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Elizabeth Ashley

Acting Born Aug 30, 1939 Ocala, Florida, USA 24 credits

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Cole (born August 30, 1939), known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley, is an American actress who first came to prominence as the ingenue in the Broadway play Take Her, She's Mine, which earned her a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play.

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Serena Benson

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Gwen Young

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Run for Your Life

as Dina Fuller

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Murder, She Wrote

as Vera Gerakaris

Murder, She Wrote

as Emily Broussard Renwyck

Ironside

as Laura Keyes

Miami Vice

as Linda Colby

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Serena Benson
  • Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Gwen Young
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Love Boat (1977) as Nancy Bricker
  • Run for Your Life (1965) as Dina Fuller
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Vera Gerakaris
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Emily Broussard Renwyck
  • Ironside (1967) as Laura Keyes
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Linda Colby
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • The Virginian (1962) as Faith Andrews
  • Mannix (1967) as Karen Winslow
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Madeline Pitt
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Andrea
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Lois Stoner
  • Touched by an Angel (1994) as Sandy Latham
  • Hunter (1984) as Felicia Green
  • Love, American Style (1969) as Penny Dunbar
  • Cagney & Lacey (1982) as Michelle Zal
  • Caroline in the City (1995) as Natalie Karinsky
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Hey Arnold! (1996) as Mrs. Vitello (voice)