Jessica Walter

American actress (1941–2021)

For the skier, see Jessica Walter (skier).

Jessica Walter

Walter in 1974 as titular character Amy Prentiss.

Born| (1941-01-31)January 31, 1941

New York City, U.S.

Died| March 24, 2021(2021-03-24) (aged 80)

New York City, U.S.

Alma mater| Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1960–2021
Spouses|

Ross Bowman

(m. 1966; div. 1978)​

Ron Leibman

(m. 1983; died 2019)​

Children| 1
Relatives| Richard Walter (brother)
Awards| See below
Signature

Jessica Ann Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 film, stage, and television productions.

In films, she was best known for her role as a psychotic and obsessed fan of a local disc jockey in the 1971 Clint Eastwood thriller, Play Misty for Me. On television, she was most recently known for her role of Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013–2019) and for providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX animated series Archer (2009–2021). Walter received various awards over the course of her television career, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Amy Prentiss (1975). She also received two Golden Globe Award nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.[1] For her starring role opposite Eastwood in Play Misty for Me, Walter received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

After studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, Walter began her career on the Broadway stage, winning a 1963 Clarence Derwent Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. She made her film debut in the 1964 neo-noir drama Lilith, subsequently starring in the 1966 films Grand Prix and The Group. Both performances earned her critical acclaim.

Throughout her career, Walter was a regular presence on American television, playing the title role in the short-lived police procedural Amy Prentiss, appearing in a recurring role on Trapper John, M.D., working as a series regular for the first half of season one of 90210, and providing the voice of Fran Sinclair on the series Dinosaurs. Her role as scheming socialite Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development brought her renewed attention, and she contributed voiceover work to animated series such as Archer and Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–18).

## Early life

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Walter was born on January 31, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York,[2][3] to Esther (née Groisser), a teacher,[4] and David Walter, a musician who was a member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra and the NYC Ballet Orchestra.[5][6][7] Both of Walter's parents were Jewish,[8] with her mother having immigrated to the US from the Soviet Union in 1923.[4][9] Her brother, Richard, is a retired professor who led the screenwriting program at UCLA.[10] The siblings were raised in Elmhurst, Queens.[11] Walter attended the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan, graduating in 1959.[12][13]

## Career

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Walter in 1965

Walter began her acting career on stage, winning a Clarence Derwent Award in 1963 for Outstanding Debut Broadway Performance in Photo Finish by Peter Ustinov. She soon moved to television, and played Julie Muranoon on the television series, Love of Life.[14] While appearing on Love of Life from 1962 to 1965, she also acted on many other popular television series, including Naked City, East Side/West Side, Ben Casey, Route 66, The Doctors and the Nurses, The Rogues, and The Defenders. Among those series is Walter's role as Lorna Richmond on "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (April 14, 1964), and a supporting role as William Shatner's wife on the legal drama For the People (1965).

In 1964, Walter appeared in the first episode of the television series Flipper as well as the episode "How Much for a Prince?" in CBS's drama The Reporter. In 1966, she appeared in "The White Knight" episode of The Fugitive.[15]

Her earliest notable and acclaimed screen role was in the Clint Eastwood-directed film, Play Misty for Me (1971). Walter played Evelyn, a young woman who becomes violently obsessed with a disc jockey. Evelyn is known to repeatedly call a California radio station during a jazz music program hosted by Eastwood's character, Dave Garver, always requesting he play the Erroll Garner standard, "Misty". In the course of becoming infatuated with Garver, Evelyn seduces him and then attempts suicide in his home. Her obsessive behavior intensifies and she begins stalking him relentlessly and eventually breaks into his house. In a frenzy, Evelyn destroys the interior of the home and stabs his housekeeper Birdie (played by Clarice Taylor), who is hospitalized but survives. For her performance, Walter received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama category [10][16] as well as critical praise. Film critic Roger Ebert described Walter as demonstrating "unnerving effectiveness" in the role.[17]

Walter in 2008

Walter's other film credits from that era include Lilith (1964), Grand Prix (1966), The Group (1966), Bye Bye Braverman (1968), and Number One (1969). She was also in three episodes of Mannix (starring Mike Connors) in three separate seasons.

