Deborah Rush
Acting
Born: 1954-04-10
Biography
Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) 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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Christina Harlin
Law & Order
Frances Houston
The Blacklist
Stella Bisset
The Good Wife
Judge Sally Rigby
Orange Is the New Black
Carol Chapman
Billions
Ellen Rhoades
Spin City
Helen
You've Got Mail
Veronica Cash
Search Party
Gertrude
Spenser: For Hire
American Wedding
Mary Flaherty
Julie & Julia
Avis De Voto
Strangers with Candy
Sara Blank
Bad Company
Mrs. Peterson
She-Devil
'People' Reporter
The Good Girl
Gwen Jackson
The Box
Clymene Steward
In & Out
Ava Blazer
Half Nelson
Jo Dunne
Family Business
Michele Dempsey
The Jury
10
Dental assistant
Madigan Men
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Rita
Big Business
Binky Shelton
The Visitor
Upper Eastside Woman
Leg Work
Judy
My Blue Heaven
Linda
Against the Law
Three to Tango
Lenore
Split Image
Judith
Big Lake
Linda Franklin
Parents
Mrs. Gladys Zellner
Zelig
Lita Fox
Passed Away
Denise Scanlan
Heat
D.D.
Strangers with Candy
Sara Blank
A Night in Heaven
Patsy
Oliver's Story
Girl in Bar
American Pie: Revealed
Self