Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conservatives, religious zealots or sticklers for rules. She has appeared in dozens of films, including Rain Man, Speed; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Love Field; Donnie Darko; A Time to Kill; Little Miss Sunshine; Child's Play 2; Daltry Calhoun; City Slickers 2; Don't Tell Her It's Me; Matchstick Men; Factory Girl; The Wizard; Sordid Lives; The Rookie; All About Steve; No Country for Old Men, Crazy Heart, and Rango. Grant has also appeared in many TV shows, including Everwood; Delta; The Golden Girls; Malcolm in the Middle; The X-Files; Friends; CSI; Six Feet Under; Wonderfalls; My Name Is Earl; Yes, Dear; King of the Hill; The Office; Angel; Judging Amy; Jericho; Sordid Lives: The Series; Criminal Minds, Sabrina The Teenage Witch; True Blood; How I Met Your Mother; and The Mentalist. Grant was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and is an alumna of East Carolina University. She is married to actor Michael Chieffo with whom she has one child. Grant played the same character, Marianne Marie Beetle, in the short-lived show Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, both created by Bryan Fuller. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beth Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

The Bondsman
The Bondsman
as Kitty
TV - Released: 4/3/2025
Unconventional
Unconventional
as Charlene Baker
TV - Released: 2/11/2025

2024

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
as Sandra
Movie - Released: 4/12/2024
Doc of Chucky
Doc of Chucky
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/1/2024

2023

Maximum Truth
Maximum Truth
as Mary Jo Nackserson
Movie - Released: 6/23/2023
Carol & the End of the World
Carol & the End of the World
as Pauline (voice)
TV - Released: 12/15/2023
Mayfair Witches
Mayfair Witches
as Carlotta Mayfair
TV - Released: 1/8/2023

2022

Amsterdam
Amsterdam
as Mrs. Dillenbeck
Movie - Released: 9/27/2022
Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy
Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy
as Mrs. Brockfrater (voice)
TV - Released: 5/23/2022
Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy
Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy
as Ms. Retch (voice)
TV - Released: 5/23/2022

2021

Grave Intentions
Grave Intentions
as Mattie Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
Movie - Released: 10/15/2021
Willy's Wonderland
Willy's Wonderland
as Sheriff Eloise Lund
Movie - Released: 2/12/2021

2020

Wander Darkly
Wander Darkly
as Patty
Movie - Released: 12/11/2020
Fully Realized Humans
Fully Realized Humans
as Tipper
Movie - Released: 8/8/2020
La Sirena
La Sirena
as Penny
Movie - Released: 5/22/2020
Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives
Movie - Released: 5/31/2020
Words on Bathroom Walls
Words on Bathroom Walls
as Sister Catherine
Movie - Released: 8/21/2020
Beef House
Beef House
as Eric's Mom
TV - Released: 3/30/2020
Teenage Bounty Hunters
Teenage Bounty Hunters
as Church Lady
TV - Released: 8/14/2020

2019

Hold On
Hold On
as Shelly
Movie - Released: 12/6/2019
William
William
as Dr. Thomas
Movie - Released: 4/12/2019
Dollface
Dollface
as Cat Lady
TV - Released: 11/15/2019

2018

The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
as Ms. Dobbins
Movie - Released: 11/9/2018
Andover
Andover
as Rebecca
Movie - Released: 5/4/2018
Mississippi Requiem
Mississippi Requiem
Movie - Released: 5/17/2018
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
as Anna O'Bryan
Movie - Released: 2/16/2018
Hover
Hover
as Joanna
Movie - Released: 6/30/2018
Wake the Riderless Horse
Wake the Riderless Horse
as Brenda
Movie - Released: 4/28/2018

2017

Domain
Domain
as Nadine
Movie - Released: 3/31/2017
Actors Anonymous
Actors Anonymous
Movie - Released: 3/5/2017
Lucky
Lucky
as Elaine
Movie - Released: 9/29/2017
Tenn
Tenn
as Edwina Williams
Movie - Released: 4/8/2017
I Do... Until I Don't
I Do... Until I Don't
as Phyllis
Movie - Released: 9/1/2017
Tiny Mammals
Tiny Mammals
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/5/2017
American Gods
American Gods
as Jack
TV - Released: 4/30/2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Woman with Hair But No Beard
TV - Released: 1/13/2017

