Disease| last=Gans| first=Andrew| journal=[[Playbill]]| date=September 23, 2014| access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> She lives in New York City.<ref name=":0" />

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes

| 1956 || ''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]'' || Mary Lou Decker || Uncredited

| 1963 || ''[[The Caretakers]]'' || Edna ||

| 1964 || ''[[One Potato, Two Potato]]'' || Julie Cullen Richards || [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress]]<br>Nominated—[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress]]

| 1972 || ''[[To Be Young, Gifted and Black (play)|To Be Young, Gifted, and Black]]'' || {{n/a}} || Television moviefilm

| 1975 || ''For the Use of the Hall'' || Charlotte || Television moviefilm

|rowspan="2" | 1978 || ''[[Child of Glass]]'' || Emily Armsworth || Television moviefilm

| 1978 || ''[[Summer of My German Soldier (film)|Summer of My German Soldier]]'' || Mrs. Bergen ||

|rowspan="2" | 1979 || ''[[The Bell Jar (film)|The Bell Jar]]'' || Jay Cee ||

| 1979 || ''[[Breaking Away]]'' || Evelyn Stoller || Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br>Nominated—[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br>Nominated—[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress]]

|rowspan="2" | 1980 || ''To Race the Wind'' || Mrs. Krents || Television moviefilm

| 1980 || ''[[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|Private Benjamin]]'' || Harriet Benjamin ||

| 1981 || ''[[The Children Nobody Wanted]]'' || Hanna || Television moviefilm

|rowspan="3" | 1982 || ''[[Barefoot in the Park (film)|Barefoot in the Park]]'' || Mrs. Banks || Television moviefilm

| 1982 || ''Not Just Another Affair'' || Martha Dawson || Television moviefilm

|''[[Two of a Kind (1982 film)|| ''Two of a Kind]]'' || Dottie Minor || Television moviefilm

| 1984 || ''All Together Now'' || Elly Parker || Television moviefilm

| 1985 || ''The Execution'' || Sophie Langbein || Television moviefilm

| 1986 || ''Vital Signs'' || Frances || Television moviefilm

|rowspan="2" | 1987 || ''[[End of the Line (1987 film)|End of the Line]]'' || Jean Haney ||

| 1987 || ''[[Real Man (TV series)|Real Men]]'' || Mom Pirandello ||

| rowspan="2" | 1988 || ''[[Winnie Mandela (film)|Winnie Mandela]]'' || Mrs. Drake || Television moviefilm

| 1988 || ''[[My First Love (1988 film)|My First Love]]'' || Ruth Waxman || Television moviefilm

| 1993 || ''[[List of The Odd Couple (1970 TV series) episodes#TV movie (1993)|The Odd Couple: Together Again]]'' || Gloria Unger || Television moviefilm

| 1997 || ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' || Alcmene ||Voice

| 1998 || ''[[A Chance of Snow]]'' || Ruth Pulmer || Television moviefilm

|rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Judy Berlin]]'' || Sue Berlin || Nominated—[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female]]

| 1999 || ''[[30 Days (1999 film)|30 Days]]'' || Barbara Trainer ||

| 2000 || ''[[$pent]]'' || Mrs. Walsh ||

| 2004 || ''[[Second Best (film)|Second Best]]'' || Dorothea ||

|rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Frame of Mind (film)|Frame of Mind]]'' || Thelma ||

| 2009 || ''[[The Six Wives of Henry Lefay]]'' || Mae ||

|rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''Harvest'' || Yetta Monopoli ||

| 2010 || ''[[Twelve Thirty (film)|Twelve Thirty]]'' || Eve ||

| 2018 || ''Above All Things'' || Maggie ||

| TBA2024 || ''The Magnificent Meyersons'' || || Post-production

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes

| 1951 || ''[[Love of Life]]'' || Ginny Crandall || Unknown episodes

|rowspan="2" | 1955 || ''[[Pond's Theater]]'' || {{n/a}} || Episode: "Cynara"

| 1955 || ''[[Kraft Television Theatre]]'' || {{n/a}} || Episode: "Lady Ruth"

| 1956 || ''[[Playwrights '56]]'' || Verna Anderson || Episode: "Flight"

|rowspan="2" | 1957 || ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]'' || Maggie Correll || Episode: "Wait for Me"

| 1957 || ''[[Suspicion (American TV series)|Suspicion]]'' || Ethel || Episode: "Heartbeat"

| 1958 || ''[[Decoy (TV series)|Decoy]]'' || Anne || Episode: "My Brother's Killer"

|rowspan="2" | 1960 || ''[[The Play of the Week]]'' || Lila || Episode: "A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden"

| 1960 || ''[[The Art Carney Special]]'' || {{n/a}} || Episode: "Full Moon Over Brooklyn"

|rowspan="3" | 1961 || ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'' || Fran Helber || Episode: "The Attack"

| 1961 || ''[[Armstrong Circle Theatre]]'' || Joanna Sommers || Episode: "Black Market Babies"

