- 2008: Featured in the comedy "Baby Mama" starring Tina Fey
- 2005: Cast in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Date" starring Debra Messing
- 2004: Had a recurring role as billionaire Peggy Peabody on Showtime's "The L Word"
- 2003: Again starred as Grandma in "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over"
- 2003: Cast as the snobbish, overbearing mother of Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer in the CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men"; earned Emmy (2005, 2007, 2008) nominations for Supporting Actress in a Comedy
- 2002: Cast as Grandma in "Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams"
- 2001: Appeared as a tough Harvard law professor, opposite Reese Witherspoon, in the comedy, "Legally Blonde"
- 2001: Portrayed US First Lady Nancy Reagan in "The Day Reagan Was Shot" (Showtime)
- 2000: Cast as Marisa Tomei's unpredictable shrink in Brad Anderson's "Happy Accidents"
- 2000: Portrayed an elegant temple member in Edward Norton's feature directing debut, "Keeping the Faith"
- 1999: Cast as a gossip columnist on the AMC original series "The Lot"
- 1998: Acted in "Next Stop, Wonderland"; directed by nephew Brad Anderson
- 1998: Played a recurring role of a judge on the ABC drama "The Practice"
- 1998: Portrayed Truman's (Jim Carrey) Mother in "The Truman Show"
- 1997: Appeared in the live-action comedy "George of the Jungle"
- 1995: Cast in small role in the feature "How to Make an American Quilt"
- 1995: Cast as tabloid editor Camilla Dane on the sitcom "The Naked Truth" (ABC 1995-96; NBC 1996-98)
- 1993: Had recurring role of Susan McCann on the Saturday morning sitcom "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" (NBC)
- 1992: Played the tart-tongued wife of a US Senator (John Forsythe) in the NBC political sitcom "The Powers That Be"
- 1990: Cast as series regular Dawn St. Clare, a lusty TV producer, in the comedy "Going Places" (ABC)
- 1988: Appeared opposite Gurney in the first public performances of his "Love Letters"
- 1988: Co-starred as the daughter in a WASP family headed by Nancy Marchand in Gurney's play "The Cocktail Hour"
- 1987: Played Nurse Duckett on the ABC sitcom "Harry"
- 1986: Returned to the stage in Gurney's "The Perfect Party"
- 1985: Co-starred on the short-lived sitcom "Me and Mom" (ABC)
- 1984: Appeared as Kathleen Turner's publisher friend Gloria in "Romancing the Stone"; reprised role in 1985 sequel "The Jewel of the Nile"
- 1983: Starred as half of a radio talk show team in the stage comedy "Breakfast with Les and Bess"
- 1983: Survived the Broadway bomb "Moose Murders"; replaced Eve Arden in the legendary flop one week before opening
- 1980: Played Ruth Dunbar, the flamboyant boss of Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, on the ABC sitcom "Bosom Buddies"
- 1977: Returned to daytime drama as the villainous Denise Cavanaugh on "The Edge of Night" (ABC)
- 1976: Acted in Gurney's award-winning play "Children"
- 1976: Feature film debut, "The Next Man"
- 1975: Primetime TV series debut as regular on the short-lived CBS drama series "Beacon Hill"
- 1973: Made TV debut on the NBC daytime soap "Somerset"
- 1972: Played wife to Alan Bates' "Butley" on Broadway
- 1968: First collaboration with playwright A R Gurney, "The David Show"
- 1967: Appeared in the Off-Broadway production of "The Poker Sessions"
- 1965: Made Broadway debut in "The Devils" opposite Anne Bancroft
- Moved to New York City after college to become an actress




