Beth Grant
Known for Acting · 204 credits
- Born
- 1949-09-18 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (67)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Sheila Olsen
Criminal Minds
2005
as Anita Weld Roycewood
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sally Roth
Bones
2005
as Lizbeth Harding
American Dad!
2005
as (voice)
The Office
2005
as Melvina
Modern Family
2009
as Maxine
Friends
1994
as Lizzy
Dexter
2006
as Donna Randall
The X-Files
1993
as Iris Finster
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Dorene Hooper
Medium
2005
as Librarian
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Meg Thomas
King of the Hill
1997
as Tilly Hill (voice) / Nurse (voice) / Doris (voice) / Blanche (voice) / Nurse (voice) (uncredited)
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Penelope
Judging Amy
1999
as Principal Mott
Angel
1999
as Maude Pearson
Everwood
2002
as Miss Violet
Hunter
1984
as Dottie Pinder
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Mrs. Popowski / Mrs. Grant
Six Feet Under
2001
as Dorothy Sheedy
Justified
2010
as Mother Truth
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Lorraine Mariano
The Golden Girls
1985
as Terry Franco / Louise
Coach
1989
as Martha / Maid
The Mindy Project
2012
as Beverly
The Pretender
1996
as Mrs. Haring
Profiler
1996
as Cook
Providence
1999
as Lillian Gerrish
Goliath
2016
as Judge Meredith Caplan Reiss
According to Jim
2001
as Mrs. Whitney
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Victoria / Kathleen's Mom
Sister, Sister
1994
as Angie
American Gods
2017
as Jack
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Woman with Hair But No Beard
Cybill
1995
as Waiter's Mother
Jericho
2006
as Gracie Leigh
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Mrs. Whitley
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
as Tufts College Employee
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Marianne Marie Beattle
Mayfair Witches
2023
as Carlotta Mayfair
Dream On
1990
as Farm Woman
Boomtown
2002
as Landlady
Dollface
2019
as Cat Lady
Con Man
2015
as Susan
The Bondsman
2025
as Kitty Halloran
The Millers
2013
as Myra
I Didn't Do It
2014
as Judy Tanzer-Dinkins
Wonderfalls
2004
as Marianne Marie Beattle
The Outsiders
1990
as Mrs. Jones
Carol & the End of the World
2023
as Pauline (voice)
Digman!
2023
as Laverne Dawson (voice)
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
as Donna Stiles
Teenage Bounty Hunters
2020
as Church Lady
Drive
2007
as The Waitress
Goode Behavior
1996
as Pearl
Hooperman
1987
Maximum Bob
1998
as Inez Crowe
The Pitts
2003
as Nadine
Delta
1992
as Thelma Wainwright
Movies (137)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026
as Barb Vanderhoof
No Country for Old Men
2007
as Carla Jean's Mother
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Motherly Secretary
Rango
2011
as Bonnie (voice)
Donnie Darko
2001
as Kitty Farmer
Speed
1994
as Helen
Willy's Wonderland
2021
as Sheriff Eloise Lund
Rain Man
1988
as Mother at Farm House
A Time to Kill
1996
as Cora Mae Cobb
Child's Play 2
1990
as Miss Kettlewell
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Nancy Jenkins
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Woman
Amsterdam
2022
as Mrs. Dillenbeck
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mother Gagnon
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Loretta
The Artist
2011
as Peppy's Maid
Flatliners
1990
as Housewife
The Rookie
2002
as Olline
Rock Star
2001
as Mrs. Cole
Southland Tales
2007
as Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
Crazy Heart
2009
as Jo Ann
Jackie
2016
as Lady Bird Johnson
Extract
2009
as Mary
Words on Bathroom Walls
2020
as Sister Catherine
Matchstick Men
2003
as Laundry Lady
All About Steve
2009
as Mrs. Horowitz
Dance with Me
1998
as Lovejoy
Safe
1995
as Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
