Lee Garlington
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny.
She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford.
She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes.
In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.
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Movies (98)
Redlining
2026
Achiever
2026
SEGAL
2025 · Self
No Friends
2025 · Ronni Rapalono
The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special
2022 · Herself
Candy Coated Christmas
2021 · Kim Winters
Pequeños Secretos
2021 · Landlady
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
2020 · Self - Actress
Melodía de Navidad
2018 · Debbie
House by the Lake
2017 · Dr. Llywelyn
Do You Take This Man
2017 · Esther
Married by Christmas
2016 · Bitsy Tate
Her Last Will
2016 · Ruth
Band of Robbers
2016 · Lt. Polly
Safelight
2015 · Dottie
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014 · Wendy
Mockingbird
2014 · Leonard's Mom
The Extendables
2014 · Paint
El hombre mas enfadado de Brooklyn
2014 · Gummy
Sister
2014 · Principal Jacobs
North Blvd
2014 · Liz
The Psycho Legacy
2010 · Self
A Buddy Story
2010 · Susan's Mom
Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith
2009 · Jane Burns
Plegarias para Bobby
2009 · Psychologist
The Coverup
2008 · Beeverly Thacker
Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008 · Aunt Carmen
Just Add Water
2008 · Penny
Forfeit
2007
Akeelah contra todos
2006 · Regional Judge
Pisando firme
2006 · Head Vault Judge
Encuentro inesperado
2006 · Mrs. Cahan
Mrs. Harris
2005 · Tarnower's Ex #2
American Gun
2005 · Psychologist
Mortuary
2005 · Rita
Partner(s)
2005 · Dave's Mom
Muy parecido al amor
2005 · Stewardess
Guarding Eddy
2004 · Helen
Las vacaciones de la familia Johnson
2004 · Betty Sue
Este cuerpo no es mío
2002 · Vice Principal Bernard
Retratos de una Obsesión
2002 · Waitress
Lovely & Amazing
2002 · Jordan's Mom
La Suma de Todos los Miedos
2002 · Mary Pat Foley
Layover
2001 · Public Defender Boone
American Pie 2: Tu Segunda Vez Es Mejor
2001 · Natalie's Mom
Stranger Inside
2001 · Warden Arnold
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001 · Laura Lee Curtis
Forever Lulu
2000 · Linda Davis
Chicos y chicas
2000 · L.A. Flight Attendant
Si estas paredes pudieran hablar 2
2000 · Georgette
Freak Talks About Sex
1999 · Nichole's Mom
Can of Worms
1999 · Pamela Pillsbury
Driven
1998 · Marian Pelton
Virtual Obsession
1998
Dante's Peak
1997 · Dr. Jane Fox
Dark Skies
1996 · Betty Hill
Summer of Fear
1996 · Winnie
The Babysitter
1995 · Dolly Tucker
Whose Daughter is She?
1995 · Annie
See Jane Run
1995 · Carole Garson
Reflections on a Crime
1994 · Tina
The Yarn Princess
1994 · Wanda
My Life
1993 · Carol Sandman
The Conviction of Kitty Dodds
1993 · Anne Williams
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
1993 · Janice
Love Matters
1993 · Nan
Torch Song
1993 · Phyllis
Jack the Bear
1993 · Mrs. Festinger
Dying to Love You
1993 · Rita
Kiss of a Killer
1993 · Helene
When No One Would Listen
1992 · Lee
Sneakers
1992 · Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
Shame
1992 · Tina Farrell
Honor Thy Mother
1992
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
1991 · Josette
The Whereabouts of Jenny
1991 · Gina
When You Remember Me
1990 · Joanne
Bar Girls
1990 · Shelley
Meet the Applegates
1990 · Nita Samson
Last Flight Out
1990 · Jan
A Killing in a Small Town
1990 · Peggy Blankenship
Cold Sassy Tree
1989 · Mary Willis
Oh No, Not Them
1989 · Robin/Myriam
Field of Dreams
1989 · Beulah Gasnick
Three Fugitives
1989 · Woman Cop
The Seventh Sign
1988 · Dr. Margaret Inness
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988 · Briefing Officer
Student Exchange
1987 · Mrs. Whitcoms
In the Mood
1987 · "Schlitz" Waitress
P.A.N.I.C. in Griffith Park
1987 · Director
Murder Ordained
1987 · Lorna's Friend
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987 · Gym Instructor
Cobra
1986 · Nancy Stalk
Psycho III
1986 · Myrna
Do You Remember Love
1985 · Second Mother
Overnight Sensation
1984 · Sales Girl
Psycho II
1983 · Myrna
Carbon Copy
1981 · (uncredited)
TV shows (91)
Electric Bloom: La mejor banda del mundo
2025 · Ethel
P-Valley
2020 · Georgia Anne "Georgie" Batson, Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson
Muertos para mí
2019 · Nurse Francine
The Good Doctor
2017 · Joan
The Magicians
2015 · Dana
Stalker
2014 · Diane Kindrick
Extan I
2014 · Principal
Mistresses
2013 · Eleanor
Emily Owens, M.D.
