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Jagged Edge (1985) -- A defense attorney (Glenn Close) falls for her client, a rich, handsome publisher (Jeff Bridges) who may or may not be what the prosecution claims he is: a cold-blooded murderer.
"21 Jump Street" (1987): Season 2: Episode 18 -- Hanson poses as a bible thumping student and befriends a teen whose strong faith almost costs him his life.
"Rodney" (2004): Season 1: Episode 8 -- Rodney and Trina try to keep Thanksgiving from getting out of hand.
"Rodney" (2004): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Charley nearly destroys Rodney's truck.
"Rodney" (2004): Season 1: Episode 6 -- Rodney's mother arrives with some news that shocks the family.

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  1. The Rum Diary (2010) (post-production) .... Mrs. Zimburger

  2. Bitch Slap (2009) .... Narrator
  3. "CSI: Miami" .... Judge Gloria Stets / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
    ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
        - Dissolved (2009) TV episode .... Judge Gloria Stets
        - Sink or Swim (2009) TV episode .... Judge Stets
  4. "Caprica" .... Ruth (1 episode, 2009)
        - Pilot (2009) TV episode .... Ruth
  5. Big Days Ahead (2009) .... Carol Glass
  6. "Rodney" .... Patsy (4 episodes, 2004-2008)
        - Hot Tub Blues (2008) TV episode .... Patsy
        - Thanksgiving (2004) TV episode .... Patsy
        - Keep on Truckin' (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Patsy
        - Rodney's Mom (2004) TV episode .... Patsy
  7. "Battlestar Galactica" .... Lilly (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka BSG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Escape Velocity (2008) TV episode .... Lilly
  8. Palisades Pool Party (2008) (TV) .... Desiree
  9. "Crossing Jordan" .... Sarah Fulton (1 episode, 2007)
        - Fall from Grace (2007) TV episode .... Sarah Fulton
  10. Amber's Story (2006) (TV) .... Glenda Whitson
  11. "The Evidence" .... Mrs. Vicarrio (1 episode, 2006)
        - Pilot (2006) TV episode .... Mrs. Vicarrio
  12. "Freddie" .... Mrs. Reyerson (1 episode, 2005)
        - I'll Be Homeless for Christmas (2005) TV episode .... Mrs. Reyerson
  13. "Wanted" .... Taffy Dibortello (1 episode, 2005)
        - Sex Pistols (2005) TV episode .... Taffy Dibortello
  14. "Without a Trace" .... Hilda (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka W.A.T (USA: short title)
        - Second Sight (2005) TV episode .... Hilda
  15. "Desperate Housewives" .... Lois McDaniel (1 episode, 2005)
        - Your Fault (2005) TV episode .... Lois McDaniel
  16. "Dead Like Me" .... Brenda Sims (1 episode, 2004)
        - Last Call (2004) TV episode .... Brenda Sims
  17. "Girlfriends" .... Sandy Bickle (4 episodes, 2002-2004)
        - New York Unbound (2004) TV episode .... Sandy Bickle
        - The Fast Track & the Furious (2003) TV episode .... Sandy Bickle
        - Blood Is Thicker Than Liquor (2003) TV episode
        - The Mommy Returns (2002) TV episode .... Sandy Bickle
  18. "Cold Case" .... Terri Maxwell 2004 (1 episode, 2004)
        - Volunteers (2004) TV episode .... Terri Maxwell 2004
  19. "Taken" .... Nun #2 (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Taken (USA: complete title)
        - Beyond the Sky (2002) TV episode .... Nun #2
  20. "ER" .... Mrs. Carlson (1 episode, 2002)
        - Bygones (2002) TV episode .... Mrs. Carlson
  21. "The Division" .... Helen (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka Heart of the City
        - Redemption (2001) TV episode .... Helen
  22. Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000) .... Pierrepont Summers

