Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Female

Birthday

1941-05-17 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

گریس زابریسکی

Грейс Забриски

Grace Caplinger

Grace Zabriskie

Biography

Grace Zabriskie (born May 17, 1941) is an American actress. She has appeared in many popular American films and television series such as Twin Peaks and Big Love.

Known For

Acting

My Own Private Idaho

1991

My Own Private Idaho

as

Alena

Drugstore Cowboy

1989

Drugstore Cowboy

as

Bob's Mother

Wild at Heart

1990

Wild at Heart

as

Juana Durango

The Grudge

2004

The Grudge

as

Emma Williams

An Officer and a Gentleman

1982

An Officer and a Gentleman

as

Esther Pokrifiki

No Good Deed

2002

No Good Deed

as

Mrs. Quarre

License to Wed

2007

License to Wed

as

Grandma Jones

The Big Easy

1986

The Big Easy

as

Mama

Child's Play 2

1990

Child's Play 2

as

Grace Poole

Leonard Part 6

1987

Leonard Part 6

as

Jefferson

Psycho Sushi

1997

Psycho Sushi

as

Great Aunt

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

1992

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

as

Magi Lune (voice)

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000

Gone in Sixty Seconds

as

Helen Raines

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

1994

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

as

Mrs. Hankshaw

The Private Eyes

1980

The Private Eyes

as

Nanny

Dante's View

1998

Dante's View

as

Geraldine

Galaxy of Terror

1981

Galaxy of Terror

as

Captain Trantor

The Last Letter

2004

The Last Letter

as

Mrs. Allison

The Passion of Darkly Noon

1995

The Passion of Darkly Noon

as

Roxy

The Waterdance

1992

The Waterdance

as

Pat

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

as

Mrs. McCullum

My Father, My Son

1988

My Father, My Son

as

Mouza

Me and Will

1999

Me and Will

as

Edith

The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

1978

The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance

as

Widow Cummins

Body Rock

1984

Body Rock

as

Chilly's Mother

A Texas Funeral

1999

A Texas Funeral

as

Murtis

Bad Painter

2025

Bad Painter

as

Mother

Spooks & Creeps

2004

Spooks & Creeps

as

Olga ("A Fate Foretold")

Bob Funk

2009

Bob Funk

as

Ms. Funk

The Glow

2002

The Glow

as

Sylvia Goodstein

Shooter

1988

Shooter

as

Sister Marie

Intimate Stranger

1991

Intimate Stranger

as

Dana P. Ashley

Chain of Desire

1992

Chain of Desire

as

Linda Bailey

Rampage

1987

Rampage

as

Naomi Reece

The Ryan White Story

1989

The Ryan White Story

as

Gloria White

Wrong Cops: Chapter 1

2012

Wrong Cops: Chapter 1

as

Duke's Mother

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

as

Lem's Wife

Murder at My Door

1996

Murder at My Door

as

Grandma

Wrong Cops

2013

Wrong Cops

as

Donna (Duke's mother)

