Wikipedia / Lee Garlington
Wikipedia / Lee Garlington
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress.
Early life
Garlington was born in Teaneck, New Jersey on July 20, 1953. She spent her teenage years in Wilmington, Delaware.
Career
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, Coach, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also played the part of Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls and Ronni Rapalono, the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends. From 2002 to 2005, she had a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny.
Garlington 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), and played Demi Moore's obstetrician in The Seventh Sign (1988). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovak mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford.
Garlington 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 was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes.
In 2021, Garlington worked in the Discovery+ film Candy Coated Christmas.
Awards
In 2018, Garlington received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.
Personal life
Garlington is married to electrician Howard Nugent.
She was a bridesmaid for Demi Moore for her second marriage.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1983 | Myrna | ||
1986 | Nancy Stalk | ||
1986 | Myrna | ||
1987 | Gym teacher | ||
1988 | Dr. Margaret Inness | ||
1989 | Beulah Gasnick | ||
1990 | Nita Samson | ||
1992 | Dr. Elena Rhyzkov | ||
1993 | Mrs. Festinger | ||
1993 | Carol Sandman | ||
1994 | Tina | ||
1995 | Dolly Tucker | ||
1996 | Marian | ||
1997 | Dr. Jane Fox | ||
2000 | Linda Davis | ||
2001 | Layover | Boone | |
2001 | Natalie's Mom | ||
2002 | Mary Pat Foley | ||
2002 | Vice-Principal Bernard | ||
2002 | Waitress | ||
2004 | Betty Sue | ||
2004 | Guarding Eddy | Helen | |
2005 | Stewardess | ||
2005 | Rita | ||
2006 | Mrs. Cahan | ||
2006 | Head Vault Judge | ||
2008 | Penny | ||
2008 | Aunt Carmen | Video | |
2008 | Beverly Thacker | ||
2010 | A Buddy Story | Susan's Mom | |
2014 | Sister | Principal Jacobs | |
2014 | Gummy | ||
2014 | Paint | ||
2014 | Wendy | ||
2015 | Dottie | ||
2015 | Lt. Polly | ||
2016 | Esther | ||
2016 | Her Last Will | Ruth | |
2017 | Dr. Llywelyn | ||
2018 | North Blvd | Liz | |
2018 | Christmas Harmony | Debbie | |
2021 | Landlady | ||
2021 | Candy Coated Christmas | Kim Winters | Discovery+ film |
2026 | Katie Gurney | ||
TBA | Boy's Name | Elsee | Pre-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1984 | Pat | Episode: "Valerie's Turn" | |
1985 | Maura | Episodes: "Hacked to Pieces", "Seoul on Ice" | |
1986 | Anne | Episode: "Below the Line" | |
1987 | Paula | Episode: "The Chef" | |
1987 | Dr. Sara Johanssen / Markovich | Episode: "Comrade Hammer" | |
1987 | Domina | Episode: "Into the Night" | |
1987 | Regina Furnald | Episode: "Pigmalion" | |
1987 | Mrs. Whitcoms | TV film | |
1987 | Beth Davis | Episode: "Miracle in Columbus" | |
1987–1988 | Gail | Episodes: "John Doe, We Hardly Knew Ye", "The Naked and the Dead", "In Search of Bijoux" | |
1988 | Down Delaware Road | Janet Rhonda | TV film |
1988 | Winnie | Gladys | TV film |
1988 | Helen Lundquist | Episode: "Marcine Shoplifts" | |
1989 | Shawnee | Episode: "It's How You Play the Game" | |
1989 | Judy Pellman | Episode: "What the Inspector Saw" | |
1989 | Claire | Episode: "Good News, Bad News" | |
1989 | Mary Willis | TV film | |
1989 | Linda | Episodes: "The Honeymooners", "Above and Beyond Therapy", "Private School" | |
