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Judith Ivey

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Judith Ivey in The 5 Mrs. Buchanans (1994)
Katie is a rich bored New York housewife who becomes involved in a military cover-up when she hears, over the phone, the caller murdered. She can either do nothing, or help the stranger's pregnant wife in this thrilling web series.
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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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    Known for

    Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley in Women Talking (2022)
    Women Talking
    6.9
    • Agata
    • 2022
    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
    Mystery, Alaska (1999)
    Mystery, Alaska
    6.7
    • Joanne Burns
    • 1999

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    • Brooke Elliott, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and Heather Headley in Sweet Magnolias (2020)
      Sweet Magnolias
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Bonnie Townsend
      • 2025
    • The Accidental Wolf (2018)
      The Accidental Wolf
      6.5
      TV Series
      • 2020–2022
    • Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley in Women Talking (2022)
      Women Talking
      6.9
      • Agata
      • 2022
    • Through the Glass Darkly (2020)
      Through the Glass Darkly
      5.6
      • Mama Carmichael
      • 2020
    • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
      New Amsterdam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Dr. Virginia Stauton
      • 2019
    • Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic in Instinct (2018)
      Instinct
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Social Worker Sheila
      • 2018
    • The Bit Player (2018)
      The Bit Player
      7.3
      • Betty Shannon
      • 2018
    • Sissy Spacek, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, and Kyle Chandler in Bloodline (2015)
      Bloodline
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Belle's Mother
      • 2017
    • Cortez (2017)
      Cortez
      7.7
      • Sandy
      • 2017
    • Joan Allen, Rupert Graves, Liam James, Alison Pill, and Zach Gilford in The Family (2016)
      The Family
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Asher
      • 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
      5.8
      • Nan MacChesney
      • 2014
    • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
      Elementary
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Ruth Colville
      • 2014
    • Assistance (2013)
      Assistance
      2.1
      TV Movie
      • Susan Johnson
      • 2013
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Alice Parker
      • Jenny's Attorney
      • 2005–2013
    • Modern Love
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Molly McElvane
      • 2012

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • September 4, 1951
      • El Paso, Texas, USA
    • Spouses
        Tim BraineMay 14, 1989 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Play: "The Sea", by Edward Bond. Dir. William Woodman. Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL.
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      Has twice won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play): in 1983 for "Steaming" and in 1985 for David Rabe's "Hurlyburly." She was also nominated as Best Actress (Play) in 1992 for "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard".

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