Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter
Born	January 31, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	March 24, 2021 in New York City, New York, USA
Notable Roles	Amy Prentiss in Amy Prentiss Melanie Townsend McIntyre in Trapper John, M.D. Fran Sinclair in Dinosaurs Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development
Notable Episodes
Awards	1 Emmy 1 Satellite Award, USA

Jessica Walter was an American actress best known for her dramatic work in the film Play Misty for Me and the TV series Amy Prentiss (a spin-off of her character from Ironside), and for her comedic work as Lucille Bluth, the matriarch of the Bluth clan in the cult sitcom hit Arrested Development.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Naked City	Taunting Woman	4x01 - Hold for Gloria Christmas	September 19, 1962
Route 66	Liz	4x10 - A Long Way from St. Louie	December 6, 1963
East Side/West Side	Phyllis Dowling	1x22 - Take Sides with the Sun	March 16, 1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Lorna Richmond	2x25 - The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow	April 14, 1964
The Defenders	Myra Maxwell	3x32 - The Fine Line	May 30, 1964
Ben Casey	Flora Farr	4x01 - August Is the Month Before Christmas	September 14, 1964
The Nurses	Edith Robertson	3x02 - The Suspect (1)	September 29, 1964
Flipper	Elena Darmon	1x01 - 300 Feet Below	September 19, 1964
The Nurses	Edith Robertson	3x03 - The Suspect (2)	October 6, 1964
The Reporter	Jennifer	1x03 - How Much for a Prince?	October 9, 1964
The Rogues	Linda Tennant	1x04 - House of Cards	October 11, 1964
The Defenders	Sharon Ruskin	4x18 - The Unwritten Law	February 4, 1965
The Trials of O'Brien	Carole Ann Muffit	1x11 - Picture Me a Murder	November 27, 1965
The F.B.I.	Flight Attendant Miss Gibbs	1x23 - Flight to Harbin	February 27, 1966
The Fugitive	Pat Haynes	3x26 - The White Knight	March 22, 1966
Preview Tonight	Vivian Scott	1x01 - Search, Pursue and Destroy	August 14, 1966
The F.B.I.	Mireilis	2x21 - Rope of Gold	February 12, 1967
The F.B.I.	Ellen Rainey	3x02 - Counter-Stroke	September 24, 1967
The F.B.I.	Eleanor Prior	4x05 - Death of a Fixer	October 20, 1968
The Name of the Game	Linda Ramsey	1x10 - The Ordeal	November 22, 1968
It Takes a Thief		2x21 - The Baranoff Timetable	March 18, 1969
Then Came Bronson	Morgana	1x05 - Where Will the Trumpets Be?	October 15, 1969
Love, American Style		1x09 - Love and the Big Leap / Love and the Good Deal / Love and the Former Marriage	November 24, 1969
Mannix	Kathy Graves / Sylvia	3x19 - Who Is Sylvia?	February 7, 1970
Mission: Impossible	Valerie	4x22 - Orpheus	March 1, 1970
The Most Deadly Game	Leslie	1x04 - Breakdown	October 31, 1970
Love, American Style		2x14 - Love and the Kidnapper	January 1, 1971
Medical Center	Maggi Spencer	2x17 - Web of Darkness	January 13, 1971
Storefront Lawyers		1x19 - Let the Dier Beware	March 17, 1971
The Name of the Game	Rita / Allie	3x24 - The Showdown	March 19, 1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.	Jenny Alquist	2x24 - The House of Alquist	March 30, 1971
Medical Center	Dr. Carrie Benson	3x06 - Circle of Power	October 20, 1971
Love, American Style		3x09 - Love and the Jealous Husband	November 12, 1971
Alias Smith and Jones	Louise Carson	2x13 - Everything Else You Can Steal	December 16, 1971
The F.B.I.		7x14 - The Recruiter	December 19, 1971
Mannix	Althea Blake	5x18 - Moving Target	January 19, 1972
The Sixth Sense	Jordana Theland	1x02 - The Heart That Wouldn't Stay Buried	January 22, 1972
Banyon		1x02 - The Old College Try	September 22, 1972
Cannon	Jane Butler	2x04 - That Was No Lady	October 4, 1972
Medical Center	Susan	4x14 - A Game for One Player	December 20, 1972
Marcus Welby, M.D.	Marian Lawrence	4x15 - A More Exciting Case	January 2, 1973
The F.B.I.		8x17 - A Gathering of Sharks	January 14, 1973
Love, American Style		4x16 - Love and the Twanger Tutor	January 19, 1973
Banacek	Erica Osburn	1x08 - The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack	February 7, 1973
Jigsaw		1x05 - Kiss the Dream Goodbye	February 17, 1973
Mannix	Laura Danford	6x24 - The Danford File	March 11, 1973
The Streets of San Francisco	Glen Williams / Glen Conway	2x06 - The Stamp of Death	October 18, 1973
Tenafly	Joyce	1x02 - The Cash and Carry Caper	October 31, 1973
Medical Center	Phoebe	5x09 - Woman for Hire	November 19, 1973
Love, American Style		5x11 - Love and the Weirdo	November 30, 1973
Barnaby Jones	Brooke Leighton	2x14 - Venus as in Flytrap	January 6, 1974
