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Beth Grant

Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American character actress. Her credits include Rain Man (1988), Child's Play 2 (1990), Flatliners (1990), Speed (1994), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), A Time To Kill (1996), Sordid Lives (2000), Donnie Darko (2001), Wonderfalls (2004), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Jericho (2006–2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), Pushing Daisies (2008), Dear Lemon Lima (2009), The Artist (2011), The Mindy Project (2012–2017), Mockingbird Lane (2012), As I Lay Dying (2013), Bad Words (2013), Faults (2014), Consumed (2015), Jackie (2016), Lucky (2017), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2019), and Dollface (2019–2022), Grace and Frankie (2022), Mayfair Witches (2023), Carol & the End of the World (2024), and The Bondsman (2025).

Infobox

Born
(1949-09-18) September 18, 1949 (age 76)Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater
East Carolina University
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1979–present
Spouse
Michael Chieffo (m. September 1, 1985)
Children
Mary Chieffo

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1987
Role(s)
Miss Randolph
Notes
first film role
1988
Role(s)
Mother at Farm House
Notes
first major film role
1989
Role(s)
Diner Manager
1990
Role(s)
Housewife
Role(s)
Babette
Role(s)
Lillian Logerfield
Role(s)
Elizabeth Kettlewell
Role(s)
Carla
1992
Role(s)
Roz Kincaid
Role(s)
Hazel
1993
Role(s)
Shayla Beaumont
1994
1995
Role(s)
Becky – Auditorium Speaker
Lieberman in Love
Role(s)
Linda Baker
Notes
short film
1996
Role(s)
Cora Mae Cobb
Role(s)
Stephanie
Notes
lost film
1997
Role(s)
Roberta
Role(s)
Trent's Mother
Interruptions
Role(s)
Peggy, the Mistress
1998
Role(s)
Woman
Role(s)
Lovejoy
Role(s)
Mrs. Hellman
Notes
short film
Angelmaker
Role(s)
Mrs. Turcott
2000
Role(s)
Sissy Hickey
2001
Role(s)
Kitty Farmer
Role(s)
Melvina Pou
Role(s)
Motherly Secretary
Role(s)
Mrs. Cole
2002
Role(s)
Lou
Role(s)
Olline
Role(s)
Ruth Betters
2003
Judge Koan
Role(s)
Brenda Lundy
Role(s)
Laundry Lady
Role(s)
Sheila
2004
Sweet Union
Role(s)
Mama Iris Bailey
Notes
short film
A One Time Thing
Role(s)
Mom
2005
Role(s)
Virginia Kendal
Homefront
Role(s)
Pam
Notes
short film
Role(s)
Dee
Hard Pill
Role(s)
Mom
2006
Role(s)
Pageant Official Jenkins
Hard Scrambled
Role(s)
Alice
Role(s)
Dori Woodriff
Role(s)
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen / Marion Card
Role(s)
Mother Gagnon
Role(s)
Julia Warhol
These Days
Role(s)
Maureen
Rocker
Role(s)
Mrs. Hill
2007
Magnus, Inc.
Role(s)
Magnus' Mom
Notes
short film
The Ungodly
Role(s)
Emma Lemac
Role(s)
Agnes Kracik
Welcome to Paradise
Role(s)
Frances Loren
2008
Natural Disasters
Role(s)
Beth
Role(s)
Josie
Hide
Role(s)
Candy
No Place Like Home
Role(s)
Mom
Notes
short film
Polar Opposites
Role(s)
General Railen
Role(s)
Carla's Mom
2009
Role(s)
Principal Applebomb
Door Prize
Role(s)
N/A
Notes
short film
Role(s)
Mary
Role(s)
Mrs. Horowitz
Role(s)
Older Edvena
Abracadabra
Role(s)
Patti
Notes
short film
Herpes Boy
Role(s)
Mom
Role(s)
JoAnn
2010
Role(s)
Evelyn
Role(s)
Principal Tulip
Role(s)
Susan
2011
Role(s)
Bonnie
Notes
voice role
Role(s)
Deb
Role(s)
Phyllis
Valley of the Sun
Role(s)
Marva
Role(s)
Peppy's Maid
Serenity House
Role(s)
Judith Levine-Bluestone
Notes
short film
Mister Handsome
Role(s)
Emily's Mom
2012
Role(s)
Alsa
Role(s)
Willadean Winkler
2013
Role(s)
Mrs. Wojiechowski
The Violation
Role(s)
Linda Helm
Notes
short film
Role(s)
Addie Bundren
Notes
Chlortrudis Best Ensemble winner
Role(s)
Irene
2014
Role(s)
Amelia Brooks
Role(s)
Teacher
Role(s)
Mrs. Lawrence
The Bridge Partner
Role(s)
Mattie
Notes
short film
Role(s)
Evelyn
2015
Role(s)
Tilda
Role(s)
Widow Douglass
Role(s)
Kristin Kessler
Notes
1 Nomination at 2016 MIFF
2016
Six LA Love Stories
Role(s)
Meg Albright
Role(s)
Lady Bird Johnson
2017
Heartland
Role(s)
Crystal
Role(s)
Rebecca
Role(s)
Elaine
The Concessionaires Must Die!