During the 1970s, Walter co-starred in an episode of Columbo, "Mind Over Mayhem", had a recurring role on Trapper John, M.D. as Melanie McIntyre, Trapper John's former wife, and starred on the series Amy Prentiss, a spinoff of Ironside, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award.

In 1980s, she had a role on the NBC primetime soap opera Bare Essence as Ava Marshall. Following Bare Essence, Walter worked most frequently in television and theater, though she did appear in some films including The Flamingo Kid (1984) and PCU (1994). She recorded a performance as the doll form of Chucky for the 1988 horror film Child's Play, but her lines were redubbed by Brad Dourif after negative test screenings which Tom Holland and Don Mancini attributed partially to Walter's performance; they claimed Walter was effectively frightening in the role but failed to convey the sense of black humor they envisioned the character to have and that her voice seemed out of place because the character was male.[18][19]

In the 1990s, Walter voiced Fran Sinclair on the ABC comedy Dinosaurs, and appeared on Just Shoot Me! as Eve Gallo, the mother of Maya and the ex-wife of magazine publisher Jack Gallo.

From 2003 to 2006, she appeared in a regular role as the scheming alcoholic socialite matriarch Lucille Bluth on Fox's comedy series Arrested Development. In 2005, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role. Despite her convincing portrayal of Lucille, she stated: "I'm nothing like Lucille. Nothing. My daughter will tell you. I'm really a very nice, boring person."[20] Despite acclaim from critics, Arrested Development received low ratings and viewership on Fox, which cancelled the series in 2006. It was revived by Netflix for season four in 2013, where it gained huge popularity. Walter reprised her role for season five, premiering in 2018.[21]

Walter in 2019

Walter played Tabitha Wilson on the first season of 90210 (2008-2009), until the character was written off halfway through the season. In 2007, she guest-starred on the sitcom Rules of Engagement in the episode titled "Kids" and in 2009 guest-starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as legal-aid lawyer Petra Gilmartin. Previously in 2008, she had appeared in Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Eleanor Reynolds in the episode "Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger".[22] From 2011 to 2012, she starred in the TV Land sitcom Retired at 35 alongside her Bye Bye Braverman co-star George Segal.[23]

Walter starred as Evangeline Harcourt in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes, which began previews in March 2011 and officially opened on April 7, 2011.[24]

Walter voiced spymaster Malory Archer on the FX animated series Archer. [10] Walter mentioned that her performance in Arrested Development was explicitly referenced when auditions for the part of Malory were sought.[25]

In May 2018, Walter became part of an on-set controversy regarding harassment she said she had received from Arrested Development co-star Jeffrey Tambor. During a cast interview with the New York Times, Walter was asked about an incident which Tambor had alluded to several months before.[26] Walter teared up and stated that "[i]n like almost 60 years of working, I've never had anybody yell at me like that on a set. And it's hard to deal with, but I'm over it now", while also noting that Tambor had apologized and had not done anything sexually inappropriate, and that she would work with him again.[26][27][28] During the same interview, co-stars Jason Bateman, Tony Hale, and David Cross were criticized in multiple media outlets for appearing to excuse Tambor's behavior without acknowledging Walter's experience.[29][30] Within days, all three men had issued apologies to Walter.[31]

## Personal life

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Walter and her first husband on their wedding day

On March 27, 1966, Walter married Ross Bowman, a Broadway stage manager and television director from Portland, Oregon.[32] The marriage produced a daughter, Brooke (born May 18, 1972), once an executive for 21st Century Fox and later a Senior Vice President of development at ABC Family.[33] Walter filed for divorce from Bowman in November 1976, and the divorce became final in 1978.[34][35] Their grandson Micah was born on July 7, 2013, to Brooke and her husband, David Heymann.[36]

During her first marriage, a fire broke out in the couple's tenth-floor apartment on September 28, 1966, while Bowman was out of town. Walter was rescued by a firefighter.[37]

On June 26, 1983, Walter married actor Ron Leibman.[35] They remained married until his death on December 6, 2019.[38] Walter and Leibman appeared together in Neil Simon's play Rumors, and portrayed a husband and wife in the film Dummy (2003), and on Law & Order (in the episode "House Counsel"). Leibman joined the cast of Archer, voicing her character's new husband.

