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Jessica Walter is an American actress. She is known for appearing in the films Play Misty for Me (1971), Grand Prix and The Group, her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development, and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX animated series Archer. Walter studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
Born
Friday, 31 January 1941
Died
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mimic | The Editor | 2021 |
| Difficult People | Mrs. Chuck | 2020 |
| Rediscovering Christmas | Mrs. Barrington | 2019 |
| Harley Quinn | Wendy / Granny Goodness | 2019 |
| Keep the Change | Carrie | 2018 |
| Good Girls | Judith | 2018 |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Alice Brittlecrunch | 2017 |
| Undercover Grandpa | Maddie Harcourt / Maddy Harcourt | 2017 |
| Toy Geeks: Behind the Counter | Self | 2017 |
| Justice League Action | Athena | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Mimic | The Editor | 2021 |
| Difficult People | Mrs. Chuck | 2020 |
| Rediscovering Christmas | Mrs. Barrington | 2019 |
| Harley Quinn | Wendy / Granny Goodness | 2019 |
| Keep the Change | Carrie | 2018 |
| Good Girls | Judith | 2018 |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Alice Brittlecrunch | 2017 |
| Undercover Grandpa | Maddie Harcourt / Maddy Harcourt | 2017 |
| Toy Geeks: Behind the Counter | Self | 2017 |
| Justice League Action | Athena | 2016 |
| American Housewife | Margaret | 2016 |
| The Odd Couple | Meredith Unger | 2015 |
| Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Meteora Heinous / Miss Heinous | 2015 |
| Jennifer Falls | Maggie Doyle / Maggie | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Turbo FAST | Tabitha | 2013 |
| Bending the Rules | Lena Gold | 2012 |
| Retired at 35 | Elaine Robbins | 2011 |
| Gravity | Henrietta | 2010 |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Jason's Mom | 2010 |
| Archer | Malory Archer / Malory Archer (voice) / Mallory Archer | 2009 |
| Make It or Break It | 2009 | |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| 90210 | Tabitha Wilson | 2008 |
| The Big Bang Theory | Mrs. Latham | 2007 |
| Saving Grace | Betty Hanadarko | 2007 |
| The Wedding Bells | Candace Sinclair | 2007 |
| Rules of Engagement | Constance | 2007 |
| The Land Before Time | Old One | 2007 |
| The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases | Self | 2006 |
| Unaccompanied Minors | Cindi | 2006 |
| Happy Hour | Nanette | 2006 |
| The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Demoness / Cordoth's Daughter | 2005 |
| I Do (But I Don't) | Gennifer | 2004 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| Arrested Development | Lucille Bluth | 2003 |
| NCIS | Judith McKnight | 2003 |
| The Dummy | Fern Schoichet / Fern | 2003 |
| Fashion Police | Self - Guest | 2002 |
| My Best Friend's Wife | Mrs. Epstein | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Eleanor Reynolds | 2001 |
| Jack & Jill | Mrs. Louise Zane | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Petra Gilmartin | 1999 |
| Oh Baby | Celia Callaway / Celia Calloway | 1998 |
| Slums of Beverly Hills | Doris | 1998 |
| You Wish | Estelle | 1997 |
| Mother Knows Best | Joan | 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Eve Gallo | 1997 |
| Wing Commander Academy | Admiral Rhea Bergstrom | 1996 |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Suzanne Barnard | 1996 |
| Temptress | Dr. Phyllis Evergreen | 1995 |
| Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso | Self | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Naomi | 1994 |
| The Magic School Bus | Ashlee Walker Club Dupree | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Leave of Absence | Bess | 1994 |
| PCU | President Garcia-Thompson | 1994 |
| Ghost in the Machine | Elaine Spencer / Elaine | 1993 |
| The 47th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1993 |
| Babylon 5 | Senator Elise Voudreau | 1993 |
| The Round Table | Anne McPherson | 1992 |
| Jack's Place | Claire | 1992 |
| Dinosaurs | Fran Sinclair (voice) / Fran Sinclair | 1991 |
| The Pirates of Dark Water | Additional Voices | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Anna Kopell | 1990 |
| Coach | Susan Miller | 1989 |
| Tapeheads | Kay Mart | 1988 |
| Aaron's Way | Connie Lo Verde | 1988 |
| J.J. Starbuck | Brin Coltan | 1987 |
| The New Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1986 |
| Wildfire | Diabolyn / Lady Diabolyn | 1986 |
| The Execution | Gertrude Simon | 1985 |
| The Flamingo Kid | Phyllis Brody | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Joyce Holleran / Joan Fulton / Jane Dawson / Gwen Noble | 1984 |
| Three's a Crowd | Claudia Bradford | 1984 |
| Bare Essence | Ava Marshall | 1983 |
| Thursday's Child | Roz Richardson | 1983 |
| Spring Fever | Celia Berryman | 1982 |
