Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954 in Chatham Borough, New Jersey) is an American stage and screen actress. She started acting professionally with New York’s Playhouse of the Ridiculous. She is best known for In & Out, Strangers with Candy, and Half Nelson.
Rush has been married to Chip Cronkite, son of famed newsman Walter Cronkite, since 1985 and the couple have two children.
Works with Deborah Rush:
Film
- 1978 Olivers Story: 1st Girl in Bar
- 1979 10 (1979): Dental Assistant
- 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway: Sister Mary Magdalene
- 1982 Split Image: Judith
- 1983 Zelig: Lita Fox
- 1983 A Night In Heaven: Patsy
- 1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo: Rita
- 1985 Compromising Positions: Brenda Dunck
- 1986 Heat 1986: D.D.
- 1988 Big Business: Binky Shelton
- 1989 Parents: Mrs. Zellner
- 1989 She-Devil: “People” Reporter
- 1989 Family Business: Michele Dempsey
- 1990 My Blue Heaven: Linda
- 1992 Passed Away: Denise Scanlon
- 1995 Reckless 1995: Trish
- 1997 In & Out: Ava Blazer
- 1998 You've Got Mail: Veronica Grant
- 1999 Earthly Possessions: Heidi Anderson (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1999 Three to Tango: Lenore
- 1999 Advice From A Caterpillar: Diner Hostess
- 2002 The Good Girl: Gwen Jackson
- 2002 Bad Company: Mrs. Patterson
- 2003 American Wedding: Mrs. Flaherty
- 2005 Strangers With Candy: Sara Blank
- 2006 Half Nelson: Jo Dunne
- 2007 The Good Life: Diane
- 2007 The Visitor 2007: Upper Eastside Woman
- 2008 Fling: Katherine
- 2009 Julie & Julia: Avis DeSoto
- 2009 The Box: Clymene Steward
- 2012 Rhymes With Banana: Jane
- 2015 Ava's Possessions: Joanna
- 2016 Women Who Kill: Grace
Television
- 1985 Spenser For Hire: Angela (1 episode)
- 1987 Crime Story: Penelope Worth (1 episode)
- 1987 Leg Work: Judy (1 episode)
- 1990 Against The Law: Louise Ciardi (1 episode)
- 1992 Another World: Nadine (2 episodes)
- 1994 North And South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell: Isabel Hazard
- 1995 The Client: Phoebe Halliwell (1 episode)
- 1996-98 Spin City: Helen Winston (4 episodes)
- 1997 Law & Order: Frances Houston (1 episode)
- 1999-2000 Strangers with Candy: Sara Blank
- 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Christina Harlin (1 episode)
- 2000 Madigan Men: Mrs. Wolfe (1 episode)
- 2004 The Jury 2004: Ms. Davenport (1 episode)
- 2010 The Electric Company (2009): Caroline Heffenbacher (1 episode)
- 2010 Big Lake: Linda Franklin
- 2012 The Good Wife: Judge Sally Rigby (1 episode)
- 2013 Girls: Thomas-John’s Mother (1 episode)
- 2013-19 Orange Is the New Black: Carol Chapman (11 episodes)
- 2014 Inside Amy Schumer: Mom (1 episode)
- 2016 Crisis In Six Scenes: Judy (1 episode)
- 2016-20 Billions: Ellen Rhoades (4 episodes)
- 2019 The Blacklist: Stella Bisset (1 episode)
- 2021 Search Party: Gertrude (1 episode)
Stage
- 1977 The Misanthrope: Eliante
- 1978 All's Well That Ends Well: Mariana
- 1978 The Taming of the Shrew: Bianca
- 1982 Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You: Philomena Rostovich/Dame Ellen Terry
- 1982 A Midsummer Night's Dream: Hermia
- 1985 Noises Off: Brooke Ashton
- 1986 Hay Fever: Jackie Coryton
- 1987 Two Gentlemen of Verona: Silvia
- 1993-94 The Sisters Rosenzweig: Gorgeous Teitelbaum
- 2005 Absurd Person Singular: Marion
- 2005 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot: Henrietta Iscariot
- 2009 Blithe Spirit: Mrs. Bradman
