Person
Elizabeth Ashley
Acting · Born 1939-08-30 · Ocala, Florida, USA
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Serena Benson
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Gwen Young
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Love Boat
Nancy Bricker
Hunter
Felicia Green
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Murder, She Wrote
Vera Gerakaris
Ironside
Laura Keyes
Filmography
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
- 2019Russian DollRuth Brenner
- 2018Ocean's EightEthel
- 2017Just Getting StartedLily
- 2017The Bold TypePam
- 2017Fry DayGrannie
- 2016Better ThingsMiss Louise
- 2010TremeAunt Mimi
- 2007Brando: An Icon Is BornHerself
- 2007The Cake EatersMarg
- 2007On Board the Ship of Fools
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
- 2002Hey Arnold! The MovieMrs. Vitello (voice)
- 2001Home Sweet HobokenBeth Flowers
- 2000Labor PainsJanice
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSerena Benson
- 1998HappinessDiane Freed
- 1998Just the TicketMrs. Paliski
- 1997Sleeping TogetherMrs. Tuccinini
- 1996Hey Arnold!Mrs. Vitello (voice)
- 1996The Big EasyLarissa Fontaine
- 1995Caroline in the CityNatalie Karinsky
- 1995The BuccaneersMrs. Closson (uncredited)
- 1995Women of the HouseSelf
- 1994Touched by an AngelSandy Latham
- 1994Burke's LawMary Burton
- 1993Dave's WorldJeanette
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetMadeline Pitt
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowElizabeth Ashley
- 1992In the Best Interest of the ChildrenCarla Scott
- 1991Love and Curses... and All That JazzEmmalina
- 1991Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland StoryVicky
- 1990Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and BeyondSelf
- 1990Evening ShadeFreida Evans
- 1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Gwen Young
- 1990Blue BayouLolly Fontenot
- 1989Vampire's KissDr. Glaser
- 1989A Man of PassionGloria
- 1989B.L. StrykerAlthea Campbell
- 1988Dangerous CurvesMiss Reed
- 1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi AbromowitzElizabeth Ashley
- 1988Eisenhower and LutzEleanor
- 1988In the Heat of the NightMaybelle Cheseboro
- 1987DragnetJane Kirkpatrick
- 1987The Two Mrs. GrenvillesBabette
- 1987Warm Hearts, Cold FeetBlanche Webster
- 1986StagecoachDallas
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsKaren Lawson / Kate Lawson
- 1984He's Fired, She's HiredFreddie Fox
- 1984Murder, She WroteVera Gerakaris
- 1984HunterFelicia Green
- 1984Miami ViceLinda Colby
- 1983The HitchhikerWoman / Mrs. Baxter
- 1983SvengaliEve Swiss
- 1982Split ImageDiana Stetson
- 1982Cagney & LaceyMichelle Zal
- 1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf
- 1981PaternitySophia Thatcher
- 1980WindowsAndrea Glassen
- 1978A Fire in the SkySharon Allan
- 1978Tom and JoannJoann Hammil
- 1978ComaMrs. Emerson
- 1977The Love BoatNancy Bricker
- 1977The War Between the TatesErica Tate
- 1976The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayNancy Sue
- 1976FamilyElizabeth Kraft
- 1976One of My Wives Is MissingElizabeth Corban
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- 197592 in the ShadeJeannie Carter
- 1975Rancho DeluxeCora Brown
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974Golden NeedlesFelicity
- 1974PlayhouseMedium
- 1973The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold KidnappingDr. Erica Bergner
- 1973Paperback HeroLoretta
- 1973Police StoryJannette Johnson
- 1973The MagicianSally Baker
- 1972Your Money or Your WifeLaurel Plunkett
- 1972The HeistDiane Craddock
- 1972Ghost StoryKaren Dover
- 1972Second ChanceEllie Smith
- 1972When Michael CallsHelen Connelly
- 1971The Face of FearSally Dillman
- 1971The Marriage of a Young StockbrokerNan
- 1971HarpyMarian
- 1969The File on DevlinSally Devlin
- 1969Love, American StylePenny Dunbar
- 1969Medical CenterAnne Forley
- 1967MannixKaren Winslow
- 1967IronsideLaura Keyes
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleAndrea
- 1965The F.B.I.Claire
- 1965Run for Your LifeDina Fuller
- 1965The Third DayAlexandria Mallory
- 1965Ship of FoolsJenny
- 1965The AmbassadorsMiss Barrace
- 1964Another WorldEmma Frame Ordway
- 1964Story ParadeMrs. Markham
- 1964The CarpetbaggersMonica Winthrop
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962Stoney BurkeDonna Weston
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The NursesBarbara Bowers
- 1962The VirginianFaith Andrews
- 1962Sam BenedictCindy Messerman
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Ben CaseyJane Brewster
- 1961The DefendersJoyce Harkavy
- 1960Route 66Maria Cardenas
- 1960Danger ManLady Fielding
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthBette
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1953The United States Steel Hour
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSally Devlin
- 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- —Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
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