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Doris Belack(1926-2011)

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Doris Belack in Opportunity Knocks (1990)
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A New York native, Doris Belack began her acting career as an audio reader and lent her voice to the 1955 album "Poetry of the Negro" with Sidney Poitier. She later was active in television; she was best known for her roles as Anna Wolek on the television soap opera One Life to Live (1968) and Judge Margaret Barry on television crime and court drama Law & Order (1990). She also appeared in the 1982 motion-picture comedy Tootsie (1982) and a number of television situational comedies, such as Barney Miller (1975) and The Golden Girls (1985).
BornFebruary 26, 1926
DiedOctober 4, 2011(85)
BornFebruary 26, 1926
DiedOctober 4, 2011(85)
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Known for

Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie
7.4
  • Rita Marshall
  • 1982
Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg in Prime (2005)
Prime
6.2
  • Blanche
  • 2005
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in *batteries not included (1987)
*batteries not included
6.6
  • Mrs. Thompson
  • 1987
Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob? (1991)
What About Bob?
7.0
  • Dr. Tomsky
  • 1991

Credits

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Actress



  • Can Openers
    TV Movie
    • 1st Patient (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    8.9
    Video Game
    • Mrs. McReary (voice)
    • 2008
  • Zoe Lister-Jones and Francis Benhamou in Arranged (2007)
    Arranged
    7.3
    • Elona
    • 2007
  • Steve Buscemi, Alison Lohman, and Michael Pitt in Delirious (2006)
    Delirious
    6.4
    • Les's mother
    • 2006
  • True Crime: New York City (2005)
    True Crime: New York City
    7.0
    Video Game
    • (voice)
    • 2005
  • Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg in Prime (2005)
    Prime
    6.2
    • Blanche
    • 2005
  • Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (1998)
    Sex and the City
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Lenore
    • 2003
  • The Lovers (2002)
    The Lovers
    Video
    • 2002
  • Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, and Emily VanCamp in Everwood (2002)
    Everwood
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Ruth Hoffman
    • 2002
  • Charles Shaughnessy and Jessica D. Stone in Stanley (2001)
    Stanley
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Green
    • 2001
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Trial Judge Margaret Barry
    • Judge Barrie J. Marton
    • 1990–2001
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Margaret Barry
    • Trial Judge Margaret Barry
    • 2000–2001
  • Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dotrice, and John Hensley in Madigan Men (2000)
    Madigan Men
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Theatre Usher
    • 2000
  • Eric Close, Margaret Colin, and Dennis Haysbert in Now and Again (1999)
    Now and Again
    8.1
    TV Series
    • General Roskin
    • 2000
  • George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Hank Azaria, James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Sam Elliott, Brian Dennehy, Noah Wyle, John Diehl, Norman Lloyd, and Bill Smitrovich in Fail Safe (2000)
    Fail Safe
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Johnson
    • 2000

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  • Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    8.9
    Video Game
    • motion capture performer
    • 2008

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Doris Belak
  • Born
    • February 26, 1926
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 4, 2011
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Cervical cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Philip Rose1946 - May 31, 2011 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    She never changed her hairstyle; she had her hairdresser dress it exactly the same every time she went to the beauty parlor.

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