Lee Garlington
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny. She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford. She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes. In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · The Little Things as Landlady
- 2020 · P-Valley as Georgia Anne "Georgie" Batson
- 2020 · P-Valley as Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson
- 2019 · Dead to Me as Nurse Francine
- 2018 · Christmas Harmony as Debbie
- 2017 · House by the Lake as Dr. Llywelyn
- 2017 · The Good Doctor as Joan
- 2016 · Band of Robbers as Lt. Polly
- 2015 · The Magicians as Dana
- 2015 · Safelight as Dottie
- 2015 · Some Kind of Beautiful as Wendy
- 2014 · Mockingbird as Mom
- 2014 · Stalker as Diane Kindrick
- 2014 · Extant as Principal
- 2014 · The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Gummy
- 2014 · Sister as Principal Jacobs
- 2014 · North Blvd as Liz
- 2013 · Mistresses as Eleanor
- 2012 · Emily Owens, M.D. as Donna Fisher
- 2012 · Longmire as Ruth
- 2011 · Suburgatory as Dorothy
- 2011 · Friends with Benefits as Billie
- 2010 · The Psycho Legacy as Self
- 2010 · Good Luck Charlie as Mrs. Krump
- 2010 · A Buddy Story as Susan's Mom
- 2009 · FlashForward as Carlene
- 2009 · FlashForward as Carline
- 2009 · Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith as Jane Burns
- 2009 · Southland as Cathleen Kerik
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Geraldine Peters
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Betty Fulford
- 2008 · 90210 as Judge
- 2007 · Private Practice as Stella Peterson
- 2007 · The Riches as
- 2007 · Forfeit as
- 2006 · Big Day as
- 2006 · Psych as Eugenia
- 2006 · Akeelah and the Bee as Regional Judge
- 2006 · Stick It as Head Vault Judge
- 2006 · What About Brian as Mona
- 2006 · Big Love as Grace Ann
- 2006 · Mrs. Harris as Tarnower's Ex #2
- 2005 · Invasion as
- 2005 · Close to Home as Hannah Turley
- 2005 · American Gun as Psychologist
- 2005 · A Lot Like Love as Stewardess
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Fara Linden
- 2005 · Medium as Marion Wheeler
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Alberta Holstein
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Alisa McKenzie
- 2004 · Johnson Family Vacation as Betty Sue
- 2003 · Cold Case as Carol Prosser
- 2003 · Joan of Arcadia as Charlotte Bloom
- 2003 · NCIS as Mary Hanlan
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Peggy
- 2003 · All of Us as
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as Briggitte Reinholt
- 2002 · The Hot Chick as Vice Principal Bernard
- 2002 · 8 Simple Rules as Fran
- 2002 · 8 Simple Rules as Leslie
- 2002 · Everwood as Brenda Baxworth
- 2002 · One Hour Photo as Waitress
- 2002 · The Sum of All Fears as Mary Pat Foley
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Dixie
- 2001 · American Pie 2 as Natalie's Mom
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Fiona Kleinschmidt
- 2001 · The Division as Jinny's Psychiatrist
- 2000 · The District as Nancy's Mother
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mrs. Frommer
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mrs. Briggs
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Cammie's Mother
- 2000 · Titus as Sue
- 2000 · If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Georgette
- 1999 · Snoops as Alicia Spitz
- 1999 · The West Wing as Alana Waterman
- 1999 · Once and Again as
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Dr. Kemper
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Annette
- 1998 · Maximum Bob as Rosellen Fortenot
- 1998 · Driven as Marian Pelton
- 1998 · Virtual Obsession as
- 1997 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Jessica Harris
- 1997 · The Practice as Joel's Attorney
- 1997 · Dante's Peak as Dr. Jane Fox
- 1996 · Dark Skies as
- 1996 · Townies as Kathy Donovan
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Prevaricator
