Holland Taylor

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 6 nominations See more awards »

Known For

The Truman Show (1998)

Two and a Half Men (2003)

All My Children (1970)

Legally Blonde (2001)

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Actress (99 titles)

2003-2012 Two and a Half Men (TV series)
Evelyn Harper / Mrs. Harper

– Oh Look! Al-Qaeda! (2012) … Evelyn Harper

– The Straw in My Donut Hole (2012) … Evelyn Harper

– Why We Gave Up Women (2012) … Evelyn Harper

– Grandma's Pie (2012) … Evelyn Harper

– Palmdale, Ech (2012) … Evelyn Harper

See all 92 episodes »

2010 The Chosen One
Ruth

2004-2009 The L Word (TV series)
Peggy Peabody

– Last Word (2009) … Peggy Peabody

– Loyal and True (2008) … Peggy Peabody

– Lady of the Lake (2008) … Peggy Peabody

– Left Hand of the Goddess (2006) … Peggy Peabody

– Losing the Light (2006) … Peggy Peabody

See all 9 episodes »

2009 Streetcar (short)
Olivia Van Hoffig

2008 Baby Mama
Rose

2007 American Dad! (TV series)
Mrs. Dawson

– Big Trouble in Little Langley (2007) … Mrs. Dawson (voice)

2007 Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (video)
Prudence (voice)

2005-2007 Monk (TV series)
Peggy Davenport

– Mr. Monk Is at Your Service (2007) … Peggy Davenport

– Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding (2005) … Peggy Davenport

2005 The Wedding Date
Bunny

2004 D.E.B.S.
Ms. Petrie

2003 Intent (short)
Judge Cavallo

1998-2003 The Practice (TV series)
Judge Roberta Kittleson

– Rape Shield (2003) … Judge Roberta Kittleson

– Baby Love (2003) … Judge Roberta Kittleson

– Heroes and Villains (2003) … Judge Roberta Kittleson

– Choirboys (2003) … Judge Roberta Kittleson

– Neighboring Species (2002) … Judge Roberta Kittleson

See all 29 episodes »

2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Grandmother

2002-2003 Baby Bob (TV series)
Madeline Collins

– Reality Bites (2003) … Madeline Collins

– Don't Pass Me By (2003) … Madeline Collins

– Rush Limbob (2003) … Madeline Collins

– Boys Will Be Girls (2003) … Madeline Collins

– Footloose, Infancy Free (2003) … Madeline Collins

See all 14 episodes »

2002 Fillmore! (TV series)
Mrs. Cornwall

– A Cold Day at X (2002) … Mrs. Cornwall (voice)

2002 Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Grandmother

2002 Home Room
Dr. Hollander

2002 Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (video)
Prudence (voice)

2002 Fits and Starts

2001 The Day Reagan Was Shot (TV movie)
Nancy Reagan

2001 Strange Frequency (TV series)
Marge Crowley

– Room Service (2001) … Marge Crowley

2001 Legally Blonde
Professor Stromwell

2001 The Fighting Fitzgeralds (TV series)
Rose

– The Cook, the Fitz, His Sister and Her Luggage (2001) … Rose

2001 Town & Country
Mistress of Ceremonies

2001 Strange Frequency (TV movie)
Marge Crowley (segment "Room Service")

2000 DAG (TV series)
Katherine Twigg

– The Return of Katherine Twigg (2000) … Katherine Twigg

2000 The Deadly Look of Love (TV movie)
Evelyn McGinnis

2000 Strong Medicine (TV series)
Lillian Pynchon

– Drug Interactions (2000) … Lillian Pynchon

1999-2000 Ally McBeal (TV series)
2nd Woman in Face Bra Infomercial / Judge Roberta Kittleson

– Do You Wanna Dance? (2000) … Judge Roberta Kittleson

– Only the Lonely (1999) … 2nd Woman in Face Bra Infomercial (uncredited)

