Years active 1981–1998 Name Elizabeth Hoffman | Role Character actress | |
Born February 8, 1927 (age 97) ( 1927-02-08 ) Corvallis, Oregon, U.S. Movies and TV shows Dante's Peak, The River Wild, Sisters, Born on the Fourth of July, The Winds of War Similar People Roger Donaldson, Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Ron Cowen, Curtis Hanson | ||
Elizabeth Hoffman (born February 8, 1927) is an American character actress. Hoffman was born in Corvallis, Oregon. She is best known for her regular role as Beatrice Reed Ventnor, Swoosie Kurtz', Sela Ward's, Patricia Kalember's and Julianne Phillips' characters' mother, on the NBC drama series Sisters (1991-1996).
Hoffman also guest-starred in a number of television shows and mini-series such as Little House on the Prairie, War and Remembrance, Matlock and thirtysomething, and well as several movies including playing the role of Grandma Ruth in Dante's Peak. She also played the role of Catherine Langford in Stargate SG-1.
Filmography
Actress
1997
Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) as
Dr. Catherine Langford / Catherine Langford
- There But for the Grace of God (1998) - Dr. Catherine Langford
- The Torment of Tantalus (1997) - Catherine Langford
1997
Dante's Peak as
Ruth
1991
Sisters (TV Series) as
Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- War and Peace: Part 2 (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- War and Peace: Part 1 (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Taking a Gamble (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Housecleaning (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Nothing Personal (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Guess Who's Coming to Seder (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- The Price (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Dreamcatcher (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Leap Before You Look (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Where There's Smoke- (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Don't Go to Springfield (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Little Snag (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Best Man (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Impersonators (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Man That Got Away (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- A Sudden Change of Heart (1996) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Tough Act to Follow (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Sleeping Beauty (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- A Perfectly Reasonable Explanation (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Renaissance Woman (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- For Everything a Season: Part 2 (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- For Everything a Season: Part 1 (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Deceit (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- One Fine Day (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Passion of Our Youth (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Out of the Woods (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- 100 (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Enchanted May (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Matters of the Heart (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- A Fighting Chance (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Remembrance of Sisters Past (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Word of Honor (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Judgment Day (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Sleeping with the Devil (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Angel of Death (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Proper Farewell (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A House Divided (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- A Good Deed (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Lullaby to My Father (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- No Pain, No Gain (1995) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Child Is Given (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Twilight Time (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Paradise Lost (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Cold Turkey (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Down for the Count (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Scandalous (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Heroes (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Falling Leaves (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- I Only Have Eyes for You (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Blinders (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Bombshell (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Up in the Air (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Protective Measures (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Life Upside-Down (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Lock and Key (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Up to His Old Tricks (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Tangled Webs (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Poison (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Chemical Reactions (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Path Through the Snow (1994) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Second Thoughts (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Broken Angel (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- The Things We Do for Love (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Best Intentions (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Bolt from the Blue (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Something in Common (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Good Daughter (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Sleepless in Winnetka (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Demons (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- A Kick in the Caboose (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- The Land of the Lost Children (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Back on Track (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Icing on the Cake (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Out of the Ashes (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Cold Light of Day (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Some Other Time (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Dear Georgie (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Different (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Mirror, Mirror (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Moving Pictures (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Things Are Tough All Over (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Whole Truth (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Crimes and Ms. Demeanors (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- All That Glitters (1993) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Teach Your Children Well (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Portrait of the Artists (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Rivals (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Best Seats in the House (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Crash and Born (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Accidents Will Happen (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Lost Souls (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Sins of the Mothers (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- And God Laughs (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Promise Kept (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Bottom Line (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Sunstroke (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Not in a Million Years (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Pandora's Box (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Heart and Soul (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Empty Rooms (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The First Time (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Matter of Life and Death (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Four Elements (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Tippecanoe and Georgie, Too! (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Working Girls (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Troubled Waters (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Good Help Is Hard to Find (1992) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- Eggnog (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Georgie Through the Looking Glass (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Kindness of Strangers (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- The Family Way (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Freedom's Just Another Word (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Kiss Is Still a Kiss (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Living Arrangements (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Strikes and Spares (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- The Picture of Perfection (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor (credit only)
- One to Grow On (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Some Tuesday in July (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Deja Vu All Over Again (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Of Mice and Women (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Devoted Husband, Loving Father (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- A Thousand Sprinkles (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- 80% (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
- Moving In, Moving Out, Moving On (1991) - Beatrice 'Bea' Reed Ventnor
1996
Superfights as
Runner #2 (as Betsy Hoffman)
1994
The River Wild as
Gail's Mother
1991
The Great Pretender (TV Movie) as
Rose Outland
1989
Thirtysomething (TV Series) as
Eleanor Krieger
- Second Look (1991) - Eleanor Krieger
- Post-Op (1990) - Eleanor Krieger
- Another Country (1990) - Eleanor Krieger
- Pilgrims (1989) - Eleanor Krieger
- Nancy's Mom (1989) - Eleanor Krieger
1989
Matlock (TV Series) as
Judge Mary Russell
- The Informer: Part 2 (1990) - Judge Mary Russell
- The Informer: Part 1 (1990) - Judge Mary Russell
- The Priest (1989) - Judge Mary Russell
- The Model (1989) - Judge Mary Russell
- The D.J. (1989) - Judge Mary Russell
1989
Born on the Fourth of July as
Passerby #1
1989
Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
Premier Bhavani
- The Price (1989) - Premier Bhavani
1989
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (Video) as
Granny
1988
War and Remembrance (TV Mini Series) as
Eleanor Roosevelt
- Part XII (1989) - Eleanor Roosevelt
- Part IX (1989) - Eleanor Roosevelt
- Part II (1988) - Eleanor Roosevelt
1989
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Jeanne Rubens
- The Accidental Jurist (1989) - Jeanne Rubens
- Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not (1989) - Jeanne Rubens
1988
Elvis and Me (TV Movie) as
Mother Superior
1987
Nuts as
Dr. Johnson
1985
Do You Remember Love (TV Movie) as
Lila
1985
Hunter (TV Series) as
Mrs. Thelma Atkins
- Guilty (1985) - Mrs. Thelma Atkins
1984
Blue Thunder (TV Series) as
Mrs. Moynihan
- Trojan Horse (1984) - Mrs. Moynihan
1983
Cutter to Houston (TV Series) as
Thelma Frobisher
- It Ain't Braggin' If You Done It (1983) - Thelma Frobisher
- Pilot (1983)
1983
The A-Team (TV Series) as
Mother Superior
- The Only Church in Town (1983) - Mother Superior
1983
The Winds of War (TV Mini Series) as
Eleanor Roosevelt
- The Changing of the Guard (1983) - Eleanor Roosevelt
- Defiance (1983) - Eleanor Roosevelt
1982
The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) as
Margaret Detwiller
- Dreams (1982) - Margaret Detwiller
1980
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Miss Mason
- The Reincarnation of Nellie (Part I) (1981) - Miss Mason
- The Lost Ones (Part One) (1981) - Miss Mason
- The Silent Cry (1980) - Miss Mason
1981
Fear No Evil as
Mikhail / Margaret Buchanan
Soundtrack
1997
Dante's Peak (performer: "Row, Row, Row, Your Boat" (Traditional))
Archive Footage
1999
Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) as
Catherine Langford
- Out of Mind (1999) - Catherine Langford
1991
Matlock (TV Series) as
Judge Mary Russell
- The Man of the Year (1991) - Judge Mary Russell (uncredited)
References
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