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Doris Belack
Born: 26th Feb 1926 New York City, New York, USA - Died 4th Oct 2011
Dept: Acting
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Belack played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000).
Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death. They were married for 65 years and had no children.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 57
Film: 27 (47%)
Television: 30 (53%)
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Filmography
2007
ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. ... view
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Elona
2005
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst. ... view
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Blanche
Sep 2002 (first aired)
After the death of his wife, world-class neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Brown leaves Manhattan and moves his family to the small town of Everwood, Colorado. ... view
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Ruth Hoffman (2 ep.)
Oct 2000 (first aired)
Madigan Men is an American television comedy that premiered on ABC in the U.S. on October 6, 2000. The show performed poorly in the ratings and among ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2000
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow. ... view
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Mrs. Johnson
Sep 1999 (first aired)
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate ... view
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Margaret Barry (2 ep.)
1999
Doug and his pal Skeeter set's out to find the monster of Lucky Duck Lake. Though things get really out of hand when some one blurts out that the mons ... view
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Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
Jun 1998 (first aired)
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as th ... view
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Lenore (1 ep.)
1998
Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at L ... view
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Blanche Madison Povitch
1998
After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a h ... view
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President Porter
1997
Two commuters -- likable salesman Joey (Jack Gindi) and working girl Linda (Judy Kuhn) -- dream of finding the perfect love but get stuck on a merry-g ... view
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Oct 1996 (first aired)
Public Morals is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS network in October 1996. Created and executive produced by Steven Bochco, the seri ... view
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Gabriella Biondi (2 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. ... view
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Elaine Weiss (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The se ... view
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Mrs. Taubler (1 ep.)
Mar 1994 (first aired)
Ellen works in a Los Angeles bookstore called Buy the Book and hangs around with her friends discussing lovers, work and family. ... view
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Cora (1 ep.)
1994
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for wh ... view
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Dr. Roberts
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Family Album is an American sitcom that aired from September 24 until November 12, 1993. ... view
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Lillian Lerner (8 ep.)
Sep 1992 (first aired)
Laurie Hill is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from September 30, 1992 until October 28, 1992. It starred DeLane Matthews as Dr. Laurie Hill, a ped ... view
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Beverly Fielder (10 ep.)
Aug 1991 (first aired)
Doug Funnie experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington, Virginia. ... view
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Ms. Wingo (voice) (135 ep.)
1991
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness ... view
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Dr. Catherine Tomsky
May 1991 (first aired)
The Reed sisters of Winnetka, Illinois, are a close-knit group. Alex, Georgie, Teddy, and Frankie navigate the waters of life's triumphs and tragedies ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
1991
A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hearing about this, anti-abortion protesters start a l ... view
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Fran
Sep 1990 (first aired)
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someo ... view
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Margaret Barry (9 ep.)
Arraignment Judge (1 ep.)
1990
Eddie and Lou are a couple of two-bit con men on the lam from a loan shark. They hide out in someone's house and they hear on the answering machine th ... view
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Mona
1989
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist. ... view
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Paula
1989
New York City garment manufacturer Sam Posner is a liar, a bully and a cheat who makes life unpleasant for his wife, mistress and everyone else around ... view
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Mrs. Posner
1988
After five hard years behind bars Bonnie Lee is still haunted by her past which hides a terrible secret and hunted by her father, a man desperate for ... view
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Edna
1987
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his ... view
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Mrs. Thompson
1987
Molly McCue becomes bored with her quiet, suburban life and fantasizes about becoming a detective. She gets her chance when the urn containing the ash ... view
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Anna McCue
Jan 1987 (first aired)
Mathnet is a segment on the children's television show Square One Television, of which five seasons were produced. This parody of Dragnet featured det ... view
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Broadway Annie Rose (1 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as ... view
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Dorian (1 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, m ... view
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Gloria (1 ep.)
Mar 1985 (first aired)
Mr. Belvedere takes a job as a housekeeper with an American family headed by George Owens. ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1985
Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that the ... view
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Mrs. Gilroy
1985
Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher and the chorus girl he helped turn into a Ziegfeld s ... view
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Louella Parsons
Sep 1984 (first aired)
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until Apri ... view
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Saleswoman (1 ep.)
Oct 1983 (first aired)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruc ... view
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Mrs. Courtney (1 ep.)
1983
High-priced call girl Lee Churchill examines her life via therapy 'sessions'. Her double life is unknown to her parents, sister and the 'straight' man ... view
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1983
Kathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of a car. When the body turns up later and the murderer, ... view
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Edna Burns
1982
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime dra ... view
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Rita
Oct 1982 (first aired)
Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solv ... view
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Myrtle (1 ep.)
Rose (1 ep.)
Sep 1982 (first aired)
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andr ... view
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Mrs. Willis (1 ep.)
1982
Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later ... view
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Building Manager
Mar 1982 (first aired)
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Mar 1982 (first aired)
Thirteen bakers compete to create the next viral baking sensation. ... view
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Unknown/various (6 ep.)
1981
Inspired by the exploits of New York's Guardian Angels, which began as a band of streetwise young people who formed an anti-crime subway patrol and we ... view
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Doctor
1980
When alcoholic homicide investigator Valnikov is transferred to a burglary case that seems to involve a creepy dogcatcher, he's also given a new partn ... view
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Harried Woman
1980
Granny Weatherall (Geraldine Fitzgerald) is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses around her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in cont ... view
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Olive
1978
Family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who needs constant care and can no longer safely live alone, which particula ... view
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Housekeeper
1977
Family secrets are revealed as three generations of a middle-class New York Jewish family come together in this story of good relations and bad relati ... view
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Libby Levine
Jan 1975 (first aired)
Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything ... view
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Bernice Fish (1 ep.)
May 1964 (first aired)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay Ci ... view
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Unknown/various (1364 ep.)
Sep 1963 (first aired)
The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The ... view
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Miss Grey (2 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Edge of Night was an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter & Gamble. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a ... view
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Unknown/various (305 ep.)
Oct 1950 (first aired)
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original telep ... view
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Chicago Operator (2 ep.)
Sep 1950 (first aired)
Treasury Men in Action is an American crime drama series broadcast live and which aired from 1950 through 1955 on ABC. The series stars Walter Greaza, ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
May 1949 (first aired)
The Clock is a 30-minute American anthology television series based upon the American Broadcasting Company radio series which ran from 1946–48. The ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)