Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

Known for
Acting
Born
July 20, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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.

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Filmography

2026
Redlining poster

Redlining

Movie

2026
Achiever poster

Achiever

Movie

2025
SEGAL poster

SEGAL

Movie · as Self

2025
Electric Bloom poster

Electric Bloom

TV · as Ethel · 1 ep

2022
The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special poster

The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special

Movie · as Herself

2021
Candy Coated Christmas poster

Candy Coated Christmas

Movie · as Kim Winters

2021
The Little Things poster

The Little Things

Movie · as Landlady

2020
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door poster

Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door

Movie · as Self - Actress

2020
P-Valley poster

P-Valley

TV · as Georgia Anne "Georgie" Batson, Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson · 1 ep

2019
Dead to Me poster

Dead to Me

TV · as Nurse Francine · 1 ep

2018
Christmas Harmony poster

Christmas Harmony

Movie · as Debbie

2017
House by the Lake poster

House by the Lake

Movie · as Dr. Llywelyn

2017
Do You Take This Man poster

Do You Take This Man

Movie · as Esther

2017
The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor

TV · as Joan · 1 ep

2016
Band of Robbers poster

Band of Robbers

Movie · as Lt. Polly

2016
Married by Christmas poster

Married by Christmas

Movie · as Bitsy Tate

2016
Her Last Will poster

Her Last Will

Movie · as Ruth

2015
Safelight poster

Safelight

Movie · as Dottie

2015
The Magicians poster

The Magicians

TV · as Dana · 1 ep

2014
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn poster

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

Movie · as Gummy

2014
Mockingbird poster

Mockingbird

Movie · as Leonard's Mom

2014
Sister poster

Sister

Movie · as Principal Jacobs

2014
North Blvd

North Blvd

Movie · as Liz

2014
The Extendables poster

The Extendables

Movie · as Paint

2014
Some Kind of Beautiful poster

Some Kind of Beautiful

Movie · as Wendy

2014
Extant poster

Extant

TV · as Principal · 1 ep

2014
Stalker poster

Stalker

TV · as Diane Kindrick · 1 ep

2013
Mistresses poster

Mistresses

TV · as Eleanor · 1 ep

2012
Emily Owens, M.D. poster

Emily Owens, M.D.

TV · as Donna Fisher · 1 ep

2012
Longmire poster

Longmire

TV · as Ruth · 1 ep

2011
Friends with Benefits poster

Friends with Benefits

TV · as Billie · 1 ep

2011
Suburgatory poster

Suburgatory

TV · as Dorothy · 1 ep

2010
A Buddy Story poster

A Buddy Story

Movie · as Susan's Mom

2010
The Psycho Legacy poster

The Psycho Legacy

Movie · as Self

2010
Good Luck Charlie poster

Good Luck Charlie

TV · as Mrs. Krump · 1 ep

2009
Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith poster

Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith

Movie · as Jane Burns

2009
Prayers for Bobby poster

Prayers for Bobby

Movie · as Psychologist

2009
Southland poster

Southland

TV · as Cathleen Kerik · 1 ep

2009
FlashForward poster

FlashForward

TV · as Carlene, Carline · 1 ep

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Mrs. Walker · 1 ep

2008
Pulse 2: Afterlife poster

Pulse 2: Afterlife

Movie · as Aunt Carmen

2008
Just Add Water poster

Just Add Water

Movie · as Penny

2008
The Coverup poster

The Coverup

Movie · as Beeverly Thacker

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Betty Fulford · 1 ep

2008
90210 poster

90210

TV · as Judge · 1 ep

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Geraldine Peters · 1 ep

2007
Forfeit

Forfeit

Movie

2007
The Riches poster

The Riches

TV · 2 eps

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Stella Peterson · 1 ep

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Sally Meeker · 1 ep

2006
Akeelah and the Bee poster

Akeelah and the Bee

Movie · as Regional Judge

2006
Stick It poster

Stick It

Movie · as Head Vault Judge

2006
Something New poster

Something New

Movie · as Mrs. Cahan

2006
Big Day poster

Big Day

TV · 1 ep

2006
What About Brian poster

What About Brian

TV · as Mona · 1 ep

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Eugenia · 1 ep

2006
Big Love poster

Big Love

TV · as Grace Ann · 1 ep

2005
A Lot Like Love poster

A Lot Like Love

Movie · as Stewardess

2005
Mortuary poster

Mortuary

Movie · as Rita

2005
Mrs. Harris poster

Mrs. Harris

Movie · as Tarnower's Ex #2

2005
American Gun poster

American Gun

Movie · as Psychologist

2005
Partner(s) poster

Partner(s)