Role(s)
Coupon Lady
Role(s)
Mrs. Winer
Notes
post-production
2018
Mississippi Requiem
Role(s)
Joana
2019
Role(s)
Shelly
2020
Role(s)
Patty Healy
Role(s)
Tipper
Role(s)
Sister Catherine
2021
Role(s)
Sheriff Eloise Lund
Role(s)
Mattie Whalen
Role(s)
Mrs. Winer
2022
Role(s)
Mrs. Dillenbeck
Confessions of a Closeted People Pleaser
Role(s)
Mom
2023
Maximum Truth
Role(s)
Mary Jo Nackserson
TBA
Role(s)
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Notes
TBA
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1987
Under Cover
Miss Randolph
first film role
1988
Rain Man
Mother at Farm House
first major film role
1989
The Wizard
Diner Manager
1990
Flatliners
Housewife
1990
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Babette
1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Lillian Logerfield
1990
Child's Play 2
Elizabeth Kettlewell
1990
Eating
Carla
1992
White Sands
Roz Kincaid
1992
Love Field
Hazel
1993
The Dark Half
Shayla Beaumont
1994
Speed
Helen
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Lois
1995
Safe
Becky – Auditorium Speaker
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Loretta
1995
Lieberman in Love
Linda Baker
short film
1996
A Time to Kill
Cora Mae Cobb
1996
Love Always
Stephanie
lost film
1997
A Thousand Acres
Roberta
1997
Lawn Dogs
Trent's Mother
1997
Interruptions
Peggy, the Mistress
1998
Dr. Dolittle
Woman
1998
Dance with Me
Lovejoy
1998
Making Sandwiches
Mrs. Hellman
short film
1998
Angelmaker
Mrs. Turcott
2000
Sordid Lives
Sissy Hickey
2001
Donnie Darko
Kitty Farmer
2001
The Rising Place
Melvina Pou
2001
Pearl Harbor
Motherly Secretary
2001
Rock Star
Mrs. Cole
2002
Desert Saints
Lou
2002
The Rookie
Olline
2002
Birdseye
Ruth Betters
2003
Judge Koan
Brenda Lundy
2003
Matchstick Men
Laundry Lady
2003
Evil Alien Conquerors
Sheila
2004
Sweet Union
Mama Iris Bailey
short film
2004
A One Time Thing
Mom
2005
Our Very Own
Virginia Kendal
2005
Homefront
Pam
short film
2005
Daltry Calhoun
Dee
2005
Hard Pill
Mom
2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Pageant Official Jenkins
2006
Hard Scrambled
Alice
2006
Hot Tamale
Dori Woodriff
2006
Southland Tales
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen / Marion Card
2006
The House of Usher
Mrs. Thatcher
2006
Flags of Our Fathers
Mother Gagnon
2006
Factory Girl
Julia Warhol
· Filmography › Television
1979
Role(s)
Miss
Notes
first onscreen role
1986
Role(s)
Waitress
Notes
episode: God, the Universe & Hot Fudge Sundaes
1987
Role(s)
Madge
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Nurse
Notes
episode: 1,748
Role(s)
N/A
Notes
episode: The Answer My Friend Is Passing in the Wind
Role(s)
Mrs. Meyers
Notes
episode: G.I. George
1989
Role(s)
Mrs. Beta
Notes
miniseries
1989–1991
Role(s)
The Golden Girls
Notes
Louise/Terry Franco
1989–1993
Role(s)
Coach
Notes
Martha/Maid
1990
Role(s)
Martha Packard
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Helen
Notes
episode: M.D., P.O.V.
