Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

72 · Born: Jul 20, 1953

Personal Details

BornJul 20, 1953 Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

Biography

American actress born in Teaneck, New Jersey, with a childhood spent in Delaware, Illinois, West Virginia, and Washington D.C.

Nominated for a 2018 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.

Series regular on Lenny, Townies, and Blame it on Ernie, as well as eleven other pilots that did not go to series.

Recurring roles in several notable television series, including The West Wing, The Killing, Flashforward, Everwood, The Riches, The Bridge, Will & Grace, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Mistresses, and Roseanne.

Played Kirsten, Rose Nylund's daughter, in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronni, the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father, on Friends, and Claire, the waitress at Pete's Luncheonette, in the pilot episode of The Seinfeld Chronicles.

First professional acting job was Myrna the Mean Waitress in the sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II, in 1983, and its successor, Psycho III, in 1986.

Starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra in 1986.

Feels blessed that writer/director Phil Alden Robinson cast her in almost all of his movies, including In The Mood, Field of Dreams, Sneakers, Sum of All Fears, and The Angriest Man in Brooklyn.

Nominated for a 2015 Indie Series Award for Best Guest Actress- Comedy for her role in Mentor.

Appeared in over 25 plays in Los Angeles and won numerous Dramalogue Awards, including the 1999 Ovation Award for a Featured Role in the play Risk Everything.

Career

2022
P-Valley
P-Valley as Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson
2021
2018
2017
House by the Lake
House by the Lake as Dr. Llywelyn
2016
Band of Robbers
Band of Robbers as Lt. Polly
Safelight
Safelight as Dottie
2014
My Sister
My Sister as Principal Jacobs
Mentor
Mentor as Miranda Winters
2010
A Buddy Story
A Buddy Story as Susan's Mom
Prayers for Bobby
Prayers for Bobby as Psychologist
2008
Pulse 2: Afterlife
Pulse 2: Afterlife as Aunt Carmen
The Coverup
The Coverup as Beeverly Thacker
2006
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Harris as Tarnower's Ex #2
Something New
Something New as Mrs. Cahan
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee as Regional Judge
Stick It
Stick It as Head Vault Judge
2005
Mortuary
Mortuary as Rita
A Lot Like Love
A Lot Like Love as Stewardess
American Gun
American Gun as Psychologist
Partner(s)
Partner(s) as Dave's Mom
2004
2002
One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo as Waitress
The Hot Chick
The Hot Chick as Vice Principal Bernard
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears as Mary Pat Foley
Everwood
Everwood as Brenda Baxworth
2001
Layover
Layover as Public Defender Boone
Stranger Inside
Stranger Inside as Warden Arnold
Lovely & Amazing
Lovely & Amazing as Jordan's Mom
American Pie 2
American Pie 2 as Natalie's Mom
2000
Forever Lulu
Forever Lulu as Linda Davis
Boys and Girls
Boys and Girls as L.A. Flight Attendant
1999
Can of Worms
Can of Worms as Pamela Pillsbury
Freak Talks About Sex
Freak Talks About Sex as Nichole's Mom
1998
1997
Dante's Peak
Dante's Peak as Dr. Jane Fox
1996
Townies
Townies as Kathy Donovan
The Babysitter
The Babysitter as Dolly Tucker
See Jane Run
See Jane Run as Carole Garson
1993
Torch Song
Torch Song as Phyllis
My Life
My Life as Carol Sandman
Jack the Bear
Jack the Bear as Mrs. Festinger
Shame
Shame as Tina Farrell
Sneakers
Sneakers as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
1990
A Killing in a Small Town
A Killing in a Small Town as Peggy Blankenship
Meet the Applegates
Meet the Applegates as Nita Samson
1989
Three Fugitives
Three Fugitives as Woman Cop
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree as Mary Willis
Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams as Beulah Gasnick
1988
The Seventh Sign
The Seventh Sign as Dr. Margaret Inness
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Hell Comes to Frogtown as Briefing Officer
Winnie
Winnie as Gladys
1987
Murder Ordained
Murder Ordained as Lorna's Friend
Student Exchange
Student Exchange as Mrs. Whitcoms
In the Mood
In the Mood as "Schlitz" Waitress
Some Kind of Wonderful
Some Kind of Wonderful as Gym Instructor
1986
Cobra
Cobra as Nancy Stalk
Psycho III
Psycho III as Myrna
1985
Do You Remember Love
Do You Remember Love as Second Mother
1984
1983
Psycho II
Psycho II as Myrna
1981
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy as (uncredited)