Doris Belack

Doris Belack

Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Belack played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000). Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death. They were married for 65 years and had no children.

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2007

Arranged
Arranged
as Elona
Movie - Released: 3/10/2007

2005

Prime
Prime
as Blanche
Movie - Released: 9/21/2005

2002

Everwood
Everwood
as Ruth Hoffman
TV - Released: 9/16/2002

2000

Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson
Movie - Released: 4/9/2000
Madigan Men
Madigan Men
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Doug's 1st Movie
Doug's 1st Movie
as Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/26/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Margaret Barry
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II
as Blanche Madison Povitch
Movie - Released: 4/9/1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe
as President Porter
Movie - Released: 2/27/1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City
as Lenore
TV - Released: 6/6/1998

1997

What's Your Sign?
What's Your Sign?
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997

1996

Public Morals
Public Morals
as Gabriella Biondi
TV - Released: 10/30/1996

1994

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Dr. Roberts
Movie - Released: 3/18/1994
Ellen
Ellen
as Cora
TV - Released: 3/29/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Elaine Weiss
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
as Mrs. Taubler
TV - Released: 9/18/1994

1993

TV
Family Album
as Lillian Lerner
TV - Released: 9/24/1993

1992

Laurie Hill
Laurie Hill
as Beverly Fielder
TV - Released: 9/30/1992

1991

Absolute Strangers
Absolute Strangers
as Fran
Movie - Released: 4/14/1991
What About Bob?
What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky
Movie - Released: 5/17/1991
Doug
Doug
as Ms. Wingo (voice)
TV - Released: 8/18/1991
Sisters
Sisters
TV - Released: 5/11/1991

1990

Opportunity Knocks
Opportunity Knocks
as Mona
Movie - Released: 3/30/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Margaret Barry
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Arraignment Judge
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

She-Devil
She-Devil
as Paula
Movie - Released: 12/8/1989
The Luckiest Man in the World
The Luckiest Man in the World
as Mrs. Posner
Movie - Released: 2/22/1989

1988

Hostage
Hostage
as Edna
Movie - Released: 2/14/1988

1987

*batteries not included
*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson
Movie - Released: 12/18/1987
Almost Partners
Almost Partners
as Anna McCue
Movie - Released: 5/16/1987
Mathnet
Mathnet
as Broadway Annie Rose
TV - Released: 1/26/1987

1985

The Hearst and Davies Affair
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Louella Parsons
Movie - Released: 1/14/1985
Fast Forward
Fast Forward
as Mrs. Gilroy
Movie - Released: 2/15/1985
Mr. Belvedere
Mr. Belvedere
TV - Released: 3/15/1985
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Gloria
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Dorian
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1984

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
as Saleswoman
TV - Released: 9/20/1984

1983

Sessions
Sessions
Movie - Released: 9/26/1983
The Cradle Will Fall
The Cradle Will Fall
as Edna Burns
Movie - Released: 5/24/1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Mrs. Courtney
TV - Released: 10/3/1983

1982

Tootsie
Tootsie
as Rita
Movie - Released: 12/17/1982
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
as Building Manager
Movie - Released: 6/4/1982
Family Ties
Family Ties
as Mrs. Willis
TV - Released: 9/22/1982
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
as Myrtle
TV - Released: 10/1/1982
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
TV - Released: 3/25/1982
TV
Bakers' Dozen
TV - Released: 3/17/1982
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
as Rose
TV - Released: 10/1/1982

1981

We're Fighting Back
We're Fighting Back
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 4/28/1981

1980

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
as Olive
Movie - Released: 3/3/1980
The Black Marble
The Black Marble
as Harried Woman
Movie - Released: 3/7/1980

1978

The Last Tenant
The Last Tenant
as Housekeeper
Movie - Released: 6/25/1978

1977

Movie
Looking Up
as Libby Levine
Movie - Released: 5/15/1977

1975

Barney Miller
Barney Miller
as Bernice Fish
TV - Released: 1/23/1975

1964

Another World
Another World
TV - Released: 5/4/1964

1963

The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show
as Miss Grey
TV - Released: 9/18/1963

1956

The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night
TV - Released: 4/2/1956

1950

TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Chicago Operator
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
Treasury Men in Action
Treasury Men in Action
TV - Released: 9/11/1950

1949

TV
The Clock
TV - Released: 5/16/1949