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Elizabeth Key "Bess" Armstrong is an American film, stage and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films The Four Seasons (1981), High Road to China (1983), Jaws 3-D (1983), and Nothing in Common (1986). Armstrong also starred in the ABC drama series My So-Called Life and had lead roles in a number of made-for-television films.
Birth Name
Elizabeth Key Armstrong
Born
Friday, 11 December 1953
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Love That for You | Marcy Gold | 2022 |
| Love and Sunshine | Margo Terry | 2019 |
| S.W.A.T. | Mayor Barrett | 2017 |
| The Arrangement | Iris Holloway | 2017 |
| Conviction | Harper Morrison | 2016 |
| Diagnosis Delicious | Lynn Cosworth / Lynn | 2016 |
| Bad Internet | Mom | 2016 |
| Damien | Mrs. Thorn | 2016 |
| Zoo | Dr. Elizabeth Oz / Elizabeth | 2015 |
| Reckless | Melinda Rayder | 2014 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| I Love That for You | Marcy Gold | 2022 |
| Love and Sunshine | Margo Terry | 2019 |
| S.W.A.T. | Mayor Barrett | 2017 |
| The Arrangement | Iris Holloway | 2017 |
| Conviction | Harper Morrison | 2016 |
| Diagnosis Delicious | Lynn Cosworth / Lynn | 2016 |
| Bad Internet | Mom | 2016 |
| Damien | Mrs. Thorn | 2016 |
| Zoo | Dr. Elizabeth Oz / Elizabeth | 2015 |
| Reckless | Melinda Rayder | 2014 |
| Bosch | Judge Sobel / Judge Donna Sobel | 2014 |
| Rake | Helen Cole | 2014 |
| I Married Who? | Elaine | 2012 |
| Longmire | Nancy Crandall | 2012 |
| Scandal | Senator Diane Greenwald | 2012 |
| The Peter Austin Noto Show | Self | 2012 |
| House of Lies | Julianne Hotschragar | 2012 |
| Switched at Birth | Professor Beth Marillo | 2011 |
| Drop Dead Diva | Rita Kaswell | 2009 |
| Castle | Paula Casillas | 2009 |
| True Blood | Nancy Mills | 2008 |
| Next of Kin | Susan | 2008 |
| Corporate Affairs | Emily Parker | 2008 |
| Mad Men | Catherine Orcutt | 2007 |
| Criminal Minds | Sheila Hawkes | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Maureen Lincoln | 2005 |
| Boston Legal | Penelope Kimball | 2004 |
| One Tree Hill | Lydia James | 2003 |
| NCIS | U.S. Senator Denise O'Hara | 2003 |
| That Was Then | Mickey Glass | 2002 |
| Good Morning, Miami | Louise Messinger | 2002 |
| Her Best Friend's Husband | Mandy Roberts | 2002 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Patricia Lydecker | 2000 |
| Diamond Men | Katie Harnish | 2000 |
| Forever Love | Gail | 1998 |
| Pecker | Dr. Klompus | 1998 |
| That Darn Cat | Judy Randall | 1997 |
| Christmas Every Day | Molly Jackson | 1996 |
| She Cried No | Denise Connell | 1996 |
| The Perfect Daughter | Jill Michaelson | 1996 |
| Forgotten Sins | Roberta 'Bobbie' Bradshaw | 1996 |
| Mixed Blessings | Pilar Graham Coleman | 1995 |
| Stolen Innocence | Becky Sapp | 1995 |
| Take Me Home Again | Connie | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Mary Gibson | 1994 |
| My So-Called Life | Patty Chase | 1994 |
| Serial Mom | Eugene Sutphin's Nurse | 1994 |
| The Nanny | Sara Sheffield | 1993 |
| Dream Lover | Elaine | 1993 |
| Frasier | Kelly Kirkland | 1993 |
| The Skateboard Kid | Maggie | 1993 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Clio | 1992 |
| Married People | Elizabeth Meyers | 1990 |
| Second Sight | Sister Elizabeth | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Erma | 1989 |
| Nothing in Common | Donna Mildred Martin | 1986 |
| All Is Forgiven | Paula Winters Russell | 1986 |
| Lace | Judy Hale | 1984 |
| The House of God | Cissy Anderson | 1984 |
| Jaws 3-D | Kathryn Morgan | 1983 |
| High Road to China | Eve 'Evie' Tozer / Eve Tozer | 1983 |
| This Girl for Hire | B.T. Brady / B' T' Brady | 1983 |
| Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | Mary Carew | 1982 |
| Barefoot in the Park | Corrie Bratter / Corie Bratter | 1982 |
| The Four Seasons | Ginny Newley (Callan) | 1981 |
| 11th Victim | Jill Kelso | 1979 |
| How to Pick Up Girls! | Sally Claybrook | 1978 |
| On Our Own | Julia Peters | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Laura Stanton | 1977 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself | 1962 |