1989 | Angelica | Episode: "Suites, Lies and Videotape" | |
1989, 1991 | Carole Karoszek / Karen Miller | Episodes: "Death and Stuff", "Santa Claus" | |
1990 | Last Flight Out | Jan | TV film |
1990 | Peggy Blankenship | TV film | |
1990 | Shelly | TV film | |
1990 | Joanne | TV film | |
1990–1991 | Shelly Callahan | Main role | |
1991 | Patti | Episode: "Married" | |
1991 | Gina | TV film | |
1991 | Ms. Foster | Episode: "Tony and Angela Get Divorced" | |
1991 | Nurse Chatam | Episode: "Shock Theater" | |
1991 | Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories | Josette | TV film |
1991 | Barbara | Episode: "I Hate Barbara" | |
1992 | Martine Sullivan | Episode: "The Shadow of Death" | |
1992 | Samy | Episode: "Whines and Misdemeanors" | |
1992 | Kirsten | Episode: "Home Again, Rose: Part 2" | |
1992 | Tina Farrell | TV film | |
1992 | Connie Ruskin | Main role | |
1992 | Lee | TV film | |
1993 | Helaine | TV film | |
1993 | Dying to Love You | Rita | TV film |
1993 | Ann Hollings | Episode: "Everybody Lies" | |
1993 | Phyllis | TV film | |
1993 | River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene | Janice | TV film |
1993 | Love Matters | Nan | TV film |
1993 | Anne Williams | TV film | |
1993 | Judy Hampton | Episode: "The Gift" | |
1993 | Joanie Graham | Episode: "Feud for Thought" | |
1994 | Diane Van de Ven | Episode: "Crazy for You" | |
1994 | Vi | Episode: "Exclusively Yours" | |
1994 | Wanda | TV film | |
1994 | Marla Casey | Episode: "Just a Family of Doolans Sittin' Around Talkin'" | |
1994 | Take Me Home Again | Nell | TV film |
1994 | Higher Education | Faye | Main role |
1995 | Carole Garson | TV film | |
1995 | Ronni Rapalono | Episode: "The One with the Boobies" | |
1995 | Annie | TV film | |
1995 | Bailey Izzy | Episode: "Emission Control" | |
1995, 1997 | Emily | Episodes: "Matthew Gets Busted", "Matthew's Old Lady" | |
1996 | Summer of Fear | Winnie | TV film |
1996 | Jeanette | Episode: "Two of a Kind" | |
1996 | Dr. Frances Barry | Episode: "Insight" | |
1996 | Betty Hill | Episode: "The Awakening (Pilot)" | |
1996 | Kathy Donovan | Main role | |
1997 | Total Security | Karen Des Moines | Episode: "Wet Side Story" |
1997 | Jill Reichert | Episode: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" | |
1997 | Carol Sardos | Episode: "The Lung and the Restless" | |
1997, 1999, 2004 | Rosie DePaul / Lea Chambers / Margret Lidz | Episodes: "Three Girls and a Baby", "Mister Roberts", "The Vision Thing" | |
1998 | Carol Walters | Episode: "Bulls and Bears" | |
1998 | Rosellen Fortenot | Episode: "Bay of Big's" | |
1998 | Judge Mary Ruben | Episode: "Cop Out" | |
1999 | Dana Pillsbury | TV film | |
1999 | Alicia Spitz Gordon | Episode: "The Heartless Bitch" | |
2000 | Georgette | TV film, segment: '1972' | |
2000 | Blood Money | Jeri Williams | TV film |
2001 | Dr. Kemper | Episode: "The Undertow" | |
2001 | Warden Arnold | TV film | |
2001 | Sue | Episode: "NASCAR" | |
2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Laura Lee Kestes | TV film |
2001 | Barb Palmer | Episode: "Clinical Enigma" | |
2002 | Dr. Josephs | Episode: "Ship-in-a-Bottle" | |
2002 | Jessica Harris | Episode: "Hell's Bells" | |
2002 | Ms. Conway | Episode: "Experience Is the Teacher" | |
2002, 2005 | Fiona Kleinschmidt | Episodes: "Back to the Garden", "The Rainbow of Her Reasons" | |
2002–2005 | Brenda Baxworth | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) | |
2003 | Jeanette Morris | Episode: "Abby's First Date" | |
