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Julianna McCarthy is an American actress. McCarthy was an original cast member of the soap opera The Young and the Restless, starring as matriarch Liz Foster from 1973 to 1986. She reprised the role in 1993, 2003–2004, and 2008, returning for her final appearance in June 2010. While she was taken off of contract in late fall 1982 and didn't make appearances for months, she was brought back on a recurring basis in time for the show's tenth anniversary, appearing semi-regularly for the next couple of years until Liz moved to London. Later, she returned after Jill gave birth to a son, Billy, and was seen semi-regularly during the show's 20th anniversary when an ailing Liz revealed that Jill had been adopted. Her storyline concerned Jill's determination to find her birth parents. The character of Liz died in June 2010 on-screen.
Born
Saturday, 17 August 1929
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Last Ride on the Midwest Pacific | Nan | 2011 |
Herpes Boy | Grananna | 2009 |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Esther Balmore | 2009 |
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Hildy Bloome | 2008 |
Shredderman Rules | Grandma | 2007 |
The Unit | Margaret | 2006 |
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend | Dorothy | 2005 |
Cold Case | Penny Centavo '07 | 2003 |
Mystery Woman | Dorothy | 2003 |
Ted Bundy | Professor | 2002 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Last Ride on the Midwest Pacific | Nan | 2011 |
Herpes Boy | Grananna | 2009 |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Esther Balmore | 2009 |
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Hildy Bloome | 2008 |
Shredderman Rules | Grandma | 2007 |
The Unit | Margaret | 2006 |
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend | Dorothy | 2005 |
Cold Case | Penny Centavo '07 | 2003 |
Mystery Woman | Dorothy | 2003 |
Ted Bundy | Professor | 2002 |
Six Feet Under | Beatrice | 2001 |
The Girls' Room | Nana | 2000 |
Once and Again | Nana | 1999 |
Kill the Man | Bingo Lady | 1999 |
Poodle Springs | Mrs. D | 1998 |
The Magnificent Seven | Jessie Quince | 1998 |
Starship Troopers | Expert | 1997 |
The Sleepwalker Killing | Eileen Hunter | 1997 |
Skeletons | Old Woman | 1997 |
Profiler | Agnes McMillan | 1996 |
Alien Avengers | Interviewee | 1996 |
The Frighteners | Old Lady Bradley | 1996 |
Land's End | Susanne Foster | 1995 |
The Client | Henrietta Gaines | 1995 |
A Bucket of Blood | Mrs. Swicker | 1995 |
Touched by an Angel | Catherine Knight | 1994 |
ER | Mrs. Raskin | 1994 |
When the Bough Breaks | Mrs. Voss | 1994 |
Donato and Daughter | Adele Loring | 1993 |
NYPD Blue | Mrs. Kenyon | 1993 |
Striking Distance | Judge | 1993 |
Lightning in a Bottle | Wilma | 1993 |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Mila | 1993 |
The Distinguished Gentleman | Blue Haired Lady | 1992 |
A House of Secrets and Lies | Ellen | 1992 |
Melrose Place | Mabel | 1992 |
L.A. Story | Woman | 1991 |
Dark Shadows | Mrs. Johnson / Abigail Collins | 1991 |
Working Girl | Mrs. Perkins | 1990 |
The First Power | Grandmother | 1990 |
Satan's Princess | Mrs. O'Hara | 1989 |
Paradise | Margaret / Bank Teller | 1988 |
Bad Dreams | Nurse #1 | 1988 |
Jake and the Fatman | Vera Rose Delaney / Ida Houck | 1987 |
Maid to Order | Elderly Lady | 1987 |
L.A. Law | Frances Clifford | 1986 |
Matlock | Lillian Abbot | 1986 |
Stingray | Ruth Daniels | 1986 |
Highway to Heaven | Flo | 1984 |
The New Mike Hammer | Ruth Bailer | 1984 |
Mama's Family | Lucille | 1983 |
The Last American Virgin | Counselor | 1982 |
Cagney & Lacey | Annie | 1981 |
A Gun in the House | Thelma Grine | 1981 |
Hill Street Blues | Dr. Davis | 1981 |
Seed of Innocence | Sister Nadine | 1980 |
Lou Grant | Augusta Swan Hart | 1977 |
Ironside | Mary Dayton | 1967 |