Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

Birthdate
July 20, 1953 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
July 20, 1953 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny.

She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford.

She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes.

In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.

Lee Garlington's LGBTQ+ Titles

If These Walls Could Talk 2
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Georgette
Do You Take This Man
Do You Take This Man
Esther
Stranger Inside
Stranger Inside
Warden Arnold

Acting (173)

Segal as Self
2022
The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special as Herself
2021
Candy Coated Christmas as Kim Winters
2021
The Little Things as Landlady
2020
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door as Herself - actress
2020
P-Valley as Georgia Anne "Georgie" Batson (1 episode)
2020
P-Valley as Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson (2 episodes)
2019
Dead to Me as Nurse Francine (1 episode)
2018
Christmas Harmony as Debbie
2017
House by the Lake as Dr. Llywelyn
2017
The Good Doctor as Joan (1 episode)
2017
2016
Married by Christmas as Bitsy Tate
2016
Her Last Will as Ruth
2016
Band of Robbers as Lt. Polly
2015
The Magicians as Dana (1 episode)
2015
Safelight as Dottie
2015
Some Kind of Beautiful as Wendy
2014
Mockingbird as Mom
2014
Stalker as Diane Kindrick (1 episode)
2014
The Extendables as Paint
2014
Extant as Principal (1 episode)
2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Gummy
2014
Sister as Principal Jacobs
2014
North Blvd as Liz
2013
Mistresses as Eleanor (1 episode)
2012
Emily Owens, M.D as Donna Fisher (1 episode)
2012
Longmire as Ruth (1 episode)
2011
Suburgatory as Dorothy (1 episode)
2011
Friends with Benefits as Billie (1 episode)
2010
The Psycho Legacy as Self
2010
Good Luck Charlie as Mrs. Krump (1 episode)
2010
A Buddy Story as Susan's Mom
2009
FlashForward as Carlene (1 episode)
2009
FlashForward as Carline (1 episode)
2009
Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith as Jane Burns
2009
Southland as Cathleen Kerik (1 episode)
2008
Childrens Hospital as Geraldine Peters (1 episode)
2008
The Coverup as Beeverly Thacker
2008
Pulse 2: Afterlife as Aunt Carmen
2008
The Mentalist as Betty Fulford (1 episode)
2008
90210 as Judge (1 episode)
2008
Just Add Water as Penny
2007
The Riches (2 episodes)
2007
Forfeit
2006
Big Day (1 episode)
2006
Psych as Eugenia (1 episode)
2006
Akeelah and the Bee as Regional Judge
2006
Stick It as Head Vault Judge
2006
What About Brian as Mona (1 episode)
2006
Mrs. Harris as Tarnower's Ex #2
2006
Something New as Mrs. Cahan
2005
Invasion (2 episodes)
2005
Close to Home (1 episode)
2005
American Gun as Psychologist
2005
Mortuary as Rita
2005
A Lot Like Love as Stewardess
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Fara Linden (2 episodes)
2005
Medium as Marion Wheeler (2 episodes)
2004
Desperate Housewives as Alberta Holstein (1 episode)
2004
Boston Legal as Alisa McKenzie (1 episode)
2004
Guarding Eddy as Helen
2004
Johnson Family Vacation as Betty Sue
2003
Cold Case as Carol Prosser (1 episode)
2003
Joan of Arcadia (1 episode)
2003
NCIS as Mary Hanlan (1 episode)
2003
Two and a Half Men as Peggy (1 episode)
2003
All of Us (1 episode)
2003
Abby (1 episode)
2002
The Hot Chick as Vice Principal Bernard
2002
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter as Fran (1 episode)
2002
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter as Leslie (1 episode)
2002
Everwood as Brenda Baxworth (13 episodes)
2002
One Hour Photo as Waitress
2002
Lovely & Amazing as Jordan's Mom
2002
The Sum of All Fears as Mary Pat Foley
2001
Crossing Jordan as Dixie (1 episode)
2001
Layover as Public Defender Boone