2016

Band of Robbers
Band of Robbers
as Widow Douglas
Movie - Released: 1/15/2016
Great Plains
Great Plains
as Tess
Movie - Released: 7/21/2016
Jackie
Jackie
as Lady Bird Johnson
Movie - Released: 12/2/2016
The Labyrinth
The Labyrinth
as Betsy
Movie - Released: 12/13/2016
Heartland
Heartland
as Crystal
Movie - Released: 9/24/2016
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle
as Ethel
Movie - Released: 10/8/2016
Tond
Tond
as Janice
Movie - Released: 8/1/2016
Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide
Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide
as Linda Heim (segment "The Violation")
Movie - Released: 1/22/2016
Six L.A. Love Stories
Six L.A. Love Stories
as Meg Albright
Movie - Released: 9/1/2016
Movie
All In
as Cynthia
Movie - Released: 9/8/2016
Goliath
Goliath
as Judge Meredith Caplan Reiss
TV - Released: 10/13/2016

2015

The Midnight Swim
The Midnight Swim
as Amelia Brooks / Great Aunt
Movie - Released: 6/26/2015
Consumed
Consumed
as Kristin Kessler
Movie - Released: 6/1/2015
Addicted to Fresno
Addicted to Fresno
as Tilda
Movie - Released: 10/2/2015
Alex of Venice
Alex of Venice
as Teacher
Movie - Released: 4/17/2015
Just Before I Go
Just Before I Go
as Mrs. Lawrence
Movie - Released: 4/24/2015
The Bridge Partner
The Bridge Partner
as Mattie Whalen
Movie - Released: 3/7/2015
Con Man
Con Man
as Susan
TV - Released: 9/30/2015

2014

Odyssea
Odyssea
as Woman
Movie - Released: 1/17/2014
Faults
Faults
as Evelyn
Movie - Released: 3/6/2014
I Didn't Do It
I Didn't Do It
as Judy Tanzer-Dinkins
TV - Released: 1/17/2014

2013

As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
as Addie Bundren
Movie - Released: 10/9/2013
Bad Words
Bad Words
as Bedazzled Judge
Movie - Released: 9/6/2013
Miss Dial
Miss Dial
as Mrs. Wojiechowski
Movie - Released: 3/7/2013
Out West
Out West
as Tiffany Alcott
Movie - Released: 9/1/2013
The Violation
The Violation
as Linda Heim
Movie - Released: 4/6/2013

2012

Blues for Willadean
Blues for Willadean
as Willadeen Winkler
Movie - Released: 10/5/2012
Mockingbird Lane
Mockingbird Lane
as Marie
Movie - Released: 10/26/2012
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/5/2012
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
as Beverly
TV - Released: 9/25/2012
Mockingbird Lane
Mockingbird Lane
as Marie
TV - Released: 10/26/2012

2011

Life of Lemon
Life of Lemon
as Phyllis
Movie - Released: 10/18/2011
The Artist
The Artist
as Peppy's Maid
Movie - Released: 10/12/2011
Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun
as Marva
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011
Hollywood to Dollywood
Hollywood to Dollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/16/2011
Sedona
Sedona
as Deb
Movie - Released: 2/19/2011
Rango
Rango
as Bonnie (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/2011
Mister Handsome
Mister Handsome
as Emily's Mom
Movie - Released: 9/15/2011

2010

In My Sleep
In My Sleep
as Evelyn
Movie - Released: 4/23/2010
Operation: Endgame
Operation: Endgame
as Susan
Movie - Released: 7/20/2010
Spork
Spork
as Principal Tulip
Movie - Released: 4/24/2010
Justified
Justified
as Mother Truth
TV - Released: 3/16/2010

2009

All About Steve
All About Steve
as Mrs. Horowitz
Movie - Released: 8/6/2009
Extract
Extract
as Mary
Movie - Released: 9/3/2009
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures
as Carla's Mom
Movie - Released: 7/8/2009
Dear Lemon Lima
Dear Lemon Lima
as Principal Applebomb
Movie - Released: 10/23/2009
Herpes Boy
Herpes Boy
as Mom
Movie - Released: 10/24/2009
Stolen
Stolen
as Older Edvena
Movie - Released: 10/10/2009
Crazy Heart
Crazy Heart
as Jo Ann
Movie - Released: 12/16/2009
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/22/2009
Modern Family
Modern Family
as Maxine
TV - Released: 9/23/2009

