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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 6 -- A man plots to get away from his wife for a while without her knowing.
August Rush (2007) -- August Rush Trailer
Town & Country (2001) -- from New Line
Town & Country (2001) -- Theatrical Preview
The Visitor (2007) -- A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

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Entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for appearing in "Deathtrap"... more
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T.R. Knight: Broadway on the Brain
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Summer Movie Preview
 (From IFC. 6 May 2009, 4:12 PM, PDT)


Filmography

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Actress:
  1. Home (2008/I) .... Peggy
  2. The Toe Tactic (2008) (voice) .... Eunice
  3. Leatherheads (2008) .... Clerk
    ... aka Ein verlockendes Spiel (Germany)
  4. August Rush (2007) .... The Dean
  5. The Visitor (2007/I) .... Barbara
  6. Miriam (2007) .... Mrs. H.T. Miller
  7. Suburban Girl (2007) .... Margaret Paddleford
  8. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Peggy Kendall (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "Law & Order: SVU" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Special Victims Unit" (New Zealand: English title)
        - Haystack (2007) TV episode .... Peggy Kendall
  9. "Big Day" .... Betty (2 episodes, 2006)
        - Stolen Vows (2006) TV episode .... Betty
        - The Bachelor Party (2006) TV episode .... Betty
  10. In from the Night (2006) (TV) .... Nora Cantata
  11. "The Book of Daniel" .... Grandma Helen (1 episode, 2006)
        - Acceptance (2006) TV episode .... Grandma Helen
  12. "Clubhouse" .... Nana Georgia (1 episode, 2004)
        - Pilot (2004) TV episode .... Nana Georgia
  13. Plainsong (2004) (TV) .... Iva Stearns
  14. Tracking 'The Lion in Winter' (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  15. "Frasier" .... Betty (1 episode, 2004)
        - Miss Right Now (2004) TV episode .... Betty
  16. Mona Lisa Smile (2003) .... President Jocelyn Carr
  17. Hollywood Ending (2002) .... Alexandra
  18. "The Education of Max Bickford" .... Elaine, Andrea's Mother (1 episode, 2002)
        - Genesis (2002) TV episode .... Elaine, Andrea's Mother
  19. America's Most Terrible Things (2002) (TV) .... Grandma
  20. "A Nero Wolfe Mystery" .... Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti / ... (3 episodes, 2001)
    ... aka "Nero Wolfe" (USA: promotional title)
        - Door to Death (2001) TV episode .... Mrs. Pitcairn
        - Champagne for One: Part 1 (2001) TV episode .... Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti
        - Champagne for One: Part 2 (2001) TV episode .... Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti
  21. Town & Country (2001) .... Eugenie's Mother
  22. "100 Centre Street" .... Dean Gibbons (1 episode, 2001)
        - A Shot in the Dark (2001) TV episode .... Dean Gibbons
  23. Duets (2000) .... Harriet Gahagan
  24. "The Others" .... Katerina Risavitch (1 episode, 2000)
        - Mora (2000) TV episode .... Katerina Risavitch
  25. If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV) .... Abby Hedley (segment "1961")