While Walter's mother raised her in the Jewish tradition, Walter later described herself as not religious but "very Jewish in my heart".[39]

### Death

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On March 24, 2021, Walter died in her sleep at her Manhattan home. She was 80 years old.[40][41][42]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Roles  | Notes  | Rf.

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1964  | Lilith | Laura  |  | [43]
1966  | Grand Prix | Pat Stoddard  | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female | [10][16]
The Group | Libby  |  | [10]
1968  | Bye Bye Braverman | Inez Braverman  |  | [44]
1969  | Number One | Julie Catlan  |  | [44]
1971  | Play Misty for Me | Evelyn Draper  | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | [10][16]
1979  | Goldengirl | Melody  |  | [45]
1981  | Going Ape! | Fiona Sabatini  |  | [44]
1982  | Spring Fever | Celia Berryman  |  | [44]
1984  | The Flamingo Kid | Phyllis Brody  |  | [46]
1988  | Tapeheads | Kay Mart  |  | [44]
1993  | Ghost in the Machine | Elaine Spencer  |  | [44]
1994  | PCU | President Garcia-Thompson  |  | [47]
1995  | Temptress | Dr. Phyllis Evergreen  |  | [47]
1998  | Slums of Beverly Hills | Doris Zimmerman  |  | [46]
2003  | Dummy | Fern  |  | [44][46]
2006  | Unaccompanied Minors | Cindi  |  | [46]
2012  | Bending the Rules | Lena Gold  |  | [48]
2017  | Undercover Grandpa | Maddy Harcourt  |  | [49]
Keep the Change | Carrie  |  | [46][50]
2020  | The Mimic | Estelle  |  | [51]

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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|
|

