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Judith Ivey

  • Actress
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Judith Ivey in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Claire Foy, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, Kate Hallett, and Liv McNeil share the memories from working on 'Women Talking' that stuck with them the most, from emotionally vulnerable moments that stretched them as actors to the genuine moments of levity that emerged throughout the filming of this intense drama.
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Veteran stage actress Judith Ivey is a two-time Tony Award winner; she won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Steaming (1983), and later, Hurlyburly (1985). Her performances in Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (1992), and a revival of The Heiress (2013) were both nominated for Tony Awards. Ivey's television and film work extends over four decades; that as it may be, she is often associated with her one-year run as Texan B.J. Poteet on Designing Women (1986), replacing Julia Duffy, who had replaced Delta Burke in 1991. She also appeared in The Devil's Advocate (1997), What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) (for which she received an Emmy nomination), Will & Grace (1998), Nurse Jackie (2009), Grey's Anatomy (2005), Big Love (2006), White Collar (2009), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).
BornSeptember 4, 1951
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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Judith Ivey in The Suzanne Somers Show (1994)
Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Connie Nielsen, Judith Ivey, and Wei Mei Wong in The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Eric Stoltz and Judith Ivey in Sister, Sister (1987)
Judith Ivey in Sister, Sister (1987)
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Judith Ivey in Sister, Sister (1987)
Eileen Heckart and Judith Ivey in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Judith Ivey and Vicki Lewis in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Judith Ivey and Moose in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
John Getz and Judith Ivey in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Judith Ivey and Arnetia Walker in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Eileen Heckart and Judith Ivey in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Charlotte Ross, Beth Broderick, and Judith Ivey in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)

Known for

Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Devil's Advocate
7.5
  • Mrs. Alice Lomax
  • 1997
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Flags of Our Fathers
7.1
  • Belle Block
  • 2006
Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley in Women Talking (2022)
Women Talking
7.0
  • Agata
  • 2022
Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor in A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
A Life Less Ordinary
6.3
  • Celine's Mom
  • 1997

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Actress

  • The Accidental Wolf (2018)
    The Accidental Wolf
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley in Women Talking (2022)
    Women Talking
    • Agata
    • 2022
  • Through the Glass Darkly (2020)
    Through the Glass Darkly
    • Mama Carmichael
    • 2020
  • New Amsterdam (2018)
    New Amsterdam
    • Dr. Virginia Stauton
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic in Instinct (2018)
    Instinct
    • Social Worker Sheila
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • The Bit Player (2018)
    The Bit Player
    • Betty Shannon
    • 2018
  • Sissy Spacek, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, and Kyle Chandler in Bloodline (2015)
    Bloodline
    • Belle's Mother
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Cortez (2017)
    Cortez
    • Sandy
    • 2017
  • Joan Allen, Rupert Graves, Liam James, Alison Pill, and Zach Gilford in The Family (2016)
    The Family
    • Mrs. Asher
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Anthony LaPaglia, Jane Krakowski, John Benjamin Hickey, and Patrick Wilson in Big Stone Gap (2014)
    Big Stone Gap
    • Nan MacChesney
    • 2014
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    • Ruth Colville
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Assistance
    • Susan Johnson
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Alice Parker
    • Jenny's Attorney
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2013
  • Modern Love
    • Molly McElvane
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Matt Bomer in White Collar (2009)
    White Collar
    • Ellen Parker
    • TV Series
    • 2012

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  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • September 4, 1951
    • El Paso, Texas, USA
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      Tim BraineMay 14, 1989 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    2-time Tony winner as Featured Actress in a Play: (1983) "Steaming" and (1985) "Hurlyburly"
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    • 1 Pictorial

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    Studied acting at Illinois State University.

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