Role(s)
Paulene
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Mrs. Jones
Notes
episode: Union Blues
Role(s)
Mrs. Furber
Notes
episode: Pretty Girl
Role(s)
Dottie Pinder
Notes
2 episodes
1991
Role(s)
Sophie
Notes
TV movie
1992
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Role(s)
Pat McGinty
1992–1993
Role(s)
Delta
Notes
Thelma Wainwright
1993
Role(s)
Donna Stiles
Notes
recurring role: 2 episodes
Role(s)
Farm Woman
Notes
episode: Silent Night, Holy Cow Part II
1994
Role(s)
Meg Thomas
Notes
episode: Roadkill
Role(s)
Mrs. Farragut
Notes
episode: High School Confidential
Role(s)
Lizzy
Notes
episode: The One with the Thumb
1995
Role(s)
Angie
Notes
episode: Weird Science (Season 3)
1996
Role(s)
Grace Goddard
Notes
TV movie
1996–1998
Role(s)
Something so Right
Notes
Nurse Gruber
1997
Role(s)
Mrs. Haring
Notes
episode: Bomb Squad
To Dance with Olivia
Role(s)
N/A
Role(s)
Pearl
Notes
episode: Goode Behavior
Desert's Eagle
Role(s)
N/A
Notes
TV short
1997–1998
Role(s)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Notes
Mrs. Grant / Mrs. Popowski
1998
Role(s)
Cook
Notes
episode: Birthright
Role(s)
Waiter's Mother
Notes
episode: Whose Wife Am I, Anyway?
Role(s)
Inez Crowe
Notes
recurring role: 5 episodes
Role(s)
Beatrice
Notes
episode: Suburban Myth
Five Houses
Role(s)
Arlene
Notes
TV movie
1998–2010
Role(s)
King of the Hill
Notes
Various voices
1999
Role(s)
Tufts College Employee
Notes
episode: Two Guys, a Girl and Graduation
Role(s)
Lillian Gerrish
Notes
episode: If Memory Serves
Role(s)
Ruby
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Maude Pearson
Notes
episode: Rm w/a Vu
2000
Role(s)
Iris Finster
Notes
episode: "Signs and Wonders"
2000–2003
Role(s)
Malcolm in the Middle
Notes
Dorene Hooper
2001
Role(s)
Penelope
Notes
episode: No Good Deed
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Role(s)
Louisa Ashland
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Dorothy Johnson
Notes
episode: Everyone Deserves to Be Loved
Role(s)
Principal Mott
Notes
episode: Darkness for Light
2001–2004
Role(s)
Yes, Dear
Notes
Kitty Hughes
2002
Role(s)
Sally Roth
Notes
episode: The Execution of Catherine Willows
2002–2003
Role(s)
Everwood
Notes
Miss Violet
2003
Role(s)
Landlady
Notes
episode: Lost Child
2004
Role(s)
Dorothy Sheedy
Notes
episode: In Case of Rapture
Role(s)
Ranger Mildred Luna
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Marianne Marie Beetle
Notes
episode: Muffin Buffalo
JAG
Role(s)
Senator Maria Tsangrides
Notes
episode: "Whole New Ball Game"
2005
Role(s)
Angela
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Mrs. Whitley
Notes
episode: Freaky Friday
2006
Role(s)
Lorraine Mariano
Notes
episode: Van Hickey
2006–2007
Role(s)
Jericho
Notes
Gracie Leigh
2007
Role(s)
The Waitress
Notes
episode: Partners
Role(s)
Lizbeth Harding
Notes
episode: The Secret in the Soil
Polly and Marie
Role(s)
Bell
Notes
TV movie
2008
Role(s)
Mrs. Whitney
Notes
episode: All Dolled Up
Role(s)
Sissy Hickey
Notes
series regular
Role(s)
Marianne Marie Beetle
Notes
episode: Comfort Food
2008, 2013
Role(s)
The Office
Notes
Melvina
2010
Role(s)
Librarian
Notes
episode: "Dear Dad"
Role(s)
Anita Weld Roycewood
Notes
episode: "Mosley Lane"
Role(s)
Joanne Smallwood
Notes
webseries: "Episode – Bill"
2011
Futurestates
Role(s)
June
Notes
episode: "Spring of Sorrow"
Role(s)
