| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
| 1954 | Goodyear Playhouse | | Episode: "Spring Reunion" |
| 1958 | Suspicion | Paula Elgin | Episode: "Someone Is After Me" |
| 1957–1958 | Playhouse 90 | Rena MenkenMargaret | Episode: "The Gentleman from Seventh Avenue"Episode: "The Playroom" |
| 1954–1958 | Studio One in Hollywood | Caroline MannMiriam Leslie | Episode: "Tide of Corruption"Episode: "A Handful of Diamonds" |
| 1958 | Pursuit | Mrs. Conrad | Episode: "The Silent Night" |
| 1959 | Rendezvous | Kate Merlin | Episode: "London-New York" |
| Clash by Night | Mia Wilenski | |
| 1960 | The Play of the Week | MistressGrace Wilson | Episode: "Strindberg on Love"Episode: "The Magic and the Loss" |
| 1961 | Special for Women: Mother and Daughter | Ruth Evans | |
| 1962 | Drama 61-67 | Beebee Fenstermaker | Episode: "Drama '62: The Days and Nights of Beebee" |
| Checkmate | Fran Davis | Episode: "The Yacht-Club Gang" |
| The Untouchables | Maggie Storm | Episode: "The Maggie Storm Story" |
| Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going | Ruby Sills | |
| Winter Journey | Georgie Elgin | |
| Zero One | Margo | Episode: "Return Trip" |
| 1963 | Ben Casey | Dr. Louise Chapelle | Episode: "My Enemy Is a Bright Green Sparrow" |
| Espionage | Jeanne | Episode: "The Weakling" |
| 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | Olivia Walton | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series — DramaNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| 1972 | Circle of Fear | Ellen Alexander | Episode: "Time of Terror" |
| 1974 | Kung Fu | Sara Kingsley | Episode: "Blood of Dragon" |
| Things in Their Season | Peg Gerlach | |
| 1975 | Eric | Lois Swensen | TV movie |
| Little House on the Prairie | Julia Sanderson | Episode: "Remember Me" |
| Movin' On | Maddie | Episode: "Prosperity " |
| 1976 | The American Woman: Portraits of Courage | Narrator | |
| 1977 | Tail Gunner Joe | Sen. Margaret Chase Smith | Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Mrs. Gehrig | |
| The Bastard | Marie Charboneau | |
| 1979 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Paul's Mother | Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special |
| 1984 | Glitter | Madame Lil | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Love Leads the Way: A True Story | Mrs. Frank | TV movie |
| Shattered Vows | Sister Carmelita | TV movie |
| 1990 | Caroline? | Miss Trollope | TV movie |
| Murder, She Wrote | Milena Maryska | Episode: "Murder in F Sharp" |
| 1992 | A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Antonia Morgan | |
| 1993 | Heidi | Grandmother | |