2000 Keeping the Faith
Bonnie Rose

2000 The Spiral Staircase (TV movie)
Emma Warren

2000 Mail to the Chief (TV movie)
Katherine Horner

2000 Happy Accidents
Therapist, Maggie Ann "Meg" Ford

1999 The Lot (TV series)
Letitia DeVine

1999 The Sex Monster
Muriel

1999 ER (TV series)
Phyllis Farr

– Power (1999) … Phyllis Farr

1999 My Last Love (TV movie)
Marnie Morton

1998 Buddy Faro (TV series)
Olivia Vandermeer

– Ain't That a Kick in the Head (1998) … Olivia Vandermeer

1998 The Unknown Cyclist
Celia (uncredited)

1995-1998 The Naked Truth (TV series)
Camilla Dane

– Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Except with Different Names (1998) … Camilla Dane

– Jake or Fake? (1998) … Camilla Dane

– Liesl Weapon (1997) … Camilla Dane

– Hollywood Honors Male Prostitute! (1996) … Camilla Dane

– Man Loses Load While Woman Can't Dump! (1996) … Camilla Dane

See all 23 episodes »

1998 The Truman Show
Truman's Mother

1998 Veronica's Closet (TV series)
Millicent

– Veronica's Silent Partner (1998) … Millicent

– Veronica's Mole (1998) … Millicent

1998 Next Stop Wonderland
Piper Castleton

1997 George of the Jungle
Beatrice Stanhope

1997 Just Write
Emma Jeffreys

1997 Betty
Crystal Ball

1996 One Fine Day
Rita

1996 Something So Right (TV series)
Abigail

– Something About Seared Ahi (1996) … Abigail

1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Mrs. Rubens

1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons
Davis Mora Axelrod

1995 Steal Big Steal Little
Mona Rowland-Downey

1995 To Die For
Carol Stone

1995 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (TV movie)
Janice

1995 Awake to Danger (TV movie)
Dr. Joyce Lindley

1994-1995 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Agent Gretchen McCord

– Sea No Evil (1995) … Agent Gretchen McCord

– Many Happy Returns (1994) … Agent Gretchen McCord

1995 A Walton Wedding (TV movie)
Aunt Flo

1994 The Favor
Maggie Sand

1994 The Counterfeit Contessa (TV movie)
Wallace Everett

1994 Saved by the Bell: The College Years (TV series)
Dean Susan McMann

– Marry Me (1994) … Dean Susan McMann

– Wedding Plans (1994) … Dean Susan McMann

– Love and Death (1994) … Dean Susan McMann

– Bedside Manner (1994) … Dean Susan McMann

– The Rave (1994) … Dean Susan McMann

1994 In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (TV movie)
Florence Newsom

1994 Betrayal of Trust (TV movie)
Mary Shelton

1993 With Hostile Intent (TV movie)
Lois Baxter

1993 Cop and ½
Captain Rubio

1992-1993 The Powers That Be (TV series)
Margaret Powers

– Bradley Gets Fired (1993) … Margaret Powers

– Grammargate: Part 1 (1993) … Margaret Powers

– Grammargate: Part 2 (1993) … Margaret Powers

– Grandma's Big Decision (1993) … Margaret Powers

– Having a Ball (1993) … Margaret Powers

See all 21 episodes »

1991 The Rape of Doctor Willis (TV movie)
Dr. Greenway

1991 Big Deals (TV movie)
Mrs. Bluett

1990-1991 Going Places (TV series)
Dawn St. Claire

– Feud Poisoning (1991) … Dawn St. Claire

– Curse of the Video (1990) … Dawn St. Claire

– Who's the Boss? (1990) … Dawn St. Claire

– I Was a Teenage Bride (1990) … Dawn St. Claire

– The Thanksgiving Show (1990) … Dawn St. Claire

See all 12 episodes »

