Crawford, Ellen

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Crawford, Ellen

PERSONAL

Born in Normal, IL; married Mike Genovese (an actor). Education: Graduated from Carnegie Mellon's College of Fine Arts, 1975.

Career: Actress.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Social worker, Teachers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984. Sonya, Dynatechnics, Best Defense, 1984. Miss Marshall, Stitches, 1985.

Tiffany saleswoman, Who's That Girl?, Audio Visual Enterprises, 1987.

Teacher, The Invisible Kid, Media Home Entertainment, 1988.

First nurse, The War of the Roses, 1989.

Agnes MacGruder, The Giant of Thunder Mountain, Castle Hill Productions, 1991.

Elizabeth, Ulterior Motives, 1992.

Esther Lynch, Cries of Silence (also known as Sister Island), Showcase Entertainment, 1993.

Ilona, Soldier, Warner Bros., 1998.

Molly Gustke, Entropy, 1999.

Anita, Harvey's Speech, 2000.

Lucy, Escaping Jersey, Hypnotic Films, 2001.

Last Writes (short film), 2001.

Edith, The Man from Earth, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Nurse Lydia Wright, ER, NBC, 1994–2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Muriel, The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, 1984.

Clerk, The Whereabouts of Jenny, ABC, 1991.

Rita, The Story Lady, NBC, 1991.

Judge Beckerman, When No One Would Listen, CBS, 1992.

Lorna Gill, Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy (also known as Cradle of Conspiracy), NBC, 1994.

Ellen, Untamed Love, Lifetime, 1994.

Sylvia Kass, Where Are My Children?, ABC, 1994.

Peg Sager, Twice upon a Time, Lifetime, 1998.

Barbara Jenkins, Free, Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Olive, Picnic, Showtime, 1986.

Uncle Matty's Guide to Doggy Problems, PBS, 1998.

Woof! It's a Dog Life with Matthew Margolis, PBS, 1998.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Mrs. Anderson, At Your Service, NBC, 1984.

Nurse Lydia Woodward, ER, NBC, 1994.

Eugenia Cooper, The Tony Danza Show, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mrs. Putnam, "Animal Attractions," Newhart, 1983.

Brenda McNair, "Grandma Jack," Three's Company, 1983.

Muriel, Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984.

Cannery worker, "State of the Union," The Master (also known as Master Ninja), 1984.

"Double Your Pleasure," Riptide, 1984.

Woman at phone, "The Mortgage," Dynasty, 1984.

First reporter, "Ewe and Me, Babe," Hill Street Blues, 1984.

Head supervisor, "Princess Metra," Otherworld, 1985.

"Nightmare at the Braine Hotel," Werewolf, 1987.

Leona Cowen, "Safe," Night Court, NBC, 1987.

Nun, "Heather's Monk," Mr. Belvedere, 1988.

Mrs. Feeney, "Truancy Blues," The Bronx Zoo, 1988.

Dr. Price, "Payment Due," thirtysomething, 1989.

Julie Martin, "You Babe," China Beach, 1990.

Professor Wallace, "Who's Minding the Kid?," Who's the Boss?, 1990.

Dr. Whiteside, "Jason Sings the Blues," Growing Pains, 1991.

"Seance," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt'), HBO, 1992.

Fern Underwood, "X Marks the Murder: Part 1," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996.

(Scenes deleted) Lieutenant Jane Gribbs, "Cool Change," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S. I., CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2000.

Mrs. Pierce, "Surprise!," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven), The WB, 2000.

Mrs. Pierce, "One Hundred," 7th Heaven (also known as Seventh Heaven), The WB, 2001 Wyle, "Hide and Seek," The Division (also known as Heart of the City), Lifetime, 2002.

Frances Stadler, "The Black Widow," Boston Legal, ABC, 2005.

Frances Stadler, "Schadenfreude," Boston Legal, ABC, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Sister Lee, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1982.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of Old Soul #2, RTX Red Rock, Activision, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

BackStage West, May 14, 1998.

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