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1. Ode: The Movie (details only on IMDbPro)

Actress:

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• 1990s
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• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Listen to Your Heart (2009) (post-production) .... Grandma Sam
   
   
2. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) .... Dot Nadeau
3. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) .... Mom
4. Not Fade Away (2008) .... Diane
5. The Other Side of the Tracks (2008) .... Helen
6. "Desperate Housewives" .... Phyllis Van De Kamp (5 episodes, 2005-2007)
       - Art Isn't Easy (2007) TV episode .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
       - If There's Anything I Can't Stand (2007) TV episode .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
       - You'll Never Get Away from Me (2005) TV episode .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
       - You Could Drive a Person Crazy (2005) TV episode .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
       - Next (2005) TV episode .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
7. "The Unit" .... Mrs. Gaffney (1 episode, 2007)
       - The Water Is Wide (2007) TV episode .... Mrs. Gaffney
8. "Shark" (1 episode, 2006)
       - Pilot (2006) TV episode (uncredited)
9. Thanks to Gravity (2006) .... Lea
   ... aka Love and Debate (USA: new title)
10. Open Window (2006) .... Ann
11. Grandma's Boy (2006) .... Bea
12. Locked In (2005) .... Marianne
13. To Lie in Green Pastures (2005) .... Peggy
14. Sexual Life (2005) .... Joanna
15. "House M.D." .... Georgia Adams (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "House" (South Africa: English title) (USA: short title)
        - Poison (2005) TV episode .... Georgia Adams
16. "Cold Case" .... Dottie (1 episode, 2004)
        - Factory Girls (2004) TV episode .... Dottie
17. "Crossing Jordan" .... Frances Littleton (1 episode, 2004)
        - Most Likely (2004) TV episode .... Frances Littleton
18. Sudbury (2004) (TV)
19. A House on a Hill (2003) .... Mercedes Mayfield
20. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Dr. Wharton / ... (2 episodes, 2001-2003)
    ... aka "Law & Order: SVU" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Special Victims Unit" (New Zealand: English title)
        - Tragedy (2003) TV episode .... Rose Granville
        - Repression (2001) TV episode .... Dr. Wharton
21. Fly Cherry (2003) .... Miss Christina
22. The Dan Show (2003) (TV) .... Kitty Kennedy
23. Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003) (TV) .... Mrs. Ashboro
    ... aka Ghost Cat (USA: cable TV title)
    ... aka Le chat fantôme (Canada: French title)
24. "ER" .... Mrs. Burke (1 episode, 2002)
        - Insurrection (2002) TV episode .... Mrs. Burke
25. "Night Visions" .... Mrs. Finch (1 episode, 2002)
        - Harmony (2002) TV episode .... Mrs. Finch
26. Shadow Realm (2002) (TV) .... Mrs. Finch
27. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) .... Necie Rose Kelleher
28. "Ally McBeal" .... Helen Apple (1 episode, 2002)
        - Homecoming (2002) TV episode .... Helen Apple
29. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead! (2002) .... Aunt Claire
30. The Salton Sea (2002) .... Nancy Plummer
31. Angel Eyes (2001) .... Elanora Davis
    ... aka Ojos de ángel (USA: Spanish title)
32. My Louisiana Sky (2001) (TV) .... Jewel Ramsey
33. The Center of the World (2001) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Centre of the World (UK)
34. "The Fugitive" .... Delores Dalkowski (1 episode, 2001)
        - Past Perfect (2001) TV episode .... Delores Dalkowski
35. Loomis (2001) (TV)
36. 75 Degrees in July (2000) .... Jo Beth Anderson
    