1960  | Diagnosis: Unknown |  | Episode: "The Curse of the Gypsy"
1962–65  | Love of Life | Julie Murano  |
1962–63  | Naked City | Girl / Louise  | 2 episodes
1963  | Route 66 | Liz Marshall  | Episode: "A Long Way from St. Louie"
1964  | East Side/West Side | Phyllis Dowling  | Episode: "Take Sides with the Sun"
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Lorna Richmond  | Episode: "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow"
Ben Casey | Flora Farr  | Episode: "August Is the Month Before Christmas"
Flipper | Elena  | Episode: "300 Feet Below"
The Doctors and the Nurses | Edith Robertson  | 2 episodes
The Reporter | Jennifer  | Episode: "How Much for a Prince?"
The Rogues | Linda Tennant  | Episode: "House of Cards"
1964–65  | The Defenders | Sharon Ruskin / Myra Maxwell  | 2 episodes
1965  | For the People | Phyllis Koster  | 13 episodes
The Trials of O'Brien | Carole Ann Muffit  | Episode: "Picture Me a Murder"
1966  | The Fugitive | Pat Haynes  | Episode: "The White Knight"
Preview Tonight | Vivian Scott  | Episode: "Pursue and Destroy"
1966–73  | The F.B.I. | Various  | 6 episodes
1968  | Kiss Me, Kate | Lois Lane / Bianca | Television film
1968–71  | The Name of the Game | Linda Ramsey / Rita Mason / Allie Chambers  | 2 episodes
1969  | It Takes a Thief | Lori Brooks  | Episode: "The Baranoff Timetable"
The Immortal | Janet Braddock  | Pilot for TV series
Then Came Bronson | Morgana Mendoza  | Episode: "Where Will the Trumpets Be?"
Three's a Crowd | Jessica Carson  | Television film
1969–73  | Love, American Style | Various  | 5 episodes
1970  | Mission: Impossible | Valerie  | Episode: "Orpheus"
The Most Deadly Game | Leslie  | Episode: "Breakdown"
1970–73  | Mannix | Various  | 3 episodes
1971  | Men at Law | Kate Callendar  | Episode: "Let the Dier Beware"
Alias Smith and Jones | Louise Carson  | Episode: "Everything Else You Can Steal"
They Call It Murder | Jane Antrim  | Television film
1971–73  | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Marian Lawrence / Jenny Alquist  | 2 episodes
1971–74  | Medical Center | Various  | 4 episodes
1972  | The Sixth Sense | Jordana Theland  | Episode: "The Heart That Wouldn't Stay Buried"
Women in Chains | Dee Dee  | Television film
Banyon | Emily  | Episode: "The Old College Try"
Cannon | Jane Butler  | Episode: "That Was No Lady"
Home for the Holidays | Frederica "Freddie" Morgan  | Television film
1973  | Banacek | Erica Osburn  | Episode: "The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack"
Jigsaw |  | Episode: "Kiss the Dream Goodbye"
Tenafly | Joyce Harrison  | Episode: "The Cash and Carry Caper"
1973–76  | The Streets of San Francisco | Glen Williams / Glen Conway / Maggie Jarris  | 2 episodes
1974  | Barnaby Jones | Brooke Leighton / Bernice Kellner
Columbo | Dr. Margaret Nicholson  | Episode: "Mind Over Mayhem"
The Magician | Marian Tripp  | Episode: "The Illusion Of The Evil Spikes"
Ironside | Amy Prentiss  | Episode: "Amy Prentiss AKA The Chief"
Pilot for Amy Prentiss
Hurricane | Louise Damon  | Television film
Hawaii Five-O | Carla Crystal  | Episode: "The Two Faced Corpse"
1974–75  | Amy Prentiss | Amy Prentiss  | 3 episodes
1975  | McCloud | Mrs. Jessica Wright  | Episode: "Park Avenue Pirates"
1976  | Having Babies | Sally McNamara  | Television film
McMillan | Donna Drake  | Episode: "All Bets Off"
Victory at Entebbe | Nomi Haroun  | Television film
1977  | Visions | Anna II  | Episode: "The Prison Game"
All That Glitters | Joan Hamlyn  |
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman | Gloria  | Episode: "The Return of Wonder Woman"
Black Market Baby | Louise Carmino  | Television film
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Fran  | Episode: "The Girl Nobody Knew"
Gibbsville |  | Episode: "The Grand Gesture"
1978  | Wild and Wooly | Megan  | Television film
Wheels | Ursula  | TV miniseries, Episode #1.1
Dr. Strange | Morgan le Fay | Television film
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives | Christina Wood
Quincy, M.E. | Jessica Ross  | Episode: "Images"
1978–85  | The Love Boat | Various  | 8 episodes
1979  | Vampire | Nicole DeCamp  | Television film
She's Dressed to Kill | Irene Barton
1979–85  | Trapper John, M.D. | Melanie Townsend McIntyre  | 10 episodes
1981  | Miracle on Ice | Pat Brooks  | Television film
Aloha Paradise |  | Episode: "The Best of Friends/Success/9 Carats"
Scruples | Maggie  | Television film
1982  | Knots Landing | Victoria Hill  | Episode: "Reunion"
