Deborah Rush
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1954-04-10 (age 72)
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Christina Harlin
Law & Order
1990
as Frances Houston
The Blacklist
2013
as Stella Bisset
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Sally Rigby
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Carol Chapman
Billions
2016
as Ellen Rhoades
Spin City
1996
as Helen
Search Party
2016
as Gertrude
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Strangers with Candy
1999
as Sara Blank
The Jury
2004
Against the Law
1990
Madigan Men
2000
Leg Work
1987
as Judy
Big Lake
2010
as Linda Franklin
Movies (44)
American Wedding
2003
as Mary Flaherty
You've Got Mail
1998
as Veronica Cash
The Box
2009
as Clymene Steward
Julie & Julia
2009
as Avis De Voto
10
1979
as Dental assistant
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Rita
Bad Company
2002
as Mrs. Peterson
She-Devil
1989
as 'People' Reporter
The Good Girl
2002
as Gwen Jackson
American Pie: Revealed
2004
as Self
Half Nelson
2006
as Jo Dunne
Family Business
1989
as Michele Dempsey
In & Out
1997
as Ava Blazer
Strangers with Candy
2006
as Sara Blank
Three to Tango
1999
as Lenore
The Visitor
2008
as Upper Eastside Woman
Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
as Diner Hostess
Big Business
1988
as Binky Shelton
Split Image
1982
as Judith
My Blue Heaven
1990
as Linda
Passed Away
1992
as Denise Scanlan
Compromising Positions
1985
as Brenda Dunck
Parents
1989
as Mrs. Gladys Zellner
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Sister Mary Magdalene
A Night in Heaven
1983
as Patsy
Ava's Possessions
2015
as Joanna
Zelig
1983
as Lita Fox
Earthly Possessions
1999
as Heidi Anderson
Reckless
1995
as Trish
Heat
1986
as D.D.
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
1987
as Dr. Norris
The Good Life
2007
as Diane
Alice at the Palace
1982
as Alice's Mother
Oliver's Story
1978
as Girl in Bar
Fling
2008
as Katherine
Women Who Kill
2016
as Grace
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985
as Hermia
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as Stephanie Didcot
Close to Nowhere
Kiss Me, Petruchio
1981
as Bianca
Rhymes with Banana
2012
as Jane
Accommodations
2018
as Victoria Maason
The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
as Aunt Mitty
Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
1977
About 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. With 59 credits spanning from 1977 to 2018, Deborah Rush has appeared in 44 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Deborah Rush Movies
- American Wedding (2003) — as Mary Flaherty
- You've Got Mail (1998) — as Veronica Cash
- The Box (2009) — as Clymene Steward
- Julie & Julia (2009) — as Avis De Voto
- 10 (1979) — as Dental assistant
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