  26. The Haunting (1999) .... Mrs. Dudley
    ... aka La maldición (USA: Spanish title)
  27. "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Sonya Cramer (unknown episodes, 1998)
  28. "The Guiding Light" (1952) TV series .... Madame Ava (unknown episodes, 1998)
    ... aka "Guiding Light" (USA: new title)
  29. "Cosby" .... Elaine / ... (2 episodes, 1996-1998)
        - The Greatest Gift (1998) TV episode .... Virginia
        - One Foot in Your Mouth (1996) TV episode .... Elaine
  30. Celebrity (1998) .... Datloff Party Guest
  31. "Sex and the City" .... Mrs. Big (1 episode, 1998)
        - Oh Come All Ye Faithful (1998) TV episode .... Mrs. Big
  32. "Remember WENN" .... Miss Frye (1 episode, 1998)
        - The Follies of WENN (1998) TV episode .... Miss Frye
  33. Digging to China (1998) .... Leah Schroth
  34. Home Alone 3 (1997) .... Mrs. Hess
  35. Affliction (1997) .... Alma Pittman
  36. Tom and Huck (1995) .... Widow Douglas
    ... aka The Adventures of Tom and Huck
    ... aka Tom Sawyer
  37. "Central Park West" .... Suzanne Dark (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka "C.P.W." (USA: new title)
        - The History of Gil and Rachel (1995) TV episode .... Suzanne Dark
  38. "Wings" .... Eleanor Kingsbury (1 episode, 1995)
        - Death Becomes Him (1995) TV episode .... Eleanor Kingsbury
  39. Clarissa (1995) (TV) .... Lillian Banion
    ... aka Clarissa, Now (USA)
  40. Truman (1995) (TV) .... Eleanor Roosevelt
  41. "Loving" (1983) TV series .... Denise Nostrand (unknown episodes, 1994-1995)
  42. In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness (1994) (TV) .... Justice Susie Sharp
    ... aka Bitter Blood (International: English title) (USA: working title)
  43. "The General Motors Playwrights Theater" .... The Dean (1 episode, 1993)
        - The Whole Shebang (1993) TV episode .... The Dean
  44. "Murphy Brown" .... Murphy's Aunt Brooke (1 episode, 1992)
        - I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas (1992) TV episode .... Murphy's Aunt Brooke
  45. The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) .... Head Librarian Margaret Armstrong
  46. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lydia Winthrop (1 episode, 1992)
        - The Witch's Curse (1992) TV episode .... Lydia Winthrop
  47. "Walter & Emily" (1 episode, 1992)
        - Aunt Julia (1992) TV episode
  48. "Who's the Boss?" .... Nanna (1 episode, 1991)
        - Grandmommie Dearest (1991) TV episode .... Nanna
  49. "Law & Order" .... Suzanne (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka "Law & Order Prime" (USA: informal title)
        - God Bless the Child (1991) TV episode .... Suzanne
  50. "Good & Evil" (1991) TV series .... Charlotte Sandler (unknown episodes)
  51. Gertrude Stein and a Companion! (1991) (TV) .... Alice B. Toklas

  52. Zits (1988) .... Miss Maple
    ... aka Likewise
    ... aka Spy Trap
  53. "Kate & Allie" .... Marion (1 episode, 1987)
        - Mother's Day (1987) TV episode .... Marion

  54. Fingers (1978) .... Ruth
  55. The War Widow (1976) (TV) .... Jenny's friend
  56. Kate McShane (1975) (TV) .... Secretary

  57. "Mannix" .... Ida Colby (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Falling Star (1968) TV episode .... Ida Colby
  58. The Star Wagon (1966) (TV)
  59. "Branded" .... Neela (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Bar Sinister (1965) TV episode .... Neela
  60. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... Herodias
    ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
  61. "The Defenders" .... Ethel / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1964)
        - The Sixth Alarm (1964) TV episode .... Lillian Conn
        - The Bedside Murder (1962) TV episode .... Ethel
  62. "East Side/West Side" .... Nan Morgan (1 episode, 1963)
        - My Child on Monday Morning (1963) TV episode .... Nan Morgan
  63. Special for Women: The Glamour Trap (1961) (TV) .... Plain Girl
  64. "Play of the Week" .... Olga (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - A Piece of Blue Sky (1960) TV episode
        - Crime of Passion (1959) TV episode .... Olga
  65. "The Rifleman" .... Hazel / ... (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Vision (1960) TV episode .... Margaret McCain/The Vision/Hazel

