Birthday:
Apr 10, 1954
Place of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Deborah Rush
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Good Life | Diane | 2007 |
| Family Business | Michele Dempsey | 1989 |
| In & Out | Ava Blazer | 1997 |
| A Night in Heaven | Patsy | 1983 |
| Half Nelson | Jo Dunne | 2006 |
| American Wedding | Mary Flaherty | 2003 |
| 10 | Dental assistant | 1979 |
| The Good Girl | Gwen Jackson | 2002 |
| Parents | Mrs. Gladys Zellner | 1989 |
| Strangers with Candy | Sara Blank | 2006 |
| Heat | D.D. | 1986 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | Sister Mary Magdalene | 1981 |
| Unnatural Pursuits | Stephanie Didcot | 1992 |
| The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems | Aunt Mitty | 1970 |
| Rhymes with Banana | Jane | 2012 |
| Alice at the Palace | Alice's Mother | 1982 |
| Big Business | Binky Shelton | 1988 |
| Earthly Possessions | Heidi Anderson | 1999 |
| Oliver's Story | Girl in Bar | 1978 |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | Rita | 1985 |
| She-Devil | 'People Reporter | 1989 |
| Ava's Possessions | Joanna | 2015 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | 1985 |
| Passed Away | Denise Scanlan | 1992 |
| Three to Tango | Lenore | 1999 |
| Kiss Me, Petruchio | Bianca | 1981 |
| Zelig | Lita Fox | 1983 |
| The Visitor | Upper Eastside Woman | 2008 |
| Advice From a Caterpillar | Diner Hostess | 1999 |
| The Box | Clymene Steward | 2009 |
| You've Got Mail | Veronica Cash | 1998 |
| Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread | Dr. Norris | 1987 |
| Accommodations | Victoria Maason | 2018 |
| Split Image | Judith | 1982 |
| Reckless | Trish | 1995 |
| Compromising Positions | Brenda Dunck | 1985 |
| Women Who Kill | Grace | 2016 |
| Julie & Julia | Avis De Voto | 2009 |
| My Blue Heaven | Linda | 1990 |
| Fling | Katherine | 2008 |
| Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man | 1977 | |
| Bad Company | Mrs. Peterson | 2002 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Spenser: For Hire | 1985 | |
| Strangers with Candy | Sarah Blank | 1999 |
| Spin City | Helen | 1996 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Christina Harlin | 1999 |
| Search Party | Gertrude | 2016 |
| Madigan Men | 2000 | |
| The Jury | 2004 | |
| Against the Law | 1990 | |
| Big Lake | Linda Franklin | 2010 |
| Billions | 2016 | |
| Strangers with Candy | Sara Blank | 1999 |
| Law & Order | Frances Houston | 1990 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Carol Chapman | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Stella Bisset | 2013 |
| The Good Wife | Judge Sally Rigby | 2009 |
| Leg Work | Judy | 1987 |
