Jessica Walter

Jessica Walter

1941-01-31 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 54 Credits

Biography

Jessica Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress, known for appearing in the films Play Misty for Me (1971), Grand Prix and The Group (both 1966), her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development, and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX animated series Archer. Walter studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Walter was a series regular for the first half of season one of 90210, provided the voice of Fran...

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The Mimic

The Mimic

2021

as The Editor

4.1
Acting

Based on a true story, ‘the Narrator’ is befriended by his young new neighbor, after he joins the local newspaper team. Obsessed with the idea that ‘t...

Rediscovering Christmas

Rediscovering Christmas

2019

as Mrs. Barrington

7.1
Acting

A talented department store window designer helps her sister design the decor for the annual Snowflake Festival Christmas Eve dance and clashes with t...

Keep the Change

Keep the Change

2018

as Carrie

6.0
Acting

When aspiring filmmaker David is mandated by a judge to attend a social program at the Jewish Community Center, he is sure of one thing: he doesn't be...

Undercover Grandpa

Undercover Grandpa

2017

as Maddy Harcourt

5.6
Acting

When the girl he likes goes missing, Jake enlists the help of his grandpa and Grandpa's former special ops buddies.

Perfect Roast Potatoes

Perfect Roast Potatoes

2017

as Narrator

9.0
Acting

William comes to Los Angeles to celebrate Christmas only to find his mother has died, but his sister insists they still have Christmas dinner, corpse ...

Bending The Rules

Bending The Rules

2012

as Lena Gold

5.4
Acting

Detective Nick Blades is a New Orleans cop on trial for corruption. Assistant District Attorney Theo Gold is the man in charge of putting him behind b...

Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Minors

2006

as Cindi

5.9
Acting

Five disparate kids snowed in at the airport on Christmas Eve learn some lessons about friendship when they launch a bid to get back to their families...

Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

2006

as Self

Acting
I Do (But I Don't)

I Do (But I Don't)

2004

as Gennifer

5.6
Acting

Lauren is a divorced wedding-planner who falls for the groom-to-be.

Dummy

Dummy

2002

as Fern Schoichet

5.9
Acting

An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may t...

My Best Friend's Wife

My Best Friend's Wife

2001

as Mrs. Epstein

3.4
Acting

Two friends are about to learn that they are "Grownups."

Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'

Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me'

2001

as Self

6.7
Acting

Clint Eastwood tells us how he yearned to be a director from the time he was on "Rawhide" to finally obtaining the approval of his mentor, Don Siegel....

Slums of Beverly Hills

Slums of Beverly Hills

1998

as Doris

6.3
Acting

In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.

Doomsday Rock

1997

as Secretary

4.7
Acting

Dr. Paul Sorenson, a noted astronomer, believes that an approaching comet will collide with earth based on his study of an ancient civilization's prop...

Mother Knows Best

Mother Knows Best

1997

as Joan

5.2
Acting

A woman urges her daughter to get married. And when her daughter does, she doesn't think that she made a good choice. So she goes out and hires a kill...

Temptress

Temptress

1995

as Dr. Phyllis Evergreen

3.9
Acting

Karin brings a statue home from her travels to Asia and it soon begins to have a strange effect on her. She has an insatiable sexual appetite and deve...

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

1994

as Self

7.4
Acting

A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, f...

Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

1994

as Bess

3.5
Acting

A man asks his wife for a 'leave of absence' in order to care for his mistress who is dying of cancer.

PCU

PCU

1994

as President Garcia-Thompson

6.0
Acting

Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by ...

Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in the Machine

1993

as Elaine Spencer

4.6
Acting

After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his ...

Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988

as Kay Mart

5.2
Acting

The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video produc...

Just A Regular Kid: An AIDS Story

Just A Regular Kid: An AIDS Story

1987

as Dr. Stein

Acting

Teenaged boy discovers he has been afflicted with AIDS after a blood transfusion.

Killer in the Mirror

Killer in the Mirror

1986

5.3
Acting

A woman's truly evil twin steals her sister's wealthy beloved and marries him. After his death, she fakes her own demise and returns from the "dead" t...

The Execution

The Execution

1985

as Gertrude Simon

7.3
Acting

The members of a San Diego Wednesday night womens' mah jongg club are five survivors of a Nazi concentration camp. They recognize the owner of a local...

The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid

1984

as Phyllis Brody

6.0
Acting

Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flaming...

