Name
Deborah Rush
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-04-10 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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- 2007 The Good Life as Diane
- 1989 Family Business as Michele Dempsey
- 1997 In & Out as Ava Blazer
- 1983 A Night in Heaven as Patsy
- 2006 Half Nelson as Jo Dunne
- 2003 American Wedding as Mary Flaherty
- 1979 10 as Dental assistant
- 2002 The Good Girl as Gwen Jackson
- 1989 Parents as Mrs. Gladys Zellner
- 2006 Strangers with Candy as Sara Blank
- 1986 Heat as D.D.
- 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway as Sister Mary Magdalene
- 1992 Unnatural Pursuits as Stephanie Didcot
- Soon The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems as Aunt Mitty
- 2012 Rhymes with Banana as Jane
- 1982 Alice at the Palace as Alice's Mother
- 1988 Big Business as Binky Shelton
- 1999 Earthly Possessions as Heidi Anderson
- 1978 Oliver's Story as Girl in Bar
- 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo as Rita
- 2015 Ava's Possessions as Joanna
- 1985 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Hermia
- 1992 Passed Away as Denise Scanlan
- 1999 Three to Tango as Lenore
- 1981 Kiss Me, Petruchio as Bianca
- 1983 Zelig as Lita Fox
- 2008 The Visitor as Upper Eastside Woman
- 1999 Advice From a Caterpillar as Diner Hostess
- 2009 The Box as Clymene Steward
- 1998 You've Got Mail as Veronica Cash
- 1987 Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread as Dr. Norris
- 2018 Accommodations as Victoria Maason
- 1982 Split Image as Judith
- 1995 Reckless as Trish
- 1985 Compromising Positions as Brenda Dunck
- 2016 Women Who Kill as Grace
- 2009 Julie & Julia as Avis De Voto
- 1990 My Blue Heaven as Linda
- 2008 Fling as Katherine
- 1977 Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
- 2002 Bad Company as Mrs. Peterson
- Soon Close to Nowhere
- 1989 She-Devil as 'People' Reporter
- 1985 Spenser: For Hire ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Spin City ( 4 episodes ) as Helen
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Christina Harlin
- 2016 Search Party ( 1 episode ) as Gertrude
- 2000 Madigan Men ( 1 episode )
- 2004 The Jury ( 1 episode )
- 1990 Against the Law ( 1 episode )
- 2010 Big Lake ( 10 episodes ) as Linda Franklin
- 2016 Billions ( 4 episodes ) as Ellen Rhoades
- 1999 Strangers with Candy ( 30 episodes ) as Sara Blank
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Frances Houston
- 2013 Orange Is the New Black ( 12 episodes ) as Carol Chapman
- 2013 The Blacklist ( 1 episode ) as Stella Bisset
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 1 episode ) as Judge Sally Rigby
- 1987 Leg Work ( 1 episode ) as Judy