Joanie Loves Chachi | Vanessa Sterling  | Episode: "Everybody Loves Aunt Vanessa"
Matt Houston | Glynnis Durand  | Episode: "Joey's Here"
Bare Essence | Ava Marshall  | TV miniseries, 11 episodes
1983  | Thursday's Child | Roz Richardson  | Television film
1984  | The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. | Astrid Carlisle
1984–85  | Three's a Crowd | Claudia Bradford  | 8 episodes
1985  | The Execution | Gertrude Simon  | Television film
1985–94  | Murder, She Wrote | Various  | 4 episodes
1986  | Hotel | Irene Fitzgerald  | Episode: "Child's Play"
Magnum, P.I. | Joan Fulton  | Episode: "Novel Connection"
Wildfire | Lady Diabolyn (voice)  | Main role
1987  | ABC Afterschool Specials | Dr. Stein  | Episode: "Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story"
1988  | J.J. Starbuck | Brin Coltan  | Episode: "Murder by Design"
Aaron's Way | Connie Lo Verde  | 14 episodes
1991  | The Pirates of Dark Water | Additional voices  | 2 episodes
1991–94  | Dinosaurs | Fran Sinclair (voice)  | 65 episodes
1992  | Jack's Place | Claire  | Episode: "Romance Takes a Curtain Call"
The Round Table | Anne McPherson  | Episode: "Yesterday We Were Playing Football"
1993  | Roseanne | Fiona  | Episode: "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home"
1994  | Babylon 5 | Senator Elise Voudreau  | Episode: "A Spider in the Web"
Coach | Susan Miller  | 5 episodes
1995  | Law & Order | Anna Kopell  | Episode: "House Counsel"
1996  | Wing Commander Academy | Admiral Rhea Bergstrom (voice)  | Episode: "Chain of Command"
The Magic School Bus | Ashley Walker-Club-Dupree (voice)  | Episode: "Rocks and Rolls"[52]
1996–97  | One Life to Live | Eleanor Armitage  | 6 episodes
1997  | Doomsday Rock | Secretary  | Television film
You Wish | Estelle  | Episode: "The Big Ride"
1998  | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Suzanne Barnard  | Episode: "The Light"
Just Shoot Me! | Eve Gallo  | Episode: "Eve of Destruction"
1998–2000  | Oh Baby | Celia Calloway  | 20 episodes
2000–01  | Jack & Jill | Mrs. Louise Zane  | 3 episodes
2003  | Touched by an Angel | Naomi  | Episode: "The Show Must Not Go On"
2003–06,
2013,
2018–19  | Arrested Development | Lucille Bluth | 82 episodes
2004  | I Do (But I Don't) | Gennifer Douglas  | Television film
2006  | The X's | Louise (voice)  | Episode: "In-Law Enforcement"[52]
2006–07  | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Demoness (voice)  | 2 episodes
2007  | The Land Before Time | Old One (voice)  | Episode: "The Brave Longneck Scheme"[52]
Rules of Engagement | Constance  | Episode: "Kids"
The Wedding Bells | Candace Sinclair  | Episode: "Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster"
2007–10  | Saving Grace | Betty Hanadarko  | 5 episodes
2008  | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Eleanor Reynolds  | Episode: "Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting
Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger"
Happy Hour | Nanette  | Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2008–09  | 90210 | Tabitha Wilson | 13 episodes
2009  | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Attorney Petra Gilmartin  | Episode: "Solitary"
2009–21  | Archer | Malory Archer, "Mother" (voice)  | 110 episodes; 12th season released posthumously
2010  | Gravity | Henrietta  | 5 episodes
Make It or Break It | Grandma Tanner  | Episode: "Battle of the Flexes"
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mrs. Wyatt (voice)  | Episode: "Howl of the Fright Hound"
2011  | The Big Bang Theory | Mrs. Latham  | Episode: "The Benefactor Factor"[53]
2011–12  | Retired at 35 | Elaine Robbins  | Main cast, 20 episodes
2014  | Jennifer Falls | Maggie  | Main cast, 10 episodes
2015–18  | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Miss Heinous / Meteora Butterfly (voice)  | 9 episodes[52]
2015, 2017  | NCIS | Judith McKnight  | 2 episodes
2016  | Turbo Fast | Tabitha (voice)  | Episode: "Worst in Show"[52]
The Odd Couple | Meredith  | Episode: "Felix Navidad"
2017  | Justice League Action | Athena (voice)  | Episode: "The Trouble with Truth"[52]
Difficult People | Mrs. Chuck  | Episode: "Criminal Minds"
2018  | Clarence | Ma (voice)  | Episode: "Brain TV"[52]
2019  | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Alice Brittlecrunch  | 2 episodes
2019–20  | Good Girls | Judith  | 2 episodes
2020  | Harley Quinn | Granny Goodness, Wendy Brown (voice)  | Episode: "Inner (Para) Demons"[52]
2021  | American Housewife | Margaret  | Episode: "Getting Frank with the Ottos"; final television role

