Elizabeth Ashley

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Cole (born August 30, 1939), known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley, is an American actress who first came to prominence as the ingenue in the Broadway play Take Her, She's Mine, which earned her a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Love Boat

Saturday Night Live

Run for Your Life

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

All Movies (56)

• Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · as Self
• Ocean's Eight2018 · as Ethel
• Just Getting Started2017 · as Lily
• Fry Day2017 · as Grannie
• Brando: An Icon Is Born2007 · as Herself
• The Cake Eaters2007 · as Marg
• On Board the Ship of Fools2007
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · as Self
• Hey Arnold! The Movie2002 · as Mrs. Vitello (voice)
• Home Sweet Hoboken2001 · as Beth Flowers
• Labor Pains2000 · as Janice
• Happiness1998 · as Diane Freed
• Just the Ticket1998 · as Mrs. Paliski
• Sleeping Together1997 · as Mrs. Tuccinini
• In the Best Interest of the Children1992 · as Carla Scott
• Love and Curses... and All That Jazz1991 · as Emmalina
• Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story1991 · as Vicky
• Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond1990 · as Self
• Blue Bayou1990 · as Lolly Fontenot
• Vampire's Kiss1989 · as Dr. Glaser
• A Man of Passion1989 · as Gloria
• Dangerous Curves1988 · as Miss Reed
• Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz1988 · as Elizabeth Ashley
• Dragnet1987 · as Jane Kirkpatrick
• Warm Hearts, Cold Feet1987 · as Blanche Webster
• Stagecoach1986 · as Dallas
• He's Fired, She's Hired1984 · as Freddie Fox
• Svengali1983 · as Eve Swiss
• Split Image1982 · as Diana Stetson
• Paternity1981 · as Sophia Thatcher
• Windows1980 · as Andrea Glassen
• A Fire in the Sky1978 · as Sharon Allan
• Tom and Joann1978 · as Joann Hammil
• Coma1978 · as Mrs. Emerson
• The War Between the Tates1977 · as Erica Tate
• The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976 · as Nancy Sue
• One of My Wives Is Missing1976 · as Elizabeth Corban
• 92 in the Shade1975 · as Jeannie Carter
• Rancho Deluxe1975 · as Cora Brown
• Golden Needles1974 · as Felicity
• The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping1973 · as Dr. Erica Bergner
• Paperback Hero1973 · as Loretta
• The Magician1973 · as Sally Baker
• Your Money or Your Wife1972 · as Laurel Plunkett
• The Heist1972 · as Diane Craddock
• Second Chance1972 · as Ellie Smith
• When Michael Calls1972 · as Helen Connelly
• The Face of Fear1971 · as Sally Dillman
• The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker1971 · as Nan
• Harpy1971 · as Marian
• The File on Devlin1969 · as Sally Devlin
• The Third Day1965 · as Alexandria Mallory
• Ship of Fools1965 · as Jenny
• The Ambassadors1965 · as Miss Barrace
• The Carpetbaggers1964 · as Monica Winthrop
• Broadway: The Next Generation— · as Self

All TV Shows (65)

• Russian Doll2019 · as Ruth Brenner
• The Bold Type2017 · as Pam
• Better Things2016 · as Miss Louise
• Treme2010 · as Aunt Mimi
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Serena Benson
• Hey Arnold!1996 · as Mrs. Vitello (voice)
• The Big Easy1996 · as Larissa Fontaine
• Caroline in the City1995 · as Natalie Karinsky
• The Buccaneers1995 · as Mrs. Closson (uncredited)
• The Buccaneers1995 · as Mrs. Closson
• Women of the House1995 · as Self
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Sandy Latham
• Burke's Law1994 · as Mary Burton
• Dave's World1993 · as Jeanette
• Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Madeline Pitt
• The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as Elizabeth Ashley
• Evening Shade1990 · as Freida Evans
• Law & Order1990 · as Defense Attorney Gwen Young
• B.L. Stryker1989 · as Althea Campbell
• Eisenhower and Lutz1988 · as Eleanor
• In the Heat of the Night1988 · as Maybelle Cheseboro
• The Two Mrs. Grenvilles1987 · as Babette
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985 · as Karen Lawson / Kate Lawson
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Vera Gerakaris
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Emily Broussard Renwyck
• Hunter1984 · as Felicia Green
• Miami Vice1984 · as Linda Colby
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Woman / Mrs. Baxter
• Cagney & Lacey1982 · as Michelle Zal
• Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self
• The Love Boat1977 · as Nancy Bricker
• Family1976 · as Elizabeth Kraft
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Playhouse1974 · as Medium
• Police Story1973 · as Jannette Johnson
• Ghost Story1972 · as Karen Dover
• Love, American Style1969 · as Penny Dunbar
• Medical Center1969 · as Anne Forley
• Mannix1967 · as Karen Winslow
• Ironside1967 · as Laura Keyes
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Andrea
• Mission: Impossible1966 · as Lois Stoner
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Claire
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Dina Fuller
• Another World1964 · as Emma Frame Ordway
• Story Parade1964 · as Mrs. Markham
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Stoney Burke1962 · as Donna Weston
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Nurses1962 · as Barbara Bowers
• The Virginian1962 · as Faith Andrews
• Sam Benedict1962 · as Cindy Messerman
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Ben Casey1961 · as Jane Brewster
• The Defenders1961 · as Joyce Harkavy
• Route 661960 · as Maria Cardenas
• Danger Man1960 · as Lady Fielding
• DuPont Show of the Month1957 · as Bette
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• The United States Steel Hour1953
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Sally Devlin
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self