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Cast Credits
The Irrational (2023)
Guest starring as Renee Franklin
- Episode 2x12: Straight From the Heart (Feb 4, 2025)
I Love That for You (2022)
Guest starring as Marcy Gold
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Point of No Returns (Jun 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Impeccable She Casuals (May 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: #JoannaStrong (May 15, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Faux Florals (May 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: GottaHaveIt (May 1, 2022)
S.W.A.T. (2017)
Guest starring as Mayor Barrett
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Pride (Feb 21, 2019)
- Episode 2x13: Encore (Jan 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Inheritance (Nov 8, 2018)
The Good Doctor (2017)
Guest starring as Eileen Lim
(4 episodes)
- Episode 7x10: Goodbye (May 21, 2024)
- Episode 7x06: M.C.E. (Apr 9, 2024)
- Episode 7x05: Who At Peace (Apr 2, 2024)
- Episode 7x04: Date Night (Mar 26, 2024)
The Arrangement (2017)
Guest starring as Iris Holloway
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Suite Revenge (May 13, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: The Break Up (Apr 15, 2018)
Conviction (2016)
Guest starring as Harper Morrison
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The 1% Solution (Nov 7, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Bridge and Tunnel Vision (Oct 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 3, 2016)
Zoo (2015)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Oz
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Sins of the Father (Aug 16, 2016) [Uncredited]
- Episode 2x07: Jamie's Got a Gun (Aug 2, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Fight or Flight (Jul 7, 2015)
Bosch (2015)
Guest starring as Judge Donna Sobel
(9 episodes)
- Episode 7x06: The Greater Good (Jun 25, 2021)
- Episode 7x05: Jury's Still Out (Jun 25, 2021)
- Episode 7x03: Sabes Demasiado (Jun 25, 2021)
- Episode 7x01: Brazen (Jun 25, 2021)
- Episode 6x10: Some Measure of Justice (Apr 17, 2020)
- Episode 6x08: Copy Cat (Apr 17, 2020)
- Episode 6x04: Part of the Deal (Apr 17, 2020)
- Episode 5x09: Hold Back the Night (Apr 19, 2019)
- Episode 5x07: The Wisdom of the Desert (Apr 19, 2019)
House of Lies (2012)
Guest starring as Julianne Hofschrager
(9 episodes)
- Episode 3x03: Boom (Jan 26, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Power (Jan 19, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Hostile Takeover (Mar 31, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: Exit Strategy (Mar 24, 2013)
- Episode 2x06: Family Values (Feb 24, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business (Feb 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x04: Damonschildren.org (Feb 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x02: When Dinosaurs Ruled the Planet (Jan 20, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: Stochasticity (Jan 13, 2013)
Switched at Birth (2011)
Guest starring as Professor Marillo
(6 episodes)
- Episode 5x04: Relation of Lines and Colors (Feb 21, 2017)
- Episode 4x19: A Mad Tea Party (Oct 19, 2015)
- Episode 4x05: At First Clear Word (Feb 3, 2015)
- Episode 4x04: We Were So Close That Nothing Used to Stand Between Us (Jan 27, 2015)
- Episode 4x02: Bracing the Waves (Jan 13, 2015)
- Episode 4x01: And It Cannot Be Changed (Jan 6, 2015)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Guest starring as Maureen Lincoln
(3 episodes)
- Episode 17x13: Good as Hell (Apr 22, 2021)
- Episode 17x11: Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right (Apr 8, 2021)
- Episode 16x06: Whistlin' Past the Graveyard (Oct 31, 2019)
Boston Legal (2004)
Guest starring as Penelope Kimball
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x12: Made in China (Dec 8, 2008)
- Episode 4x11: Mad About You (Jan 15, 2008)
NCIS (2003)
Guest starring as U.S. Senator Denise O’Hara