## Theater

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Year  | Title  | Roles  | Venue

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|
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1958  | Middle Of The Night | Kid Sister  | Bucks County Playhouse
1960  | Come Blow Your Horn | Nurse  | Bucks County Playhouse
1960  | Advise and Consent | Liz  | Cort Theatre
1962  | Night Life | Cigarette Girl  | Brooks Atkinson Theatre
1963  | Photo Finish | Clarice, Ada Cooney  | Brooks Atkinson Theatre
1964  | A Severed Head | Georgie Hands  | Royale Theatre
1967  | Barefoot in the Park | Corie Bratter  | Kenley Players
1967  | Gypsy | Gypsy Rose Lee  | The Muny
1969  | How Now, Dow Jones | Cynthia Pike  | Kenley Players
1970  | Oliver! | Nancy | Sacramento Light Opera
1970  | The Women | Sylvia Fowler  | Repertory Theatre of New Orleans
1977  | The Royal Family | Cavendish  | Parker Playhouse
1985  | Fighting International Fat | Rosalind Gambol  | Playwrights Horizons
1986  | Tartuffe | Elmire  | Los Angeles Theatre Center
1988  | Rumors | Claire Ganz  | Broadhurst Theatre
1990  | Rumors | Claire Ganz  | Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles
2001  | The Vagina Monologues | Performer  | Westside Theatre
2001  | A Connecticut Yankee | Guinevere | Encores!
2002  | Going Native | Mother  | Long Wharf Theatre
2003  | The Stillborn Lover | Juliet Riordan  | Berkshire Theater Festival
2005  | Side By Side by Sondheim | Narrator  | Berkshire Theater Festival
2011  | Anything Goes | Evangeline Harcourt  | Stephen Sondheim Theatre
2016  | Steel Magnolias | Ouiser Boudreaux  | Bucks County Playhouse
2018  | Show Boat in Concert | Parthy Ann Hawks  | Bucks County Playhouse

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result  | Ref.

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2011 | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in a Television Production | Archer | Nominated  | [54]
2012 | Voice Acting in an Animated Television or Other Broadcast Venue Production | Archer (Episode: "Lo Scandalo") | Nominated  | [55]
1963  | Clarence Derwent Awards | Best Supporting Actress  | Photo Finish | Won  | [56]
2020 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series  | Archer | Nominated  | [57]
1966 | Golden Globe Awards | Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Grand Prix | Nominated  | [58]
1971 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Play Misty for Me | Nominated
2003  | Online Film & Television Association Awards  | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series  | Arrested Development | Won  | [59]
2004  | Won  | [60]
2005  | Won  | [61]
2006  | Nominated  | [62]
2013  | Nominated  | [63]
2021  | Best Voice-Over Performance  | Archer | Won  | [64]
2022  | Nominated  | [65]
1967  | Photoplay Awards | Most Promising New Star (Female)  | —  | Nominated  | [66]
1975 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Amy Prentiss | Won  | [67]
1977 | Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | The Streets of San Francisco (Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part") | Nominated
1980 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Trapper John, M.D. | Nominated
2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Arrested Development | Nominated
2021 | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Archer (Episode: "The Double Date") | Nominated[a]
2022 | Archer (Episode: "London Time") | Nominated[a]
2003 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series – Musical or Comedy | Arrested Development | Won  | [68]
2013 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Nominated  | [69]
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated  | [70]
2005 | Nominated  | [71]
2013 | Nominated  | [72]
2004  | TV Land Awards | Future Classic Award  | Won  | [66]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Posthumous nomination