Factory Girl
2006
as Julia Warhol
Love Field
1992
as Hazel
In Dubious Battle
2016
as Ethel
The Long Home
as Mrs. Winer
Wander Darkly
2020
as Patty
The Wizard
1989
as Diner Manager
Stolen
2009
as Older Edvena
Winged Creatures
2009
as Carla's Mom
The Dark Half
1993
as Shayla Beaumont
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
as Lillian Logerfield
Lucky
2017
as Elaine
Operation: Endgame
2010
as Susan
Faults
2014
as Evelyn
White Sands
1992
as Roz Kincaid
Bad Words
2013
as Bedazzled Judge
Sweet Dreams
2024
as Sandra
Hot Tamale
2006
as Dori Woodriff
Just Before I Go
2015
as Mrs. Lawrence
Lawn Dogs
1997
as Trent's Mother
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Lois
As I Lay Dying
2013
as Addie Bundren
A Thousand Acres
1997
as Roberta
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
as Louisa Ashland
Doc of Chucky
2024
as Self
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
as Babette
Hover
2018
as Joanna
La Classe américaine
2012
as Self
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Tilda
Nostalgia
2018
as Anna O'Bryan
Andover
2018
as Rebecca
Consumed
2015
as Kristin Kessler
Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide
2016
as Linda Heim (segment "The Violation")
Maximum Truth
2023
as Mary Jo Nackserson
Desert Saints
2002
as Lou
Mockingbird Lane
2012
as Marie
Alex of Venice
2015
as Teacher
Henry Poole Is Here
2008
as Josie
Dear Lemon Lima
2009
as Principal Applebomb
Welcome to Paradise
2007
as Frances Loren
Under Cover
1987
as Miss Randolph
In My Sleep
2010
as Evelyn
William
2019
as Dr. Thomas
The Midnight Swim
2015
as Amelia Brooks / Great Aunt
The Violation
2013
as Linda Heim
The Image
1990
as Martha Packard
Norma Jean & Marilyn
1996
as Grace Goddard
Band of Robbers
2016
as Widow Douglas
The Ungodly
2007
as Emma Lemac
Picnic
1986
as Irma Kronkite
Polar Opposites
2008
as General Railen
The House of Usher
2007
as Mrs. Thatcher
I Do... Until I Don't
2017
as Phyllis
Miss Dial
2013
as Mrs. Wojiechowski
Eating
1990
as Carla
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
2005
as Angela
Actors Anonymous
2017
Sordid Lives
2000
as Sissy Hickey
Daltry Calhoun
2005
as Ciotka Dee
Domain
2017
as Nadine
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
as Self
Six L.A. Love Stories
2016
as Meg Albright
Fall From Grace
1990
as Paulene
Evil Alien Conquerors
2003
as Sheila
Fully Realized Humans
2020
as Tipper
Out West
2013
as Tiffany Alcott
Birdseye
2002
as Ruth Betters
Tenn
2017
as Edwina Williams
Deadly Care
1987
as Madge
A Thief Of Time
2004
as Ranger Mildred Luna
Herpes Boy
2009
as Mom
Hide
2008
as Candy
Heartland
2016
as Crystal
Rocker
2006
as Mrs. Hill
Blues for Willadean
2012
as Willadean Winkler
Hard Scrambled
2006
as Alice
Making Sandwiches
1998
as Mrs Hellman
Our Very Own
2005
as Virginia Kendal
Tiny Mammals
2017
as Narrator
The Labyrinth
2016
as Betsy
Spork
2010
as Principal Tulip
The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
2018
as Ms. Dobbins
Sedona
2011
as Deb
La Sirena
2020
as Penny
Desert's Edge
1997
Lieberman in Love
1995
as Linda Baker
Hard Pill
2005
as Mom
Valley of the Sun
2011
as Marva
Interruptions
1997
as Peggy, The Mistress
Odyssea
2014
as Woman
Mississippi Requiem
2018
A One Time Thing
2004
as Mom
To Dance with Olivia
1997
About 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 Rang… With 204 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Beth Grant has appeared in 137 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Beth Grant Movies
- Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) — as Barb Vanderhoof
- No Country for Old Men (2007) — as Carla Jean's Mother
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Motherly Secretary
- Rango (2011) — as Bonnie (voice)
- Donnie Darko (2001) — as Kitty Farmer
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