Jayne Houdyshell |
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In addition to her other achievements, she must surely be noted for her work in the series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in her part as Judge Ruth Linden. Over several appearances as a judge in the New York Family Court she certainly conveyed lawyer-like rigidity and judgmental firmness, but combined that with an underlying motherly ...
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Born:in Topeka, Kansas, USA |
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6 nominations.
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Actress (37 credits)
Actress (37 credits)
2021-2022
Only Murders in the Building
(TV Series)
Bunny Folger
Bunny Folger
- Flipping the Pieces
(2022)
... Bunny Folger
- The Tell
(2022)
... Bunny Folger
- The Last Day of Bunny Folger
(2022)
... Bunny Folger
- Framed
(2022)
... Bunny Folger
- Persons of Interest
(2022)
... Bunny Folger
2017-2018
The Good Fight
(TV Series)
Renée / Renée Rampling
Renée / Renée Rampling
- Day 408
(2018)
... Renée
- Inauguration
(2017)
... Renée Rampling
2002-2017
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(TV Series)
Judge Ruth Linden / Ruth Linden
Judge Ruth Linden / Ruth Linden
- Complicated
(2017)
... Judge Ruth Linden
- Surrendering Noah
(2015)
... Judge Ruth Linden
- Pattern Seventeen
(2014)
... Judge Ruth Linden
- Glasgowman's Wrath
(2014)
... Judge Ruth Linden
- Spring Awakening
(2014)
... Judge Ruth Linden
2015
Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter
(TV Series)
Jane Cotton
Jane Cotton
- Neon Nights
(2015)
... Jane Cotton
- Made Ya Look
(2015)
... Jane Cotton
2015
American Odyssey
(TV Series)
Rose Offer
Rose Offer
- Fubar Bundy
(2015)
... Rose Offer
- Figmo
(2015)
... Rose Offer
- Kmag Yoyo
(2015)
... Rose Offer
- Wingman
(2015)
... Rose Offer
- Tango Uniform
(2015)
... Rose Offer
2006
Conviction
(TV Series)
Judge Roberta Palski
Judge Roberta Palski
- Deliverance
(2006)
... Judge Roberta Palski
- Denial
(2006)
... Judge Roberta Palski
1997-2002
Law & Order
(TV Series)
Madelyn Roberts / Marge Littleton / Forewoman
Madelyn Roberts / Marge Littleton / Forewoman
- Dazzled
(2002)
... Madelyn Roberts
- Shield
(1999)
... Marge Littleton
- Denial
(1997)
... Forewoman
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Personal Details
Other Works:
: Played "Mrs. Davies" in "Fighting Words", a play by Sunil Thomas Kuruvilla (New Theater, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA). See more »Spouse:
Steve Shaffer (divorced)Parents:
Houdyshell, Galen 'Buzz' | Houdyshell, Louella Taylor
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