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Cast Credits
UnPrisoned (2023)
Guest starring as Nadine Gregory
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: It's About Who You Want to Be (Mar 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Unavailably Available (Mar 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: In Dad We Distrust (Mar 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Are you My Mother Wound? (Mar 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: How to Be a Main Bitch (Mar 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Repetition Compulsion (Mar 10, 2023)
61st Street (2022)
Guest starring as Kim Pearson
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Judgement Day (Aug 15, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: The Offer (Aug 8, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Argue the Facts (Aug 1, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Two Truths and a Lie (Jul 25, 2023)
All Rise (2019)
Guest starring as Jean Rubenstone-Frost
- Episode 1x16: My Fair Lockdown (Feb 17, 2020)
13 Reasons Why (2017)
Starring as Nora Walker
(11 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: Let the Dead Bury the Dead (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x12: And Then the Hurricane Hit (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x11: There Are a Few Things I Haven't Told You (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x10: The World Closing In (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x08: In High School, Even on a Good Day, It's Hard to Tell Who's on Your Side (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: There Are a Number of Problems with Clay Jensen (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: You Can Tell the Heart of a Man by How He Grieves (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Nobody's Clean (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: The Good Person Is Indistinguishable from the Bad (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: If You're Breathing, You're a Liar (Aug 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: Yeah. I'm the New Girl (Aug 23, 2019)
Guest starring as Nora Walker
(9 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: College Interview (Jun 5, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x13: Bye (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: Bryce and Chloe (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Smile, Bitches! (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: The Missing Page (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: The Little Girl (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: The Chalk Machine (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: The Second Polaroid (May 18, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: The Drunk Slut (May 18, 2018)
Supergirl (2015)
Guest starring as Lillian Luthor
(23 episodes)
- Episode 6x20: Kara (Nov 9, 2021)
- Episode 6x19: The Last Gauntlet (Nov 9, 2021)
- Episode 6x02: A Few Good Women (Apr 6, 2021)
- Episode 6x01: Rebirth (Mar 30, 2021)
- Episode 5x19: Immortal Kombat (May 17, 2020)
- Episode 5x17: Deus Lex Machina (May 3, 2020)
- Episode 5x10: The Bottle Episode (Jan 19, 2020)
- Episode 4x22: The Quest for Peace (May 19, 2019)
- Episode 4x21: Red Dawn (May 12, 2019)
- Episode 4x17: All About Eve (Mar 31, 2019)
- Episode 4x01: The American Alien (Oct 14, 2018)
- Episode 3x12: For Good (Jan 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x22: Nevertheless, She Persisted (May 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x21: Resist (May 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x15: Exodus (Mar 6, 2017)
- Episode 2x14: Homecoming (Feb 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Luthors (Feb 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Medusa (Nov 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: The Darkest Place (Nov 21, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Changing (Nov 14, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Crossfire (Nov 7, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: The Last Children of Krypton (Oct 17, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: The Adventures of Supergirl (Oct 10, 2016)
Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
Guest starring as Ilene Stowe
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x02: The New Frontier (Jun 4, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Pillar of Salt (Sep 18, 2016)
- Episode 2x11: Pablo & Jessica (Sep 11, 2016)
- Episode 2x10: Do Not Disturb (Sep 4, 2016)
The 100 (2014)
Guest starring as Queen Nia