Columbo	Margaret Nichols	3x06 - Mind over Mayhem	February 18, 1974
The Magician	Marian	1x21 - The Illusion of the Evil Spikes	April 15, 1974
Ironside	Amy Prentiss	7x24/25 - Amy Prentiss	May 23, 1974
Barnaby Jones	Bernice Kellner	3x02 - Dead Man's Run	September 17, 1974
Hawaii Five-O	Carla Crystal	7x08 - The Two-Faced Corpse	October 29, 1974
The Streets of San Francisco	Maggie Jarris / Mrs. Reston / Mrs. McCluskey	5x07 - Till Death Do Us Part	November 18, 1976
McMillan & Wife	Donna Drake	6x01 - All Bets Off	December 5, 1976
Visions	Anna II	1x13 - The Prison Game	January 13, 1977
Wonder Woman	Gloria	2x01 - The Return of Wonder Woman	September 16, 1977
The Love Boat	Gail Matthews	1x24 - This Business of Love / Crash Diet Crush / I'll Never Fall in Love Again	May 13, 1978
Quincy, M.E.	Jessica Ross / Catherine Benton	4x05 - Images	November 2, 1978
The Love Boat	Mrs. Harris	3x16 - Making the Grade / Doc's 'Ex' Change / The Gift	December 15, 1979
The Love Boat	Sally Walker	4x12 - Doc's Dismissal / The Frugal Pair / The Girl Next Door	January 3, 1981
Aloha Paradise		1x05 - Best of Friends/Success/Nine Karats	April 1, 1981
The Love Boat	Marcia Smith	5x08/09 - Farnsworth's Fling / Gopher Farnsworth Smith / Three in a Bed / Merrill, Melanie and Melanesia / I Remember Helen	November 21, 1981
Knots Landing	Victoria Hill	3x13 - Reunion	February 11, 1982
Joanie Loves Chachi	Vanessa	2x05 - Everybody Loves Aunt Vanessa	November 4, 1982
Matt Houston	Glynnis Durand	1x10 - Joey's Here	December 5, 1982
The Love Boat	Marcia Smith	6x27/28 - Country Music Jamboree: Hits and Missus / Return of Annabelle / Just Plain Folks Medicine / Caught in the Act / The Real Thing / Do Not Disturb / Lulu & Kenny	April 30, 1983
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x03 - Maternal Triangle	October 16, 1984
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x05 - Jack's Problem	October 30, 1984
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x10 - A Foreign Affair	December 11, 1984
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x12 - Father Knows Nothing	January 8, 1985
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x18 - Deeds of Trust	February 19, 1985
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x19 - The New Mr. Bradford	February 26, 1985
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x20 - King for a Day	March 5, 1985
The Love Boat	Louise Hastings	8x24 - Judy Hits a Low Note / Love Times Two / The Problem with Papa	March 23, 1985
Three's a Crowd	Claudia Bradford	1x22 - A Star Is Born	April 9, 1985
Murder, She Wrote	Joyce Holleran	2x03 - Murder in the Afternoon	October 13, 1985
Hotel	Irene Fitzgerald	3x14 - Child's Play	February 5, 1986
Magnum, P.I.	Joan Fulton	7x09 - Novel Connection (1)	November 19, 1986
Murder, She Wrote	Joan Fulton	3x08 - Magnum on Ice (2)	November 23, 1986
J.J. Starbuck	Brin Coltan	1x11 - Murder by Design	January 23, 1988
Murder, She Wrote	Jane Dawson	8x03 - Unauthorized Obituary	September 29, 1991
The Round Table	Anne McPherson	1x01 - Yesterday We Were Playing Football	September 18, 1992
Coach	Susan Miller	7x02 - It Should Happen to You	September 19, 1994
Coach	Susan Miller	7x03 - Graceless Under Fire	October 2, 1994
Coach	Susan Miller	7x06 - Inconceivable	October 17, 1994
Murder, She Wrote	Gwen Noble	11x06 - The Murder Channel	November 6, 1994
Coach	Susan Miller	7x11 - Out of Control	November 28, 1994
Babylon 5	Senator Elise Voudreau	2x06 - Spider in the Web	December 7, 1994
Coach	Susan Miller	7x12 - The Popcorn Bowl	December 12, 1994
Law & Order	Anna Kopell	5x10 - House Counsel	January 4, 1995
You Wish	Estelle	1x03 - The Big Ride	October 10, 1997
Poltergeist: The Legacy	Suzanne Barnard	3x09 - The Light	March 20, 1998
Just Shoot Me!	Eve Gallo	2x24 - Eve of Destruction	May 5, 1998
Jack & Jill	Mrs. Louise Zane	1x11 - Bad Timing and Dirty Laundry	January 16, 2000
Jack & Jill	Mrs. Louise Zane	2x04 - California Dreamin'	January 31, 2001
Jack & Jill	Mrs. Louise Zane	2x06 - Pressure Points	February 14, 2001
Touched by an Angel	Naomi	9x19 - The Show Must Not Go On	April 12, 2003
Rules of Engagement	Constance Williams	1x05 - Kids	March 5, 2007
The Wedding Bells	Candace Sinclair	1x03 - Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster	March 23, 2007
Saving Grace	Betty Hanadarko	1x05 - Would You Want Me to Tell You?	August 20, 2007
Saving Grace	Betty Hanadarko	1x13 - Taco, Tulips, Duck and Spices	December 18, 2007
NCIS	Judith McKnight	13x07 - 16 Years	November 3, 2015