| 1961 || ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' || Trina Trent || Episode: "Delayed Honeymoon"

|rowspan="3" | 1962 || ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' || Celia || Episode: "Even Stones Have Eyes"

| 1962 || ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' || Cheryl Hines || Episode: "The Chess Game"

| 1962 || ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'' || Rosalind Faber, ||Sarah Episode:Hinson, "ToMarcia WalkKormack Like|| a3 Lion"episodes

|rowspan="5" 1962| 1963 || ''[[NakedBen City (TV series)|Naked CityCasey]]'' || SarahMartha HinsonDignan || Episode: "And by the SweatLullaby onfor ThyBilly Brow...Dignan"

| 1962 || ''[[NakedDr. CityKildare (TV series)|NakedDr. CityKildare]]'' || MarciaPeggy KormackFarrow || Episode: "Dust Devil on a QuietThe StreetMosaic"

| 1963 || ''[[BenThe CaseyVirginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' || MarthaEllen DignanBeecher || Episode: "Lullaby forThe BillySmall DignanParade"

| 1963 || ''[[Dr.The KildareTwilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Dr.The Twilight KildareZone]]'' || PeggyMyra FarrowRussell || Episode: "[[Miniature (The MosaicTwilight Zone)|Miniature]]"

| 1963 || ''[[TheAlcoa Virginian (TV series)|The VirginianPremiere]]'' || EllenVirginia BeecherStanley || Episode: "The SmallDark ParadeLabyrinth"

|rowspan="5" 1963| 1964 || ''[[TheMr. Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight ZoneNovak]]'' || MyraMary RussellSmith || Episode: "[[MiniatureHow (TheDoes TwilightYour Zone)|Miniature]]Garden Grow?"

| 1963 || ''[[AlcoaThe Nurses (TV series)|The Doctors and the PremiereNurses]]'' || VirginiaLaura StanleyCrane || Episode: "The DarkLove of a Smart LabyrinthOperator"

| 1964 || ''[[The NursesAlfred (TVHitchcock series)|The Doctors and the NursesHour]]'' || LauraIsabel CraneSmith || Episode: "The Love of a Smart OperatorIsabel"

|rowspan="3" | 19641965 || ''[[The AlfredFugitive Hitchcock(1963 HourTV series)|The Fugitive]]'' || IsabelAimee SmithRennick || Episode: "IsabelThe End Is But the Beginning"

| 1964 || ''[[TheBen Alfred Hitchcock HourCasey]]'' || Dr.Ellen Jane WaterleighTevlin || Episode: "[[ConsiderA Rambling HerDiscourse Ways]]on Egyptian Water Clocks"

| 1965 || ''[[The FugitiveRawhide (1963 TV series)|The FugitiveRawhide]]'' || AimeeLiz RennickHarmon || Episode: "The End Is But theMrs. BeginningHarmon"

|rowspan="2" | 19651966 || ''[[BenThe CaseyTrials of O'Brien]]'' || EllenJean TevlinFields || Episode: "A Rambling Discourse on EgyptianHorse WaterCalled ClocksDestiny"

| 1965 || ''[[RawhideBob (TVHope series)|RawhidePresents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' || LizLaurel HarmonCatlan || Episode: "Mrs.The Eighth HarmonDay"

|rowspan="2" | 19661967 || ''[[TheIronside Trials(1967 ofTV O'Brienseries)|Ironside]]'' || JeanMyra FieldsDupont || Episode: "AThe Leaf Horsein Calledthe DestinyForest"

| 1966 || ''[[BobThe Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreInvaders]]'' || LaurelGale CatlanFrazer || Episode 5: "The Eighth DayEnemy"

| 19671971 || ''[[IronsidePlay (1967for TV series)|IronsideToday]]'' || Myra Dupont{{n/a}} || Episode: "The Leaf inRank theand ForestFile"

|rowspan="2" | 19671973 || ''[[The InvadersABC Afternoon Playbreak]]'' || GaleTina FrazerBordeaux || Episode 5: "The EnemyMask of Love"

| 1971 || ''[[PlayKoska forand His Today]]Family'' || {{n/a}}Isabel Koska || Episode: "The Rank and FilePilot"

| 19731973–1974 || ''[[TheDiana ABC(American AfternoonTV Playbreakseries)|Diana]]'' || TinaNorma BordeauxBrodnick || Episode: "The Mask of10 Love"episodes

| 19731974 || ''Koska[[The andMary HisTyler FamilyMoore Show]]'' || IsabelJudith KoskaChandler || Episode: "PilotI Love A Piano"

| 1973–19741975–1978 || ''[[DianaBarney (American TV series)|DianaMiller]]'' || NormaElizabeth BrodnickMiller || 1037 credited episodes (appeared in 11)

|rowspan="2" 1974| 1975 || ''[[TheBronk Mary(TV Tyler Moore Showseries)|Bronk]]'' || Judith ChandlerLorna || Episode: "I Love A PianoTerror"

