Carrie Snodgress (1945–2004)

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A student of Northern Illinois University, Carrie switched to drama at Chicago's Goodman Theatre School where she won the Sarah Siddons Award as outstanding graduate. After graduating, Carrie worked in TV and also appeared in TV movies. She made her big screen debut in Rabbit, Run (1970), working with James Caan. Her next movie was Diary of a Mad ... See full bio »

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Known For

Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife Tina Balser
(1970)
Pale Rider
Pale Rider Sarah Wheeler
(1985)
Wild Things
Wild Things Ruby
(1998)
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law Joan Freeman
(1986)
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 2004 Iron Jawed Angels (TV Movie)
Mrs. Paul
 2003 The West Wing (TV Series)
Mrs. Martha Rowe
- Red Haven's on Fire (2003) ... Mrs. Martha Rowe
 2002 Judging Amy (TV Series)
Dr. Larabie
- People of the Lie (2002) ... Dr. Larabie
 2001 The Forsaken
Ina Hamm
 2001 Bartleby
Book Publisher
 2000 Ed Gein
Augusta W. Gein
 1999 A Stranger in the Kingdom
Ruth Kinneson
 1998 Touched by an Angel (TV Series)
Judy Bowers
- Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1998) ... Judy Bowers
 1998 ER (TV Series)
Mrs. Lang
- A Hole in the Heart (1998) ... Mrs. Lang
 1998 Wild Things
Ruby
 1996 All She Ever Wanted (TV Movie)
Alma Winchester
 1996 Death Benefit (TV Movie)
Virginia McGinnis
 1995 Sisters (TV Series)
Betty Merrill
- For Everything a Season: Part 2 (1995) ... Betty Merrill
 1994-1995 Phantom 2040 (TV Series)
Aunt Heloise / Heloise Walker
- The Sins of the Fathers: Part Two (1995) ... Aunt Heloise (voice)
- The Sins of the Fathers: Part One (1995) ... Aunt Heloise (voice)
- Sanctuary (1995) ... Aunt Heloise (voice)
- Rite of Passage (1995) ... Aunt Heloise (voice)
- Down the Line (1995) ... Aunt Heloise (voice)
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 1995 Chicago Hope (TV Series)
Mrs. Weber
- Every Day a Little Death (1995) ... Mrs. Weber
 1995 White Man's Burden
Josine
 1994 Blue Sky
Vera Johnson
 1994 Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story (TV Movie)
Mrs. Byrd
 1994 8 Seconds
Elsie Frost
 1986-1993 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Irene Macinoy / Connie Vernon
- Love & Hate in Cabot Cove (1993) ... Irene Macinoy
- If a Body Meet a Body (1986) ... Connie Vernon
 1993 The X-Files (TV Series)
Darlene Morris
- Conduit (1993) ... Darlene Morris
 1993 The Ballad of Little Jo
Ruth Badger
 1992 Reasonable Doubts (TV Series)
Christine Anderson
- Try to Be Nice, What Does It Get You? (1992) ... Christine Anderson
 1992 Civil Wars (TV Series)
Mary Esquavil
- Drone of Arc (1992) ... Mary Esquavil
 1992 Woman with a Past (TV Movie)
Mama
 1991 Eddie Dodd (TV Series)
- Welcome Home (1991)
 1991 Equal Justice (TV Series)
Marla Prentiss
- Courting Disaster (1991) ... Marla Prentiss
 1990 Shades of LA (TV Series)
Lt. Armacost
- Pointers from Paz (1990) ... Lt. Armacost
 1990 Across the Tracks
Rosemary Maloney
 1990 The Rose and the Jackal (TV Movie)
Joan Pinkerton
 1989 Chill Factor
Amy Carlisle
 1989 In the Heat of the Night (TV Series)
Mrs. Kroller
- Crackdown (1989) ... Mrs. Kroller
 1988 Blueberry Hill
Becca Dane
 1988 Crossbow (TV Series)
Matihilda
- Ladyship (1988) ... Matihilda
 1988 Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series)
Dr. Viola Rhodes
- Brain Drain (1988) ... Dr. Viola Rhodes
 1986 Murphy's Law
Joan Freeman
 1985 Rainy Day Friends
Margot
 1985 Pale Rider
Sarah Wheeler
 1985 A Reason to Live (TV Movie)
Isobel Bennett
 1984 Highway to Heaven (TV Series)
Evelyn Nealy
- To Touch the Moon (1984) ... Evelyn Nealy
 1984 Nadia (TV Movie)
Stefania Comaneci
 1983 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series)
Mrs. Cranston
- Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy (1983) ... Mrs. Cranston
 1983 A Night in Heaven
Mrs. Johnson
 1982 Trick or Treats
Joan O'Keefe Adams
 1982 Homework
Dr. Delingua
 1982 Quincy M.E. (TV Series)
Vickie McGuire
- The Face of Fear (1982) ... Vickie McGuire
 1980 The Attic
Louise Elmore
 1979 The Solitary Man (TV Movie)
Sharon Keyes
 1979 Fast Friends (TV Movie)
Diana Hayward
 1978 Love's Dark Ride (TV Movie)
Nancy Warren
 1978 The Fury
Hester
 1971 The Impatient Heart (TV Movie)
Grace McCormack
 1970 The Forty-Eight Hour Mile (TV Movie)
Janet / Diane
 1970 Rabbit, Run
Janice Angstrom
 1970 Diary of a Mad Housewife
Tina Balser
 1970 Medical Center (TV Series)
Mim Hoagley
- The Deceived (1970) ... Mim Hoagley
 1969 Silent Night, Lonely Night (TV Movie)
Janet
 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series)
Laura
- The White Cane (1969) ... Laura
 1969 Easy Rider
Woman in Commune (uncredited)
 1969 The Whole World Is Watching (TV Movie)
Megan Baker
 1969 The Outsider (TV Series)
Janet / Diane
- The Flip Side (1969) ... Janet / Diane
 1969 The Virginian (TV Series)
Josephine Del Finnia
- Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs (1969) ... Josephine Del Finnia
 1969 Judd for the Defense (TV Series)
Eileen Kenyon
- The Crystal Maze (1969) ... Eileen Kenyon
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5' 5¾" (1.67 m)
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When I came back [to Hollywood], the industry didn't trust me. Rock 'n' roll carries a heavy stigma. They didn't want to fool around with a dropout. See more »

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Gave birth to her only child at age 26, a son Zeke Snodgress Young on September 8, 1972. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend, Neil Young. See more »

Trademark:

Husky yet smooth voice

Star Sign:

Scorpio
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