  23. "Profiler" .... Candice Harding (1 episode, 1999)
        - Original Sin (1999) TV episode .... Candice Harding
  24. "Star Trek: Voyager" .... Miral, B'Elanna Torres' Mother (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka Voyager (USA: short title)
        - Barge of the Dead (1999) TV episode .... Miral, B'Elanna Torres' Mother
  25. "Sliders" .... Amanda Starr / ... (2 episodes, 1995-1999)
        - Way Out West (1999) TV episode .... Amanda Starr
        - Eggheads (1995) TV episode .... Lydia the Secretary
  26. "Rescue 77" .... Ruth Caraway (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Wedding (1999) TV episode .... Ruth Caraway
  27. "Beverly Hills, 90210" .... Bobbi Kincaid (2 episodes, 1999)
    ... aka Class of Beverly Hills (USA: teaser title)
        - Bobbi Dearest (1999) TV episode .... Bobbi Kincaid
        - Slipping Away (1999) TV episode .... Bobbi Kincaid
  28. "Vengeance Unlimited" .... Dr. Lorraine Simmons (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka Mr. Chapel
        - Legalese (1999) TV episode .... Dr. Lorraine Simmons
  29. "Martial Law" .... Elaine Caranza (1 episode, 1998)
        - How Sammo Got His Groove Back (1998) TV episode .... Elaine Caranza
  30. "JAG" .... Dr. Inge (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia)
        - The Martin Baker Fan Club (1998) TV episode .... Dr. Inge
  31. "Touched by an Angel" .... Candace (1 episode, 1998)
        - Last Dance (1998) TV episode .... Candace
  32. "3rd Rock from the Sun" .... Anita Pollone (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka 3rd Rock (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Life As We Know It
        - Auto Eurodicka (1998) TV episode .... Anita Pollone
  33. Best Friends for Life (1998) (TV) .... Violet Evans
  34. The Battery (1998) .... Sandy
  35. Breast Men (1997) (uncredited) .... Dr. Tammy
  36. House of Frankenstein (1997) (TV) .... Irene Lassiter
  37. "Murder One" .... Lynette Parker (4 episodes, 1997)
        - Chapter Fifteen, Year Two (1997) TV episode .... Lynette Parker
        - Chapter Sixteen, Year Two (1997) TV episode .... Lynette Parker
        - Chapter Fourteen, Year Two (1997) TV episode .... Lynette Parker
        - Chapter Thirteen, Year Two (1997) TV episode .... Lynette Parker
  38. "Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer" (1997) TV mini-series .... Lynette Parker Banks
  39. "Step by Step" .... Patti Roberts (1 episode, 1997)
        - Just Say Maybe (1997) TV episode .... Patti Roberts
  40. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" .... Kalandra (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
    ... aka Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
        - ...Nor the Battle to the Strong (1996) TV episode .... Kalandra
  41. "NYPD Blue" .... Jessica Herman (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Nutty Confessor (1996) TV episode .... Jessica Herman
  42. "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" .... Melissa Wheaton (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Big Easy Episode (1996) TV episode .... Melissa Wheaton
  43. "The Marshal" .... Ellen Christopher (1 episode, 1995)
        - Time Off for Clever Behavior (1995) TV episode .... Ellen Christopher
  44. "Live Shot" .... Helen Forbes (8 episodes, 1995)
        - Decisions, Decisons (1995) TV episode .... Helen Forbes
        - Love Is a Mainly Splintered Thing (1995) TV episode .... Helen Forbes
        - Today Is the First Day of the Rest of Your Contract (1995) TV episode .... Helen Forbes
        - What Price Episode? (1995) TV episode .... Helen Forbes
        - Towering Infernos (1995) TV episode .... Helen Forbes
          (3 more)
  45. Moment of Truth: Murder or Memory? (1994) (TV) .... Connie Frawley
    ... aka Murder or Memory? (USA: short title)
    ... aka Murder or Memory?: A Moment of Truth Movie (UK)
  46. "The Commish" .... Sister Marie (1 episode, 1994)
        - Ghost (1994) TV episode .... Sister Marie
  47. Lightning Jack (1994) (uncredited) .... Mama Wheeler
  48. Lazarus (1994) .... Anne
  49. "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" .... Sheila Crane (4 episodes, 1991)
        - Lady Luck (1991) TV episode .... Sheila Crane
        - Battle Fatigue (1991) TV episode .... Sheila Crane
        - Wolf Pack (1991) TV episode .... Sheila Crane
        - Real Mothers (1991) TV episode .... Sheila Crane
  50. "Midnight Caller" .... Jenna Holloway (1 episode, 1991)
        - Her Dirty Little Secret (1991) TV episode .... Jenna Holloway
  51. Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child (1990) (TV) .... Donna Bolen
  52. "Hunter" .... Lt. Megan Malone (1 episode, 1990)
        - Unfinished Business (1990) TV episode .... Lt. Megan Malone
  53. A Girl to Kill For (1990) .... Karen/Shopper