2012 · Donna Fisher
Longmire
2012 · Ruth
Suburgatory
2011 · Dorothy
Friends with Benefits
2011 · Billie
¡Buena suerte Charlie!
2010 · Mrs. Krump
FlashForward
2009 · Carline, Carlene
Southland
2009 · Cathleen Kerik
Miénteme (Lie to Me)
2009 · Mrs. Walker
Hospital Infantil
2008 · Geraldine Peters
El mentalista
2008 · Betty Fulford
90210: la nueva generación
2008 · Judge
Private Practice
2007 · Stella Peterson
Saving Grace
2007 · Sally Meeker
The Riches
2007
Big Day
2006
Psych
2006 · Eugenia
What About Brian
2006 · Mona
Big Love
2006 · Grace Ann
Invasión
2005
Close to Home
2005 · Hannah Turley
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Fara Linden
Médium
2005 · Marion Wheeler
Esposas Desesperadas
2004 · Alberta Holstein
Justicia Ciega
2004 · Alisa McKenzie
Caso Cerrado
2003 · Carol Prosser
Joan of Arcadia
2003 · Charlotte Bloom
NCIS
2003 · Mary Hanlan
Dos Hombres y Medio
2003 · Peggy
All of Us
2003
Cortes y puntadas
2003 · Briggitte Reinholt
Abby
2003
8 Simple Rules
2002 · Fran, Leslie
Everwood
2002 · Brenda Baxworth
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Dixie
Six Feet Under
2001 · Fiona Kleinschmidt
Grounded for Life
2001 · Louise
The Division
2001 · Jinny's Psychiatrist
The District
2000 · Nancy's Mother
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Mrs. Frommer, Mrs. Briggs
Strong Medicine
2000 · Cammie's Mother
Titus
2000 · Sue
Snoops
1999 · Alicia Spitz
The West Wing
1999 · Alana Waterman
Once and Again
1999
Judging Amy
1999 · Dr. Kemper
Martial Law
1998 · Judge Mary Ruben
Will & Grace
1998 · Annette
Maximum Bob
1998 · Rosellen Fortenot
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Jessica Harris
The Practice
1997 · Joel's Attorney
Dark Skies
1996
Profiler
1996 · Dr. Frances Barry
Townies
1996 · Kathy Donovan
7th Heaven
1996 · Prevaricator
Nash Bridges
1996 · Jill Reichert
Friends
1994 · Ronni
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Dr. Josephs
Chicago Hope
1994 · Carol Sardos
Grace Under Fire
1993 · Emily
NYPD Blue
1993 · Rosie DePaul
Bakersfield P.D.
1993 · Judy Hampton
Arresting Behavior
1992 · Connie Ruskin
Good & Evil
1991
Home Improvement
1991 · Joanie Graham
Get a Life
1990 · Angelica, Patti
Lenny
1990
Wings
1990 · Vi
The Nutt House
1989 · Angelica
Seinfeld
1989 · Claire
Quantum Leap
1989 · Nurse Chatam
Coach
1989 · Barbara
Murphy Brown
1988 · Shawnee
Roseanne
1988
Hooperman
1987 · Gail
Sledge Hammer!
1986
L.A. Law
1986 · Regina Furnald
Matlock
1986 · Paula
The Golden Girls
1985 · Kirsten Adams
Stingray
1985
Who's the Boss?
1984
Automan
1983
Family Ties
1982 · Beth Davis
Hill Street Blues
1981