Occupation Actress Years active 1955–2011 | Name Doris Belack Role Character actress | |
Born February 26, 1926 ( 1926-02-26 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Died October 4, 2011, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Philip Rose (m. 1946–2011) Parents Isaac Belack, Bertha Belack Movies and TV shows Tootsie, Prime, Doug, What About Bob?, Batteries Not Included Similar People Ben Younger, Stefan Schaefer, Brent Maddock, Jim Jinkins, Todd Holland | ||
Wisk detergent w/Doris Belack - 1983
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television.
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Life and career
Belack was born in 1926 in New York City, the younger daughter of Isaac and Bertha Belack, Jewish immigrants from Russia. She had one sibling, an older sister. In 1955, she performed on the record Poetry of the Negro with Sidney Poitier. The record was produced by her husband, Philip Rose.
Belack has been misidentified as the first "Mrs. Fish" to Abe Vigoda's character on Barney Miller. She was actually only a one episode replacement for actress Florence Stanley, who played "Mrs. Fish" ("Bernice Fish"). Before that, Belack was seen mainly in soap operas; she originated the role of Anna Wolek Craig for nearly a decade on One Life to Live. She also appeared in Another World (three different roles over the show's 35-year run), The Doctors (1980, as psychiatrist Dr. Claudia Howard) and The Edge of Night (1981, as Beth Bryson who held Nancy Karr hostage). Later in the 1980s, she had the recurring role of Pine Valley's mayor on All My Children.
She played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie, which starred Dustin Hoffman. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000).
Belack played the lead role in the short-lived television sitcom called Baker's Dozen as "Florence Baker", the no-nonsense captain of an undercover anti-crime unit of the NYPD. The show lasted a month on CBS. She guest starred on an episode of The Golden Girls in 1985 as Dorothy Zbornak's sister, Gloria.
From 1990 to 2001, she played tough, sharp-tongued Judge Margaret Barry, a recurring role on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She also played Maureen McReary in Grand Theft Auto IV and provided the voices of Mrs. Dink and Mrs. Wingo in the Nickelodeon show Doug. Her last television appearance was on a 2003 episode of Sex and the City.
Personal life
Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death; they were married for 65 years and had no children.
Filmography
Actress
2008
Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game) as
Mrs. McReary (voice)
2007
Arranged as
Elona
2006
Delirious as
Les's mother
2005
True Crime: New York City (Video Game)(voice)
2005
Prime as
Blanche
2003
Sex and the City (TV Series) as
Lenore
- Hop, Skip, and a Week (2003) - Lenore
2002
The Lovers (Video short)
2002
Everwood (TV Series) as
Ruth Hoffman
- Is There a Doctor in the House? (2002) - Ruth Hoffman
- Turf Wars (2002) - Ruth Hoffman
2001
Stanley (TV Series) as
Mrs. Green
- Little Dog Lost (2001) - Mrs. Green
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Trial Judge Margaret Barry / Judge Barrie J. Marton
- School Daze (2001) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Venom (1998) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Denial (1997) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Girlfriends (1996) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Wannabe (1995) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Old Friends (1994) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Golden Years (1994) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Cradle to Grave (1992) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- The Torrents of Greed: Part 1 (1991) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Happily Ever After (1990) - Judge Barrie J. Marton
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Margaret Barry / Trial Judge Margaret Barry
- Pique (2001) - Margaret Barry
- Closure: Part 2 (2000) - Margaret Barry
- Closure (2000) - Trial Judge Margaret Barry (uncredited)
2000
Madigan Men (TV Series) as
Theatre Usher
- Pilot (2000) - Theatre Usher
2000
Now and Again (TV Series) as
General Roskin
- There Are No Words (2000) - General Roskin
2000
Fail Safe (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Johnson
1996
Disney's Doug (TV Series)
- Doug's Marriage Madness (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Grand Band Plan (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Little Rubber Army (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Adventures On-Line (1999) - (voice)
- Doug: I, Rubbersuit (1999) - (voice)
- Doug Plays Cupid (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Triad of Terror (1999) - (voice)
