Cast & creator
Doris Belack
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Belack played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000). Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death. They were married for 65 years and had no children.
Also known as: Dorris Belack, Doris Belak
27
film credits
32
television credits
59
1949–2007 · acting roles
6.7
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Margaret Barry
1999
Law & Order
Margaret Barry
1990Law & Order
Arraignment Judge
1990
Chicago Hope
Mrs. Taubler
1994
Touched by an Angel
Elaine Weiss
1994
Sex and the City
Lenore
1998
The Cosby Show
Saleswoman
1984
Everwood
Ruth Hoffman
2002
Barney Miller
Bernice Fish
1975
Family Ties
Mrs. Willis
1982
The Golden Girls
Gloria
1985
Cagney & Lacey
1982
The Equalizer
Dorian
1985
Remington Steele
Myrtle
1982Remington Steele
Rose
1982
Ellen
Cora
1994
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Mrs. Courtney
1983
Doug
Ms. Wingo (voice)
1991
The Patty Duke Show
Miss Grey
1963
Another World
1964Lux Video Theatre
Chicago Operator
1950
Mr. Belvedere
1985The Clock
1949
Treasury Men in Action
1950
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Dr. Roberts
1994
The Edge of Night
1956
Mathnet
Broadway Annie Rose
1987
Madigan Men
2000
What About Bob?
Dr. Catherine Tomsky
1991
*batteries not included
Mrs. Thompson
1987
Prime
Blanche
2005
She-Devil
Paula
1989
Tootsie
Rita
1982
Public Morals
Gabriella Biondi
1996
The Odd Couple II
Blanche Madison Povitch
1998
Doug's 1st Movie
Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
1999
Hanky Panky
Building Manager
1982Family Album
Lillian Lerner
1993
Laurie Hill
Beverly Fielder
1992
Fail Safe
Mrs. Johnson
2000
Krippendorf's Tribe
President Porter
1998
Arranged
Elona
2007
Opportunity Knocks
Mona
1990
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Olive
1980Bakers' Dozen
Captain Florence Baker
1982
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Louella Parsons
1985
Fast Forward
Mrs. Gilroy
1985
The Black Marble
Harried Woman
1980
What's Your Sign?
1997
Absolute Strangers
Fran
1991
We're Fighting Back
Doctor
1981
The Last Tenant
Housekeeper
1978
Sessions
1983
The Cradle Will Fall
Edna Burns
1983
The Luckiest Man in the World
Mrs. Posner
1989
Almost Partners
Anna McCue
1987Looking Up
Libby Levine
1977
Hostage
Edna
1988