2008

Henry Poole Is Here
Henry Poole Is Here
as Josie
Movie - Released: 8/15/2008
Hide
Hide
as Candy
Movie - Released: 12/17/2008
Polar Opposites
Polar Opposites
as General Railen
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008
Sordid Lives: The Series
Sordid Lives: The Series
as Sissy Hickey
TV - Released: 7/23/2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Victoria
TV - Released: 7/1/2008

2007

Southland Tales
Southland Tales
as Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
Movie - Released: 11/14/2007
The Ungodly
The Ungodly
as Emma Lemac
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
as Carla Jean's Mother
Movie - Released: 6/13/2007
Welcome to Paradise
Welcome to Paradise
as Frances Loren
Movie - Released: 10/1/2007
The House of Usher
The House of Usher
as Mrs. Thatcher
Movie - Released: 9/11/2007
Drive
Drive
as The Waitress
TV - Released: 4/13/2007
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
as Marianne Marie Beattle
TV - Released: 10/3/2007

2006

Hot Tamale
Hot Tamale
as Dori Woodriff
Movie - Released: 4/23/2006
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mother Gagnon
Movie - Released: 10/19/2006
Factory Girl
Factory Girl
as Julia Warhol
Movie - Released: 12/29/2006
Hard Scrambled
Hard Scrambled
as Alice
Movie - Released: 10/13/2006
Rocker
Rocker
as Mrs. Hill
Movie - Released: 5/22/2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine
as Nancy Jenkins
Movie - Released: 7/26/2006
Jericho
Jericho
as Gracie Leigh
TV - Released: 9/20/2006
Dexter
Dexter
as Donna Randall
TV - Released: 10/1/2006

2005

Daltry Calhoun
Daltry Calhoun
as Ciotka Dee
Movie - Released: 9/25/2005
Hard Pill
Hard Pill
as Mom
Movie - Released: 7/15/2005
Our Very Own
Our Very Own
as Virginia Kendal
Movie - Released: 6/22/2005
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/15/2005
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
as Angela
Movie - Released: 1/7/2005
Medium
Medium
as Librarian
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Bones
Bones
as Lizbeth Harding
TV - Released: 9/13/2005
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl
as Lorraine Mariano
TV - Released: 9/20/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Sheila Olsen
TV - Released: 3/27/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
The Office
The Office
as Melvina
TV - Released: 3/24/2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
as Anita Weld Roycewood
TV - Released: 9/22/2005

2004

Movie
A One Time Thing
as Mom
Movie - Released: 10/10/2004
A Thief Of Time
A Thief Of Time
as Ranger Mildred Luna
Movie - Released: 7/11/2004
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/4/2004
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
as Marianne Marie Beattle
TV - Released: 3/12/2004

2003

Evil Alien Conquerors
Evil Alien Conquerors
as Sheila
Movie - Released: 12/3/2003
Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men
as Laundry Lady
Movie - Released: 9/12/2003
TV
The Pitts
as Nadine
TV - Released: 3/30/2003

2002

Desert Saints
Desert Saints
as Lou
Movie - Released: 3/10/2002
The Rookie
The Rookie
as Olline
Movie - Released: 3/25/2002
Birdseye
Birdseye
as Ruth Betters
Movie - Released: 8/7/2002
Boomtown
Boomtown
as Landlady
TV - Released: 9/29/2002
Everwood
Everwood
as Miss Violet
TV - Released: 9/16/2002
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules
as Mrs. Whitley
TV - Released: 9/17/2002

2001

Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
as Kitty Farmer
Movie - Released: 1/19/2001
Movie
The Rising Place
as Melvina Pou
Movie - Released: 2/1/2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Louisa Ashland
Movie - Released: 5/2/2001
Rock Star
Rock Star
as Mrs. Cole
Movie - Released: 9/4/2001
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
as Motherly Secretary
Movie - Released: 5/21/2001
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
as Dorothy Sheedy
TV - Released: 6/3/2001
According to Jim
According to Jim
as Mrs. Whitney
TV - Released: 10/3/2001

2000

Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives
as Sissy Hickey
Movie - Released: 5/25/2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
as Dorene Hooper
TV - Released: 1/9/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sally Roth
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Blue Valley Songbird
Blue Valley Songbird
as Ruby
Movie - Released: 11/1/1999
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
as Principal Mott
TV - Released: 9/19/1999
Providence
Providence
as Lillian Gerrish
TV - Released: 1/8/1999
Angel
Angel
as Maude Pearson
TV - Released: 10/5/1999