voice
Notes
episode: "Gorillas in the Mist"
2012
Role(s)
Maxine
Notes
episode: "Tableau Vivant"
BlackBoxTV
Role(s)
Mom/Donna
Notes
episode: "AEZP: The Hollow"
Role(s)
Donna Randall
Notes
episode: "Buck the System"
Role(s)
Marianne Marie Beetle
Notes
TV movie
2012–2017
Role(s)
The Mindy Project
Notes
Beverly
2013
Role(s)
Mother Truth
Notes
episode: "Where's Waldo"
Role(s)
Sheila Olsen
Notes
episode: "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"
Role(s)
Victoria
Notes
recurring role: 2 episodes
Role(s)
Gillian Kelly
Notes
episode: "I Do Over"
Role(s)
Myra
Notes
episode: "Giving the Bird"
2014
Role(s)
Judy Tanzer-Dinkins
Notes
episode: "Now Museum, Now You Don't"
2016–2017
Role(s)
One Mississippi
Notes
Mellie Saint-Clair
2016
Role(s)
Susan
Notes
episode: "What Goes Up..."
2017
Role(s)
Jack
Notes
2 episodes
Role(s)
Auntie May (voice)
Notes
episode: "Dog."
2019
Role(s)
The Woman with Hair but No Beard
Notes
3 episodes
2019–2022
Role(s)
Dollface
Notes
Cat Lady
2020
Role(s)
Eric's Mother
Notes
episode: "Crab Dip"
Role(s)
Church Lady
Notes
episode: "Ham's Good"
2021
Role(s)
Judge Meredith Reiss
Notes
5 episodes
2022
Role(s)
Ms. Retch & Mrs. Brockfrater
Role(s)
Dr. Louise Gelson
2023
Role(s)
Carlotta Mayfair
Notes
5 episodes
Role(s)
Pauline Kohl
Notes
4 episodes
2025
Role(s)
Kitty Halloran
Notes
Main Role
Role(s)
Laverne Dawson (voice)
Notes
Episode: “Jack and Rose”
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1979
and the Bear
Miss
first onscreen role
1986
CBS Schoolbreak Special
Waitress
episode: God, the Universe & Hot Fudge Sundaes
1987
Deadly Care
Madge
TV movie
1987
Santa Barbara
Nurse
episode: 1,748
1987
Hooperman
N/A
episode: The Answer My Friend Is Passing in the Wind
1987
Mr. Belvedere
Mrs. Meyers
episode: G.I. George
1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Mrs. Beta
miniseries
1989–1991
The Golden Girls
Louise/Terry Franco
2 episodes: Two separate roles for each episode
1989–1993
Coach
Martha/Maid
recurring role: 7 episodes
1990
The Image
Martha Packard
TV movie
1990
Empty Nest
Helen
episode: M.D., P.O.V.
1990
Fall from Grace
Paulene
TV movie
1990
The Outsiders
Mrs. Jones
episode: Union Blues
1990
Dragnet
Mrs. Furber
episode: Pretty Girl
1990
Hunter
Dottie Pinder
2 episodes
1991
Switched at Birth
Sophie
TV movie
1992
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
Pat McGinty
1992–1993
Delta
Thelma Wainwright
first series regular role
1993
Bakersfield P.D.
Donna Stiles
recurring role: 2 episodes
1993
Dream On
Farm Woman
episode: Silent Night, Holy Cow Part II
1994
Murder, She Wrote
Meg Thomas
episode: Roadkill
1994
Sweet Justice
Mrs. Farragut
episode: High School Confidential
1994
Friends
Lizzy
episode: The One with the Thumb
1995
Sister Sister
Angie
episode: Weird Science (Season 3)
1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn
Grace Goddard
TV movie
1996–1998
Something so Right
Nurse Gruber
recurring role: 2 episodes
1997
The Pretender
Mrs. Haring
episode: Bomb Squad
1997
To Dance with Olivia
N/A
1997
Goode Behavior
Pearl
episode: Goode Behavior
1997
Desert's Eagle
N/A
TV short
1997–1998
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mrs. Grant / Mrs. Popowski
recurring role: 3 episodes (two separate roles)
1998
Profiler
Cook
episode: Birthright
1998
Cybill
Waiter's Mother
episode: Whose Wife Am I, Anyway?
