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Bess Armstrong Biography (1953-)

Born Elizabeth Key Armstrong, December 11, 1953, in Baltimore, MD; daughter of Alexander (a teacher) and Louise (a teacher; maiden name, Parlange) Armstrong; married Chris Carreras, 1983 (marriage ended); married John Fiedler (a producer and film executive), April, 1986; children: (first marriage) two, including one son. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El CaminoDr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

December 11, 1953

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Dr. Worthington, The House of God, 1979
• Ginny Newley (Callan), The Four Seasons, Universal, 1981
• Mary, Jekyll & Hyde ... Together Again, Paramount, 1982
• Eve Tozer, High Road to China, Warner Bros., 1983
• Kathryn Morgan, Jaws 3-D (also known as Jaws 3 and JawsIII), Universal, 1983
• Donna Mildred Martin, Nothing in Common, TriStar, 1986
• Sister Elizabeth, Second Sight, 1989
• Kate Watson, Mother, Mother, 1989
• Maggie, The Skateboard Kid, 1993
• (Uncredited) Serial Mom, 1994
• Elaine, Dream Lover, 1994
• Mrs. Randall, That Darn Cat, Buena Vista, 1997
• When it Clicks, 1998
• Dr. Deborah Klompus, Pecker, Fine Line Features, 1998
• Diamond Men, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Julia Peters, On Our Own, CBS, 1977-78
• Paula Russell, All Is Forgiven, NBC, 1986
• Elizabeth Meyers, Married People, ABC, 1990
• Patty Chase, My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994-95
• Movies
• Sally Claybrook, How to Pick Up Girls!, ABC, 1978
• Kristine Lawrence, Getting Married, CBS, 1978
• Laurel Lee, Walking through the Fire, CBS, 1979
• Jill Kelso, 11th Victim, CBS, 1979
• Connie, Take Me Home Again (also known as The Lies Boys Tell), NBC, 1994
• Becky Sapp, Stolen Innocence, CBS, 1995
• Assistant Secretary of the Navy Barbara Pope, She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal, ABC, 1995
• Pilar Graham, Mixed Blessings (also known as Danielle Steel's "Mixed Blessings"), NBC, 1995
• Denise Connell, She Cried No (also known as Freshman Fall),NBC, 1996
• Molly Jackson, Christmas Every Day, Showtime, 1996
• Jill Michaelson, The Perfect Daughter, USA Network, 1996
• Mrs. Bradshaw, Forgotten Sins, ABC, 1996
• Gail, Forever Love, CBS, 1998
• Miniseries
• Judy Hale, Lace, NBC, 1984
• Specials
• Corie Bratter, Barefoot in the Park, HBO, 1982
• What's Cookin'?, HBO, 1992
• Pilots
• B. T. Brady, This Girl for Hire, CBS, 1983
• Episodic
• The Andros Targets, CBS, 1977
• "The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/My Aching Brother," The LoveBoat, ABC, 1978
• Sweepstakes, NBC, 1979
• "What's Cookin'," Tales from the Crypt, 1992
• Clio, "Fire from Olympus," Batman: The Animated Series (animated),1993
• Noreen ("Scrubs"), Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, 1996
• Mrs. Sheffield, The Nanny, CBS, 1997
• Mary, "How Do You Spell Faith?," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
• Stage Appearances
• Harmony House, Ansonia Hotel, New York City, 1975
• Joan of Arc, Knock, Knock, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1977