Doris Belack

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.

Cast

Prime

(Blanche)

Arranged

(Elona)

*batteries not included

(Mrs. Thompson)

Fail Safe

(Mrs. Johnson)

The Last Tenant

(Housekeeper)

Tootsie

(Rita)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

(Dr. Roberts)

Hanky Panky

(Building Manager)

Looking Up

(Libby Levine)

Almost Partners

(Anna McCue)

Doug's 1st Movie

(Mayor Tippi Dink (voice))

She-Devil

(Paula)

Sessions

Absolute Strangers

(Fran)

The Hearst and Davies Affair

(Louella Parsons)

The Luckiest Man in the World

(Mrs. Posner)

What's Your Sign?

We're Fighting Back

(Doctor)

Hostage

(Edna)

What About Bob?

(Dr. Catherine Tomsky)

Opportunity Knocks

(Mona)

The Odd Couple II

(Blanche Madison Povitch)

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

(Olive)

Krippendorf's Tribe

(President Porter)

The Cradle Will Fall

(Edna Burns)

The Black Marble

(Harried Woman)

Fast Forward

(Mrs. Gilroy)

Mr. Belvedere

Family Ties

(Mrs. Willis)

Law & Order

(Margaret Barry)

Ellen

(Cora)

Remington Steele

(Myrtle)

Doug

(Ms. Wingo (voice))

The Golden Girls

(Gloria)

Touched by an Angel

(Elaine Weiss)

The Cosby Show

(Saleswoman)

Everwood

(Ruth Hoffman)

Cagney & Lacey

The Equalizer

(Dorian)

The Edge of Night

Sisters

Another World

Chicago Hope

(Mrs. Taubler)

Public Morals

(Gabriella Biondi)

Madigan Men

Laurie Hill

(Beverly Fielder)

Family Album

(Lillian Lerner)

Law & Order

(Arraignment Judge)

Barney Miller

(Bernice Fish)

Bakers' Dozen

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(Margaret Barry)

Sex and the City

(Lenore)

Remington Steele

(Rose)

The Clock

Mathnet

(Broadway Annie Rose)

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

(Mrs. Courtney)

Lux Video Theatre

(Chicago Operator)

Treasury Men in Action

The Patty Duke Show

(Miss Grey)