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x11: Ashes to Ashes (Jul 23, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Watch the Thrones (Feb 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Ye Who Enter Here (Feb 4, 2016)
Dallas (2012)
Starring as Ann Ewing
(39 episodes)
- Episode 3x15: Brave New World (Sep 22, 2014)
- Episode 3x14: Endgame (Sep 22, 2014)
- Episode 3x13: Boxed In (Sep 15, 2014)
- Episode 3x12: Victims of Love (Sep 8, 2014)
- Episode 3x11: Hurt (Sep 1, 2014)
- Episode 3x10: Dead Reckoning (Aug 25, 2014)
- Episode 3x09: Denial, Anger, Acceptance (Aug 18, 2014)
- Episode 3x08: Where There's Smoke (Apr 14, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: Like a Bad Penny (Apr 7, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: Like Father, Like Son (Mar 31, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: D.T.R. (Mar 24, 2014)
- Episode 3x04: Lifting the Veil (Mar 17, 2014)
- Episode 3x03: Playing Chicken (Mar 10, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Trust Me (Mar 3, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: The Return (Feb 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x15: Legacies (Apr 15, 2013)
- Episode 2x14: Guilt by Association (Apr 15, 2013)
- Episode 2x13: Love and Family (Apr 8, 2013)
- Episode 2x12: A Call to Arms (Apr 8, 2013)
- Episode 2x11: Let Me In (Apr 1, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: Guilt & Innocence (Mar 25, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: Ewings Unite! (Mar 18, 2013)
- Episode 2x08: J.R.'s Masterpiece (Mar 11, 2013)
- Episode 2x07: The Furious and the Fast (Mar 4, 2013)
- Episode 2x06: Blame Game (Feb 25, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: Trial and Error (Feb 18, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: False Confessions (Feb 11, 2013)
- Episode 2x03: Sins of the Father (Feb 4, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: Venomous Creatures (Jan 28, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: Battle Lines (Jan 28, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: Revelations (Aug 8, 2012)
- Episode 1x09: Family Business (Aug 1, 2012)
- Episode 1x08: No Good Deed (Jul 25, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Collateral Damage (Jul 18, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: The Enemy of My Enemy (Jul 11, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Truth and Consequences (Jul 4, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: The Last Hurrah (Jun 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: The Price You Pay (Jun 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Changing of the Guard (Jun 13, 2012)
Scandal (2012)
Guest starring as Joan Reston
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x16: The Fluffer (Apr 3, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: All Roads Lead to Fitz (Nov 8, 2012)
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Guest starring as Mel Gaynor-Randle
- Episode 1x06: I Kissed a Girl (Aug 16, 2010)
Scoundrels (2010)
Guest starring as Penny Priest
- Episode 1x06: Birds of a Feather Flock Together (Aug 1, 2010)
Bones (2005)
Guest starring as Senator Hayley Winters
- Episode 11x06: The Senator in the Street Sweeper (Nov 5, 2015)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Starring as Mary Alice Young
(134 episodes)
- Episode 6x23: I Guess This Is Goodbye (May 16, 2010)
- Episode 6x22: The Ballad of Booth (May 9, 2010)
- Episode 6x21: A Little Night Music (May 2, 2010)
- Episode 6x20: Epiphany (Apr 25, 2010)
- Episode 6x19: We All Deserve to Die (Apr 18, 2010)
- Episode 6x18: My Two Young Men (Mar 21, 2010)
- Episode 6x17: Chromolume #7 (Mar 14, 2010)
- Episode 6x16: The Chase (Feb 28, 2010)
- Episode 6x15: Lovely (Feb 21, 2010)
- Episode 6x14: The Glamorous Life (Jan 31, 2010)
- Episode 6x13: How About a Friendly Shrink? (Jan 17, 2010)
- Episode 6x12: You Gotta Get a Gimmick (Jan 10, 2010)
- Episode 6x11: If... (Jan 3, 2010)
- Episode 6x10: Boom Crunch (Dec 6, 2009)
- Episode 6x09: Would I Think of Suicide? (Nov 29, 2009)
- Episode 6x08: The Coffee Cup (Nov 15, 2009)
- Episode 6x07: Careful the Things You Say (Nov 8, 2009)
- Episode 6x06: Don't Walk on the Grass (Nov 1, 2009)
- Episode 6x05: Everybody Ought to Have a Maid (Oct 25, 2009)
- Episode 6x04: The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues (Oct 18, 2009)
- Episode 6x03: Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover (Oct 11, 2009)
- Episode 6x02: Being Alive (Oct 4, 2009)
- Episode 6x01: Nice Is Different Than Good (Sep 27, 2009)
- Episode 5x24: If It's Only in Your Head (May 17, 2009)
- Episode 5x23: Everybody Says Don't (May 17, 2009)
- Episode 5x22: Marry Me a Little (May 10, 2009)