They Crawl

2001

They Crawl

as

Mrs. Gage

Home: The Horror Story

2000

Home: The Horror Story

as

Grace Parkinson

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

2001

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

as

Self

Crazy for a Kiss

1995

Crazy for a Kiss

as

Pearl Kinross

Sparkler

1997

Sparkler

as

Sherri

Postcards From The Cast

2001

Postcards From The Cast

as

Self

Rosemont

2015

Rosemont

as

Josephine

Desert Winds

1994

Desert Winds

as

Jackie's Mother

One Too Many

1985

One Too Many

as

Mrs. Linton

Blood Ties

1991

Blood Ties

as

The Woman

A House of Secrets and Lies

1992

A House of Secrets and Lies

as

Ruby

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

1988

Trancers: City of Lost Angels

as

Warden

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as

Sarah Palmer

Hometown Boy Makes Good

1990

Hometown Boy Makes Good

as

Helen Geary

The Judge

2014

The Judge

as

Mrs. Blackwell

Dead Men Can't Dance

1997

Dead Men Can't Dance

as

Brig. Gen. Burke

Ambition

1991

Ambition

as

Mrs. Merrick

The Burning Bed

1984

The Burning Bed

as

Flossie Hughes

Servants of Twilight

1991

Servants of Twilight

as

Grace Spivey

A Family Thing

1996

A Family Thing

as

Ruby

Megaville

1992

Megaville

as

Mrs. Palinov

Trash

1999

Trash

as

Mrs. DeMarie

Armageddon

1998

Armageddon

as

Dottie

Houdini

1998

Houdini

as

Mrs. Weiss

Bonds of Love

1993

Bonds of Love

as

Emma Smith

Annie's Garden

1997

Annie's Garden

as

Mrs. Barnes

Blinded by the Light

1980

Blinded by the Light

as

Emily

Freedom Road

1979

Freedom Road

as

Ruth Lait

Concrete Cowboys

1979

Concrete Cowboys

as

Meg Barnaby

Blind Malice

2014

Blind Malice

as

Nanna

North Beach and Rawhide

1985

North Beach and Rawhide

as

Hearings Officer

R.S.V.P.

2002

R.S.V.P.

as

Mary Franklin

Pulse Pounders

1988

Pulse Pounders

as

The Warden (Trancers sequence)

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

1993

Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story

as

Ethel

A Deadly Silence

1989

A Deadly Silence

as

Psychologist

Inland Empire

2006

Inland Empire

as

Visitor #1

Polaroid

2019

Polaroid

as

Lena Sable

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

2014

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

as

Herself

Chrystal

2004

Chrystal

as

Gladys

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as

Sarah Palmer

The Devil's Child

1997

The Devil's Child

as

Rose DeMarco

My Own Private River

2012

My Own Private River

as

Alena (archive footage)

The Crew

1994

The Crew

as

Gloria Pierce

Double Deception

1993

Double Deception

as

Nickel Mountain

1984

Nickel Mountain

as

Ellie Wells

George B.

1997

George B.

as

Mother

Twin Peaks

1989

Twin Peaks

as

Sarah Palmer

A Promise to Carolyn

1996

A Promise to Carolyn

as

Francie Harper

The Makings of You

2014

The Makings of You

as

Margaret

Drop Zone

1994

Drop Zone

as

Winona

Between Two Worlds

2014

Between Two Worlds

as

Self

Norma Rae

1979

Norma Rae

as

Linette Odum

The Boost

1988

The Boost

as

Sheryl

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

1983

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

as

Silvie Alice Kohler

Seed

1996

Seed

as

Mother's voice

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

2025

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

as

Self

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

1991

Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

as

Genevieve

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

as

Eva Bates

Cryptozoo

2021

Cryptozoo

as

Joan (voice)

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

as

Self

The Executioner's Song

1982

The Executioner's Song

as

Kathryne Baker

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

2021

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

as

Self

People Like Us

1990

People Like Us

as

Woman in Group Therapy (uncredited)

My Mother's Secret Life

1984

My Mother's Secret Life

as

Maggie Ryan

Brothel

2008

Brothel

as

Madam

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996

Bastard Out of Carolina

as

Granny

Medium

Medium

as

Connie Buckley

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Mabel Burton

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Mrs. Ross

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

as

John Doe

John Doe

as

Yellow Teeth

The Guardian

The Guardian

as

Judith

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Sarah Palmer

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Mrs. Colbert

Charmed

Charmed

as

The Crone

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg

as

Naomi

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Chambermaid

Profiler

Profiler

as

Mrs. Boudreaux

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

as

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

The King of Queens

The King of Queens

as

Veronica

Jesse

Jesse

as

Granny Rose

Big Love

Big Love

as

Lois Henrickson

The Bronx Zoo

The Bronx Zoo

as

Second Noah

Second Noah

as

Angel Falls

Angel Falls

as

Cuema

Over the Top

Over the Top

as

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Isabel

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as

Self

Santa Clarita Diet

Santa Clarita Diet

as

Mrs. Bakavic

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

as

Mrs. Linton

Children of the Dust

Children of the Dust

as

Rose

East of Eden

East of Eden

as

Mrs. Ames

Mike

Mike

as

Camille

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Sarah Palmer (voice) (archive footage)

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as

Virna

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as

Bartender

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

as

Mrs. Minassian

Ballers

Ballers

as

Enid

Shadow Chasers

Shadow Chasers

as

Mary Komatar

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

as

Eva Barrett

Wrong Cops, The Series

Wrong Cops, The Series

as

Donna

The Alienist

The Alienist

as

John's Grandmother

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Ethyl

Production

Crew

Directing