  66. Crime & Punishment, USA (1959) .... Debbie
  67. The Big Fisherman (1959) .... Arnon
  68. "The Texan" .... Cora Laird (1 episode, 1959)
        - No Love Wasted (1959) TV episode .... Cora Laird
  69. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Lydia (1 episode, 1958)
        - Design for Loving (1958) TV episode .... Lydia
  70. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Widow Enga (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - Rapunzel (1958) TV episode .... Widow Enga
  71. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Louise (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
        - Song of Bernadette (1958) TV episode .... Louise
  72. "Playhouse 90" .... Kate Sullivan / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Plot to Kill Stalin (1958) TV episode .... Mme. Molotov
        - Panic Button (1957) TV episode .... Kate Sullivan
  73. The Light in the Forest (1958) .... Kate Owens
  74. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Sophie (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Presents" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "Jane Wyman Theater" (USA)
        - The Last Test (1958) TV episode .... Sophie
  75. "Suspicion" .... Matron Henderson (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Woman with Red Hair (1958) TV episode
        - Fraction of a Second (1958) TV episode .... Matron Henderson
        - The Dark Stairway (1957) TV episode
  76. "Perry Mason" .... Mary K. Davis (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958) TV episode .... Mary K. Davis
  77. "Climax!" .... Betty (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - On the Take (1958) TV episode .... Betty
  78. "The Court of Last Resort" .... Mary Morales / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
        - The Mary Morales Case (1958) TV episode .... Mary Morales
        - The Frank Clark Case (1958) TV episode .... Roberta Farrell
  79. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Christie Smith / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Teacher (1958) TV episode .... Mollie Stanton
        - The Bride (1957) TV episode .... Christie Smith
  80. "M Squad" .... Martha Wicklow (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Frightened Wife (1958) TV episode .... Martha Wicklow
  81. "Half Hour to Kill" (1958) TV series .... Joyce Field
  82. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Alicia Jolland (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Bitter Land (1957) TV episode .... Alicia Jolland
  83. "Matinee Theatre" .... Sarah / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
        - The Story of Sarah (1957) TV episode .... Sarah
        - Eye of the Storm (1957) TV episode .... Stella
  84. "The Millionaire" .... Dorothy McAllister (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "If You Had a Million"
        - The Ted McAllister Story (1957) TV episode .... Dorothy McAllister
  85. "General Electric Theater" .... Adelaide Baines / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - The Victorian Chaise Lounge (1957) TV episode .... Adelaide Baines
        - A Child Is Born (1956) TV episode .... Leah
        - The Breach (1956) TV episode
  86. "Studio One" .... Anna Zenger / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1957)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - A Child Is Waiting (1957) TV episode .... Mary Widdicomb
        - The Laugh Maker (1953) TV episode .... Belle Giles
        - The Trial of John Peter Zenger (1953) TV episode .... Anna Zenger
        - The Trial of John Peter Zenger (1951) TV episode
  87. The True Story of Jesse James (1957) .... Rowena Cobb
    ... aka The James Brothers (UK)
  88. The Young Stranger (1957) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Morse
  89. "Gunsmoke" .... Mrs. Mary Cullen (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - Indian White (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Mary Cullen
  90. "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - A Woman for Tony (1955) TV episode
        - The Threshold (1953) TV episode
  91. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka "Arena Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Repertory Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - The Last Hour (1952) TV episode
  92. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Emily (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
        - Our Sister Emily (1952) TV episode .... Emily
Self:
  1. Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008) (V) .... Herself
  2. "Broadway Beat" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Homecoming Meet & Greet/Peter and Jerry at 2nd Stage/Young Frankenstein Opening (2007) TV episode .... Herself
  3. Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (2006) (V) .... Herself
  4. The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)
  5. Ballets russes (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
  6. Proteus (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
  7. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) .... Herself
    ... aka Broadway (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
    ... aka Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
  8. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Joan Van Ark (2002) TV episode .... Herself
  9. "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Shelley Winters: Full Disclosure (2001) TV episode .... Herself

  10. Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996) .... Herself

  11. "Today" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972-1980)
    ... aka "NBC News Today" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "The Today Show" (USA)
        - Episode dated 25 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 12 September 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself

  12. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 2 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself

  13. The Lonely Night (1954) .... Caroline
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - The Light in the Forest: True Son's Revenge (1961) TV episode .... Kate Owens
        - The Light in the Forest: Return of the True Son (1961) TV episode .... Kate Owens


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