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Lindsay Crouse Biography (1948-)

Born May 12, 1948, in New York, NY; daughter of Russell (a playwright) and Anna (maiden name, Erskine) Crouse; married David Mamet (a playwright; divorced, 1982); children: two daughters. Addresses: Agent: Peter Strain &Associates, 8271 Melrose Ave., Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Lindsay Crouse began her performing career as a modern and jazz dancer. She plays the flute and piano.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

May 12, 1948

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) Much Ado About Nothing, 1972
• Holiday, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1978
• Reunion, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Ophelia, Hamlet, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1979
• Viola, Twelfth Night, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1980
• Ada, Childe Byron, Circle Repertory Company, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1981
• Queen to Richard, Richard II, Circle Repertory Company, EntermediaTheatre, New York City, 1982
• Mary, Serenading Louie, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1984
• The Cherry Orchard, New Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Chicago,IL, 1984
• The Shawl, Mitzi Newhouse Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City,1986 .The Homecoming, Criterion Center Stage Right, New York City, 1991
• Also appeared in The Foursome, Fishing, Long Day's Journey into Night, Total Recall, and Father's Day, all off-Broadway productions.
• Film Appearances
• (As Lindsay Ann Crouse) Kay Eddy, All the President's Men, Warner Bros., 1976
• Lily Braden, Slap Shot, Universal, 1977
• Abbie, Between the Lines, Midwest Film Productions, 1977
• Carla Ciello, Prince of the City, 1981
• Kaitlin Costello Price, The Verdict, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
• Rochelle, Daniel, Paramount, 1983
• Dr. Diane Brady, Iceman, Universal, 1984
• Margaret Lomax, Places in the Heart, Tri-Star, 1984
• Margaret Ford, House of Games, 1987
• Anne Streiber, Communion, 1989
• Chandler, Desperate Hours, 1990
• Janet, Being Human, 1993
• Grace, Bye Bye Love, 1995
• Jane, The Indian in the Cupboard, 1995
• Tallow, The Juror, Columbia TriStar, 1996
• Ilana Green, The Arrival (also known as Shockwave), Orion,1996
• Elfriede Prefontaine, Prefontaine, Buena Vista, 1997
• Dr. Susan Lamarche, The Progeny, Sterling Home Entertainment, 1999
• Sharon Tiller, The Insider, Buena Vista, 1999
• Allie, Almost Salinas, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Kate McBride, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1986-87
• Commander Laura Parkhurst, Traps, CBS, 1994
• Professor Maggie Walsh, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series and Buffy), 1999-2000
• Miniseries
• Marjorie Bennett, Eleanor and Franklin, 1976
• Movies
• Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, 1977
• Reunion, 1980
• Paul's Case, 1980
• Dr. Joan Allenby, Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective (also known as Sex and the Married Detective), ABC, 1989
• Rheza, Chantilly Lace, Showtime, 1993
• Dana Cartier, Final Appeal, NBC, 1993
• Kim Donaldson, Out of Darkness, 1994
• Una Pace, Parallel Lives, Showtime, 1994
• Natasha Lytess, Norma Jean & Marilyn (also known as Norma Jean and Marilyn), HBO, 1996
• Frances White, "1996," If These Walls Could Talk, HBO, 1996
• Patti Young, Stranger in My House (also known as Total Stranger), Lifetime, 1999
• Caroline Ingalls, Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura IngallsWilder, CBS, 2000
• The Warden, 2000
• Also appeared in The Tenth Level.
• Specials
• Young Margaret, Summer Solstice, 1981
• Louise Sanders, I Want to Go Home, ABC, 1985
• Ronnie, Lemon Sky, PBS, 1987
• Annie Holscher, American Nuclear, CBS, 1989
• Narrator, Local Heroes, Global Change, PBS, 1990
• Voiceover (translation), Living against the Odds, PBS, 1991
• Narrator, "The AIDS Report: To Keep Kids Safe," Health Quarterly,PBS, 1992
• Translation voice, Made in America?, PBS, 1992
• Narrator, Campus Culture Wars: Five Stories About P.C., PBS, 1993
• Anna Leone, mother, Between Mother and Daughter, CBS, 1995
• Episodic
• Sarah McGee, "Solo," The Equalizer, 1987
• Sharon Cummings, L.A. Law, NBC, 1989
• Voice of Mrs. Grant, "I've Got Batman in My Basement," Batman: TheAnimated Series (animated), 1992
• Dianne Ralston, Civil Wars, ABC, 1992
• Diane Meade, "Promises to Keep," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
• Louise Anderson-Crowe, "Killer Radio," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
• Sharon Cummings, "Finish Line," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
• Dr. Anna Castigliano, "Baby Shower," ER, NBC, 1996
• Ardis Cohen, "Kingdom Come," Millennium, Fox, 1996
• Jane Wallace, "Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996
• Jane Wallace, "Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1997
• Dr. Jeralyn Martin, "Heat," Brimstone, Fox, 1998
• Gwen Sawyer, "Tribunal," The Outer Limits, syndicated, 1999
• Senator Kate Cooper, "Such a Time as This," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
• Judge Denise Grobman, "DNR," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• Stephen King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume Number Two, 1993
• Dedication, 1993
• Touched by Angels, 1993
• From Fields of Gold, 1995
• Thomas Perry's Dance for the Dead, 1996
• Also read Stephen King's Gerald's Game.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times, October 11, 1987, p. H25.