- Doug Cuts School (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman: The Un-Quail Saga (1999) - (voice)
- Patti's Dad Dilemma (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman and the L.U.B. (1999) - (voice)
- Doug: Beebe Goes Broke (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman's Bad Hair Day (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman and the Quintuple Quandary (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Best Buddy (1999) - (voice)
- Doug's Sour Songbird (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Quizzler (1999) - (voice)
- Judy's Big Admission (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman Vs the Whackhammer (1999) - (voice)
- Quailman vs the Annoying S.T.U.A.R.T. (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Concert Crisis (1998) - (voice)
- Quailman vs Supersport (1998) - (voice)
- Doug and the Bluffington Five (1998) - (voice)
- Quailman Takes the Blame (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Dream House (1998) - (voice)
- Doug: Night of the Living Dougs (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's in the Middle (1998) - (voice)
- Quailman VII: Quaildad (1998) - (voice)
- Doug Gets Right Back On! (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Older Woman (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Midnight Kiss (1998) - (voice)
- Doug's Thanksgiving (1997) - (voice)
- Doug Gets It All (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Dougapalooza (1997) - (voice)
- Judy, Judy, Judy (1997) - (voice)
- Doug: Quailman VI - The Dark Quail Saga (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Chubby Buddy (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Friend's Friend (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Secret of Success (1997) - (voice)
- Doug on the Road (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Mural Mania (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Disappearing Dog (1997) - (voice)
- Doug: Oh, Baby (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Hairy Situation (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Big Panic (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Minor Catastrophe (1997) - (voice)
- Doug Gets Booked (1997) - (voice)
- Doug Gets a Roommate (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Great Opportoonity (1997) - (voice)
- Doug's Hot Dog (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Secret Christmas (1996) - (voice)
- Doug Gets His Wish (1996) - (voice)
- Doug: The Big Switch (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Brain Drain (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Movie Madness (1996) - (voice)
- Doug Directs (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Patti Beef (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Bloody Buddy (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Big Comeback (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's in Debt (1996) - (voice)
- Doug: A Limited Corporation (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Hoop Nightmare (1996) - (voice)
- Doug Grows Up (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's New School (1996) - (voice)
- Doug's Last Birthday (1996) - (voice)
1999
Doug's 1st Movie as
Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
1999
New York Undercover (TV Series) as
Judge
- Catharsis (1999) - Judge (as Doris Belak)
1998
Cosby (TV Series) as
Judge Venezia
- Judgment Day (1998) - Judge Venezia
1998
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Elaine Weiss
- Elijah (1998) - Elaine Weiss
1998
The Odd Couple II as
Blanche Madison Povitch
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe as
President Porter
1998
Dellaventura (TV Series) as
Maddy
- Made in America (1998) - Maddy
1997
What's Your Sign?
1997
Guiding Light (TV Series) as
Judge Deborah Grayson
- Episode dated 13 November 1997 (1997) - Judge Deborah Grayson
- Episode dated 12 November 1997 (1997) - Judge Deborah Grayson
- Episode #1.12774 (1997) - Judge Deborah Grayson
1997
Prince Street (TV Series)
- Pilot (1997)
1996
Public Morals (TV Series) as
Gabriella Biondi
- The Purple Cover (1996) - Gabriella Biondi
- The Orange Cover (1996) - Gabriella Biondi
1995
Ellen (TV Series) as
Cora
- She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother (1995) - Cora
1991
Sisters (TV Series) as
Shirley Nuesbaum / Naomi Margolis
- Word of Honor (1995) - Shirley Nuesbaum
- The Kindness of Strangers (1991) - Naomi Margolis
1995
Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
Mrs. Taubler
- Heartbreak (1995) - Mrs. Taubler
1994
Picket Fences (TV Series) as
Justice Ginsburg
- May It Please the Court (1994) - Justice Ginsburg
1994
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult as
Dr. Roberts
1991
Doug (TV Series) as
Tippi Dink / Mrs. Wingo / Ruby Valentine / ...
