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Judith Lee Ivey (born September 4, 1951) is an American actress and theatre director. She has twice won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play: for Steaming (1981) and Hurlyburly (1984). She has also appeared in several films and television series. For her role in What the Deaf Man Heard (1997), she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

Judith Ivey
Born	Judith Lee Ivey (1951-09-04) September 4, 1951 (age 71) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Education	Illinois State University
Occupation	Actress, theatre director
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Ricardo Gutierrez ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1978)​ Tim Braine ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2

Early life

Ivey was born on September 4, 1951, in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Nathan Aldean Ivey, a college instructor and dean and Dorothy Lee (née Lewis), a teacher.[1]

Between 1965 and 1968 she attended Union High School through tenth grade in Dowagiac, Michigan.[2] She graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Illinois, in 1970, and is an alumna of John A. Logan College, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), and Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois).

Career

Ivey won two Tony Awards as Best Featured Actress in a Play for Steaming in 1983 and Hurlyburly in 1985. She was also nominated for Park Your Car in Harvard Yard in 1992 and a revival of The Heiress in 2013. Other Broadway theatre credits include Piaf, Bedroom Farce, Blithe Spirit, Voices in the Dark, and Follies.[3]

She portrayed Amanda in The Glass Menagerie at the Long Wharf Theatre and reprised the role in March 2010 at the Roundabout Theatre in New York,[4] as well as the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress for that portrayal. Ivey portrayed Ann Landers in the solo play The Lady With All the Answers at the Cherry Lane Theatre (off-Broadway) in October 2009.[5] She was nominated for Best Solo Performance for the Lucille Lortel Award[6] and Drama Desk Award.[7] In 2016, she returned to the Cherry Lane Theatre in Israel Horovitz's play Out Of The Mouths Of Babes with Estelle Parsons, directed by Barnet Kellman.[8]

Ivey has appeared in numerous films, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Miles from Home, Compromising Positions, Harry & Son, The Woman in Red, Sister, Sister, In Country, Hello Again, The Lonely Guy, There Goes the Neighborhood, The Devil's Advocate, What Alice Found, and Flags of Our Fathers.^{[citation needed]}

Despite a long history of theater and film performances, Ivey is often associated with the role of B.J. Poteet in the final season of Designing Women. She appeared on Will & Grace as the mother of Dr. Leo Markus, and also appeared on Grey's Anatomy, Person of Interest, White Collar, Nurse Jackie, Big Love, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.^{[citation needed]}

Other television roles include starring roles as Kate McCrorey in the 1990–91 series Down Home, set in a Texas coastal town, Alexandra Buchanan in the short-lived series The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, and "Buddies" with Dave Chappelle. Ivey was also in the 1985 TV remake of The Long Hot Summer, in the role of Noel Varner (Joanne Woodward's role in the 1958 film version). The miniseries also starred Jason Robards and Don Johnson. Ivey was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in What the Deaf Man Heard, a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. She also provided the voice of Eleanor Sherman in the animated series The Critic. Ivey appeared in the television miniseries Rose Red (based on a Stephen King novel) as Cathy, one of the psychics investigating a haunted house.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Ivey was married to actor Ricardo Gutierrez. They divorced before her move to New York.^[when?][9] She is now married to Tim Braine and they have two children.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Lonely Guy	Iris
1984	Harry & Son	Sally
1984	The Woman in Red	Didi
1985	Compromising Positions	Nancy Miller
1986	Brighton Beach Memoirs	Blanche
1987	Sister, Sister	Charlotte Bonnard
1987	Hello Again	Zelda
1988	Miles from Home	Frances
1989	In Country	Anita
1990	Everybody Wins	Connie
1990	Love Hurts	Susan Volcheck
1990	Alice	Gossiping Matron	Uncredited
1992	There Goes the Neighborhood	Peedi Rutledge
1997	Washington Square	Aunt Elizabeth Almond
1997	The Devil's Advocate	Mrs. Alice Lomax
1997	A Life Less Ordinary	Celine's Mom
1998	Without Limits	Barbara Bowerman
1999	Mystery, Alaska	Joanne Burns
1999	The Stand-In	Mrs. Rosensweig
2003	What Alice Found	Sandra
2006	Sweet Tornado DVD Extras	Margo Jones	Direct-to-video
2006	Flags of Our Fathers	Belle Block
2010	The Glass Menagerie	Amanda Wingfield	Direct-to-video
2011	A Bird of the Air	Eleanor Reeves
2014	Big Stone Gap	Nan MacChesney
2017	Cortez	Sandy
2018	The Bit Player	Betty Shannon	Documentary
2020	Through the Glass Darkly	Mama Carmichael
2022	Women Talking	Agata Friesen

