Elizabeth Ashley
American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1939 · age 87
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.
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Russian DollSeries, Ruth Brenner2018
Ocean's EightFilm, Ethel2007
The Cake EatersFilm, Marg2002
Hey Arnold! The MovieFilm, Mrs. Vitello (voice)1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries, Serena Benson1998
HappinessFilm, Diane Freed1994
Touched by an AngelSeries, Sandy Latham1992
The Larry Sanders ShowSeries, Elizabeth Ashley
In the Best Interest of the ChildrenFilm, 1992Carla Scott1988
Dangerous CurvesFilm, Miss Reed1986
StagecoachFilm, Dallas1984
HunterSeries, Felicia Green1983
SvengaliFilm, Eve Swiss1982
Cagney & LaceySeries, Michelle Zal1981
PaternityFilm, Sophia Thatcher1978
A Fire in the SkyFilm, Sharon Allan1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries
92 in the ShadeFilm, 1975Jeannie Carter1973
Paperback HeroFilm, Loretta1971
HarpyFilm, Marian1967
IronsideSeries, Laura Keyes1964
The CarpetbaggersFilm, Monica Winthrop1962Theatre World AwardAwardTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a PlayAward
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries, 19621956
Tony AwardsSeries1939Born30 August 1939People around Elizabeth
Michael Douglas Also in Coma and When Michael Calls
Michael Crichton Directed Coma (1978)Burt Reynolds Also in Paternity and Evening Shade
Lee Marvin Also in The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1979)
Andy Garcia Produced Just the Ticket (1999)
Kevin Smith Directed Mallrats (1995)
Sam Waterston Also in Rancho Deluxe and Second Opinion
Todd Solondz Directed Happiness (1998)Don Taylor Directed The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1979)
Leif Erickson Also in The Carpetbaggers (1964)- Frank Perry Directed Rancho Deluxe (1975)
Lawrence Gordon Produced Paternity (1981)- Gordon Willis Directed Windows (1981)
James Schamus Produced Happiness (1998)
Robert Clouse Directed Golden Needles (1978)
Ron Shelton Directed Just Getting Started (2018)
Sean Daniel Produced Mallrats (1995)
Elliott Kastner Produced Rancho Deluxe (1975)
Robert K. Weiss Produced Dragnet (1987)
David Linde Produced Happiness (1998)
David Permut Produced Dragnet (1987)
Don Carmody Produced Split Image (1982)
Thomas McGuane Wrote Rancho Deluxe (1975)
Edwin Sherin Directed Second Opinion (1997)
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Happiness 1998
Ocean's Eight 2018
Coma 1978
Ship of Fools 1965
Hey Arnold! The Movie 2002
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Television 24
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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. Ashley 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. She is a 2024 inductee into the American Theater Hall of Fame.