1990 Alice
Helen

1990 People Like Us (TV movie)
Dolly

1990 Wiseguy (TV series)
Allison Royce / Priscilla Prim

– To Die in Bettendorf (1990) … Allison Royce/Priscilla Prim

1989 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Winifred Thayer

– Town Father (1989) … Winifred Thayer

1987-1989 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Fran Grogan / Mayor Brown

– American Nuclear (1989) … Mayor Brown

– The Saint in Manhattan (1987) … Fran Grogan

1988 She's Having a Baby
Sarah Briggs

1987 Great Performances (TV series)
Ernestine King

– Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) … Ernestine King

1987 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Olivia Crawford

– Sexual Harassment in Chicago (1987) … Olivia Crawford

1987 Harry (TV series)
Ina Duckett, R. N.

– The Great Rat Race (1987) … Ina Duckett, R. N.

– This Is the Army, Mr. Porschak (1987) … Ina Duckett, R. N.

– How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nurse Duckett? (1987) … Ina Duckett, R. N.

– Meet Mr. Porschak (1987) … Ina Duckett, R. N.

– Harry's Big Night (1987) … Ina Duckett, R. N.

See all 7 episodes »

1985 The Jewel of the Nile
Gloria

1985 Perry Mason Returns (TV movie)
Paula Gordon

1985 Key Exchange
Mrs. Fanshaw

1985 Me and Mom (TV series)
Zena Hunnicutt

– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Zena Hunnicutt

– The Murder Game (1985) … Zena Hunnicutt

– Episode #1.4 (1985) … Zena Hunnicutt

– Davie (1985) … Zena Hunnicutt

– A Flawed Affair (1985) … Zena Hunnicutt

See all 6 episodes »

1984 Kate & Allie (TV series)
Linda Cabot

– Diner (1984) … Linda Cabot

1984 American Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Marbury

– Concealed Enemies (1984) … Mrs. Marbury

1984 Romancing the Stone
Gloria

1983 Reuben, Reuben

1983 The Love Boat (TV series)
Kathy Brighton

– Doc's Big Case/Senior Sinners/A Booming Romance (1983) … Kathy Brighton

1982 I Was a Mail Order Bride (TV movie)
Dottie Birmington

1982 The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (TV movie)
Frances Shand Kydd

1980-1982 Bosom Buddies (TV series)
Ruth Dunbar

– Not the Last Picture Show (1982) … Ruth Dunbar

– Not with My Sister, You Pig (1982) … Ruth Dunbar

– Who's on Thirst? (1982) … Ruth Dunbar

– The Way Kip and Henry Were (1982) … Ruth Dunbar

– Kip Off the Old Block (1982) … Ruth Dunbar

See all 37 episodes »

1981-1982 All My Children (TV series)
Jill Ollinger

1981 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Felicia Martin

– My Mother Was Never a Kid (1981) … Felicia Martin

1980 Fame
Claudia van Doren (uncredited)

1979 3 by Cheever: O Youth and Beauty! (TV movie)
Beverly

1956 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Denise Norwood Cavanaugh, R.N. (1977-1978, 1980)

1977 Kojak (TV series)
Elizabeth

– Sister Maria (1977) … Elizabeth

1976 The Next Man
TV Interviewer

1975 Beacon Hill (TV series)
Marilyn Gardiner

1973 Somerset (TV series)
Sgt. Ruth Winter

1967 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series)
Trish Wanamaker (1971)

1969 J.T. (TV movie)
Mrs. Arnold

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Personal Details

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(September - October 2001) Starred with Christopher Lloyd in the play "The Unexpected Man" at The Geffen Playhouse - Los Angeles, California. See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)

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Personal Quote:

"I'm just cutting a swath of bitchiness through the world!." (on her propensity for playing cantankerous women) See more »

Trivia:

August 2005 - Received her Master degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. See more »

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Often plays classy or ritzy characters See more »

Nickname:

Penny Taylor See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn

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