Lee Garlington
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny.
She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford.
She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes.
In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.
Acted in
The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special
2022
as Herself
Candy Coated Christmas
2021
as Kim Winters
The Little Things
2021
as Landlady
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
2020
as Herself - actress
P-Valley
2020
as Georgia Anne "Georgie" Batson
P-Valley
2020
as Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson
Dead to Me
2019
as Nurse Francine
Christmas Harmony
2018
as Debbie
House by the Lake
2017
as Dr. Llywelyn
The Good Doctor
2017
as Joan
Do You Take This Man
2017
as Esther
Married by Christmas
2016
as Bitsy Tate
Her Last Will
2016
as Ruth
Band of Robbers
2016
as Lt. Polly
The Magicians
2015
as Dana
Safelight
2015
as Dottie
Some Kind of Beautiful
2015
as Wendy
Mockingbird
2014
as Mom
Stalker
2014
as Diane Kindrick
The Extendables
2014
as Paint
Extant
2014
as Principal
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Gummy
Sister
2014
as Principal Jacobs
North Blvd
2014
as Liz
Mistresses
2013
as Eleanor
Emily Owens, M.D
2012
as Donna Fisher
Longmire
2012
as Ruth
Suburgatory
2011
as Dorothy
Friends with Benefits
2011
as Billie
The Psycho Legacy
2010
as Self
Good Luck Charlie
2010
as Mrs. Krump
A Buddy Story
2010
as Susan's Mom
FlashForward
2009
as Carline
FlashForward
2009
as Carlene
Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith
2009
as Jane Burns
Southland
2009
as Cathleen Kerik
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Geraldine Peters
The Coverup
2008
as Beeverly Thacker
Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008
as Aunt Carmen
The Mentalist
2008
as Betty Fulford
90210
2008
as Judge
Just Add Water
2008
as Penny
The Riches
2007
Forfeit
2007
Big Day
2006
Psych
2006
as Eugenia
Akeelah and the Bee
2006
as Regional Judge
Stick It
2006
as Head Vault Judge
What About Brian
2006
as Mona
Mrs. Harris
2006
as Tarnower's Ex #2
Something New
2006
as Mrs. Cahan
Invasion
2005
Close to Home
2005
American Gun
2005
as Psychologist
Mortuary
2005
as Rita
A Lot Like Love
2005
as Stewardess
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Fara Linden
Medium
2005
as Marion Wheeler
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Alberta Holstein
Boston Legal
2004
as Alisa McKenzie
Guarding Eddy
2004
as Helen
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
as Betty Sue
Cold Case
2003
as Carol Prosser
Joan of Arcadia
2003
NCIS
2003
as Mary Hanlan
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Peggy
All of Us
2003
Abby
2003
The Hot Chick
2002
as Vice Principal Bernard
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
2002
as Fran
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
2002
as Leslie
Everwood
2002
as Brenda Baxworth
One Hour Photo
2002
as Waitress
The Sum of All Fears
2002
as Mary Pat Foley
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dixie
Lovely & Amazing
2001
as Jordan's Mom
Layover
2001
as Public Defender Boone
American Pie 2
2001
as Natalie's Mom
Stranger Inside
2001
as Warden Arnold
Six Feet Under
2001
as Fiona Kleinschmidt
The Division
2001
The District
2000
as Nancy's Mother
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Frommer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Mrs. Briggs
Strong Medicine
2000
as Cammie's Mother
Forever Lulu
2000
as Linda Davis
Boys and Girls
2000
as L.A. Flight Attendant
Titus
2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
as Georgette
The West Wing
1999
as Alana Waterman
Once and Again
1999
Judging Amy
1999
as Dr. Kemper
Can of Worms
1999
as Pamela Pillsbury
Will & Grace
1998
as Annette
Maximum Bob
1998
as Rosellen Fortenot
Driven
1998
as Marian Pelton
Virtual Obsession
1998
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Jessica Harris
The Practice
1997
Dante's Peak
1997
as Dr. Jane Fox
Dark Skies
1996
as Betty Hill
Dark Skies
1996
Townies
1996
as Kathy Donovan
7th Heaven
1996
as Prevaricator
Summer of Fear
1996
as Winnie
Nash Bridges
1996
The Babysitter
1995
as Dolly Tucker
Whose Daughter is She?
1995
as Annie
See Jane Run
1995
as Carole Garson
Friends
1994
as Ronni
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dr. Josephs
Chicago Hope
1994
Reflections on a Crime
1994
as Tina
The Yarn Princess
1994
as Wanda
My Life
1993
as Carol Sandman
The Conviction of Kitty Dodds
1993
as Anne Williams
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
1993
as Janice
Love Matters
1993
as Nan
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Emily
NYPD Blue
1993
as Rosie DePaul
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
as Judy Hampton
Torch Song
1993
as Phyllis
Dying to Love You
1993
as Rita
Kiss of a Killer
1993
as Helene
When No One Would Listen
1992
as Lee
Sneakers
1992
as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
Shame
1992
as Tina Farrell
Arresting Behavior
1992
Honor Thy Mother
1992
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
1991
as Josette
Good & Evil
1991
Home Improvement
1991
as Joanie Graham
The Whereabouts of Jenny
1991
as Gina
Meet the Applegates
1990
as Nita Samson
When You Remember Me
1990
as Joanne
Get a Life
1990
Lenny
1990
Bar Girls
1990
as Shelley
Last Flight Out
1990
as Jan
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
as Peggy Blankenship
Wings
1990
as Vi
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
as Mary Willis
Seinfeld
1989
as Claire
Field of Dreams
1989
as Beulah Gasnick
Quantum Leap
1989
as Nurse Chatam
Coach
1989
as Barbara
Three Fugitives
1989
as Woman Cop
Murphy Brown
1988
as Shawnee
Roseanne
1988
The Seventh Sign
1988
as Dr. Margaret Inness
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
as Briefing Officer
Student Exchange
1987
as Mrs. Whitcoms
Hooperman
1987
as Gail
In the Mood
1987
as "Schlitz" Waitress
Murder Ordained
1987
as Lorna's Friend
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
as Gym Instructor
Sledge Hammer!
1986
L.A. Law
1986
as Regina Furnald
Psycho III
1986
as Myrna
Matlock
1986
Cobra
1986
as Nancy Stalk
The Golden Girls
1985
as Kirsten Adams
Stingray
1985
Do You Remember Love
1985
as Second Mother
Overnight Sensation
1984
as Sales Girl
Who's the Boss?
1984
Automan
1983
Psycho II
1983
as Myrna
Family Ties
1982
as Beth Davis
Carbon Copy
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Segal
as Self