- 1996 · Summer of Fear as Winnie
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as
- 1995 · The Babysitter as Dolly Tucker
- 1995 · See Jane Run as Carole Garson
- 1994 · Friends as Ronni
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Dr. Josephs
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Reflections on a Crime as Tina
- 1993 · My Life as Carol Sandman
- 1993 · Grace Under Fire as Emily
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Rosie DePaul
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Judy Hampton
- 1993 · Torch Song as Phyllis
- 1993 · Jack the Bear as Mrs. Festinger
- 1993 · Dying to Love You as Rita
- 1993 · Kiss of a Killer as Helene
- 1992 · When No One Would Listen as Lee
- 1992 · Sneakers as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
- 1992 · Honor Thy Mother as
- 1991 · Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories as Josette
- 1991 · Home Improvement as Joanie Graham
- 1990 · Get a Life as Angelica
- 1990 · Get a Life as Patti
- 1990 · A Killing in a Small Town as Peggy Blankenship
- 1990 · Wings as Vi
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Claire
- 1989 · Field of Dreams as Beulah Gasnick
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Nurse Chatam
- 1989 · Coach as Barbara
- 1989 · Three Fugitives as Woman Cop
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Shawnee
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · The Seventh Sign as Dr. Margaret Inness
- 1988 · Hell Comes to Frogtown as Briefing Officer
- 1987 · Student Exchange as Mrs. Whitcoms
- 1987 · Hooperman as Gail
- 1987 · Murder Ordained as Lorna's Friend
- 1987 · Some Kind of Wonderful as Gym Instructor
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Regina Furnald
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1986 · Cobra as Nancy Stalk
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Kirsten Adams
- 1985 · Stingray as
- 1984 · Who's the Boss? as
- 1983 · Automan as
- 1983 · Psycho II as Myrna
- 1982 · Family Ties as Beth Davis
- Future · SEGAL as Self
- 2022 · The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special as Herself
- 2021 · Candy Coated Christmas as Kim Winters
- 2020 · Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door as Herself - actress
- 2017 · Do You Take This Man as Esther
- 2016 · Married by Christmas as Bitsy Tate
- 2016 · Her Last Will as Ruth
- 2014 · The Extendables as Paint
- 2008 · The Coverup as Beeverly Thacker
- 2008 · Pulse 2: Afterlife as Aunt Carmen
- 2008 · Just Add Water as Penny
- 2006 · Something New as Mrs. Cahan
- 2005 · Mortuary as Rita
- 2005 · Partner(s) as Dave's Mom
- 2004 · Guarding Eddy as Helen
- 2003 · Abby as
- 2002 · Lovely & Amazing as Jordan's Mom
- 2001 · Layover as Public Defender Boone
- 2001 · Stranger Inside as Warden Arnold
- 2001 · Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man as Laura Lee Curtis
- 2000 · Forever Lulu as Linda Davis
- 2000 · Boys and Girls as L.A. Flight Attendant
- 1999 · Freak Talks About Sex as Nichole's Mom
- 1999 · Can of Worms as Pamela Pillsbury
- 1996 · Dark Skies as Betty Hill
- 1995 · Whose Daughter is She? as Annie
- 1994 · The Yarn Princess as Wanda
- 1993 · The Conviction of Kitty Dodds as Anne Williams
- 1993 · Love Matters as Nan
- 1993 · River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene as Janice
- 1992 · Arresting Behavior as
- 1992 · Shame as Tina Farrell
- 1991 · Good & Evil as
- 1991 · The Whereabouts of Jenny as Gina
- 1990 · Meet the Applegates as Nita Samson
- 1990 · When You Remember Me as Joanne
- 1990 · Lenny as
- 1990 · Bar Girls as Shelley
- 1990 · Last Flight Out as Jan
- 1989 · Cold Sassy Tree as Mary Willis
- 1987 · In the Mood as "Schlitz" Waitress
- 1986 · Psycho III as Myrna
- 1985 · Do You Remember Love as Second Mother
- 1984 · Overnight Sensation as Sales Girl
- 1981 · Carbon Copy as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as