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Bess Armstrong

Actress

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Born and raised in Baltimore, she inherited a love of theater and music from her parents. Everyone in the family played instruments and acted in school and/or community theatre productions. Her parents were teachers in her schools and her father, an English teacher, also directed the school plays, where Bess got her start in acting. See more trivia »

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Elizabeth Key Armstrong
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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2013/I Reckless (TV movie) (pre-production)
 
2013 House of Lies (TV series)
Julianne Hotschragar
– Til Death Do Us Part (2013) … Julianne Hotschragar
– Hostile Takeover (2013) … Julianne Hotschragar
– Exit Strategy (2013) … Julianne Hotschragar
– Family Values (2013) … Julianne Hotschragar
– Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business (2013) … Julianne Hotschragar
See all 8 episodes »
 
2012 I Married Who? (TV movie)
Elaine
 
2012 Mad Men (TV series)
Catherine Orcutt
– Far Away Places (2012) … Catherine Orcutt
 
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Patricia Lydecker
– CSI Unplugged (2012) … Patricia Lydecker
 
2010 Castle (TV series)
Paula Casillas
– He's Dead, She's Dead (2010) … Paula Casillas
 
2004-2010 One Tree Hill (TV series)
Lydia James
– The Last Day of Our Acquaintance (2010) … Lydia James
– At the Bottom of Everything (2010) … Lydia James
– My Attendance Is Bad But My Intentions Are Good (2010) … Lydia James
– Truth Doesn't Make a Noise (2004) … Lydia James
– The Desperate Kingdom of Love (2004) … Lydia James
 
2009 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Sheila Hawkes
– Zoe's Reprise (2009) … Sheila Hawkes
 
2008 Boston Legal (TV series)
Penelope Kimball
– Made in China (2008) … Penelope Kimball
– Mad About You (2008) … Penelope Kimball
 
2008 Corporate Affairs
Emily Parker
 
2008/I Next of Kin
Susan
 
2000-2004 Frasier (TV series)
Kelly Kirkland
– Frasier-Lite (2004) … Kelly Kirkland
– Mary Christmas (2000) … Kelly Kirkland
 
2002 Good Morning, Miami (TV series)
Louise Messinger
– If It's Not One Thing, It's a Mother (2002) … Louise Messinger
 
2002 That Was Then (TV series)
Mickey Glass
– Mayor May Not (2002) … Mickey Glass
– Pilot (2002) … Mickey Glass
– Under Noah's Certain Terms … Mickey Glass
 
2002 Her Best Friend's Husband (TV movie)
Mandy Roberts
 
2000 Diamond Men
Katie Harnish
 
1998 Forever Love (TV movie)
Gail
 
1998 Pecker
Dr. Klompus
 
1994-1998 The Nanny (TV series)
Sara Sheffield
– The Wedding (1998) … Sara Sheffield
– I Don't Remember Mama (1994) … Sara Sheffield (uncredited)
 
1998 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Mary
– How Do You Spell Faith? (1998) … Mary
 
1998 When It Clicks (short)
 
1997 That Darn Cat
Judy Randall
 
1996 Christmas Every Day (TV movie)
Molly Jackson
 
1996 She Cried No (TV movie)
Denise Connell
 
1996 The Perfect Daughter (TV movie)
Jill Michaelson
 
1996 Forgotten Sins (TV movie)
Roberta 'Bobbie' Bradshaw
 
1995 Mixed Blessings (TV movie)
Pilar Graham Coleman
 
1995 Stolen Innocence (TV movie)
Becky Sapp
 
1995 She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (TV movie)
Barbara Pope
 
1994-1995 My So-Called Life (TV series)
Patty Chase
– In Dreams Begin Responsibilities (1995) … Patty Chase
– Weekend (1995) … Patty Chase
– Betrayal (1995) … Patty Chase
– Resolutions (1995) … Patty Chase
– So-Called Angels (1994) … Patty Chase
See all 19 episodes »
 
1994 Take Me Home Again (TV movie)
Connie
 
1994 Serial Mom
Eugene Sutphin's Nurse (uncredited)
 
1993 Dream Lover
Elaine
 
1993 Batman (TV series)
Clio
– Fire from Olympus (1993) … Clio (voice)
 
1993 The Skateboard Kid
Maggie
 
1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Erma
– What's Cookin' (1992) … Erma
 
1990-1991 Married People (TV series)
Elizabeth Meyers
– You Were Right and I Was... (1991) … Elizabeth Meyers
– Dance Ten, Friends Zero (1991) … Elizabeth Meyers
– Mommy and Me (1991) … Elizabeth Meyers
– The Nanny (1991) … Elizabeth Meyers
– To Live and Drive in New York (1990) … Elizabeth Meyers
See all 18 episodes »
 
1989 Second Sight
Sister Elizabeth
 
1989 Mother, Mother (short)
Kate Watson
 
1986 Nothing in Common
Donna Mildred Martin
 
1986 All Is Forgiven (TV series)
Paula Winters Russell
– Matt at the Barricades (1986) … Paula Winters Russell
– Paula Russell II (1986) … Paula Winters Russell
– I Can't Say No (1986) … Paula Winters Russell
– And Justice for Oliver (1986) … Paula Winters Russell
– Mother's Day (1986) … Paula Winters Russell
See all 9 episodes »
 
1984 Lace (TV movie)
Judy Hale
 
1984 The House of God
Cissy Anderson
 
1983 This Girl for Hire (TV movie)
B.T. Brady
 
1983 Jaws 3-D
Dr. Kathryn 'Kay' Morgan
 
1983 High Road to China
Eve
 
1982 Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Mary Carew
 
1981 The Great Space Coaster (TV series)
Newswoman
 
1981 The Four Seasons
Ginny Newley (Callan)
 
1981 Barefoot in the Park (TV movie)
Corie Bratter
 
1979 11th Victim (TV movie)
Jill Kelso
 
1979 Walking Through the Fire (TV movie)
Laurel Lee
 
1979 $weepstake$ (TV series)
– Episode #1.5 (1979)
 
1978 How to Pick Up Girls! (TV movie)
Sally Claybrook
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Laura Stanton
– The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/Oh, My Aching Brother (1978) … Laura Stanton
 
1978 Getting Married (TV movie)
Kristine Lawrence
 
1977-1978 On Our Own (TV series)
Julia Peters
– Meet Mr. Meat (1978) … Julia Peters
– A Rose Is a Rose... (1978) … Julia Peters
– That's Entertainment III (1978) … Julia Peters
– Add Two Children and Stir: Part 2 (1978) … Julia Peters
– Add Two Children and Stir: Part 1 (1978) … Julia Peters
See all 22 episodes »
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2007 The Chase Family (video documentary short)
 
2007 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself - Co-star, High Road to China
– Tom Selleck: More Than Magnum (2007) … Herself - Co-star, High Road to China
 
1983 The Making of 'Jaws 3-D': Sharks Don't Die (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1981 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 July 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1978 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 August 1978 (1978) … Herself
 

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Born and raised in Baltimore, she inherited a love of theater and music from her parents. Everyone in the family played instruments and acted in school and/or community theatre productions. Her parents were teachers in her schools and her father, an English teacher, also directed the school plays, where Bess got her start in acting. See more »

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