RECENT CREDITS
Will & Grace (TV)  Feb. 19, 2004
The Last Mogul (FILM)  Jan. 1, 2004
8 Simple Rules (TV)  Nov. 25, 2003
NBC's Funniest Out-Takes #2 (TV)  Apr. 29, 2003


HIGHLIGHTS
2004 Guest-starred in several episodes of "Will and Grace" (NBC) as Karen Walker's (Megan Mullally) estranged mother
2003 Appeared in the ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules" after John Ritter's death as the mother of Katey Sagal's character
1997 Hosted the CBS special "Where Are They Now?"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

The Last Mogul  2004 -Herself
Actor
Film


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Good Morning, Miami  2002-2003 -Claire Arnold
Actor
TV
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Spirited Away  2002 -of Yubaba/Zeniba (English language)
Voice
Film


8 Simple Rules  2003 -Laura
Actor
TV
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Actor
Film


Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Will & Grace  2002-2004 -Lois
Actor
TV
Expand


Actor
Film


Steve McQueen: King of Cool  1998 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Voice
Film


Where Are They Now?  1997 -Host
Actor
TV


The Boys Are Back  1994 -Jackie Hansen
Actor
TV


Profiles  1994 -Billie Baker Baer
Actor
TV


A Twist of the Knife  1993 -Dr Rachel Walters
Actor
TV


Battling For Baby  1992 -Marie Peters
Actor
TV


The Bob Newhart 20th 19th Anniversary Special  1991 -Emily Hartley, Herself
Actor, Actor
TV


Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean  1990 -Leona Helmsley
Actor
TV


Nightingales  1989 -Chris Broderick
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Actor
TV


Alone in the Neon Jungle  1988 -Captain Janet Hamilton
Actor
TV


A Stranger Waits  1987 -Kate Bennington
Actor
TV


Bridges to Cross  1986 -Tracy Bridges
Actor
TV


Kojak: The Belarus File  1985 -Dana Sutton
Actor
TV


For Love or Money  1984 -Joanna Piper
Actor
TV


Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs  1984 -Maggie Briggs
Actor
TV


One Cooks, the Other Doesn't  1983 -Joanne Boone
Actor
TV


Dixie: Changing Habits  1983 -Dixie Cabot
Actor
TV


Fantasies  1982 -Carla Webber
Actor
TV


Help Wanted: Male  1982 -Laura Bingham
Actor
TV


The Star Maker  1981 -Margot Murray
Actor
TV


Oh, God! Book II  1980 -Paula
Actor
Film


If Things Were Different  1980 -Janet Langford
Actor
TV


Flesh and Blood  1979 -Kate Fallon
Actor
TV


Actor
TV


The Shaggy D.A.  1976 -Betty Daniels
Actor
Film


Richie Brockelman: Missing 24 Hours  1976 -Elizabeth Morton
Actor
TV


Law and Order  1976 -Karen Day
Actor
TV


The Legend of Valentino  1975 -June Mathis
Actor
TV


The Bob Newhart Show  1972 -Emily Hartley; his wife
Actor
TV


In Broad Daylight  1971 -Kate Todd
Actor
TV


River of Gold  1971 -Anna
Actor
TV


Support Your Local Gunfighter  1971 -Patience Barton
Actor
Film


Hunters Are For Killing  1970 -Barbara Soline
Actor
TV


Along Came a Spider  1970 -Anne Banning/Janet Furie
Actor
TV


If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium  1969 -Samantha Perkins
Actor
Film


Flesh and Blood  1968 -Nona
Actor
TV


The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin  1967 -Arabella Flagg
Actor
Film


Wings of Fire  1967 -Kitty Sanborn
Actor
TV


Nevada Smith  1966 -Pilar
Actor
Film


Mister Buddwing  1966 -Fiddle Corwin
Actor
Film


The F.B.I.  1965 -Marya Pazmany
Actor
TV


Fate Is the Hunter  1964 -Martha Webster
Actor
Film


40 Pounds of Trouble  1963 -Chris Lockwood
Actor
Film


The Birds  1963 -Annie Hayworth
Actor
Film


The Dick Powell Show  1961 -Performer
Actor
TV


The Geisha Boy  1958 -Private Betty Pearson
Actor
Film


Alfred Hitchcock Presents  1955 -Performer
Actor
TV


Rome Adventure   -Prudence Bell
Actor
Film


The Ugly Dachsund   -Fran Garrison
Actor
Film


Youngblood Hawke   -Jeanne Greene
Actor
Film


The Single Guy   -Sarah Eliot
Actor
TV


A Distant Trumpet   -Kitty
Actor
Film


A Rage to Live   -Grace Caldwell
Actor
Film


Hot Stuff   -Louise Webster
Actor
Film


How to Make It   -Diane Reed
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2004 Guest-starred in several episodes of "Will and Grace" (NBC) as Karen Walker's (Megan Mullally) estranged mother
2003 Appeared in the ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules" after John Ritter's death as the mother of Katey Sagal's character
1997 Hosted the CBS special "Where Are They Now?"
1994 Starred in the role of Jackie Hansen opposite Hal Linden on the short-lived CBS sitcom, "The Boys Are Back"
1990 Reprised role of Emily Hartley on the last episode of Bob Newhart's later sitcom, "Newhart"; scene written and played to suggest that the entire series had been a dream of Newhart's earlier character,
1990 Starred on TV as "Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean"; received fourth Emmy nomination
1989 Played Chris Broderick on the short-lived NBC medical drama, "Nightingales"
1986 Played reporter Tracy Bridges on the short-lived CBS drama series, "Bridges to Cross"
1984 Played (also co-created) newspaperwoman Maggie Briggs on the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs"; directed by "Newhart" co-star Peter Bonerz
1982 Returned to Broadway in "Special Occasions"; closed after one performance
1980 Last feature film credit to date, "Oh God, Book II"
1979 Acted in first TV miniseries, "Flesh and Blood" (CBS)
1976 Returned to feature films to play the female lead in "The Shaggy D.A."; her final Disney feature to date
1972 - 1978 Played Emily Hartley on the long-running CBS sitcom, "The Bob Newhart Show"; received two Emmy nominations for the role
1971 Last feature film for five years, "Support Your Local Gunfighter" co-starring James Garner
1967 First TV-movie, "Wings of Fire" (NBC)
1966 Acted in the first of four features produced by Disney Studios, "The Ugly Dachsund"
1963 First received top billing in a feature in the drama, "Wall of Noise"
1963 Was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in "The Birds"
1963 - 1964 Played college student Lori Moore on the ABC drama series, "Channing"
1962 Returned to features after four years to play her first leading roles in "Rome Adventure" and "40 Pounds of Trouble"
1961 Garnered first Emmy nomination for playing a drug addicted nurse on an episode of "Dr. Kildare" (NBC)
1959 Replaced Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan in "The Miracle Worker" on Broadway
1958 Made film debut in the Jerry Lewis comedy, "The Geisha Boy"
1957 Made Broadway debut in "Compulsion"
Worked for a time as a designer of bed linens and home furnishings
Made stage debut in "Truckline Cafe"
Earliest TV appearances, "The General Electric Theater" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"


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