1998

Movie
Making Sandwiches
as Mrs Hellman
Movie - Released: 10/3/1998
Dance with Me
Dance with Me
as Lovejoy
Movie - Released: 8/21/1998
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
as Woman
Movie - Released: 6/26/1998
Angelmaker
Angelmaker
as Mrs. Turcott
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Two Guys and a Girl
Two Guys and a Girl
as Tufts College Employee
TV - Released: 3/10/1998
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob
as Inez Crowe
TV - Released: 8/4/1998

1997

To Dance with Olivia
To Dance with Olivia
Movie - Released: 3/9/1997
Love Always
Love Always
as Stephanie
Movie - Released: 10/10/1997
Interruptions
Interruptions
Movie - Released: 12/12/1997
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres
as Roberta
Movie - Released: 9/19/1997
Movie
Desert's Edge
Movie - Released: 6/25/1997
Lawn Dogs
Lawn Dogs
as Trent's Mother
Movie - Released: 11/21/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Tilly Hill (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Nurse (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Doris (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Blanche (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Nurse (voice) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997

1996

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
as Cora Mae Cobb
Movie - Released: 7/24/1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn
Norma Jean & Marilyn
as Grace Goddard
Movie - Released: 5/18/1996
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Mrs. Haring
TV - Released: 9/19/1996
TV
Goode Behavior
as Pearl
TV - Released: 8/26/1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mrs. Popowski
TV - Released: 9/27/1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mrs. Grant
TV - Released: 9/27/1996

1995

Lieberman in Love
Lieberman in Love
as Linda Baker
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Safe
Safe
as Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
Movie - Released: 6/23/1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Loretta
Movie - Released: 9/7/1995

1994

Speed
Speed
as Helen
Movie - Released: 6/9/1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Lois
Movie - Released: 6/10/1994
Friends
Friends
as Lizzy
TV - Released: 9/22/1994

1993

The Dark Half
The Dark Half
as Shayla Beaumont
Movie - Released: 4/23/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Iris Finster
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Bakersfield P.D.
Bakersfield P.D.
as Donna Stiles
TV - Released: 9/14/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Penelope
TV - Released: 10/29/1993

1992

Love Field
Love Field
as Hazel
Movie - Released: 12/11/1992
White Sands
White Sands
as Roz Kincaid
Movie - Released: 4/24/1992
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
as Pat McGinty
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
Delta
Delta
as Thelma Wainwright
TV - Released: 9/15/1992

1991

Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth
as Sophie
Movie - Released: 4/28/1991

1990

Child's Play 2
Child's Play 2
as Miss Kettlewell
Movie - Released: 11/9/1990
The Image
The Image
as Martha Packard
Movie - Released: 1/27/1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
as Lillian Logerfield
Movie - Released: 10/12/1990
Flatliners
Flatliners
as Housewife
Movie - Released: 8/10/1990
Fall From Grace
Fall From Grace
as Paulene
Movie - Released: 4/29/1990
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Babette
Movie - Released: 9/21/1990
Eating
Eating
as Carla
Movie - Released: 11/30/1990
Dream On
Dream On
as Farm Woman
TV - Released: 7/8/1990
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
as Mrs. Jones
TV - Released: 3/25/1990

1989

The Wizard
The Wizard
as Diner Manager
Movie - Released: 12/15/1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
I Know My First Name Is Steven
as Mrs. Beta
TV - Released: 5/22/1989
Coach
Coach
as Martha
TV - Released: 2/28/1989
Coach
Coach
as Maid
TV - Released: 2/28/1989

1988

Rain Man
Rain Man
as Mother at Farm House
Movie - Released: 12/12/1988
TV 101
TV 101
TV - Released: 11/29/1988

1987

Movie
Deadly Care
as Madge
Movie - Released: 3/22/1987
Under Cover
Under Cover
as Miss Randolph
Movie - Released: 12/4/1987
Hooperman
Hooperman
TV - Released: 9/23/1987

1986

Picnic
Picnic
as Irma Kronkite
Movie - Released: 11/10/1986

1985

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Terry Franco
TV - Released: 9/14/1985
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
as Louise
TV - Released: 9/14/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Meg Thomas
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as Dottie Pinder
TV - Released: 9/18/1984

Unknown

Movie
The Long Home
as Mrs. Winer
Movie