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

1984

as Astrid Carlisle

Acting

Marcus Welby is back, and he has a few problems. First he is trying to bridge the gap between an old friend of his who gave up practicing medicine in ...

Thursday's Child

Thursday's Child

1983

as Roz Richardson

1.0
Acting

Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with ...

Spring Fever

Spring Fever

1982

as Celia Berryman

2.3
Acting

Two girls competing in a tennis match suddenly decide to spend 24 hours doing every wild and crazy thing they ever dreamed of. The girls' wacky escapa...

Scruples

Scruples

1981

as Maggie McGregor

Acting

Sequel to the 1980 mini-series, taking up the plot where it -- and Judith Krantz's source novel -- left off. Billy Ikehorn (Shelley Smith) is the owne...

Going Ape!

Going Ape!

1981

as Fiona

4.3
Acting

When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: ...

Miracle on Ice

Miracle on Ice

1981

as Pat Brooks

6.3
Acting

The story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey players, a group of amateurs from around the country who were whipped into a cohesive unit by contr...

She's Dressed to Kill

She's Dressed to Kill

1979

as Irene Barton

5.4
Acting

A fashion designer gives a private showing at her mansion over a weekend, but someone starts killing off the models.

Black Market Baby

Black Market Baby

1979

as Louise Carmino

6.0
Acting

A young college girl becomes pregnant, and she and the baby's father are targeted by a black-market adoption ring that is out to get the baby.

Vampire

Vampire

1979

as Nicole DeCamp

5.8
Acting

Vampire Anton Voytek's lair is disturbed by the ground breaking for a new church. Anton attempts to start a modern life using his hoarded wealth, but ...

Goldengirl

Goldengirl

1979

as Melody

4.8
Acting

A neo-Nazi Doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter who has been specially fed, exercised & Conditioned since she was a child to run in t...

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives

1978

as Christina Wood

5.2
Acting

When a millionaire playboy is murdered, suspicion falls on three married women, best friends, whom he had tried to play against each other in a game o...

Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

1978

as Morgan LeFay

6.0
Acting

A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.

Wild and Wooly

Wild and Wooly

1978

as Megan

4.0
Acting

A Western adventure — a "Charlie's Angels" on horseback — involving three comely females who meet in a territorial prison, engineer a daring escape, a...

The Return of Wonder Woman

The Return of Wonder Woman

1977

as Gloria

7.0
Acting

Diana returned to Paradise Island after a 35 year absence and, slowly aging due to her Amazon nature. Once again, she returns to America as Diana Prin...

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

1976

as Nomi Haroun

5.1
Acting

The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in ...

Having Babies

Having Babies

1976

as Sally McNamara

6.0
Acting

The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.

Hurricane

Hurricane

1974

as Louise Damon

4.9
Acting

Two hurricane hunters track a huge, violent hurricane that is bearing down on a Gulf Coast town.

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1974

as Frederica Morgan

5.5
Acting

An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.

Women in Chains

Women in Chains

1972

as Dee Dee

7.0
Acting

A parole officer goes undercover to investigate prison brutality but is trapped when the only person on the outside who knows why she's there is kille...

They Call It Murder

They Call It Murder

1971

5.4
Acting

A small-town district attorney is saddled with several major investigations, including a gambler's murder and a possible insurance scam.

Play Misty for Me

Play Misty for Me

1971

as Evelyn

6.6
Acting

A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the pi...

Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

1969

as Jessica Carson

6.0
Acting

An airline pilot tries to balance two wives he has in two separate cities.

The Immortal

The Immortal

1969

as Janet Braddock

8.0
Acting

A professional race-car driver discovers that there are certain properties in his blood that will make him, basically, immortal. A dying multi-million...

Number One

Number One

1969

as Julie Catlan

5.1
Acting

A former football hero cannot accept his career is over. He loses himself in alcohol and women.

Bye Bye Braverman

Bye Bye Braverman

1968

as Inez Braverman

6.7
Acting

One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie's widow, Inez, who is more flirtatiou...

Grand Prix

Grand Prix

1966

as Pat Stoddard

7.2
Acting

The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a serie...

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

1966

as Self

Acting

A short making of feature about the 1966 John Frankenheimer movie Grande Prix

The Group

The Group

1966

as Libby

5.6
Acting

It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own l...

Lilith

Lilith

1964

as Laura

6.5
Acting

Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he ...