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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-04-10 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Also Known As

Deborah Rush

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

Acting

The Good Life

2007

The Good Life

as

Diane

Family Business

1989

Family Business

as

Michele Dempsey

In & Out

1997

In & Out

as

Ava Blazer

Half Nelson

2006

Half Nelson

as

Jo Dunne

American Wedding

2003

American Wedding

as

Mary Flaherty

10

1979

10

as

Dental assistant

The Good Girl

2002

The Good Girl

as

Gwen Jackson

Parents

1989

Parents

as

Mrs. Gladys Zellner

Strangers with Candy

2006

Strangers with Candy

as

Sara Blank

Heat

1986

Heat

as

D.D.

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway

as

Sister Mary Magdalene

Unnatural Pursuits

1992

Unnatural Pursuits

as

Stephanie Didcot

Alice at the Palace

1982

Alice at the Palace

as

Alice's Mother

Big Business

1988

Big Business

as

Binky Shelton

Earthly Possessions

1999

Earthly Possessions

as

Heidi Anderson

Oliver's Story

1978

Oliver's Story

as

Girl in Bar

She-Devil

1989

She-Devil

as

'People Reporter

Ava's Possessions

2015

Ava's Possessions

as

Joanna

Passed Away

1992

Passed Away

as

Denise Scanlan

Three to Tango

1999

Three to Tango

as

Lenore

Kiss Me, Petruchio

1981

Kiss Me, Petruchio

as

Bianca

Zelig

1983

Zelig

as

Lita Fox

The Visitor

2008

The Visitor

as

Upper Eastside Woman

Advice From a Caterpillar

1999

Advice From a Caterpillar

as

Diner Hostess

The Box

2009

The Box

as

Clymene Steward

You've Got Mail

1998

You've Got Mail

as

Veronica Cash

Accommodations

2018

Accommodations

as

Victoria Maason

Split Image

1982

Split Image

as

Judith

Reckless

1995

Reckless

as

Trish

Compromising Positions

1985

Compromising Positions

as

Brenda Dunck

Women Who Kill

2016

Women Who Kill

as

Grace

Julie & Julia

2009

Julie & Julia

as

Avis De Voto

My Blue Heaven

1990

My Blue Heaven

as

Linda

Fling

2008

Fling

as

Katherine

Bad Company

2002

Bad Company

as

Mrs. Peterson

Spin City

Spin City

as

Helen

Search Party

Search Party

as

Gertrude

Big Lake

Big Lake

as

Linda Franklin

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Frances Houston

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Stella Bisset

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Judge Sally Rigby

Leg Work

Leg Work

as

Judy

Production

Crew

Directing