Lindsay Ann Crouse (born May 12, 1948 in New York City) is an American actress active since The '70s. She has personal connections to the theatre world in a couple of ways, being the daughter of the playwright Russell Crouse and having been married to playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet. Zosia Mamet, her daughter by David, is an actress in her own right known for playing Shoshanna Shapiro on Girls.
Crouse has not appeared in movies or on TV since 2013, but has remained active in theatre. She is a practicing Buddhist.
Works featuring Lindsay Crouse with pages on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- 1976: All the President's Men as Kay Eddy
- 1977: Slap Shot as Lily Braden
- 1981: Prince of the City as Carla Ciello
- 1982: The Verdict as Kaitlin Costello
- 1983: Krull as voice of Princess Lyssa
- 1984: Iceman as Dr. Diane Brady
- 1984: Places in the Heart as Margaret Lomax
- 1987: House of Games as Margaret Ford
- 1989: Communion as Anne Strieber
- 1995: The Indian in the Cupboard as Jane
- 1996: The Arrival as Ilana Green
- 1999: The Insider as Sharon Tiller
- 2001: Impostor as Chancellor
- 2007: Mr. Brooks as Captain Lister
Television roles
- 1985: Afterschool Special as Louise Sanders
- 1986-87: Hill Street Blues as Kate McBride
- 1987: The Equalizer as Sara McGee
- 1989: Columbo as Dr. Joan Allenby ("Sex and the Married Detective")
- 1990-94: L.A. Law as Sharon Cummings
- 1993: Murder, She Wrote as Louise Anderson-Crowe
- 1993: Law & Order as Dr. Diane Meade
- 1996: ER as Dr. Anna Castiglioni
- 1996: Millennium (1996) as Ardis Cohen
- 1996-97: NYPD Blue as Jane Wallace
- 1998: Brimstone as Dr. Julia Martin
- 1999: The Outer Limits as Gwen Sawyer
- 1999: Touched by an Angel as Kate
- 1999: Law & Order as Judge Denise Grobman
- 1999-2000: Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Professor Maggie Walsh
- 2002: Frasier as Peg
- 2002: Alias as Dr. Carson Evans
- 2002: Arli$$ as Sharon "Sydney" Perelli
- 2004: CSI as Dr. Mona Lavelle
- 2005: Law & Order as Judge Deirdre Hellstrom
- 2005: Criminal Minds as Mary Mays
- 2007: Drive (2007) as The Boss
- 2009-11: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Andrews
- 2010: Flash Forward as Mrs. Kirby
Theatre roles
1979: Hamlet as Ophelia
Tropes associated with Lindsay Crouse:
- Boyish Short Hair: She's grown her hair out for some roles but tends to favor it short in both her work and her life.
- Punny Name: Rare famous Real Life example. Her father was half of the play-writing team of Lindsay & Crouse, and he named her "Lindsay Ann Crouse."
