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