2003 | Charlotte Bloom | Episode: "Touch Move" | |
2003 | Mrs. Price | Episode: "The Magic Bullet" | |
2003 | Louise | Episode: "Been Caught Stealing" | |
2003, 2009 | Mrs. Frommer / Mrs. Briggs | Episodes: "Forever", "The Lost Girls" | |
2003, 2005–2006 | Alana Waterman | Episodes: "Red Haven's on Fire", "Here Today", "Welcome to Wherever You Are" | |
2004 | Carol Prosser | Episode: "Late Returns" | |
2004 | Evelyn Parras | Episode: "Passing Time" | |
2004 | Alberta Holstein | Episode: "Anything You Can Do" | |
2004 | Annette | Episodes: "Queens for a Day: Parts 1 & 2" | |
2004–2005 | Fran / Leslie | Episodes: "Mother's Day", "VolleyBrawl" | |
2005 | Mary Hanlan | Episode: "The Meat Puzzle" | |
2005 | Detective | Beatrice Doil | TV film |
2005 | Fara Linden | Episode: "Deny, Deny, Deny" | |
2005 | Helen Conrad | Episode: "The Cradle" | |
2006 | Grace Ann | Episode: "Eviction" | |
2006 | Hannah Turley | Episode: "A Father's Story" | |
2007 | Wendy | Episode: "The Ceremony" | |
2007 | Dixie | Episode: "Night of the Living Dead" | |
2007 | Peggy | Episode: "I Merely Slept with a Commie" | |
2007 | Mona | Episode: "What About Calling All Friends..." | |
2007 | Alisa McKenzie | Episode: "Trial of the Century" | |
2007 | Probation Officer Cavanaugh | Episode: "1.8709" | |
2007–2008 | Jane Fedley | Episodes: "Operation Education", "Field of Dreams" | |
2008 | Marion Wheeler | Episodes: "Wicked Game: Parts 1 & 2" | |
2008 | Bren | Episode: "Baby on Board" | |
2009 | Sally Meeker | Episode: "Watch Siggybaby Burn" | |
2009 | Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith | Jane Burns | TV film |
2009 | Briggitte Reinholt | Episode: "Briggitte Reinholt" | |
2009–2010 | Cathleen Kerik | Episodes: "Sally in the Alley", "The Runner" | |
2010 | Carlene | Episodes: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "The Negotiation" | |
2010 | Mrs. Walker | Episode: "Beat the Devil" | |
2010 | Eugenia | Episode: "Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is" | |
2010 | Judge Amy Shapiro | Episode: "True Confessions" | |
2011 | Mrs. Krump | Episode: "Duncan vs. Duncan" | |
2011 | Billie | Episode: "The Benefit of Mardi Gras" | |
2011–2012 | Ruth Yitanes | Recurring role (seasons 1–2) | |
2012 | Betty Fulford | Episode: "Devil's Cherry" | |
2012 | Donna Fisher | Episode: "Emily and... the Outbreak" | |
2013 | Stella Peterson | Episode: "Good Fries Are Hard to Come By" | |
2013 | Sherry Spellman | Episodes: "Calaca", "Rio", "Maria of the Desert" | |
2013 | Janet | Episode: "My Dad's Hotter Than Your Dad" | |
2014 | Dorothy | Episode: "I'm Just Not That Into Me" | |
2014 | Ruth | Episode: "Of Children and Travelers" | |
2014 | Dep. Chief Diane Kindrick | Episode: "Crazy for You" | |
2014–2015 | Eleanor | Guest role (seasons 2–3) | |
2015 | 40's and Failing | Rhonda Bodes | Episode: "Statistics" |
2015 | Janet Sloan | Episode: "Turn Down" | |
2016 | Muriel Fletcher | Episode: "Fifty Shades of Grey Matter" | |
2016 | Geraldine Peters | Episode: "Through the Eyes of a Falcon" | |
2016 | Elizabeth 'Bitsy' Tate | TV film | |
2017 | Dana | Episode: "The Cock Barrens" | |
2018 | Loretta | Episode: "Thanksgiving" | |
2018 | Broken | Darlene | TV series |
2022 | Francine | Episode "We're Gonna Beat This Thing" | |
2025 | Ethel | Episode: "How We Learned to Love Our Haters" |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2022 | Herself | Episode: "The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special" |
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