Deborah Rush

Deborah Rush

Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In 2003 she acted in the comedy film American Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.

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2018

Accommodations
Accommodations
as Victoria Maason
Movie - Released: 6/8/2018

2016

Women Who Kill
Women Who Kill
as Grace
Movie - Released: 7/27/2016
Search Party
Search Party
as Gertrude
TV - Released: 11/21/2016
Billions
Billions
TV - Released: 1/17/2016

2015

Ava's Possessions
Ava's Possessions
as Joanna
Movie - Released: 3/16/2015

2013

Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
as Carol Chapman
TV - Released: 7/11/2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Stella Bisset
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

Rhymes with Banana
Rhymes with Banana
as Jane
Movie - Released: 10/13/2012

2010

Big Lake
Big Lake
as Linda Franklin
TV - Released: 8/17/2010

2009

The Box
The Box
as Clymene Steward
Movie - Released: 10/29/2009
Julie & Julia
Julie & Julia
as Avis De Voto
Movie - Released: 8/6/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Judge Sally Rigby
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

The Visitor
The Visitor
as Upper Eastside Woman
Movie - Released: 2/21/2008
Fling
Fling
as Katherine
Movie - Released: 11/7/2008

2007

The Good Life
The Good Life
as Diane
Movie - Released: 1/20/2007

2006

Half Nelson
Half Nelson
as Jo Dunne
Movie - Released: 8/11/2006
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
as Sara Blank
Movie - Released: 6/28/2006

2004

The Jury
The Jury
TV - Released: 6/8/2004

2003

American Wedding
American Wedding
as Mary Flaherty
Movie - Released: 8/1/2003

2002

The Good Girl
The Good Girl
as Gwen Jackson
Movie - Released: 1/12/2002
Bad Company
Bad Company
as Mrs. Peterson
Movie - Released: 6/7/2002

2000

Madigan Men
Madigan Men
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Earthly Possessions
Earthly Possessions
as Heidi Anderson
Movie - Released: 3/20/1999
Three to Tango
Three to Tango
as Lenore
Movie - Released: 10/22/1999
Advice From a Caterpillar
Advice From a Caterpillar
as Diner Hostess
Movie - Released: 2/15/1999
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
as Sarah Blank
TV - Released: 4/7/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Christina Harlin
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
as Sara Blank
TV - Released: 4/7/1999

1998

You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail
as Veronica Cash
Movie - Released: 12/18/1998

1997

In & Out
In & Out
as Ava Blazer
Movie - Released: 9/10/1997

1996

Spin City
Spin City
as Helen
TV - Released: 9/17/1996

1995

Reckless
Reckless
as Trish
Movie - Released: 11/17/1995

1992

Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
as Stephanie Didcot
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
Passed Away
Passed Away
as Denise Scanlan
Movie - Released: 4/24/1992

1990

My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven
as Linda
Movie - Released: 8/17/1990
Against the Law
Against the Law
TV - Released: 9/23/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Frances Houston
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Family Business
Family Business
as Michele Dempsey
Movie - Released: 12/6/1989
Parents
Parents
as Mrs. Gladys Zellner
Movie - Released: 1/27/1989
She-Devil
She-Devil
as 'People Reporter
Movie - Released: 12/8/1989

1988

Big Business
Big Business
as Binky Shelton
Movie - Released: 6/10/1988

1987

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
as Dr. Norris
Movie - Released: 3/18/1987
Leg Work
Leg Work
as Judy
TV - Released: 10/3/1987

1986

Heat
Heat
as D.D.
Movie - Released: 10/16/1986

1985

The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Rita
Movie - Released: 3/1/1985
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Hermia
Movie - Released: 12/19/1985
Compromising Positions
Compromising Positions
as Brenda Dunck
Movie - Released: 8/30/1985
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire
TV - Released: 9/20/1985

1983

A Night in Heaven
A Night in Heaven
as Patsy
Movie - Released: 11/18/1983
Zelig
Zelig
as Lita Fox
Movie - Released: 7/15/1983

1982

Alice at the Palace
Alice at the Palace
as Alice's Mother
Movie - Released: 1/16/1982
Split Image
Split Image
as Judith
Movie - Released: 10/3/1982

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Sister Mary Magdalene
Movie - Released: 8/21/1981
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Kiss Me, Petruchio
as Bianca
Movie - Released: 1/7/1981

1979

10
10
as Dental assistant
Movie - Released: 10/5/1979

1978

Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story
as Girl in Bar
Movie - Released: 12/15/1978

1977

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
Movie - Released: 4/21/1977