Movie · as Dave's Mom

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Marion Wheeler · 2 eps

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Fara Linden · 1 ep

2005
Invasion poster

Invasion

TV · 2 eps

2005
Close to Home poster

Close to Home

TV · as Hannah Turley · 1 ep

2004
Guarding Eddy poster

Guarding Eddy

Movie · as Helen

2004
Johnson Family Vacation poster

Johnson Family Vacation

Movie · as Betty Sue

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Alberta Holstein · 1 ep

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Alisa McKenzie · 1 ep

2003
All of Us poster

All of Us

TV · 1 ep

2003
Joan of Arcadia poster

Joan of Arcadia

TV · as Charlotte Bloom · 1 ep

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Carol Prosser · 1 ep

2003
Two and a Half Men poster

Two and a Half Men

TV · as Peggy · 1 ep

2003
Abby poster

Abby

TV · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Mary Hanlan · 1 ep

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Briggitte Reinholt · 1 ep

2002
The Hot Chick poster

The Hot Chick

Movie · as Vice Principal Bernard

2002
One Hour Photo poster

One Hour Photo

Movie · as Waitress

2002
The Sum of All Fears poster

The Sum of All Fears

Movie · as Mary Pat Foley

2002
Lovely & Amazing poster

Lovely & Amazing

Movie · as Jordan's Mom

2002
Everwood poster

Everwood

TV · as Brenda Baxworth · 13 eps

2002
8 Simple Rules poster

8 Simple Rules

TV · as Fran, Leslie · 1 ep

2001
Stranger Inside poster

Stranger Inside

Movie · as Warden Arnold

2001
Layover poster

Layover

Movie · as Public Defender Boone

2001
American Pie 2 poster

American Pie 2

Movie · as Natalie's Mom

2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man poster

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

Movie · as Laura Lee Curtis

2001
Six Feet Under poster

Six Feet Under

TV · as Fiona Kleinschmidt · 2 eps

2001
The Division poster

The Division

TV · as Jinny's Psychiatrist · 1 ep

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · as Dixie · 1 ep

2001
Grounded for Life poster

Grounded for Life

TV · as Louise · 1 ep

2000
Boys and Girls poster

Boys and Girls

Movie · as L.A. Flight Attendant

2000
Forever Lulu poster

Forever Lulu

Movie · as Linda Davis

2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2 poster

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Movie · as Georgette

2000
Titus poster

Titus

TV · as Sue · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Mrs. Frommer, Mrs. Briggs · 1 ep

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Nancy's Mother · 1 ep

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Cammie's Mother · 1 ep

1999
Can of Worms poster

Can of Worms

Movie · as Pamela Pillsbury

1999
Freak Talks About Sex poster

Freak Talks About Sex

Movie · as Nichole's Mom

1999
Once and Again poster

Once and Again

TV · 1 ep

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Dr. Kemper · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Alana Waterman · 3 eps

1999
Snoops poster

Snoops

TV · as Alicia Spitz · 1 ep

1998
Driven poster

Driven

Movie · as Marian Pelton

1998
Virtual Obsession poster

Virtual Obsession

Movie

1998
Maximum Bob poster

Maximum Bob

TV · as Rosellen Fortenot · 1 ep

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Annette · 2 eps

1998
Martial Law poster

Martial Law

TV · as Judge Mary Ruben · 1 ep

1997
Dante's Peak poster

Dante's Peak

Movie · as Dr. Jane Fox

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Joel's Attorney · 1 ep

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV · as Jessica Harris · 1 ep

1996
Dark Skies poster

Dark Skies

Movie · as Betty Hill

1996
Summer of Fear poster

Summer of Fear

Movie · as Winnie

1996
Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges

TV · as Jill Reichert · 1 ep

1996
Dark Skies poster

Dark Skies

TV · 1 ep

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as Prevaricator · 1 ep

1996
Townies poster

Townies

TV · as Kathy Donovan · 15 eps

1996
Profiler poster

Profiler

TV · as Dr. Frances Barry · 1 ep

1995
The Babysitter poster

The Babysitter

Movie · as Dolly Tucker

1995
Whose Daughter is She? poster

Whose Daughter is She?

