Cast & creator
Elaine Stritch
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order, The Merv Griffin Show
Elaine Stritch (February 2, 1925 – July 17, 2014) was an American actress, singer, and comedienne, known for her work on Broadway and later, television. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 and appeared in numerous stage plays, musicals, feature films and television series. Stritch was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995.
45
film credits
39
television credits
81
1948–2021 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (84)
Showing 84 of 84 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order
Lanie Stieglitz
1990
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
30 Rock
Colleen Donaghy
2006
American Playhouse
Marianne
1982
3rd Rock from the Sun
Martha Albright
1996
Climax!
Kristie Crane
1954
The Cosby Show
Mrs. McGee
1984
Matinee Theater
1955
Wogan
Self
1982
Oz
Judge Grace Lema
1997
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Studio One
Shirley
1948
Tales of the Unexpected
Mary Pearl
1979Tales of the Unexpected
Pamela Beauchamp
1979
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Parkinson
Self
1998
Adventures in Paradise
Ethel Forester
1959
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Blankety Blank
1979
DuPont Show of the Month
Aunt Bertha
1957
ParaNorman
Grandma Babcock (voice)
2012
Monster-in-Law
Gertrude
2005
The Trials of O'Brien
Miss G
1965
Autumn in New York
Dolores "Dolly" Talbot
2000
Bless This House
1995
Two's Company
Dorothy McNab
1975Two's Company
Theme Song Performance
1975Tattingers
1988Dial M for Murder
Geneva
1974
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Cocoon: The Return
Ruby
1988
A Farewell to Arms
Helen Ferguson
1957
The Ellen Burstyn Show
Sydney Brewer
1986
Cadillac Man
The Widow
1990
Small Time Crooks
Chi Chi Potter
2000Life's a Bitch
2003Cavalcade of Stars
1949
Romance & Cigarettes
Nick's Mother
2006
Providence
Helen Wiener
1977
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Out to Sea
Mavis
1997
My Sister Eileen
Ruth Sherwood
1960
Krippendorf's Tribe
Irene Hargrove
1998
An Inconvenient Woman
Rose
1991
Pollyanna
Aunt Poly
1973
The Perfect Furlough
Liz Baker
1958
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013Nobody's Perfect
Bill Hooper
1980Nobody's Perfect
Adaptation
1980
Screwed
Miss Crock
2000
Three Violent People
Ruby LaSalle
1956
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Marian Freeman
1965
September
Diane Frasier
1987
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Self
2013
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2010
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
2019
Chance of a Lifetime
Sybill
1991Stranded
Maxine
1986Runaway Heart
Rowena Sharphorn
1990
Paradise
Isabella
2004
Original Cast Album: Company
Self / Joanne
1970
Too Many Thieves
Miss G
1966
River of Fundament
Eulogist
2014
Sparks: The Price of Passion
Marti Sparks
1990
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Self - Performer
1999
The Scarlet Hour
Phyllis Rycker
1956
Elaine Stritch at Liberty
Performer
2004Elaine Stritch at Liberty
Theatre Play
2004
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
Tough Lady
1970
Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Self
1986
Follies: In Concert
Hattie Walker
1986
The Spiral Staircase
Nurse Baker
1975
An Unexpected Life
Lucinda Sadwich
1998
A.N.T.A. Album of 1955
Self
1955
Washington Square
Self - Host
1956
Sensibility and Sense
Older Marianne
1990
Kiss Her Goodbye
Marge Carson
1959The Growing Paynes
Laraine Payne
1948Christmas Spirits
Julia Myerson
1981