Beth Grant
Known for Acting · 204 credits
- Born
- 1949-09-18 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Gadsden, Alabama, USA
Biography
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conservatives, religious zealots or sticklers for rules.
She has appeared in dozens of films, including Rain Man, Speed; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Love Field; Donnie Darko; A Time to Kill; Little Miss Sunshine; Child's Play 2; Daltry Calhoun; City Slickers 2; Don't Tell Her It's Me; Matchstick Men; Factory Girl; The Wizard; Sordid Lives; The Rookie; All About Steve; No Country for Old Men, Crazy Heart, and Rango.
Grant has also appeared in many TV shows, including Everwood; Delta; The Golden Girls; Malcolm in the Middle; The X-Files; Friends; CSI; Six Feet Under; Wonderfalls; My Name Is Earl; Yes, Dear; King of the Hill; The Office; Angel; Judging Amy; Jericho; Sordid Lives: The Series; Criminal Minds, Sabrina The Teenage Witch; True Blood; How I Met Your Mother; and The Mentalist.
Grant was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and is an alumna of East Carolina University. She is married to actor Michael Chieffo with whom she has one child.
Grant played the same character, Marianne Marie Beetle, in the short-lived show Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, both created by Bryan Fuller.
Known For
TV Shows (67)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Sheila Olsen
Criminal Minds
2005
as Anita Weld Roycewood
Bones
2005
as Lizbeth Harding
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sally Roth
American Dad!
2005
as (voice)
Modern Family
2009
as Maxine
Friends
1994
as Lizzy
The Office
2005
as Melvina
Dexter
2006
as Donna Randall
The X-Files
1993
as Iris Finster
King of the Hill
1997
as Tilly Hill (voice) / Nurse (voice) / Doris (voice) / Blanche (voice) / Nurse (voice) (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Meg Thomas
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Dorene Hooper
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Penelope
Medium
2005
as Librarian
Everwood
2002
as Miss Violet
Coach
1989
as Martha / Maid
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Mrs. Popowski / Mrs. Grant
Angel
1999
as Maude Pearson
Judging Amy
1999
as Principal Mott
Six Feet Under
2001
as Dorothy Sheedy
Justified
2010
as Mother Truth
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Lorraine Mariano
The Golden Girls
1985
as Terry Franco / Louise
The Mindy Project
2012
as Beverly
Goliath
2016
as Judge Meredith Caplan Reiss
Hunter
1984
as Dottie Pinder
According to Jim
2001
as Mrs. Whitney
The Pretender
1996
as Mrs. Haring
Providence
1999
as Lillian Gerrish
Profiler
1996
as Cook
Sister, Sister
1994
as Angie
American Gods
2017
as Jack
Cybill
1995
as Waiter's Mother
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017
as Woman with Hair But No Beard
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Mrs. Whitley
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Victoria / Kathleen's Mom
Two Guys and a Girl
1998
as Tufts College Employee
Pushing Daisies
2007
as Marianne Marie Beattle
Mayfair Witches
2023
as Carlotta Mayfair
Jericho
2006
as Gracie Leigh
Dream On
1990
as Farm Woman
The Bondsman
2025
as Kitty Halloran
Dollface
2019
as Cat Lady
Con Man
2015
as Susan
The Millers
2013
as Myra
Boomtown
2002
as Landlady
I Didn't Do It
2014
as Judy Tanzer-Dinkins
Digman!
2023
as Laverne Dawson (voice)
Carol & the End of the World
2023
as Pauline (voice)
Wonderfalls
2004
as Marianne Marie Beattle
Hooperman
1987
The Outsiders
1990
as Mrs. Jones
Teenage Bounty Hunters
2020
as Church Lady
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
as Donna Stiles
Drive
2007
as The Waitress
Goode Behavior
1996
as Pearl
Maximum Bob
1998
as Inez Crowe
Delta
1992
as Thelma Wainwright
The Pitts
2003
as Nadine
Movies (137)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
2026
as Barb Vanderhoof
Rango
2011
as Bonnie (voice)
No Country for Old Men
2007
as Carla Jean's Mother
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Motherly Secretary
Donnie Darko
2001
as Kitty Farmer
Speed
1994
as Helen
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Loretta
A Time to Kill
1996
as Cora Mae Cobb
Rain Man
1988
as Mother at Farm House
Child's Play 2
1990
as Miss Kettlewell
Flatliners
1990
as Housewife
The Artist
2011
as Peppy's Maid
Amsterdam
2022
as Mrs. Dillenbeck
Willy's Wonderland
2021
as Sheriff Eloise Lund
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Nancy Jenkins
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mother Gagnon
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Woman
Jackie
2016
as Lady Bird Johnson
Rock Star