2001
American Pie 2 as Natalie's Mom
2001
Stranger Inside as Warden Arnold
2001
Six Feet Under as Fiona Kleinschmidt (4 episodes)
2001
The Division (1 episode)
2000
The District as Nancy's Mother (1 episode)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mrs. Briggs (1 episode)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Mrs. Frommer (1 episode)
2000
Strong Medicine as Cammie's Mother (1 episode)
2000
Forever Lulu as Linda Davis
2000
Boys and Girls as L.A. Flight Attendant
2000
Titus (1 episode)
2000
1999
The West Wing as Alana Waterman (3 episodes)
1999
Once and Again (1 episode)
1999
Judging Amy as Dr. Kemper (1 episode)
1999
Can of Worms as Pamela Pillsbury
1998
Will & Grace as Annette (2 episodes)
1998
Maximum Bob as Rosellen Fortenot (1 episode)
1998
Driven as Marian Pelton
1998
Virtual Obsession
1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Jessica Harris (1 episode)
1997
The Practice (1 episode)
1997
Dante's Peak as Dr. Jane Fox
1996
Dark Skies (1 episode)
1996
Dark Skies as Betty Hill
1996
Townies as Kathy Donovan (15 episodes)
1996
7th Heaven as Prevaricator (1 episode)
1996
Summer of Fear as Winnie
1996
Nash Bridges (1 episode)
1995
The Babysitter as Dolly Tucker
1995
Whose Daughter is She? as Annie
1995
See Jane Run as Carole Garson
1994
Friends as Ronni (1 episode)
1994
Touched by an Angel as Dr. Josephs (1 episode)
1994
Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1994
Reflections on a Crime as Tina
1994
The Yarn Princess as Wanda
1993
My Life as Carol Sandman
1993
The Conviction of Kitty Dodds as Anne Williams
1993
Love Matters as Nan
1993
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene as Janice
1993
Grace Under Fire as Emily (2 episodes)
1993
NYPD Blue as Rosie DePaul (1 episode)
1993
Bakersfield P.D. as Judy Hampton (1 episode)
1993
Torch Song as Phyllis
1993
Jack the Bear as Mrs. Festinger
1993
Dying to Love You as Rita
1993
Kiss of a Killer as Helene
1992
When No One Would Listen as Lee
1992
Sneakers as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
1992
Arresting Behavior (5 episodes)
1992
Shame as Tina Farrell
1992
Honor Thy Mother
1991
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories as Josette
1991
Good & Evil (1 episode)
1991
Home Improvement as Joanie Graham (1 episode)
1991
The Whereabouts of Jenny as Gina
1990
Meet the Applegates as Nita Samson
1990
When You Remember Me as Joanne
1990
Get a Life (2 episodes)
1990
Lenny (16 episodes)
1990
Bar Girls as Shelley
1990
A Killing in a Small Town as Peggy Blankenship
1990
Last Flight Out as Jan
1990
Wings as Vi (1 episode)
1989
Cold Sassy Tree as Mary Willis
1989
Seinfeld as Claire (1 episode)
1989
Field of Dreams as Beulah Gasnick
1989
Quantum Leap as Nurse Chatam (1 episode)
1989
Coach as Barbara (1 episode)
1989
Three Fugitives as Woman Cop
1988
Murphy Brown as Shawnee (1 episode)
1988
Roseanne (2 episodes)
1988
The Seventh Sign as Dr. Margaret Inness
1988
Hell Comes to Frogtown as Briefing Officer
1987
Student Exchange as Mrs. Whitcoms
1987
Hooperman as Gail (1 episode)
1987
In the Mood as "Schlitz" Waitress
1987
Murder Ordained as Lorna's Friend
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful as Gym Instructor
1986
Sledge Hammer! (1 episode)
1986
L.A. Law as Regina Furnald (1 episode)
1986
Psycho III as Myrna
1986
Matlock (1 episode)
1986
Cobra as Nancy Stalk
1985
The Golden Girls as Kirsten Adams (1 episode)
1985
Stingray (1 episode)
1985
Do You Remember Love as Second Mother
1984
Overnight Sensation as Sales Girl
1984
Who's the Boss? (1 episode)
1983
Automan (1 episode)
1983
Psycho II as Myrna
1982
Family Ties as Beth Davis (1 episode)
1981
Carbon Copy
1981
Hill Street Blues (2 episodes)

Directing (1)

1987
P.A.N.I.C. in Griffith Park • Director
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