- Episode 11x16: Dressed to Kill (Mar 4, 2014)
Good Morning, Miami (2002)
Guest starring as Louise Messinger
- Episode 1x08: If It's Not One Thing, It's a Mother (Dec 5, 2002)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Guest starring as Patricia Lydecker
- Episode 12x16: CSI Unplugged (Feb 29, 2012)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Mary Gibson
- Episode 4x20: How Do You Spell Faith? (Mar 29, 1998)
My So-Called Life (1994)
Starring as Patty Chase
(19 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities (Jan 26, 1995)
- Episode 1x18: Weekend (Jan 19, 1995)
- Episode 1x17: Betrayal (Jan 12, 1995)
- Episode 1x16: Resolutions (Jan 5, 1995)
- Episode 1x15: So-Called Angels (Dec 22, 1994)
- Episode 1x14: On the Wagon (Dec 8, 1994)
- Episode 1x13: Pressure (Dec 1, 1994)
- Episode 1x12: Self-Esteem (Nov 17, 1994)
- Episode 1x11: Life of Brian (Nov 10, 1994)
- Episode 1x10: Other People's Mothers (Nov 3, 1994)
- Episode 1x09: Halloween (Oct 27, 1994)
- Episode 1x08: Strangers in the House (Oct 20, 1994)
- Episode 1x07: Why Jordan Can't Read (Oct 6, 1994)
- Episode 1x06: The Substitute (Sep 29, 1994)
- Episode 1x05: The Zit (Sep 22, 1994)
- Episode 1x04: Father Figures (Sep 15, 1994)
- Episode 1x03: Guns and Gossip (Sep 8, 1994)
- Episode 1x02: Dancing in the Dark (Sep 1, 1994)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 25, 1994)
Mike & Maty (1994)
Guest starring as Herself
- Episode 1995-01-23: Bess Armstrong, Ann B. Davis (Jan 23, 1995)
The Nanny (1993)
Guest starring as Sara Sheffield
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x22: The Wedding (1) (May 13, 1998) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x22: I Don't Remember Mama (May 16, 1994) [Uncredited]
Frasier (1993)
Guest starring as Kelly Kirkland
(2 episodes)
- Episode 11x12: Frasier-Lite (Jan 6, 2004)
- Episode 8x08: Mary Christmas (Dec 12, 2000) [Special Guest Star]
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Guest starring as Clio
- Episode 1x60: Fire from Olympus (May 24, 1993)
All Is Forgiven (1986)
Starring as Paula Russell
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Matt at the Barricades ()
- Episode 1x08: Paula Russell II ()
- Episode 1x07: I Can't Say No ()
- Episode 1x06: And Justice for Oliver (Apr 19, 1986)
- Episode 1x05: Mother's Day (Apr 12, 1986)
- Episode 1x04: Past Perfect (Apr 5, 1986)
- Episode 1x03: And Sonia Makes Three (Mar 29, 1986)
- Episode 1x02: With Child (Mar 27, 1986)
- Episode 1x01: On-Air Commitment (Mar 20, 1986)
On Our Own (1977)
Starring as Julia Peters
(22 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: Meet Mr. Meat (Apr 30, 1978)
- Episode 1x21: A Rose is a Rose... (Apr 23, 1978)
- Episode 1x20: That's Entertainment III (Apr 16, 1978)
- Episode 1x19: Add Two Children and Stir (2) (Apr 9, 1978)
- Episode 1x18: Add Two Children and Stir (1) (Apr 2, 1978)
- Episode 1x17: When a Body Meets a Body (Mar 12, 1978)
- Episode 1x16: The Impossible Dream (Mar 5, 1978)
- Episode 1x15: Arrivederci Toni (Feb 26, 1978)
- Episode 1x14: A Friend, Indeed (Feb 19, 1978)
- Episode 1x13: The Naked Summer (Feb 5, 1978)
- Episode 1x12: Some Like It Glazed (Jan 29, 1978)
- Episode 1x11: The Bare Truth (Jan 22, 1978)
- Episode 1x10: The Blind Date (Jan 8, 1978)
- Episode 1x09: She Makes More Than Me (Dec 11, 1977)
- Episode 1x08: The Odd Couplet (Dec 4, 1977)
- Episode 1x07: Honesty is Not the Best Policy (Nov 27, 1977)
- Episode 1x06: Julia's Big Bust (Nov 13, 1977)
- Episode 1x05: Julia in the Dark (Nov 6, 1977)
- Episode 1x04: The Battling Boninos (Oct 30, 1977)
- Episode 1x03: Goodbye Jim, Hello Father (Oct 23, 1977)
- Episode 1x02: Wood is Not Good (Oct 16, 1977)
- Episode 1x01: Never Trust an Actor with His Clothes Off (Oct 9, 1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Laura Stanton
- Episode 2x04: A Different Girl / The Man Who Loved Women / Oh, My Aching Brother (Sep 30, 1978)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Bess Armstrong
- Episode 1978-11-02: Nov 2, 1978 (Nov 2, 1978)