- Episode 5x21: Bargaining (May 3, 2009)
- Episode 5x20: Rose's Turn (Apr 26, 2009)
- Episode 5x19: Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know (Apr 19, 2009)
- Episode 5x18: A Spark. To Pierce the Dark. (Mar 22, 2009)
- Episode 5x17: The Story of Lucy and Jessie (Mar 15, 2009)
- Episode 5x16: Crime Doesn't Pay (Mar 8, 2009)
- Episode 5x15: In a World Where the Kings Are Employers (Feb 15, 2009)
- Episode 5x14: Mama Spent Money When She Had None (Feb 8, 2009)
- Episode 5x13: The Best Thing That Could Have Happened (Jan 18, 2009)
- Episode 5x12: Connect! Connect! (Jan 11, 2009)
- Episode 5x11: Home Is the Place (Jan 4, 2009)
- Episode 5x10: A Vision's Just a Vision (Dec 7, 2008)
- Episode 5x09: Me and My Town (Nov 30, 2008)
- Episode 5x08: City on Fire (Nov 16, 2008)
- Episode 5x07: What More Do I Need? (Nov 9, 2008)
- Episode 5x06: There's Always a Woman (Nov 2, 2008)
- Episode 5x05: Mirror, Mirror (Oct 26, 2008)
- Episode 5x04: Back in Business (Oct 19, 2008)
- Episode 5x03: Kids Ain't Like Everybody Else (Oct 12, 2008)
- Episode 5x02: We're So Happy You're So Happy (Oct 5, 2008)
- Episode 5x01: You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (Sep 28, 2008)
- Episode 4x17: Free (May 18, 2008)
- Episode 4x16: The Gun Song (May 18, 2008)
- Episode 4x15: Mother Said (May 11, 2008)
- Episode 4x14: Opening Doors (May 4, 2008)
- Episode 4x13: Hello, Little Girl (Apr 27, 2008)
- Episode 4x12: In Buddy's Eyes (Apr 20, 2008)
- Episode 4x11: Sunday (Apr 13, 2008)
- Episode 4x10: Welcome to Kanagawa (Jan 6, 2008)
- Episode 4x09: Something's Coming (Dec 2, 2007)
- Episode 4x08: A Distant Past (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 4x07: You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (Nov 11, 2007)
- Episode 4x06: Now I Know, Don't Be Scared (Nov 4, 2007)
- Episode 4x05: Art Isn't Easy (Oct 28, 2007)
- Episode 4x04: If There's Anything I Can't Stand (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 4x03: The Game (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 4x02: Smiles of a Summer Night (Oct 7, 2007)
- Episode 4x01: Now You Know (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 3x23: Getting Married Today (May 20, 2007)
- Episode 3x22: What Would We Do Without You? (May 13, 2007)
- Episode 3x21: Into the Woods (May 6, 2007)
- Episode 3x20: Gossip (Apr 29, 2007)
- Episode 3x19: God, That's Good (Apr 22, 2007)
- Episode 3x18: Liaisons (Apr 15, 2007)
- Episode 3x17: Dress Big (Apr 8, 2007)
- Episode 3x16: My Husband, the Pig (Mar 4, 2007)
- Episode 3x15: The Little Things You Do Together (Feb 18, 2007)
- Episode 3x14: I Remember That (Feb 11, 2007)
- Episode 3x13: Come Play Wiz Me (Jan 21, 2007)
- Episode 3x12: Not While I'm Around (Jan 14, 2007)
- Episode 3x11: No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds (Jan 7, 2007)
- Episode 3x10: The Miracle Song (Nov 26, 2006)
- Episode 3x09: Beautiful Girls (Nov 19, 2006)
- Episode 3x08: Children and Art (Nov 12, 2006)
- Episode 3x07: Bang (Nov 5, 2006)
- Episode 3x06: Sweetheart, I Have to Confess (Oct 29, 2006)
- Episode 3x05: Nice She Ain't (Oct 22, 2006)
- Episode 3x04: Like It Was (Oct 15, 2006)
- Episode 3x03: A Weekend In the Country (Oct 8, 2006)
- Episode 3x02: It Takes Two (Oct 1, 2006)
- Episode 3x01: Listen to the Rain on the Roof (Sep 24, 2006)
- Episode 2x24: Remember (2) (May 21, 2006)
- Episode 2x23: Remember (1) (May 21, 2006)
- Episode 2x22: No One Is Alone (May 14, 2006)
- Episode 2x21: I Know Things Now (May 7, 2006)
- Episode 2x20: It Wasn't Meant to Happen (Apr 30, 2006)
- Episode 2x19: Don't Look at Me (Apr 16, 2006)
- Episode 2x18: Everybody Says Don't (Apr 2, 2006)
- Episode 2x17: Could I Leave You? (Mar 26, 2006)
- Episode 2x16: There Is No Other Way (Mar 12, 2006)
- Episode 2x15: Thank You So Much (Feb 19, 2006)
- Episode 2x14: Silly People (Feb 12, 2006)
- Episode 2x13: There's Something About a War (Jan 22, 2006)
- Episode 2x12: We're Gonna Be All Right (Jan 15, 2006)
- Episode 2x11: One More Kiss (Jan 8, 2006)
- Episode 2x10: Coming Home (Dec 4, 2005)
- Episode 2x09: That's Good, That's Bad (Nov 27, 2005)
- Episode 2x08: The Sun Won't Set (Nov 20, 2005)
- Episode 2x07: Color and Light (Nov 13, 2005)
- Episode 2x06: I Wish I Could Forget You (Nov 6, 2005)
- Episode 2x05: They Asked Me Why I Believe In You (Oct 23, 2005)
- Episode 2x04: My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Oct 16, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: You'll Never Get Away From Me (Oct 9, 2005)
- Episode 2x02: You Could Drive a Person Crazy (Oct 2, 2005)
- Episode 2x01: Next (Sep 25, 2005)
- Episode 1x23: One Wonderful Day (May 22, 2005)
- Episode 1x22: Goodbye for Now (May 15, 2005)
- Episode 1x21: Sunday in the Park with George (May 8, 2005)