    
37. "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Seed Jar (1999) TV episode
38. "Maggie Winters" .... Estelle Winters (1 episode, 1999)
        - Suffering Estelle (1999) TV episode .... Estelle Winters
39. A Marriage of Convenience (1998) (TV) .... Harriet Winslow
    ... aka Un mariage de convenance (Canada: French title)
40. A Father for Brittany (1998) (TV) .... Donna Minkowitz
    ... aka A Change of Heart (Australia: cable TV title)
41. "Significant Others" .... Mrs. Callaway (2 episodes)
        - Matters of Gravity (????) TV episode .... Mrs. Callaway
        - My Left Kidney (????) TV episode .... Mrs. Callaway
42. The Wedding (1998) (TV) .... Gram (Miss Caroline)
    ... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding
43. The Man Who Counted (1998) .... Grace Postlewait
44. As Good as It Gets (1997) .... Beverly Connelly
45. Convictions (1997) (TV) .... Margaret
46. Little Boy Blue (1997) .... Doris Knight
47. Somebody Is Waiting (1996) .... Irma Cill
48. Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story (1996) (TV) .... Joan Hart
49. Mary & Tim (1996) (TV) .... Esther Melville
50. The Uninvited (1996) (TV) .... Delia
    ... aka Victim of the Haunt (Australia: video title)
51. If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV) .... Mary Donnelly (segment "1952")
52. Diabolique (1996) .... Edie Danziger
53. "Cybill" .... Loretta (1 episode, 1996)
        - Romancing the Crone (1996) TV episode .... Loretta
54. A Promise to Carolyn (1996) (TV) .... Jolene Maggart
55. Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden (1996) (TV) .... Sally Ann
    ... aka Forbidden Memories
56. Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV) .... Peggy Buckey
57. "VR.5" .... Dr.Hearst (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka "VR" (Australia)
        - Facing the Fire (1995) TV episode .... Dr.Hearst
58. Stuart Saves His Family (1995) .... Mom - The Smalley Family
    ... aka Stuart Stupid - Eine Familie zum Kotzen (Germany)
59. Children of the Dust (1995) (TV) .... Aunt Bertha
    ... aka A Good Day to Die (USA: video title)
60. "NYPD Blue" .... Agnes Cantwell (1 episode, 1995)
        - Large Mouth Bass (1995) TV episode .... Agnes Cantwell
61. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Mrs. A (1 episode, 1995)
        - Fudge-A-Mania (1995) TV episode .... Mrs. A
62. Dad, the Angel & Me (1995) (TV) .... Betty
63. "Fudge" .... Mrs. A (1 episode, 1995)
        - Fudge-a-mania (1995) TV episode .... Mrs. A
64. Death in Venice, CA (1994) .... Mona Dickens
65. Color of Night (1994) .... Edith Niedelmeyer
66. A Part of the Family (1994) (TV) .... Martha
67. The Yarn Princess (1994) (TV) .... Esther
    ... aka More Than a Miracle
68. Baby Brokers (1994) (TV) .... Sylvia
69. Benders (1994) .... Donna
70. The Secret Life of Houses (1994) .... Aunt Fergie
71. Hoggs' Heaven (1994) (TV) .... Mom
72. A Mother's Revenge (1993) (TV) .... Bess Warden
    ... aka Desperate Justice
73. "Angel Falls" (1993) TV series .... Edie Wren Cox (unknown episodes)
74. When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (1993) (TV) .... Edna Larson
    ... aka When Love Kills (Australia)
75. "L.A. Law" .... Belinda Collins (1 episode, 1993)
        - Hello and Goodbye (1993) TV episode .... Belinda Collins
76. "Law & Order" .... Melanie Cullen (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka "Law & Order Prime" (USA: informal title)
        - The Wages of Love (1991) TV episode .... Melanie Cullen
77. To Save a Child (1991) (TV) .... Rinda Larson
    ... aka A Child for Satan (UK)
    ... aka The Craft (USA)
78. Shadow of a Doubt (1991) (TV) .... Mrs. Potter
79. Bump in the Night (1991) (TV) .... Katie
80. "Matlock" .... Phyllis Todd (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Mother (1990) TV episode .... Phyllis Todd
81. "thirtysomething" .... Ruth Murdoch (2 episodes, 1987-1990)
        - Arizona (1990) TV episode .... Ruth Murdoch
        - The Parents Are Coming (1987) TV episode .... Ruth Murdoch
82. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Grace Fenton / ... (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Always a Thief (1990) TV episode .... Grace Lambert
        - Smooth Operators (1989) TV episode .... Grace Fenton
    
    
83. "The Equalizer" .... Kay, McCall's Ex-Wife (1 episode, 1989)
        - Time Present, Time Past (1989) TV episode .... Kay, McCall's Ex-Wife
84. Billionaire Boys Club (1987) (TV) .... Joe Hunt's mother
85. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Katie Quirk (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
        - The Heart of the Matter (1987) TV episode .... Katie Quirk
        - Internal Affairs (1985) TV episode .... Katie Quirk
86. "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" .... Ann Denver (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Sweet Scent of Death (1986) TV episode .... Ann Denver
87. With Intent to Kill (1984) (TV) .... Edna Reinecker
    ... aka Urge to Kill
88. The Sender (1982) .... Jerolyn, the Sender's Mother
89. "Nurse" .... Sylvia Dennis (1 episode, 1982)
        - Euthanasia (1982) TV episode .... Sylvia Dennis
90. Endless Love (1981) .... Ann Butterfield
91. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Elizabeth Bourdon (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
        - A Woman's Help (1981) TV episode .... Elizabeth Bourdon
92. Prisoners (1981) .... Virginia
93. Playing for Time (1980) (TV) .... Frau Lagerfuhrerin Maria Mandel
    
