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Elaine Stritch

Acting Born Feb 2, 1925 Detroit, Michigan, USA 24 credits

Biography

Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, singer, and comedienne, known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Stritch was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.

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Known for

Law & Order

as Lanie Stieglitz

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Cosby Show

as Mrs. McGee

30 Rock

as Colleen Donaghy
Film

The Dark Knight

as Martha Albright

Oz

as Judge Grace Lema
Film

ParaNorman

as Grandma Babcock (voice)

Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Lanie Stieglitz
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Cosby Show (1984) as Mrs. McGee
  • 30 Rock (2006) as Colleen Donaghy
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Mary Pearl
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Pamela Beauchamp
  • Wogan (1982) as Self
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) as Martha Albright
  • Oz (1997) as Judge Grace Lema
  • Climax! (1954) as Kristie Crane
  • Matinee Theater (1955)
  • Studio One (1948) as Shirley
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
  • Blankety Blank (1979)
  • Parkinson (1998) as Self
  • Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Ethel Forester
  • The Dean Martin Show (1965)
  • ParaNorman (2012) as Grandma Babcock (voice)
  • DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Aunt Bertha
  • Monster-in-Law (2005) as Gertrude
  • The Trials of O'Brien (1965) as Miss G