Ashley has been a working actor since the 1960s. As a theater actor, she's earned three Tony nominations — she took home the award for best featured actress in a play in 1962. On screen, she's done everything from starring in a TV movie opposite Michael Douglas (in 1972's When Michael Calls) to appearing in Murder, She Wrote.
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Cast Credits
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
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Wood's Thirtieth Reunion (Jan 21, 1991)
- Episode 1x12: Wood and Ava and Gil and Madeline (Jan 7, 1991)
- 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)
B.L. Stryker (1989)
Guest starring as Althea Campbell
- Episode 1989-05-15: Blues for Buder (May 15, 1989)
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]
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)
Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Guest starring as Elizabeth Ashley
- Episode 1979-12-29: Dec 27, 1979 (Dec 29, 1979)
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)