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Search for Tomorrow	Marilyn	3 episodes
1982	American Playhouse	Louise	Episode: "The Shady Hill Kidnapping"
1982	Cagney & Lacey	Gwen	Episode: "Mr. Lonelyhearts"
1983	Dixie: Changing Habits	Sister Margaret	Television film
1984	Piaf	Madeline
1985	The Long Hot Summer	Noel Varner
1987	We Are the Children	Brenda Hayes
1990	Decoration Day	Terry Novis
1990–1991	Down Home	Kate McCrorey	19 episodes
1992	Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter	Dist. Atty. Kerry Wells	Television film
1992	Do Not Bring That Python in the House	Mrs. Miller
1992–1993	Designing Women	B.J. Poteet	22 episodes
1993	Frogs!	Passionatta	Television film
1993	Frasier	Lorraine (voice only)	Episode: "I Hate Frasier Crane"
1993	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Counselor	Episode: "Other Mothers"
1994	Duckman	Mother Mirabelle	Episode: "T.V. or Not to Be"
1994	On Promised Land	Olivia	Television film
1994–1995	The 5 Mrs. Buchanans	Alexandria Buchanan	17 episodes
1994–1995	The Critic	Eleanor Sherman	23 episodes
1995	Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story	Laura McCormick	Television film
1996	Buddies	Maureen DeMoss	14 episodes
1996	The Summer of Ben Tyler	Narrator	Television film
1997	What the Deaf Man Heard	Lucille
1999	Half a Dozen Babies	Doris Stauffer
2002	Rose Red	Cathy Kramer	3 episodes
2002	Will & Grace	Eleanor Markus
2003	Queens Supreme	Susan Kelly	Episode: "Mad About You"
2005	Related	Bob's Mom	Episode: "Have Yourself a Sorelli Little Christmas"
2005, 2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Alice Parker / Jenny's Attorney	2 episodes
2007	Pictures of Hollis Woods	Beatrice Gilcrest	Television film
2009	Nurse Jackie	Paula	Episode: "Tiny Bubbles"
2010	Past Life	Laney	2 episodes
2010	The Whole Truth	Bernadette Peale	Episode: "Liars"
2011	Big Love	Renee Clayton	Episode: "D.I.V.O.R.C.E."
2011	Grey's Anatomy	Barbara Robbins	Episode: "White Wedding"
2012	Person of Interest	Sharon	Episode: "Many Happy Returns"
2012	White Collar	Ellen Parker	5 episodes
2012	Modern Love	Molly McElvane	Television film
2013	Assistance	Susan Johnson
2014	Elementary	Ruth Colville	Episode: "The Many Mouths of Aaron Colville"
2016	The Family	Mrs. Asher	4 episodes
2017	Bloodline	Belle's Mother	Episode: "Part 27"
2018	Instinct	Social Worker Sheila	Episode: "Tribal"
2019	New Amsterdam	Dr. Virginia Stauton	4 episodes

References

External links

• Judith Ivey at the Internet Broadway Database
• Judith Ivey at IMDb
• Judith Ivey at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

На других языках

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[de] Judith Ivey

Judith Lee Ivey (* 4. September 1951 in El Paso, Texas) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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[ru] Айви, Джудит

Джудит Ли Айви (англ. Judith Lee Ivey, род. 4 сентября 1951 (1951-09-04)) — американская актриса и режиссёр, лауреат двух премий «Тони»[1].

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