
Deborah Rush
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1954-04-10 (age 72)
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Christina Harlin

Law & Order
1990
as Frances Houston

The Blacklist
2013
as Stella Bisset

The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Sally Rigby

Billions
2016
as Ellen Rhoades

Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Carol Chapman

Spin City
1996
as Helen

Search Party
2016
as Gertrude

Spenser: For Hire
1985

Strangers with Candy
1999
as Sara Blank

The Jury
2004

Leg Work
1987
as Judy

Madigan Men
2000

Against the Law
1990

Big Lake
2010
as Linda Franklin
Movies (43)

American Wedding
2003
as Mary Flaherty

You've Got Mail
1998
as Veronica Cash

Julie & Julia
2009
as Avis De Voto

10
1979
as Dental assistant

The Box
2009
as Clymene Steward

In & Out
1997
as Ava Blazer

Bad Company
2002
as Mrs. Peterson

Passed Away
1992
as Denise Scanlan

Parents
1989
as Mrs. Gladys Zellner

Zelig
1983
as Lita Fox

Half Nelson
2006
as Jo Dunne

The Good Girl
2002
as Gwen Jackson

Big Business
1988
as Binky Shelton

The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Rita

Fling
2008
as Katherine

Family Business
1989
as Michele Dempsey

The Visitor
2008
as Upper Eastside Woman

She-Devil
1989
as 'People Reporter

My Blue Heaven
1990
as Linda

Reckless
1995
as Trish

Compromising Positions
1985
as Brenda Dunck

Three to Tango
1999
as Lenore

Split Image
1982
as Judith

Strangers with Candy
2006
as Sara Blank

The Good Life
2007
as Diane

Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Sister Mary Magdalene

Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
as Diner Hostess

Earthly Possessions
1999
as Heidi Anderson

Heat
1986
as D.D.

A Night in Heaven
1983
as Patsy

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
1987
as Dr. Norris
The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
as Aunt Mitty

Women Who Kill
2016
as Grace

Oliver's Story
1978
as Girl in Bar

Alice at the Palace
1982
as Alice's Mother

Ava's Possessions
2015
as Joanna

Kiss Me, Petruchio
1981
as Bianca

Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as Stephanie Didcot

Rhymes with Banana
2012
as Jane

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1985
as Hermia

Accommodations
2018
as Victoria Maason

Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man
1977
Close to Nowhere
About 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. With 58 credits spanning from 1977 to 2018, Deborah Rush has appeared in 43 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Deborah Rush Movies
- American Wedding (2003) — as Mary Flaherty
- You've Got Mail (1998) — as Veronica Cash
- Julie & Julia (2009) — as Avis De Voto
- 10 (1979) — as Dental assistant
- The Box (2009) — as Clymene Steward
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