Bess Armstrong

Actress

Bess Armstrong was born on December 11, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She is an actress, known ...

Born: December 11, 1953

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Filmography

Known For

Jaws 3-D Kathryn Morgan (1983)
High Road to China Eve (1983)
My So-Called Life Patty Chase (1994-1995)
Known For

The Four Seasons Ginny Newley (Callan) (1981)
Actress

I Love That for You Marcy Gold (2022)
Bosch Judge Donna Sobel (2019-2021)
Grey's Anatomy Maureen Lincoln (2019-2021)
Love and Sunshine Margo Terry (2019)
S.W.A.T. Mayor Barrett (2018-2019)
Peaked in High School Heddy (2018)
The Arrangement Iris Holloway (2018)
Scandal Senator Diane Greenwald (2017)
Switched at Birth Professor Beth Marillo (2015-2017)
Conviction Harper Morrison (2016)
Longmire Nancy Crandall (2016)
Diagnosis Delicious Lynn Cosworth (2016)
Zoo Dr. Elizabeth Oz (2015-2016)
Bad Internet Mom (2016)
Damien Mrs. Thorn (2016)
Reckless Melinda Rayder (2014)
True Blood Nancy Mills (2014)
Drop Dead Diva Rita Kaswell (2014)
NCIS U.S. Senator Denise O'Hara (2014)
Rake Helen Cole (2014)
House of Lies Julianne Hotschragar (2013-2014)
Reckless (2013)
I Married Who? Elaine (2012)
Mad Men Catherine Orcutt (2012)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Patricia Lydecker (2012)
Castle Paula Casillas (2010)
One Tree Hill Lydia James (2004-2010)
Criminal Minds Sheila Hawkes (2009)
Next of Kin Susan (2008)
Boston Legal Penelope Kimball (2008)
Corporate Affairs Emily Parker (2008)
Frasier Kelly Kirkland (2000-2004)
Good Morning, Miami Louise Messinger (2002)
That Was Then Mickey Glass (2002)
Her Best Friend's Husband Mandy Roberts (2002)
Diamond Men Katie Harnish (2000)
Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal Noreen Hanley (1998)
When It Clicks Betsy Cummings (1998)
Forever Love Gail (1998)
Pecker Dr. Klompus (1998)
The Nanny Sara Sheffield (1994-1998)
Touched by an Angel Mary Gibson (1998)
That Darn Cat Judy Randall (1997)
Christmas Every Day Molly Jackson (1996)
She Cried No Denise Connell (1996)
The Perfect Daughter Jill Michaelson (1996)
Forgotten Sins Roberta 'Bobbie' Bradshaw (1996)
Mixed Blessings Pilar Graham Coleman (1995)
Stolen Innocence Becky Sapp (1995)
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal Barbara Pope (1995)
My So-Called Life Patty Chase (1994-1995)
Take Me Home Again Connie (1994)
Serial Mom Eugene Sutphin's Nurse (1994)
Dream Lover Elaine (1993)
The Skateboard Kid Maggie (1993)
Batman: The Animated Series Clio (1993)
Tales from the Crypt Erma (1992)
Married People Elizabeth Meyers (1990-1991)
Second Sight Sister Elizabeth (1989)
Mother, Mother Kate Watson (1989)
Nothing in Common Donna Mildred Martin (1986)
All Is Forgiven Paula Winters Russell (1986)
The House of God Cissy Anderson (1984)
Lace Judy Hale (1984)
This Girl for Hire B.T. Brady (1983)
Jaws 3-D Kathryn Morgan (1983)
High Road to China Eve (1983)
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Mary Carew (1982)
Barefoot in the Park Corie Bratter (1982)
The Four Seasons Ginny Newley (Callan) (1981)
The Great Space Coaster Newswoman (1981) (1981)
11th Victim Jill Kelso (1979)
Walking Through the Fire Laurel Lee (1979)
Sweepstakes (1979)
How to Pick Up Girls! Sally Claybrook (1978)
The Love Boat Laura Stanton (1978)
Getting Married Kristine Lawrence (1978)
Actress

On Our Own Julia Peters (1977-1978)
Archive footage

Thompson Twins: Nothing in Common (1986)

Videos

Awards

1 nomination.

Did You Know

At Brown University, she majored in classics as well as theater arts. By the end of her four years she had acted in, directed or choreographed more than 50 plays, both at school and in various professional summer stock companies around New England.

Quotes

[1983 comment on Tom Selleck] He is gorgeous, and he has some real power now, but he doesn't use that, or his charm, to exploit women. He genuinely seems to like women. For an actor, that's rare.