Bess Armstrong (born December 11, 1953) is an American film and television actress.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1978
Grey's Anatomy
2019
NCIS
2014
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2012
Criminal Minds
2009
Castle
2010
S.W.A.T.
2018
Frasier
2000
The Good Doctor
2024
One Tree Hill
2004
Mad Men
2012
Scandal
2017

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
75
2025
The Irrational
as Renee Franklin
2024
The Good Doctor
as Eileen Lim
2022
I Love That for You
as Marcy Gold
2019
Love and Sunshine
as Margo Terry
2019
Bosch
as Donna Sobel
2019
Grey's Anatomy
as Maureen Lincoln
2018
S.W.A.T.
as Mayor Barrett
2017
Scandal
as Senator Diane Greenwald
2016
Diagnosis Delicious
as Lynn Cosworth
2016
Zoo
as Dr. Elizabeth Oz
2016
Damien
as Mrs. Thorn
2016
Bad Internet
as Gabby
2016
Conviction
as Harper Morrison
2016
Longmire
2015
Zoo
as Elizabeth
2015
Switched at Birth
as Professor Marillo
2014
NCIS
as Denise O'Hara
2014
True Blood
as Nancy Mills
2013
House of Lies
as Julianne Hotschragar
2012
I Married Who?
as Elaine
2012
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Patricia Lydecker
2012
Mad Men
as Catherine Orcutt
2010
Castle
as Paula Casillas
2009
Criminal Minds
as Sheila Hawkes
2008
Corporate Affairs
as Emily Parker
2008
Boston Legal
as Penelope Kimball
2008
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures
as Mom (voice)
2004
One Tree Hill
as Lydia James
2002
Her Best Friend's Husband
as Mandy Roberts
2002
That Was Then
as Mickey Glass
2002
Good Morning, Miami
as Louise Messinger
2000
Diamond Men
as Katie Harnish
2000
Frasier
as Kelly Kirkland
1998
Pecker
as Dr. Klompus
1998
Forever Love
as Gail
1998
Touched by an Angel
as Mary Gibson
1998
The Nanny
as Sara Sheffield
1997
That Darn Cat
as Judy Randall
1996
Christmas Every Day
as Molly Jackson
1996
She Cried No
as Denise Connell
1996
Forgotten Sins
as Roberta 'Bobbie' Bradshaw
1996
The Perfect Daughter
as Jill Michaelson
1995
Mixed Blessings
as Pilar Graham Coleman
1995
Stolen Innocence
as Becky Sapp
1995
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
as Barbara Pope
1994
Serial Mom
as Eugene Sutphin's Nurse (uncredited)
1994
Dream Lover
as Elaine
1994
The Lies Boys Tell
as Connie
1994
My So-Called Life
as Patty Chase
1994
The Nanny
as Sara Sheffield (uncredited)
1993
The Skateboard Kid
as Maggie
1993
Batman: The Animated Series
as Clio (voice)
1992
Tales from the Crypt
as Erma
1990
Married People
1989
Second Sight
as Sister Elizabeth
1989
Mother, Mother
as Kate Watson
1986
Nothing in Common
as Donna Mildred Martin
1986
All Is Forgiven
as Paula Russell
1984
The House of God
as Cissy Anderson
1984
11th Victim
as Jill Kelso
1984
Lace
as Judy Hale
1983
Jaws 3-D
as Dr. Kathryn Morgan
1983
High Road to China
as Eve 'Evie' Tozer
1983
This Girl for Hire
as B' T' Brady
1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1982
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
as Mary Carew
1982
Barefoot In the Park
as Corrie Bratter
1981
The Four Seasons
as Ginny Newley (Callan)
1979
Walking Through the Fire
as Laurel Lee
1979
$weepstake$
1978
Getting Married
as Kristine Lawrence
1978
How to Pick Up Girls!
as Sally Claybrook
1978
The Love Boat
as Laura Stanton
1978
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1977
On Our Own
as Julia Peters