| Matt Houston | Glynnis Durand | 1982 |
| Hotel | Irene Fitzgerald | 1982 |
| Joanie Loves Chachi | Vanessa | 1982 |
| Scruples | Maggie / Maggie McGregor | 1981 |
| Going Ape! | Fiona | 1981 |
| Miracle on Ice | Pat Brooks | 1981 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Joan Fulton | 1980 |
| Knots Landing | Victoria Hill | 1979 |
| She's Dressed to Kill | Irene Barton | 1979 |
| Vampire | Nicole DeCamp | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Melanie Townsend McIntyre | 1979 |
| The Concorde... Airport '79 | Mrs. Patroni | 1979 |
| Goldengirl | Melody | 1979 |
| Secrets of Three Hungry Wives | Christina Wood | 1978 |
| Dr. Strange | Morgan LeFay | 1978 |
| Wheels | Ursula | 1978 |
| What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | Fran | 1977 |
| The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Holly Hartman / Marcia Farnsworth / Jocelyn Hyatt Matthews / Louise Hastings / Madeline Harris / Sally Welker | 1977 |
| All That Glitters | Joan Hamlyn | 1977 |
| Victory at Entebbe | Nomi Haroun | 1976 |
| Visions | Anna II | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Jessica Ross | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Gloria | 1975 |
| The Bobby Vinton Show | Self - Guest | 1975 |
| The Rich Little Show | Self | 1975 |
| Amy Prentiss | Amy Prentiss | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Hurricane | Louise Damon | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | Herself - Celebrity Contestant | 1973 |
| The Magician | Marian Tripp | 1973 |
| Tenafly | Joyce Harrison | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Bernice Kellner / Brooke Leighton | 1973 |
| Home for the Holidays | Frederica Morgan | 1972 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Dr. Stein | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Glen Williams / Glen Conway / Maggie Jarris | 1972 |
| Banacek | Erica Osburn | 1972 |
| Women in Chains | Dee Dee | 1972 |
| The Sixth Sense | Jordana Theland | 1972 |
| They Call It Murder | Jane Antrim | 1971 |
| Play Misty for Me | Evelyn | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Donna Drake | 1971 |
| Columbo | Margaret Nicholson | 1971 |
| Cannon | Jane Butler | 1971 |
| Banyon | Emily | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Louise Carson | 1971 |
| The Most Deadly Game | Leslie | 1970 |
| Men at Law | Kate Callendar | 1970 |
| McCloud | Jessica Wright | 1970 |
| Three's a Crowd | Jessica Carson | 1969 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Betty (segment "Love and the Big Leap") / Grace (segment "Love and the Weirdo") / Mary Pettidrew (segment "Love and the Jealous Husband") / Mrs. Kramer (segment "Love and the Kidnapper") / Virginia Dickinson (segment "Love and the Twanger Tutor") | 1969 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Number One | Julie Catlan | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Dr. Carrie Benson / Maggi Spencer / Phoebe / Susan | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Jenny Alquist / Marian Lawrence | 1969 |
| Then Came Bronson | Morgana Mendoza | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Rita Mason / Allie Chambers / Linda Ramsey | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Carla Crystal | 1968 |
| Bye Bye Braverman | Inez Braverman | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Lori Brooks | 1968 |
| Mannix | Althea Blake / Kathy Graves / Laura Danford | 1967 |
| Ironside | Amy Prentiss | 1967 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self | 1967 |
| Grand Prix | Pat / Pat Stoddard | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Valerie | 1966 |
| Preview Tonight | Vivian Scott | 1966 |
| The Group | Libby | 1966 |
| The Trials of O'Brien | Carole Ann Muffit | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Miss Gibbs / Mireilis / Gillian Norberry / Ellen Rainey / Eleanor Prior / Carla Payne | 1965 |
| For the People | Phyllis Koster | 1965 |
| Lilith | Laura | 1964 |
| The Reporter | Jennifer | 1964 |
| Flipper | Elena Darmon | 1964 |
| The Rogues | Linda Tennant | 1964 |
| East Side/West Side | Phyllis Dowling | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Pat Haynes | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Herself | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Edith Robertson | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Lorna Richmond | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Flora Farr | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Sharon Ruskin / Myra Maxwell | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Liz Marshall | 1960 |
| Naked City | Girl / Louise | 1958 |
| Love of Life | Julie Murano | 1951 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Nominated |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Won |
| 1972 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |
