Cast & creator
Phyllis Somerville
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order
Phyllis Jeanne Somerville (December 12, 1943 – July 16, 2020) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She is best known for her roles in Little Children (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Surviving Family (2012), The Big C (2010–2013), and Outsiders (2016–2017).
Also known as: Phyllis Jeanne Somerville
37
film credits
25
television credits
61
1981–2021 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (62)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Moss
1999
Law & Order
Ms. Maltese
1990Law & Order
Kristen Cameron
1990
The Blacklist
Skye Kincaid
2013
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Louise Politano
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mrs. McLeish
2001
CSI: Miami
Louise Russo
2002
Blue Bloods
Beth Del Rio
2010
The Sopranos
Brenda
1999
The Good Wife
Louise Nolfi
2009
Fringe
Alice Merchant
2008
Elementary
Miriam Berg
2012
Third Watch
Fran
1999
Sex and the City
Gertrude Morgan
1998
Homicide: Life on the Street
Faye Ann Ralston
1993
Marvel's Daredevil
Mrs. Vistain
2015
Unforgettable
Ruth
2011
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Meemaw
2015
The Big C
Marlene
2010
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Grandma Fuller
2008
Life on Mars
Mrs. Raimes
2008
Mare of Easttown
Betty Carroll
2021Mare of Easttown
In Memory Of
2021
Chappelle's Show
Old Lady #2
2003
New York News
Edith Schemer
1995
Impastor
Ester Strumble
2015
Little Children
May McGorvey
2006
Bringing Out the Dead
Mrs. Burke
1999
Stoker
Mrs. McGarrick
2013
Simply Irresistible
Ruth
1999
The Double
Simon's Mother
2014
Lucky You
Pawnbroker
2007
Our Souls at Night
Ruth
2017
Poms
Helen
2019
Leap of Faith
Dolores
1992
A Bird of the Air
Ivy Campbell
2011
Swimfan
Aunt Gretchen Christopher
2002
Arthur
Saleslady
1981
The Impostors
Woman at Bar with Pills
1998
The Mighty Macs
Sister Sister
2011
Curtain Call
Gladys
1998
Just One Time
Scratchy-voiced Woman
1999
Just Like the Son
Judge
2006Dead*Line
Edie
2008
Detours
Annie Delaney
2016
Montana
Waitress
1998
One Fall
Mrs.Barrows
2016
Broken English
Psychic
2007
The Sleepy Time Gal
Rebecca's Adoptive Mother
2001
Trouble on the Corner
Crazy Woman
1997
Stuff
Ginger
2015
The Brooklyn Heist
Connie
2009
Surviving Family
Mary Giaccone
2014
Diane
Ina
2019
Weakness
Lenore
2010
Above Freezing
Vivian
1998
Better Living
Nellie
1998
Forgetting the Girl
Ruby
2012
Revolution #9
Judge Hathaway
2002
3rd Street Blackout
Susan Sussman
2015
Messengers
Metal Detector Lady
2004
Restless
Sheila
2008