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

1952–1975|

* Helen Hayes (1952)
* Judith Anderson (1954)
* Mary Martin (1955)
* Claire Trevor (1956)
* Polly Bergen (1957)
* Julie Harris (1959)
* Ingrid Bergman (1960)
* Judith Anderson (1961)
* Julie Harris (1962)
* Kim Stanley (1963)
* Shelley Winters (1964)
* Lynn Fontanne (1965)
* Simone Signoret (1966)
* Geraldine Page (1967)
* Maureen Stapleton (1968)
* Geraldine Page (1969)
* Patty Duke (1970)
* Lee Grant (1971)
* Glenda Jackson (1972)
* Susan Hampshire / Cloris Leachman (1973)
* Mildred Natwick / Cicely Tyson (1974)
* Katharine Hepburn / Jessica Walter (1975)

1976–2000|

* Susan Clark / Rosemary Harris (1976)
* Patty Duke / Sally Field (1977)
* Meryl Streep / Joanne Woodward (1978)
* Bette Davis (1979)
* Patty Duke (1980)
* Vanessa Redgrave (1981)
* Ingrid Bergman (1982)
* Barbara Stanwyck (1983)
* Jane Fonda (1984)
* Joanne Woodward (1985)
* Marlo Thomas (1986)
* Gena Rowlands (1987)
* Jessica Tandy (1988)
* Holly Hunter (1989)
* Barbara Hershey (1990)
* Lynn Whitfield (1991)
* Gena Rowlands (1992)
* Holly Hunter (1993)
* Kirstie Alley (1994)
* Glenn Close (1995)
* Helen Mirren (1996)
* Alfre Woodard (1997)
* Ellen Barkin (1998)
* Helen Mirren (1999)
* Halle Berry (2000)

2001–present|

* Judy Davis (2001)
* Laura Linney (2002)
* Maggie Smith (2003)
* Meryl Streep (2004)
* S. Epatha Merkerson (2005)
* Helen Mirren (2006)
* Helen Mirren (2007)
* Laura Linney (2008)
* Jessica Lange (2009)
* Claire Danes (2010)
* Kate Winslet (2011)
* Julianne Moore (2012)
* Laura Linney (2013)
* Jessica Lange (2014)
* Frances McDormand (2015)
* Sarah Paulson (2016)
* Nicole Kidman (2017)
* Regina King (2018)
* Michelle Williams (2019)
* Regina King (2020)
* Kate Winslet (2021)
* Amanda Seyfried (2022)
* Ali Wong (2023)
* Jodie Foster (2024)

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Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, Limited Series or Television Film

* Kathy Bates (1996)
* Ellen Barkin (1997)
* Rita Wilson (1998)
* Julia Ormond (2001)
* Sarah Clarke / Helen Mirren / Doris Roberts (2002)
* Justine Bateman / Mary Steenburgen / Jessica Walter (2003)
* Anjelica Huston (2004)
* Lisa Edelstein (2005)
* Julie Benz (2006)
* Vanessa Williams (2007)
* Fionnula Flanagan (2008)
* Jane Lynch (2009)
* Brenda Vaccaro (2010)
* Vanessa Williams (2011)
* Maggie Smith (2012)
* Laura Prepon (2013)
* Sarah Paulson (2014)
* Rhea Seehorn (2015)
* Olivia Colman / Rhea Seehorn (2016)
* Ann Dowd (2017)
* Sharon Stone (2018)
* Olivia Colman (2019)
* Tracey Ullman (2020)
* Lisa Edelstein (2021)
* Juno Temple (2022)
* Christina Ricci (2023)
* Diane Lane (2024)

Also see Best Supporting Actress – Television Series.

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