| 19751977 || ''[[Bronk79 (TVPark series)|BronkAvenue]]'' || LornaKaati Fludjicki || Episode:1 "Terror"episode

| 19751978 || ''[[McMillanVisions &(1976 WifeTV series)|Visions]]'' || Emily Church{{n/a}} || Episode: "AftershockBlackout"

|rowspan="3" 1977| 1979 || ''[[79Backstairs Parkat Avenuethe White House]]'' || KaatiMrs. FludjickiMamie Eisenhower || 1Episode: episode"#1.4"

| 1978 || ''[[VisionsRoots: (TVThe series)|VisionsNext Generations]]'' || {{n/a}}Dodie Brattle || Episode: "Blackout#1.7"

| 1979 || ''[[BackstairsLou atGrant the(TV Whiteseries)|Lou HouseGrant]]'' || Mrs. MamieEdna EisenhowerRaines || Episode:2 "#1.4"episodes

| 19791981 || ''[[LouPrivate GrantBenjamin (TV series)|LouPrivate GrantBenjamin]]'' || EdnaHarriet RainesBenjamin || 2Episode: "Bye, Bye episodesBenjamin"

| 19821983 || ''[[AmericanReggie Playhouse(TV series)|Reggie]]'' || SchoolteacherElizabeth Potter || Episode:6 "Working"episodes

| 1982–19831984 || ''[[Tucker'sTrapper WitchJohn, M.D.]]'' || EllenDr. HobbesKate Hanley || 12Episode: "All Fall to episodesGrace"

| 19831984–1985 || ''[[ReggieDouble Trouble (American TV series)|ReggieDouble Trouble]]'' || ElizabethAunt PotterMargo || 615 episodes

| 19841986 || ''[[TrapperKate John,& M.D.Allie]]'' || Dr. Kate HanleyAnne || Episode: "All Fall toLate GraceBloomer"

|rowspan="2" 1984–1985| 1987 || ''[[DoubleMr. TroublePresident (American TV series)|DoubleMr. TroublePresident]]'' || Aunt MargoPeggie || 152 episodes

| 1986 || ''[[KateFamily & AllieTies]]'' || AnneAunt Rosemary || Episode: "LateThe Way We BloomerWere"

| 19871988–1990 || ''[[Mr. President (TV series)|Mr. PresidentThirtysomething]]'' || PeggieBarbara Steadman || 2 episodes

| 19871989 || ''[[FamilyA TiesFine Romance (1989 TV series)|A Fine Romance]]'' || Aunt RosemaryGrace || Episode: "TheA Horse is a Horse, Of WayCourse, WeOf WereCourse"

| 1988–19901990 || ''[[ThirtysomethingHis & Hers (TV series)|His & Hers]]'' || Barbara Steadman{{n/a}} || 2 episodes

| 19891991 || ''[[A Fine RomanceBabes (1989 TV series)|A Fine RomanceBabes]]'' || Aunt GraceMom || Episode: "A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of CourseMom"

| 1991 || ''[[BabesABC (TVAfterschool series)|BabesSpecial]]'' || MomAnne Charney || Episode:2 "Mom"episodes

| 19921993 || ''[[Law & OrderLovejoy]]'' || Mrs.Miss BreamLillian || Episode: "Vengeance"<br>Nominated—[[PrimetimeThe EmmyLost Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]Colony"

|rowspan="3" 1992| 1994 || ''[[ABCCBS AfterschoolSchoolbreak Special]]'' || Anne CharneyShirley || 2Episode: "My Summer As a episodesGirl"

| 1994 || ''[[CBSThe Schoolbreak SpecialCommish]]'' || ShirleyAnn Palmer || Episode: "My Summer AsA aChristmas GirlStory"

| 19941996–2000 || ''[[ScarlettSuddenly (miniseries)|ScarlettSusan]]'' || PaulineHelen RobillardKeane || 292 episodes

| 19941998 || ''[[TheHercules Commish(1998 TV series)|Hercules]]'' || Ann PalmerAlcmene || EpisodeVoice, episode: "AHercules Christmasand the Parents' StoryWeekend"

| 1996–20002000 || ''[[SuddenlyOnce Susanand Again]]'' || HelenPeg KeaneSammler || 92Episode: "Feast episodesFamine"

| 20002004 || ''[[OnceDead andLike AgainMe]]'' || Peg SammlerPhyllis || Episode: "Feast2 Famine"episodes

|rowspan="2" | 20042009 || ''[[DeadSurviving Like MeSuburbia]]'' || PhyllisVal || 2Episode: "No episodesReception"

| 2007 || ''[[PushingArmy DaisiesWives]]'' || Mamma JacobsVirginia || Episode: "GirthAs Time Goes By..."

| 20092010 || ''[[SurvivingNurse SuburbiaJackie]]'' || ValLibby Sussman || Episode: "NoSilly ReceptionString"

| 20092011 || ''[[ArmyEnlightened Wives(TV series)|Enlightened]]'' || VirginiaCarol || Episode: "As Time GoesConsider By...Helen"

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