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Deborah Rush is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In 2003 she acted in the comedy film American Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.
Born
Saturday, 10 April 1954
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Before/During/After | Therapist #4 | 2020 |
| Accommodations | Victoria Maason | 2018 |
| Search Party | Gertrude | 2016 |
| Crisis in Six Scenes | Judy | 2016 |
| Women Who Kill | Grace | 2016 |
| Billions | Ellen Rhoades | 2016 |
| Ava's Possessions | Joanna | 2015 |
| The Blacklist | Stella Bisset | 2013 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Carol Chapman | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Mom | 2013 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Before/During/After | Therapist #4 | 2020 |
| Accommodations | Victoria Maason | 2018 |
| Search Party | Gertrude | 2016 |
| Crisis in Six Scenes | Judy | 2016 |
| Women Who Kill | Grace | 2016 |
| Billions | Ellen Rhoades | 2016 |
| Ava's Possessions | Joanna | 2015 |
| The Blacklist | Stella Bisset | 2013 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Carol Chapman | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Mom | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| Rhymes with Banana | Jane | 2012 |
| Girls | Thomas-John's Mother | 2012 |
| Big Lake | Linda Franklin | 2010 |
| The Box | Clymene Steward | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Judge Sally Rigby | 2009 |
| Julie & Julia | Avis De Voto | 2009 |
| The Electric Company | Caroline Heffenbacher | 2009 |
| Fling | Katherine | 2008 |
| The Visitor | Upper Eastside Woman | 2007 |
| The Good Life | Diane | 2007 |
| Half Nelson | Jo Dunne | 2006 |
| Strangers with Candy | Sara Blank | 2006 |
| Tempting Adam | Ruth Heller | 2004 |
| The Jury | Ms. Davenport | 2004 |
| American Wedding | Mary Flaherty | 2003 |
| Bad Company | Mrs. Patterson / Mrs. Peterson | 2002 |
| The Good Girl | Gwen Jackson | 2002 |
| Madigan Men | Mrs. Wolfe | 2000 |
| Three to Tango | Lenore | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Christina Harlin | 1999 |
| Earthly Possessions | Heidi Anderson | 1999 |
| Strangers with Candy | Sara Blank / Sarah Blank | 1999 |
| Advice from a Caterpillar | Diner Hostess | 1999 |
| You've Got Mail | Veronica Grant / Veronica Cash | 1998 |
| In & Out | Ava Blazer | 1997 |
| In and Out | Ava Blazer | 1997 |
| Spin City | Helen | 1996 |
| Reckless | Trish | 1995 |
| The Client | Phoebe Halliwell | 1995 |
| North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell | Isabel Hazard | 1994 |
| Passed Away | Denise Scanlan | 1992 |
| Against the Law | Louise Ciardi | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Frances Houston | 1990 |
| My Blue Heaven | Linda | 1990 |
| Family Business | Michele Dempsey | 1989 |
| She-Devil | 'People' Reporter / 'People Reporter | 1989 |
| Parents | Mrs. Zellner / Mrs. Gladys Zellner | 1989 |
| Big Business | Binky Shelton | 1988 |
| The Dictator | Isabel Domino | 1988 |
| Leg Work | Judy | 1987 |
| Invisible Thread | Dr. Norris | 1987 |
| Heat | D.D. | 1986 |
| Crime Story | Penelope Worth | 1986 |
| North & South: Book 1, North & South | Isabel Hazard | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Angela | 1985 |
| Compromising Positions | Brenda Dunck | 1985 |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | Rita | 1985 |
| The 38th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1984 |
| A Night in Heaven | Patsy | 1983 |
| Zelig | Lita Fox | 1983 |
| Split Image | Judith | 1982 |
| Alice at the Palace | Alice's Mother | 1982 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | Sister Mary Magdalene | 1981 |
| Kiss Me, Petruchio | Bianca | 1981 |
| 10 | Dental Assistant | 1979 |
| Oliver's Story | Girl in Bar / 1st Girl in Bar | 1978 |
