Bess Armstrong: movies and TV shows
Bess Armstrong has 73 credits in the archive: 35 films and 38 TV series, from 1962 to 2023. Highest rated: Batman: The Animated Series (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1962 – 2023 · busiest year: 1993 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Irrational | Renee Franklin | TV | 6.6 | 69 |
| 2022 | I Love That for You | Marcy Gold | TV | 6.4 | 68 |
| 2019 | Love and Sunshine | Margo Terry | Film | 7.2 | 65 |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | Mayor Barrett | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Eileen Lim | TV | 8.5 | 63 |
| 2016 | Conviction | Harper Morrison | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2016 | Bad Internet | Gabby | TV | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2016 | Damien | Mrs. Thorn | TV | 6.2 | 62 |
| 2016 | Diagnosis Delicious | Lynn Cosworth | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 2015 | Bosch | Donna Sobel | TV | 7.9 | 61 |
| 2015 | Zoo | Elizabeth | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 2015 | Zoo | Dr. Elizabeth Oz | TV | 6.8 | 61 |
| 2012 | Scandal | Senator Diane Greenwald | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 2012 | Longmire | TV | 7.7 | 58 | |
| 2012 | I Married Who? | Elaine | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Professor Marillo | TV | 7.5 | 57 |
| 2009 | Castle | Paula Casillas | TV | 8.0 | 55 |
| 2008 | True Blood | Nancy Mills | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2008 | Corporate Affairs | Emily Parker | Film | 3.6 | 54 |
| 2007 | Mad Men | Catherine Orcutt | TV | 8.1 | 53 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Maureen Lincoln | TV | 8.2 | 51 |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Sheila Hawkes | TV | 8.3 | 51 |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Penelope Kimball | TV | 7.9 | 50 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Denise O'Hara | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 2003 | One Tree Hill | Lydia James | TV | 7.8 | 49 |
| 2002 | Good Morning, Miami | Louise Messinger | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 2002 | Her Best Friend's Husband | Mandy Roberts | Film | 5.1 | 48 |
| 2002 | That Was Then | Mickey Glass | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Patricia Lydecker | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 2000 | Diamond Men | Katie Harnish | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 1998 | Forever Love | Gail | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1998 | Pecker | Dr. Klompus | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1997 | That Darn Cat | Judy Randall | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1996 | Christmas Every Day | Molly Jackson | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1996 | She Cried No | Denise Connell | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1996 | Forgotten Sins | Roberta 'Bobbie' Bradshaw | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1996 | The Perfect Daughter | Jill Michaelson | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1995 | Stolen Innocence | Becky Sapp | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1995 | Mixed Blessings | Pilar Graham Coleman | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1995 | She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | Barbara Pope | Film | 5.0 | 41 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Mary Gibson | TV | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Patty Chase | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1994 | Serial Mom | Eugene Sutphin's Nurse (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1994 | The Lies Boys Tell | Connie | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Kelly Kirkland | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Sara Sheffield (uncredited) | TV | 8.1 | 39 |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Sara Sheffield | TV | 8.1 | 39 |
| 1993 | Dream Lover | Elaine | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1993 | The Skateboard Kid | Maggie | Film | 3.3 | 39 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Clio (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 38 |
| 1990 | Married People | TV | 5.8 | 36 | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Erma | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1989 | Second Sight | Sister Elizabeth | Film | 4.5 | 35 |
| 1989 | Mother, Mother | Kate Watson | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1986 | All Is Forgiven | Paula Russell | TV | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1986 | Nothing in Common | Donna Mildred Martin | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1984 | Lace | Judy Hale | TV | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1984 | The House of God | Cissy Anderson | Film | 3.2 | 30 |
| 1984 | 11th Victim | Jill Kelso | Film | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | Dr. Kathryn Morgan | Film | 4.5 | 29 |
| 1983 | High Road to China | Eve 'Evie' Tozer | Film | 5.9 | 29 |
| 1983 | This Girl for Hire | B' T' Brady | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1983 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Film | 5.0 | 29 | |
| 1982 | Barefoot In the Park | Corrie Bratter | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1982 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | Mary Carew | Film | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1981 | The Four Seasons | Ginny Newley (Callan) | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | TV | — | 25 | |
| 1979 | Walking Through the Fire | Laurel Lee | Film | 5.5 | 25 |
| 1978 | How to Pick Up Girls! | Sally Claybrook | Film | 4.0 | 24 |
| 1978 | Getting Married | Kristine Lawrence | Film | 6.0 | 24 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Laura Stanton | TV | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1977 | On Our Own | Julia Peters | TV | 6.0 | 23 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 8 |