Movie · as Annie

1995
See Jane Run poster

See Jane Run

Movie · as Carole Garson

1994
Reflections on a Crime poster

Reflections on a Crime

Movie · as Tina

1994
The Yarn Princess poster

The Yarn Princess

Movie · as Wanda

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Ronni · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Dr. Josephs · 1 ep

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Carol Sardos · 1 ep

1993
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene poster

River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene

Movie · as Janice

1993
Love Matters poster

Love Matters

Movie · as Nan

1993
Dying to Love You poster

Dying to Love You

Movie · as Rita

1993
The Conviction of Kitty Dodds poster

The Conviction of Kitty Dodds

Movie · as Anne Williams

1993
My Life poster

My Life

Movie · as Carol Sandman

1993
Kiss of a Killer poster

Kiss of a Killer

Movie · as Helene

1993
Torch Song poster

Torch Song

Movie · as Phyllis

1993
Jack the Bear poster

Jack the Bear

Movie · as Mrs. Festinger

1993
Bakersfield P.D. poster

Bakersfield P.D.

TV · as Judy Hampton · 1 ep

1993
Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire

TV · as Emily · 2 eps

1993
NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue

TV · as Rosie DePaul · 1 ep

1992
Honor Thy Mother poster

Honor Thy Mother

Movie

1992
Shame poster

Shame

Movie · as Tina Farrell

1992
Sneakers poster

Sneakers

Movie · as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov

1992
When No One Would Listen poster

When No One Would Listen

Movie · as Lee

1992
Arresting Behavior poster

Arresting Behavior

TV · as Connie Ruskin · 5 eps

1991
The Whereabouts of Jenny poster

The Whereabouts of Jenny

Movie · as Gina

1991
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories poster

Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories

Movie · as Josette

1991
Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement

TV · as Joanie Graham · 1 ep

1991
Good & Evil poster

Good & Evil

TV · 1 ep

1990
Bar Girls

Bar Girls

Movie · as Shelley

1990
When You Remember Me poster

When You Remember Me

Movie · as Joanne

1990
Last Flight Out poster

Last Flight Out

Movie · as Jan

1990
Meet the Applegates poster

Meet the Applegates

Movie · as Nita Samson

1990
A Killing in a Small Town poster

A Killing in a Small Town

Movie · as Peggy Blankenship

1990
Wings poster

Wings

TV · as Vi · 1 ep

1990
Get a Life poster

Get a Life

TV · as Angelica, Patti · 1 ep

1990
Lenny

Lenny

TV · 16 eps

1989
Field of Dreams poster

Field of Dreams

Movie · as Beulah Gasnick

1989
Cold Sassy Tree poster

Cold Sassy Tree

Movie · as Mary Willis

1989
Three Fugitives poster

Three Fugitives

Movie · as Woman Cop

1989
Oh No, Not Them poster

Oh No, Not Them

Movie · as Robin/Myriam

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Claire · 1 ep

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Nurse Chatam · 1 ep

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Barbara · 1 ep

1989
The Nutt House poster

The Nutt House

TV · as Angelica · 1 ep

1988
The Seventh Sign poster

The Seventh Sign

Movie · as Dr. Margaret Inness

1988
Hell Comes to Frogtown poster

Hell Comes to Frogtown

Movie · as Briefing Officer

1988
Roseanne poster

Roseanne

TV · 2 eps

1988
Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown

TV · as Shawnee · 1 ep

1987
In the Mood poster

In the Mood

Movie · as "Schlitz" Waitress

1987
Murder Ordained poster

Murder Ordained

Movie · as Lorna's Friend

1987
Student Exchange poster

Student Exchange

Movie · as Mrs. Whitcoms

1987
Some Kind of Wonderful poster

Some Kind of Wonderful

Movie · as Gym Instructor

1987
Hooperman poster

Hooperman

TV · as Gail · 1 ep

1986
Psycho III poster

Psycho III

Movie · as Myrna

1986
Cobra poster

Cobra

Movie · as Nancy Stalk

1986
Sledge Hammer! poster

Sledge Hammer!

TV · 1 ep

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Regina Furnald · 1 ep

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Paula · 1 ep

1985
Do You Remember Love poster

Do You Remember Love

Movie · as Second Mother

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Kirsten Adams · 1 ep

1985
Stingray poster

Stingray

TV · 1 ep

1984
Overnight Sensation poster

Overnight Sensation

Movie · as Sales Girl

1984
Who's the Boss? poster

Who's the Boss?

TV · 1 ep

1983
Psycho II poster

Psycho II

Movie · as Myrna

1983
Automan poster

Automan

TV · 1 ep

1982
Family Ties poster

Family Ties

TV · as Beth Davis · 1 ep

1981
Carbon Copy poster

Carbon Copy

Movie · as (uncredited)

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · 2 eps