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Kiss Me Kate	Lois Lane / "Bianca"	March 25, 1968
The Immortal	Janet Braddock	September 30, 1969	The Immortal
Three's a Crowd	Jessica Carson	December 2, 1969	ABC Movie of the Week
They Call It Murder	Jane Antrim	December 17, 1971
Women in Chains	Dee Dee	January 25, 1972	ABC Movie of the Week
Home for the Holidays	Fredrica Morgan	November 28, 1972	ABC Movie of the Week
Mind over Mayhem	Margaret Nicholson	February 18, 1974	Columbo
Hurricane	Louise Damon	September 10, 1974
Park Avenue Pirates	Mrs. Jessica Wright	September 21, 1975	McCloud
Having Babies	Sally McNamara	October 17, 1976
Victory at Entebbe	Nomi Haroun	December 13, 1976
Black Market Baby	Louise Carmino	October 7, 1977
Wild and Wooly	Megan	February 20, 1978
Dr. Strange	Morgan LeFay	September 6, 1978
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives	Christina Wood	October 9, 1978
The Making of 'Golden Girl'	Herself	January 1, 1979
Vampire	Nicole DeCamp	October 7, 1979
She's Dressed to Kill	Irene Barton	December 10, 1979
Miracle on Ice	Pat Brooks	March 1, 1981
Scruples	Maggie	May 22, 1981
Thursday's Child	Roz Richardson	February 1, 1983
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.	Astrid Carlisle	May 16, 1984	Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Execution	Gertrude Simon	January 14, 1985
Killer in the Mirror	Francesca DeLorca	March 31, 1986
Leave of Absence	Bess	May 11, 1994
Mother Knows Best	Joan	April 13, 1997
Doomsday Rock	Secretary	August 24, 1997
The Second Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV	Herself	March 17, 2004	TV Land Awards
I Do (But I Don't)	Gennifer	September 13, 2004

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Snap Judgment		January 8-12, 1968
The Pat Boone Show		January 14, 1968
The Woody Woodbury Show		January 25, 1968
The Match Game	Show 1391	April 29, 1968
The Match Game	Show 1392	April 30, 1968
The Match Game	Show 1393	May 1, 1968
The Match Game	Show 1394	May 2, 1968
The Match Game	Show 1395	May 3, 1968
The Virginia Graham Show		December 16, 1971
The New Hollywood Squares		January 5-9, 1987

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 4 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (1975)

Amy Prentiss

• Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series (1977)

The Streets of San Francisco - 5x07 - Till Death Do Us Part

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1980)

Trapper John, M.D.

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2005)

Arrested Development

Satellite Awards

• Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2003)

Arrested Development

Golden Globe Awards

• Nominated: Most Promising Newcomer - Female (1967)
• Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama (1971) - Play Misty for Me