1998
Maximum Bob
Inez Crowe
recurring role: 5 episodes
1998
Maggie Winters
Beatrice
episode: Suburban Myth
1998
Five Houses
Arlene
TV movie
1998–2010
King of the Hill
Various voices
11 episodes
1999
Two Guys and a Girl
Tufts College Employee
episode: Two Guys, a Girl and Graduation
1999
Providence
Lillian Gerrish
episode: If Memory Serves
1999
Blue Valley Songbird
Ruby
TV movie
1999
Angel
Maude Pearson
episode: Rm w/a Vu
2000
The X-Files
Iris Finster
episode: "Signs and Wonders"
2000–2003
Malcolm in the Middle
Dorene Hooper
recurring role: 2 episodes
2001
Diagnosis: Murder
Penelope
episode: No Good Deed
2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Louisa Ashland
TV movie
2001
Any Day Now
Dorothy Johnson
episode: Everyone Deserves to Be Loved
2001
Judging Amy
Principal Mott
episode: Darkness for Light
2001–2004
Yes, Dear
Kitty Hughes
recurring role: 4 episodes
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Sally Roth
episode: The Execution of Catherine Willows
· Awards and nominations
2010
Los Angeles Drama Critics Award
Role(s)
Del Shores
Notes
Won
Role(s)
Lead Actress in a Play
Notes
Grace & Glorie
2012
SoHo International Film Festival
Role(s)
Best Short Film (Audience award)
Notes
The Perfect Fit (Short)
2014
Role(s)
Chlortrudis Best Ensemble winner
Notes
As I Lay Dying (2013)
2016
Role(s)
Best Supporting Performance Female
Notes
Consumed (2015)
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2010
Los Angeles Drama Critics Award
Del Shores
Won
2010
2010 Ovation Awards
Lead Actress in a Play
Grace & Glorie
Won
2012
SoHo International Film Festival
Best Short Film (Audience award)
The Perfect Fit (Short)
Won
2014
Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films
Chlortrudis Best Ensemble winner
As I Lay Dying (2013)
Won
2016
Milan Film Festival
Best Supporting Performance Female
Consumed (2015)
Nominated

References

  1. "Beth Grant - Best Supporting Performance - Consumed - BIOGRAFIA:"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20161105032217/http://www.miffawards.com/awards/nominee.php?nominee=332&lang=en
  2. "At Home With Beth Grant"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160626113106/http://www.hgtv.com/design/celebrity/at-home-with-beth-grant
  3. "Beth Grant"
    https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/beth-grant/credits/3030007625/
  4. SDCC 2013: First Look at 'Husbands' Season 3 Guest Stars
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130726220858/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/07/19/sdcc-2013-husbands-first-look/
  5. 9 Things You Missed at the Comic-Con BuzzFeed Bash
    https://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/things-you-missed-at-the-comic-con-buzzfeed-bash
  6. "PRESS RELEASE: Dale Dickey, Beth Grant & More On Hand As 'THE PAST' Comes Up Big At 20th Chlotrudis Awards"
    https://ecinemaboston.pnrnetworks.com/2014/03/19/press-release-dale-dickey-beth-grant-hand-the-past-big-20th-chlotrudis-awards/
  7. "Exclusive Interview with "The Mindy Project" Beth Grant"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20150917214709/http://cabletv.com/blog/exclusive-interview-with-the-mindy-project-beth-grant/
  8. Star-News
    https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2013/09/07/actress-beth-grant-talks-local-roots-and-a-broad-career/30944500007/
  9. wallofcelebrities.com
    https://www.wallofcelebrities.com/celebrities/beth-grant/biography.html
  10. "2009/2010 Ovation Award Winners"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140221134904/http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/01/ovationwinners/
  11. "SOHO International Film Festival announces 2012 AWARDEES"
    https://www.prlog.org/11861490-soho-international-film-festival-announces-2012-awardees-danny-aiello-tribute.html
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