2001
as Mrs. Cole
Winged Creatures
2009
as Carla's Mom
The Rookie
2002
as Olline
Words on Bathroom Walls
2020
as Sister Catherine
Safe
1995
as Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
Crazy Heart
2009
as Jo Ann
Southland Tales
2007
as Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
All About Steve
2009
as Mrs. Horowitz
Stolen
2009
as Older Edvena
Matchstick Men
2003
as Laundry Lady
Extract
2009
as Mary
In Dubious Battle
2016
as Ethel
Bad Words
2013
as Bedazzled Judge
Factory Girl
2006
as Julia Warhol
Andover
2018
as Rebecca
The Wizard
1989
as Diner Manager
White Sands
1992
as Roz Kincaid
Love Always
1997
as Stephanie
Wander Darkly
2020
as Patty
Sweet Dreams
2024
as Sandra
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
as Lillian Logerfield
Lucky
2017
as Elaine
Operation: Endgame
2010
as Susan
Hot Tamale
2006
as Dori Woodriff
Eating
1990
as Carla
Hover
2018
as Joanna
Under Cover
1987
as Miss Randolph
Lawn Dogs
1997
as Trent's Mother
Just Before I Go
2015
as Mrs. Lawrence
Love Field
1992
as Hazel
The Long Home
as Mrs. Winer
Interruptions
1997
as Peggy, The Mistress
Nostalgia
2018
as Anna O'Bryan
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Lois
Henry Poole Is Here
2008
as Josie
The Dark Half
1993
as Shayla Beaumont
Dance with Me
1998
as Lovejoy
Hard Pill
2005
as Mom
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
as Louisa Ashland
Desert Saints
2002
as Lou
Maximum Truth
2023
as Mary Jo Nackserson
Picnic
1986
as Irma Kronkite
Consumed
2015
as Kristin Kessler
Actors Anonymous
2017
Mockingbird Lane
2012
as Marie
William
2019
as Dr. Thomas
La Classe américaine
2012
as Self
Faults
2014
as Evelyn
Our Very Own
2005
as Virginia Kendal
A Thousand Acres
1997
as Roberta
The Violation
2013
as Linda Heim
Birdseye
2002
as Ruth Betters
Alex of Venice
2015
as Teacher
Norma Jean & Marilyn
1996
as Grace Goddard
As I Lay Dying
2013
as Addie Bundren
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
as Self
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
as Babette
Daltry Calhoun
2005
as Ciotka Dee
In My Sleep
2010
as Evelyn
Spork
2010
as Principal Tulip
Band of Robbers
2016
as Widow Douglas
Miss Dial
2013
as Mrs. Wojiechowski
Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide
2016
as Linda Heim (segment "The Violation")
The Image
1990
as Martha Packard
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
2005
as Angela
Sordid Lives
2000
as Sissy Hickey
Welcome to Paradise
2007
as Frances Loren
Hold On
2019
as Shelly
The Labyrinth
2016
as Betsy
Doc of Chucky
2024
as Self
Fall From Grace
1990
as Paulene
I Do... Until I Don't
2017
as Phyllis
Evil Alien Conquerors
2003
as Sheila
Out West
2013
as Tiffany Alcott
Addicted to Fresno
2015
as Tilda
Hard Scrambled
2006
as Alice
Hide
2008
as Candy
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
1992
as Pat McGinty
Sedona
2011
as Deb
Rocker
2006
as Mrs. Hill
The Ungodly
2007
as Emma Lemac
La Sirena
2020
as Penny
Mississippi Requiem
2018
Blues for Willadean
2012
as Willadean Winkler
Sordid Lives
2020
Heartland
2016
as Crystal
A Thief Of Time
2004
as Ranger Mildred Luna
Valley of the Sun
2011
as Marva
Lieberman in Love
1995
as Linda Baker
Dear Lemon Lima
2009
as Principal Applebomb
Desert's Edge
1997
The Midnight Swim
2015
as Amelia Brooks / Great Aunt
Domain
2017
as Nadine
Fully Realized Humans
2020
as Tipper
Polar Opposites
2008
as General Railen
Tenn
2017
as Edwina Williams
Mister Handsome
2011
as Emily's Mom
Grave Intentions
2021
as Mattie Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
Great Plains
2016
as Tess
Tiny Mammals
2017
as Narrator
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
2005
as Self
To Dance with Olivia
1997
About Beth Grant
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conservatives, religious zealots or sticklers for rules. She has appeared in dozens of films, including Rain Man, Speed; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Love Field; Donnie Darko; A Time to Kill; Little Miss Sunshine; Child's Play 2; Daltry Calhoun; City Slickers 2; Don't Tell Her It's Me; Matchstick Men; Factory Girl; The Wizard; Sordid Lives; The Rookie; All About Steve; No Country for Old Men, Crazy Heart, and Rang… With 204 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Beth Grant has appeared in 137 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Beth Grant Movies
- Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) — as Barb Vanderhoof
- Rango (2011) — as Bonnie (voice)
- No Country for Old Men (2007) — as Carla Jean's Mother
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Motherly Secretary
- Donnie Darko (2001) — as Kitty Farmer
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