- Doug Graduates/Doug's Bad Trip (1994) - (voice)
- Doug Throws a Party/Doug Way Out West (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's in the Money/Doug's Sister Act (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Christmas Story (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Ripped Off!/Doug's Babysitter (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Treasure Hunt/Doug's Brainy Buddy (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Runs/Doug Clobbers Patti (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Birthday Present/Doug's Fan Club (1993) - (voice)
- Doug En Vogue/Doug's Mail Order Mania (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Halloween Adventure (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Door to Door/Doug Tips the Scales (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Bum Rap/Doug & Patti Sittin' in a Tree (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Math Problem/Doug's Big Feat (1993) - Tippi Dink (voice)
- Doug's Great Beet War/Doug's Magic Act (1993) - Tippi Dink (voice)
- Doug and the Yard of Doom/Doug's Garage Band (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Shock Therapy/Doug Is Hamburger Boy (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Inc./Doug's Nightmare on Jumbo Street (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Hot Property/Doug and the Little Liar (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Cartoon/Doug's Monster Movie (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's New Teacher/Doug on First (1993) - (voice)
- Doug and the Weird Kids/Doug's Behind the Wheel (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Huge Zit/Doug Flies a Kite (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Career Anxiety/Doug's Big Brawl (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Comic Collaboration/Doug's Pet Capades (1993) - (voice)
- Doug Is Slave for a Day/Doug Rocks the House (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Fat Cat/Doug and Patti P.I. (1993) - (voice)
- Doug's Lost Weekend/Doug's Lucky Hat (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Hot Ticket/Doug's Dental Disaster (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Pumps Up/Doug Goes Hollywood (1992) - (voice)
- Doug on the Trail/Doug Meets RoboBone (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's a Big Fat Liar/Doug Wears Tights (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Saves Roger/Doug's Big News (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Battles the Rulemeister/Doug's a Genius (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Derby Dilemma/Doug's on His Own (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's on Stage/Doug's Worst Nightmare (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Dinner Date/Doug Meets Fentruck (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Secret Admirer/Doug's on TV (1992) - Mrs. Wingo (voice)
- Doug's Got No Gift/Doug VS the Klotzoid Zombies (1992) - (voice)
- Doug Takes the Case/Doug's Secret Song (1992) - (voice)
- Doug's Fair Lady/Doug Says Goodbye (1991) - Mrs. Wingo / Ruby Valentine (voice)
- Doug Is Quailman/Doug Out in Left Field (1991) - (voice)
- Doug's Cookin'/Doug Loses Dale (1991) - (voice)
- Doug's Runaway Journal/Doug's Doodle (1991) - Mrs. Wingo (voice)
- Doug's Big Catch/Doug Needs Money (1991) - Tippi Dink (voice)
- Doug Gets His Ears Lowered/Doug on the Wild Side (1991) - Tippi Dink (voice)
- Doug's Cool Shoes/Doug to the Rescue (1991) - Tippi Dink / Mrs. Wingo (voice)
- Doug, Mayor for a Day/Doug's No Dummy (1991) - (voice)
- Doug Can't Dig It/Doug Didn't Do It (1991) - Tippi Dink (voice)
- Doug Takes a Hike/Doug Rocks (1991) - Tippi Dink / Ruby Valentine (voice)
- Doug's Dog's Date/Doug's Big Nose (1991) - Tippi Dink / Mrs. Wingo / School Nurse (voice)
- Doug Bags a Neematoad (1991) - Tippi Dink (voice)
- Doug Can't Dance/Doug Gets Busted (1991) - Mrs. Wingo / Tippi Dink (voice)
1993
Family Album (TV Series) as
Lillian Lerner
- Will You Still Feed Me? (1993) - Lillian Lerner
- Salon, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Goodbye (1993) - Lillian Lerner
- Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call- (1993) - Lillian Lerner
- Guardian Angel (1993) - Lillian Lerner
- Sibling Revelry (1993) - Lillian Lerner
- Pilot (1993) - Lillian Lerner
1993
Lifestories: Families in Crisis (TV Series short) as
Judge Ruth Cohen
- Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story (1993) - Judge Ruth Cohen
1992
Laurie Hill (TV Series) as
Beverly Fielder