    
94. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) .... Hannah Meredith
95. Champions: A Love Story (1979) (TV) .... Barbara Harlich
96. The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) (TV) .... Genna Kudirka
97. 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) .... Annaliese Graese
98. Return to Earth (1976) (TV) .... Joan Aldrin
99. Medical Story (1975) (TV) .... Phyllis Lenahan
100. Friendly Persuasion (1975) (TV) .... Eliza Birdwell
     ... aka Except for Me and Thee (syndication title)
101. "Barnaby Jones" .... Kay Lewiston (1 episode, 1975)
         - Fantasy of Fear (1975) TV episode .... Kay Lewiston
102. "The Manhunter" (1 episode, 1975)
         - Web of Fear (1975) TV episode
103. "Nakia" (1 episode, 1974)
         - Pete (1974) TV episode
104. "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1974)
     ... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
         - Hell Is Upstairs (1974) TV episode
105. "Medical Center" .... Amy Calloway (1 episode, 1974)
         - Tainted Lady (1974) TV episode .... Amy Calloway
106. Juggernaut (1974) .... Barbara Banister
     ... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA)
107. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Georgie Elgin (1 episode, 1974)
     ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
         - The Country Girl (1974) TV episode .... Georgie Elgin
108. "Great Mysteries" .... Margot Brenner (1 episode, 1973)
     ... aka "Orson Welles' Great Mysteries"
         - The Power of Fear (1973) TV episode .... Margot Brenner
109. "Jigsaw" (1 episode, 1973)
         - Girl on the Run (1973) TV episode
110. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Mary Rae Dortmunder (1 episode, 1973)
         - A Room with a View (1973) TV episode (as Shirley Knight Hopkins) .... Mary Rae Dortmunder
111. "Ghost Story" .... Beth (1 episode, 1973)
     ... aka "Circle of Fear" (USA: new title)
         - Legion of Demons (1973) TV episode (as Shirley Knight Hopkins) .... Beth
112. The Lie (1973) (TV)
113. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Amy Martin (1 episode, 1972)
         - The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry (1972) TV episode .... Amy Martin
114. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Marci Boyle (1 episode, 1972)
     ... aka "The New Doctors"
         - A Standard of Manhood (1972) TV episode (as Shirley Knight Hopkins) .... Marci Boyle
115. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... The woman (1 episode, 1972)
         - That Quiet Earth (1972) TV episode (as Shirley Knight Hopkins) .... The woman
116. Secrets (1971) .... Beatrice
     ... aka Adultery (USA: video box title)
     
