Doris Belack

Doris Belack (born February 26, 1926 in New York City , † October 4, 2011 ) was an American film and theater actress .

life and career

Belack began her career at the New York theater, where she remained active into old age. At the same time, she made her first appearances in television productions.

In 1955 she was involved in the recordings of Sidney Poitier's spoken word record Poetry of the Negro .

She became known to an international audience in 1982 for her role as television producer Rita Marshall in Sydney Pollack's comedy Tootsie , in which she appeared on the side of Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange .

From 1990 to 2001 she took on the role of judge Margaret Barry in 10 episodes of the television series Law & Order . She impersonated the same role from 2000 to 2001 in three episodes of the branch Law & Order: New York . She was also cast as a judge in other television series such as Lifestories: Families in Crisis , Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun , Cosby and New York Undercover .

Belack was married to the theater producer Philip Rose from 1946 until his death on May 31, 2011 . The marriage remained childless.

Filmography (selection)

• 1947: The Borden Show (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1951: Treasury Men in Action (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1963: East Side / West Side (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1964, 1965: The Patty Duke Show (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1965: For the People (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1968–1976: Love, Lies, Passions ( One Life to Live , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1975: Barney Miller (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1977: Cheer Up (Looking Up)
• 1978: The Last Tenant (TV movie)
• 1980: An American Family ( Family , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1980: Riveting Among Themselves (The Black Marble)
• 1980: When the Whistle Blows (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1980: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (TV movie)
• 1981: We're Fighting Back (TV movie)
• 1982: The Ghost Flyer (Hanky ​​Panky)
• 1982: Baker's Dozen (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1982: Tootsie
• 1983: Satan in White ( The Cradle Will Fall , TV movie)
• 1984: Family Ties ( Family Ties , TV Show, Episode 1)
• 1984: The Bill Cosby Show ( The Cosby Show , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1984, 1985: Remington Steele (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1985: Cagney & Lacey (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1985: The Hearst and Davies Affair (TV movie)
• 1985: Fast Forward - You only knew one goal (Fast Forward)
• 1985: Off the Rack (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1985: Agent with a Heart ( Scarecrow and Mrs. King , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1985: Hometown (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1985: Golden Girls ( The Golden Girls , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1986: Mr. Belvedere (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1986: Mary (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1987: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1987: The Miracle on 8th Street (* batteries not included)
• 1987: Almost Partners (TV movie)
• 1988: Hostage (TV movie)
• 1988: Splash, Too (TV movie)
• 1988: Baby Boom (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1989: The Luckiest Man in the World
• 1989: Anything But Love (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1989: The devil (She-Devil)
• 1990: The disaster Knight (Opportunity Knocks)
• 1990–2001: Law & Order (TV series, 10 episodes)
• 1991: Between Life and Death ( Absolute Strangers , TV movie)
• 1991: What about Bob? (What About Bob?)
• 1992: Mathnet (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1992: Doctor Comes ( Laurie Hill , TV series, 10 episodes)
• 1993: Lifestories: Families in Crisis (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1993: Family Album (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1991–1993: Doug (TV series, 18 episodes, voice)
• 1991, 1995: A bouquet of daughters (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1994: The Naked Gun 33⅓ (The Final Insult)
• 1994: Picket Fences - Tatort Gartenzaun ( Picket Fences , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1995: Chicago Hope ( Chicago Hope , TV series, 1 episode)
• 1995: Ellen (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1996: Public Morals - The Red Light Cops ( Public Morals , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1997: Prince Street (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1997: What's Your Sign?
• 1998: Dellaventura (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1998: Jagabongo - A terribly nice jungle family (Krippendorf's Tribe)
• 1998: Still a Strange Couple (The Odd Couple II)
• 1998: Touched by an Angel ( Touched By An Angel , TV Show, Episode 1)
• 1998: Cosby (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1999: New York Undercover (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1999: Doug - The 1st Movie ( Doug's 1st Movie , voice)
• 1999: Brand Spanking New! Doug (TV series, 1 episode, voice)
• 2000: Fail Safe - Command with no way out ( Fail Safe , TV film)
• 2000: Future Man (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2000: Madigan Men (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2000–2001: Law & Order: New York (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2002: Everwood (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2003: Sex and the City (TV series, 1 episode)
• 2005: Couch Whispers - The first therapeutic love comedy (Prime)
• 2006: Delirious

Theater (selection)

• 1960: Semi-Detached ( Martin Beck Theater , New York City)
• 1962: PS 193 (Writers Stage Theater, New York City)
• 1963: The Heroine ( Lyceum Theater , New York City)
• 1966: Nathan Weinstein, Mystic, Connecticut (Brooks Atkinson Theater, New York City)
• 1967: The Ninety Day Mistress ( Biltmore Theater , New York City)
• 1969–1971: Last of the Red Hot Lovers (Eugene O'Neill Theater, New York City)
• 1974: Bad Habits (Booth Theater, New York City)
• 1977: The Trip Back Down (Longacre Theater, New York City)
• 1978: Cheaters (Biltmore Theater, New York City)
• 1979: Letters Home (American Place Theater, New York City)
• 1986–1987: Social Security (Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York City)
• 1988: Emerald City (Perry Street Theater, New York City)
• 1990: The Cemetery Club (Brooks Atkinson Theater, New York City)
• 2002: Surviving Grace (Union Square Theater, New York City)
• 2006: The Right Kind of People (59E59 Theaters / Theater A, New York City)

Web links

• Doris Belack in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Doris Belack in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
• Doris Belack in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sidney Poitier with Doris Belack - Poetry of the Negro . In: discogs.com , accessed August 16, 2019.
2. ↑ Actress Doris Belack dies at 85 . In: Variety.com of October 6, 2011.