- Episode 1x20: Fear No More (May 1, 2005)
- Episode 1x19: Live Alone and Like It (Apr 17, 2005)
- Episode 1x18: Children Will Listen (Apr 10, 2005)
- Episode 1x17: There Won't Be Trumpets (Apr 3, 2005)
- Episode 1x16: The Ladies Who Lunch (Mar 27, 2005)
- Episode 1x15: Impossible (Feb 20, 2005)
- Episode 1x14: Love Is in the Air (Feb 13, 2005)
- Episode 1x13: Your Fault (Jan 23, 2005)
- Episode 1x12: Every Day a Little Death (Jan 16, 2005)
- Episode 1x11: Move On (Jan 9, 2005)
- Episode 1x10: Come Back to Me (Dec 19, 2004)
- Episode 1x09: Suspicious Minds (Dec 12, 2004)
- Episode 1x08: Guilty (Nov 28, 2004)
- Episode 1x07: Anything You Can Do (Nov 21, 2004)
- Episode 1x06: Running to Stand Still (Nov 7, 2004)
- Episode 1x05: Come in, Stranger (Oct 31, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: Who's That Woman? (Oct 24, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Pretty Little Picture (Oct 17, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Ah, But Underneath (Oct 10, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 3, 2004)
The Help (2004)
Starring as Arlene Ridgeway / The Rich Lady
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Searching for Grampa Eddie (Apr 16, 2004)
- Episode 1x06: Doghouse (Apr 9, 2004)
- Episode 1x05: Ollie Shares (Apr 2, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: Pahtay (Mar 26, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Maggie Chicken (Mar 19, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Dwayne Gets a Cold (Mar 12, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 5, 2004)
Nip/Tuck (2003)
Guest starring as Iris
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Kurt Dempsey (Aug 19, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: Sophia Lopez (Aug 12, 2003)
Everwood (2002)
Guest starring as Julia Brown
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: The Day Is Done (May 10, 2004)
- Episode 1x18: The Unveiling (Feb 24, 2003)
- Episode 1x02: The Great Doctor Brown (Sep 23, 2002)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 16, 2002)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Dr. Leigh Sapien
- Episode 2x03: Overload (Oct 11, 2001)
Sports Night (1998)
Guest starring as Sally Sasser
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: Napoleon's Battle Plan (Apr 27, 1999)
- Episode 1x20: Ordnance Tactics (Apr 6, 1999)
- Episode 1x17: How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (Mar 9, 1999)
- Episode 1x16: Sally (Feb 23, 1999)
- Episode 1x12: Smoky (Jan 5, 1999)
- Episode 1x10: Shoe Money Tonight (Dec 8, 1998)
7th Heaven (1996)
Guest starring as Carmen Mackoul
(6 episodes)
- Episode 6x16: I Really Did (Mar 4, 2002)
- Episode 6x12: Suspicion (Jan 21, 2002)
- Episode 6x11: Pathetic (Jan 14, 2002)
- Episode 6x05: Relationships (Oct 22, 2001)
- Episode 5x20: Regrets (May 7, 2001)
- Episode 5x02: Help (Oct 9, 2000)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Guest starring as Mrs. Frost
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x26: A Nightmare on Dick Street: Part 2 (May 18, 1997)
- Episode 2x07: Fourth and Dick (Nov 3, 1996)
Blossom (1990)
Guest starring as Diane
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x21: House Guests (Mar 23, 1992)
- Episode 1x06: Sex, Lies and Teenagers (Feb 4, 1991)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Guest starring as Ms. Jones
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x18: On the Wings of Love (Apr 4, 1991) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x17: Wounds and Scars (Mar 28, 1991) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x15: Slaves and Masters (Feb 9, 1991) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x14: Double Play (Feb 2, 1991) [Co-Star]
Seinfeld (1989)
Guest starring as Sue Ellen
(4 episodes)
- Episode 9x08: The Betrayal (Nov 20, 1997)
- Episode 8x09: The Abstinence (Nov 21, 1996)
- Episode 7x21: The Bottle Deposit (1) (May 2, 1996)
- Episode 7x12: The Caddy (Jan 25, 1996)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Guest starring as Rashella
- Episode 1x17: When the Bough Breaks (Feb 15, 1988)
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Guest starring as Miss Hotchkins
- Episode 1x12: Miss of the Spider Woman (Dec 20, 1986) [Co-Star]
Misfits of Science (1985)
Guest starring as Miss Speedway
- Episode 1x09: Twin Engines (Dec 13, 1985) [Uncredited]
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Guest starring as Nadine Aurora
- Episode 4x04: The Naked and the Dead (Oct 30, 1985) [Co-Star]
Crew Credits
13 Reasons Why (2017)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x06: Thursday (Jun 5, 2020)
- Episode 4x05: House Party (Jun 5, 2020)