     
117. The Rain People (1969) .... Natalie Ravenna
118. "The Jazz Age" .... Emily (1 episode, 1968)
         - Majesty (1968) TV episode .... Emily
119. Petulia (1968) .... Polo
120. The Counterfeit Killer (1968) .... Angie Peterson
     ... aka Crackshot
121. Shadow Over Elveron (1968) (TV) .... Joanne Tregaskis
122. The Outsider (1967) (TV) .... Peggy Leydon
123. "The Invaders" .... Margaret Cook (1 episode, 1967)
         - The Watchers (1967) TV episode .... Margaret Cook
124. Dutchman (1967) .... Lula
125. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Angie Peterson (1 episode, 1966)
     ... aka "The Chrysler Theater"
     ... aka "Universal Star Time" (syndication title)
         - The Faceless Man (1966) TV episode .... Angie Peterson
126. The Group (1966) .... Polly
127. "The Fugitive" .... Jane Washburn / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1966)
         - Echo of a Nightmare (1966) TV episode .... Jane Washburn
         - A.P.B. (1965) TV episode .... Mona Ross
         - The Homecoming (1964) TV episode .... Janice Pruitt
128. "The Virginian" .... Clara Malone / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1965)
     ... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
         - Lost Yesterday (1965) TV episode .... Clara Malone
         - The Man from the Sea (1962) TV episode .... Susan Morrow
129. "The Defenders" .... Bethany Windell (1 episode, 1964)
         - A Voice Loud and Clear (1964) TV episode .... Bethany Windell
130. "The Reporter" .... Sandy the Phone Operator (1 episode, 1964)
         - Extension Seven (1964) TV episode .... Sandy the Phone Operator
131. Flight from Ashiya (1964) .... Caroline Gordon/Stevenson
     ... aka Ashiya kara no hiko (Japan)
132. "Arrest and Trial" .... Rhoda Waggner (1 episode, 1963)
         - Run, Little Man, Run (1963) TV episode .... Rhoda Waggner
133. "The Outer Limits" .... Noel Anderson (1 episode, 1963)
         - The Man Who Was Never Born (1963) TV episode .... Noel Anderson
134. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Anne (1 episode, 1963)
         - And God Created Vanity (1963) TV episode .... Anne
135. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Charmian Scott (1 episode, 1963)
         - The Takers (1963) TV episode .... Charmian Scott
136. "Alcoa Premiere" .... Hilary (1 episode, 1963)
         - The Broken Year (1963) TV episode .... Hilary
137. "The United States Steel Hour" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
     ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
         - Fair Young Ghost (1963) TV episode
         - You Can't Escape (1962) TV episode
138. "Naked City" .... Kathy Meigs (1 episode, 1962)
         - Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring (1962) TV episode .... Kathy Meigs
139. "Target: The Corruptors" .... Phyllis (1 episode, 1962)
         - A Book of Faces (1962) TV episode .... Phyllis
140. House of Women (1962) .... Erica Hayden
141. "Surfside 6" .... Jan Coates / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
         - Elegy for a Bookkeeper (1962) TV episode .... Jan Coates
         - Little Star Lost (1961) TV episode .... Linda Lord
         - Power of Suggestion (1960) TV episode .... Miriam
142. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) .... Heavenly Finley
143. The Couch (1962) .... Terry Ames
144. "Lawman" (1 episode, 1961)
     ... aka "The Lawman" (USA: alternative title)
         - The Trial (1961) TV episode
145. "Maverick" .... Nancy Powers (1 episode, 1961)
         - The Ice Man (1961) TV episode .... Nancy Powers
146. "Bronco" .... Kathy / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
         - The Invaders (1961) TV episode .... Molly Durrock
         - The Baron of Broken Lance (1959) TV episode .... Kathy
147. "The Roaring 20's" .... Ellie Hollis (1 episode, 1961)
         - Big Town Blues (1961) TV episode .... Ellie Hollis
148. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Ginger Martin / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
         - The Kahuna Curtain (1960) TV episode .... Jennifer Morgan
         - Fatal Cruise (1960) TV episode .... Ginger Martin
         - A Dime a Dozen (1959) TV episode .... Lynn
149. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) .... Reenie Flood
150. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Mari Ellen (1 episode, 1960)
         - Fraternity of Fear (1960) TV episode .... Mari Ellen
151. "Playhouse 90" .... Betty / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
         - The Shape of the River (1960) TV episode .... Susy
         - The Long March (1958) TV episode .... Betty
152. "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Vera (1 episode, 1960)
         - Key to the City (1960) TV episode .... Vera
153. Ice Palace (1960) .... Grace Kennedy, Age 16
     
     
154. "The Texan" .... Lilly / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
         - Showdown at Abilene (1959) TV episode .... Lilly
         - Stampede (1959) TV episode .... Lily Akins
155. "Johnny Staccato" .... Shirley (1 episode, 1959)
     ... aka "Staccato" (USA: short title)
         - The Parents (1959) TV episode .... Shirley
156. Five Gates to Hell (1959) .... Sister Maria
157. "Rawhide" .... Jennie Cooper (1 episode, 1959)
         - Incident in No Man's Land (1959) TV episode .... Jennie Cooper
158. "The Restless Gun" .... Heide (1 episode, 1959)
         - Better Than a Cannon (1959) TV episode .... Heide
159. "Buckskin" .... Mrs. Newcomb (20 episodes, 1958-1959)
         - The Greatest Man in History (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Newcomb
         - The Bullnappers (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Newcomb
         - A Man from the Mountains (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Newcomb
         - A Permanent Juliet (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Newcomb
         - Miss Pringle (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Newcomb
           (15 more)
160. Picnic (1955) (uncredited) .... Bit part
     

Thanks:

1. Silenci (2007) (dedicated with love to)
   ... aka Silence (International: English title)
   ... aka Silencio (Spain: Castilian title)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) (in production) .... Herself
   
   
2. "The View" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
       - Episode dated 30 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
3. The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)
4. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002) .... Tibetan Voiceovers
5. "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
       - Unlocking 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (2002) TV episode .... Herself
6. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
       - Brooke Shields (2001) TV episode .... Herself
   
   
7. The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Play
   
   
8. The 30th Annual Tony Awards (1976) (TV) .... Herself - Featured Actress Winner
   
   
9. "Girl Talk" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1963-1966)
       - Episode dated 29 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 28 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself
10. The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Special Effects
    

Archive Footage:

1. "Desperate Housewives"
       - All the Juicy Details (2006) TV episode (uncredited) .... Phyllis Van De Kamp
2. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Beverly Connelly