  54. Far from Home (1989) .... Louise
  55. The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989) (TV) .... J.D. Jackson
    ... aka The Hillside Stranglers
  56. "Dolphin Cove" .... Lisa Ruddick (1 episode, 1989)
        - The Initiation of Lisa Ruddick (1989) TV episode .... Lisa Ruddick
  57. "Columbo" .... Dr. Paula Hall (1 episode, 1989)
        - Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989) TV episode .... Dr. Paula Hall
  58. "21 Jump Street" .... Mrs. Crawford (1 episode, 1988)
        - Brother Hanson & the Miracle of Renner's Pond (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Crawford
  59. Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988) (TV) .... Melody Gomphers
  60. "Jake and the Fatman" .... Carson Warfield (1 episode, 1987)
        - Fatal Attraction (1987) TV episode .... Carson Warfield
  61. When the Time Comes (1987) (TV) .... Joanna
  62. The Penalty Phase (1986) (TV) .... Julie
  63. "L.A. Law" .... Hillary Mishkin (3 episodes, 1986)
        - Raiders of the Lost Bark (1986) TV episode .... Hillary Mishkin
        - Slum Enchanted Evening (1986) TV episode .... Hillary Mishkin
        - Simian Chanted Evening (1986) TV episode .... Hillary Mishkin
  64. The Ladies Club (1986) .... Joan Taylor
    ... aka The Sisterhood (UK: video title)
    ... aka The Violated
  65. Assassin (1986) (TV) .... Mary Casallas
  66. "The Twilight Zone" .... June Wright (segment "A Matter of Minutes") (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes (1986) TV episode .... June Wright (segment "A Matter of Minutes")
  67. A Letter to Three Wives (1985) (TV) .... Kate
  68. "Our Family Honor" .... Detective Sgt. Sharon Howland (1 episode, 1985)
        - End of the Line (1985) TV episode .... Detective Sgt. Sharon Howland
  69. Jagged Edge (1985) .... Julie Jensen
  70. Summer Rental (1985) .... Sandy Chester
  71. "St. Elsewhere" .... Dr. Mary Woodley (3 episodes, 1985)
        - Any Portrait in a Storm (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Mary Woodley
        - Give the Boy a Hand (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Mary Woodley
        - Saving Face (1985) TV episode .... Dr. Mary Woodley
  72. "Night Court" .... Court Clerk Lana Wagner (10 episodes, 1984)
        - Some Like It Hot (1984) TV episode .... Court Clerk Lana Wagner
        - Wonder Drugs (1984) TV episode .... Court Clerk Lana Wagner
        - Quadrangle of Love (1984) TV episode .... Court Clerk Lana Wagner
        - Once in Love with Harry (1984) TV episode .... Court Clerk Lana Wagner
        - Death Threat (1984) TV episode .... Court Clerk Lana Wagner
          (5 more)
  73. "Celebrity" (1984) TV mini-series .... Ceil Shannon
    ... aka Tommy Thompson's Celebrity (Canada: English title: video title)
  74. "Trauma Center" .... Julie (1 episode, 1983)
        - Trauma Center (Pilot) (1983) TV episode .... Julie
  75. The Taming of the Shrew (1983) (V) .... Katherina
  76. "Three's Company" .... Denise / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
        - The Brunch (1982) TV episode .... Denise
        - Jack's 10 (1982) TV episode .... Denise
        - Chrissy's Cousin (1980) TV episode .... Jennifer
  77. "The Quest" .... Carrie Welby (9 episodes, 1982)
        - Hunt for the White Tiger (1982) TV episode .... Carrie Welby
        - A Prince of a Fellow (1982) TV episode .... Carrie Welby
        - Escape from a Velvet (1982) TV episode .... Carrie Welby
        - His Majesty, I Presume (1982) TV episode .... Carrie Welby
        - He Stole-A My Art (1982) TV episode .... Carrie Welby
          (4 more)
  78. "Quincy M.E." .... Rachael Kane (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
        - The Shadow of Death (1982) TV episode .... Rachael Kane
  79. A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982) (TV) .... Alice Cimino
  80. Fantasies (1982) (TV) .... Allsion
    ... aka The Studio Murders (UK)
  81. "Hill Street Blues" .... West Virginia (2 episodes, 1981)
        - The Last White Man on East Ferry Avenue (1981) TV episode .... West Virginia
        - Blood Money (1981) TV episode .... West Virginia
  82. "CHiPs" .... Woman with Rabbi (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - A Simple Operation (1981) TV episode .... Woman with Rabbi
  83. Waikiki (1980) (TV) .... Joanie
  84. "Family" .... Emily (2 episodes, 1980)
        - Daylight Serenade (1980) TV episode .... Emily
        - Play on Love (1980) TV episode .... Emily

  85. "Soap" .... Chester's Woman (1 episode, 1979)
        - Episode #3.10 (1979) TV episode .... Chester's Woman
  86. "Hart to Hart" .... Karen Shields (1 episode, 1979)
        - A New Kind of High (1979) TV episode .... Karen Shields
  87. "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo" .... Lily (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Lobo (USA: new title)
        - Dean Martin and the Moonshiners (1979) TV episode .... Lily
  88. Fish Hawk (1979) .... Mrs. Gideon
  89. "Dallas" .... Dailey (1 episode, 1978)
        - Survival (1978) TV episode .... Dailey
  90. "The Rockford Files" .... Veronica Teasdale, Lance White's financee / ... (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - White on White and Nearly Perfect (1978) TV episode .... Veronica Teasdale, Lance White's financee/bride
  91. "Happy Days" .... Peggy Clark (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
        - Kid Stuff (1978) TV episode .... Peggy Clark
  92. The Ottawa Valley (1974) (TV) .... Lena
Archive Footage:
  1. "Night Court"
        - Clip Show: Part 1 (1989) TV episode .... Court Clerk Lana Wagner


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