- The Babysitter (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- Much Ado About Nancy (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- The Birds, the Bees and the Elephants (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- Walter and Beverly (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- The Heart Thing (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- Sick and Tired (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- Grasshopper (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- Crush (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- Woman on the Verge (1992) - Beverly Fielder
- Pilot (1992) - Beverly Fielder
1992
Mathnet (TV Series) as
Broadway Annie Rose
- The Case of the Smart Dummy (1992) - Broadway Annie Rose
1991
What About Bob? as
Dr. Tomsky
1991
Absolute Strangers (TV Movie) as
Fran
1990
Opportunity Knocks as
Mona
1989
She-Devil as
Paula
1989
Anything But Love (TV Series) as
Dorothy Gold
- Dorothy Dearest (1989) - Dorothy Gold
1989
The Luckiest Man in the World as
Mrs. Posner
1988
Baby Boom (TV Series) as
Lois Elkman
- Saturday (1988) - Lois Elkman
1988
Splash, Too (TV Movie) as
Lois Needler
1988
Hostage (TV Movie) as
Edna
1987
*batteries not included as
Mrs. Thompson
1987
Almost Partners (TV Movie) as
Anna McCue
1987
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Dorian
- High Performance (1987) - Dorian
1986
Mary (TV Series) as
Norma Tucker
- Little Jo (1986) - Norma Tucker
1986
Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) as
Customer #2
- The Will (1986) - Customer #2
1985
The Golden Girls (TV Series) as
Gloria Petrillo
- The Custody Battle (1985) - Gloria Petrillo
1985
Hometown (TV Series) as
Alice Bender
- Mary's Yen (1985) - Alice Bender
1985
Hollywood Beat (TV Series)
- Pilot (1985)
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Mrs. Courtney
- Vigilante Mothers (1985) - Mrs. Courtney
1985
Off the Rack (TV Series)
- Here Comes the Bribe (1985)
1985
Fast Forward as
Mrs. Gilroy
1984
Remington Steele (TV Series) as
Myrtle / Rose
- Steele in the Family (1985) - Myrtle
- Hounded Steele (1984) - Rose
1985
The Hearst and Davies Affair (TV Movie) as
Louella Parsons
1985
Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) as
Mrs. Harkins
- American Dream (1985) - Mrs. Harkins
1984
The Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Saleswoman
- Father's Day (1984) - Saleswoman
1984
Family Ties (TV Series) as
Mrs. Willis
- Fabric Smarts (1984) - Mrs. Willis
1984
Emerald Point N.A.S. (TV Series) as
Nancy Frost
- The Wedding (1984) - Nancy Frost (uncredited)
1983
Sessions (TV Movie)
1983
The Cradle Will Fall (TV Movie) as
Edna Burns (as Doris Belak)
1982
Tootsie as
Rita Marshall
1982
Baker's Dozen (TV Series) as
Captain Florence Baker
- Sauce for the Goose (1982) - Captain Florence Baker
- I Was Told You Were a Racetrack (1982) - Captain Florence Baker
- What a Difference a Cop Makes (1982) - Captain Florence Baker
- Dear John (1982) - Captain Florence Baker
- A Class by Himself (1982) - Captain Florence Baker
- Pilot (1982) - Captain Florence Baker
1982
Hanky Panky as
Building Manager
1966
The Edge of Night (TV Series) as
Beth Bryson / Carol
1981
We're Fighting Back (TV Movie) as
Doctor
1980
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (TV Movie) as
Olive
1980
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Dr. Claudia Howard
1980
When the Whistle Blows (TV Series)
- Pilot (1980)
1980
The Black Marble as
Harried Woman
1980
Family (TV Series) as
Dr. Derwin
- When the Bough Breaks (1980) - Dr. Derwin
1978
The Last Tenant (TV Movie) as
Housekeeper
1978
On Our Own (TV Series) as
Nurse Pressiosa
- When a Body Meets a Body (1978) - Nurse Pressiosa
1968
One Life to Live (TV Series) as
Anna Wolek Craig #1
- A day after the birth of Joe & Vikki's new baby (1976) - Anna Wolek Craig #1
1977
Looking Up as
Libby Levine
1975
Barney Miller (TV Series) as
Bernice Fish
- Fish (1975) - Bernice Fish
1965
For the People (TV Series) as
The Policewoman
- Any Benevolent Purpose (1965) - The Policewoman
1964
The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) as
Miss Grey
- Don't Monkey with Mendel (1965) - Miss Grey
- Patty, the People's Voice (1964) - Miss Grey
1964
Another World (TV Series) as
Madge Murray (1966-1967)
1963
East Side/West Side (TV Series) as
Nurse
- Who Do You Kill? (1963) - Nurse
1951
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Chicago Operator
- Long Distance (1953) - Chicago Operator
- Long Distance (1951) - Chicago Operator
1951
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series)
- The Case of the White Cargo (1951)
1947
The Borden Show (TV Series) as
Maria
- Twelfth Night (1947) - Maria
Miscellaneous
2008
Grand Theft Auto IV (Video Game) (motion capture performer)
Self
1985
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV Special) as
Self (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2012
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self - In Memoriam
2004
Daytime's Greatest Weddings (Video documentary) as
Anna Wolek Craig
References
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