Elizabeth Ann Cole, known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley, is an American actress of theatre, film, and television. She has been nominated for three Tony Awards, winning once in 1962 for Take Her, She's Mine. Ashley was also nominated for the BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for her supporting performance in The Carpetbaggers (1964), and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for Evening Shade. Elizabeth was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24 times. She appeared in several episodes of In the Heat of the Night as Maybelle Chesboro. She also appeared in an episode of Mannix, "The Dark Hours", in 1974.
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Russian Doll (2019)
Starring as Ruth Brenner
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Matryoshka (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Schrödinger's Ruth (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Station to Station (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Coney Island Baby (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: Nowhen (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: The Way Out (Feb 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Reflection (Feb 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Superiority Complex (Feb 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: The Great Escape (Feb 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Nothing in This World Is Easy (Feb 1, 2019)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Serena Benson
- Episode 1x01: Payback (Sep 20, 1999)
The Big Easy (1996)
Guest starring as Larissa Fontaine
- Episode 1x05: A Dead Man Is Hard to Find (Sep 15, 1996)
Caroline in the City (1995)
Guest starring as Natalie Karinsky
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x23: Caroline and the Bad Trip (1) (May 6, 1997)
- Episode 1x21: Caroline and Richard's Mom (Apr 25, 1996)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Sandy Latham
- Episode 2x05: Angels on the Air (Oct 21, 1995)
Evening Shade (1990)
Starring as Frieda Evans
(35 episodes)
- Episode 2x25: The Perfect Birthday Party, Sort Of (May 18, 1992)
- Episode 2x24: No Pain, No Gain (May 18, 1992)
- Episode 2x23: Cousin Readith (May 11, 1992)
- Episode 2x21: Taylor Buys a Car (Apr 6, 1992)
- Episode 2x20: Callous Hearts of Rage (Mar 23, 1992)
- Episode 2x19: Play Herman for Me (Mar 9, 1992)
- Episode 2x18: Goin' to the Chapel (3) (Mar 2, 1992)
- Episode 2x17: Goin' to the Chapel (2) (Feb 24, 1992)
- Episode 2x16: Goin' to the Chapel (1) (Feb 3, 1992)
- Episode 2x15: The Au Pair Affair (Jan 27, 1992)
- Episode 2x13: The Getaway (Jan 6, 1992)
- Episode 2x11: Busted (Dec 9, 1991)
- Episode 2x10: The Thanksgiving Show (Nov 25, 1991)
- Episode 2x06: The Road Trip (Oct 21, 1991)
- Episode 2x05: Miss Emily's Wild Ride (Oct 14, 1991)
- Episode 2x04: Tying the Knot (Oct 7, 1991)
- Episode 2x02: Three Naked Men (2) (Sep 23, 1991)
- Episode 2x01: Three Naked Men (1) (Sep 16, 1991)
- Episode 1x24: The Baby Show (May 6, 1991)
- Episode 1x23: Far from the Madden Crowd (Apr 29, 1991)
- Episode 1x19: Gambler Anonymous (Mar 4, 1991)
- Episode 1x15: Chip Off the Old Brick (Feb 4, 1991)
- Episode 1x14: Vote Early and Vote Often (Jan 28, 1991)
- Episode 1x13: Wood's Thirtieth Reunion (Jan 21, 1991)
- Episode 1x12: Wood and Ava and Gil and Madeline (Jan 7, 1991)
- Episode 1x11: The Wood Who Stole Christmas (Dec 17, 1990)
- Episode 1x10: Hooray for Wood (Dec 10, 1990)
- Episode 1x09: Mr. Mom (Nov 26, 1990)
- Episode 1x08: Something to Hold Onto (Nov 19, 1990)
- Episode 1x06: The Moustache Show (Nov 2, 1990)
- Episode 1x05: Fast Women (Oct 29, 1990)
- Episode 1x04: Sadie Hawkins Dance (Oct 26, 1990)
- Episode 1x03: Whatever Happened to Clutch Newton? (Oct 5, 1990)
- Episode 1x02: There Once Was a Boy Named Wood (Sep 28, 1990)
- Episode 1x01: A Day in the Life of Wood Newton (Sep 21, 1990)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Emily Broussard Renwyck
- Episode 12x04: Big Easy Murder (Oct 12, 1995)
Guest starring as Vera Gerakaris
- Episode 5x16: Truck Stop (Apr 2, 1989)
Miami Vice (1984)
Guest starring as Linda Colby
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x22: Viking Bikers from Hell (Apr 3, 1987)
- Episode 3x21: Knock, Knock, Who's There? (Mar 27, 1987)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Guest starring as Michelle Zal
- Episode 5x03: The Psychic (Oct 21, 1985) [Special Guest Star]
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Nancy Bricker
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x27: Call Me Grandma / A Gentleman of Discrimination / The Perfect Divorce / Letting Go (2) (May 4, 1985)
- Episode 8x26: Call Me Grandma / A Gentleman of Discrimination / The Perfect Divorce / Letting Go (1) (May 4, 1985)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Ashley
- Episode 7x13: Elizabeth Ashley / Hall & Oates (Feb 27, 1982)
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Penny Dunbar
- Episode 1x53: Love and the Banned Book (Feb 6, 1970)
Medical Center (1969)
Guest starring as Anne Forley
- Episode 2x01: Brink of Doom (Sep 16, 1970) [Special Guest Star]
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Guest starring as Lois Stoner
- Episode 6x07: Encounter (Oct 30, 1971)
Guest starring as Andrea
- Episode 7x16: The Question (Jan 19, 1973) [Special Guest Star]
Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Ashley
- Episode 1979-12-29: Dec 27, 1979 (Dec 29, 1979)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Ashley
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1980-08-27: Aug 27, 1980 (Aug 27, 1980)
- Episode 1979-05-10: May 10, 1979 (May 10, 1979)
- Episode 1978-02-17: Feb 17, 1978 (Feb 17, 1978)
The Virginian (1962)
Guest starring as Faith Andrews
- Episode 9x01: The West vs. Colonel MacKenzie (Sep 16, 1970)
Sam Benedict (1962)
Guest starring as Cindy Messerman
- Episode 1x28: Season for Vengeance (Mar 30, 1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Ashley
- Episode 14x105: Feb 5, 1975 (Feb 5, 1975)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Presenter
- Episode 1963-04-28: The 17th Annual Tony Awards (Apr 28, 1963)
Guest starring as Winner
- Episode 1962-04-29: The 16th Annual Tony Awards (Apr 29, 1962)
Guest starring as Nominee
- Episode 1964-05-24: The 18th Annual Tony Awards (May 24, 1964)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Ashley
- Episode 1965-04-05: The 37th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 5, 1965)