Lee Garlington
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For decades now, Lee Garlington has been an American actress who has rarely been away from the screen for long. 45 years of work add up to around 124 titles. Of everything on the filmography, 'American Pie 2' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Little Things' is the other credit most often cited.
Lee Garlington
51 Movies
73 Series
For decades now, Lee Garlington has been an American actress who has rarely been away from the screen for long. 45 years of work add up to around 124 titles. Of everything on the filmography, 'American Pie 2' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'The Little Things' is the other credit most often cited.
Movies
Plays Vice Principal Bernard
The Hot Chick
2002
Plays Landlady
The Little Things
2021
Plays Natalie's Mom
American Pie 2
2001
Plays Mary Pat Foley
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Plays Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
Sneakers
1992
Plays Dr. Jane Fox
Dante's Peak
1997
Plays Nancy Stalk
Cobra
1986
Plays Beulah Gasnick
Field of Dreams
1989
Plays Waitress
One Hour Photo
2002
Plays Myrna
Psycho II
1983
Plays Stewardess
A Lot Like Love
2005
Plays Wendy
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014
Plays Mrs. Cahan
Something New
2006
Plays Gym Instructor
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
Plays Dolly Tucker
The Babysitter
1995
Plays Myrna
Psycho III
1986
Plays Woman Cop
Three Fugitives
1989
Plays Betty Sue
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
Plays Dr. Margaret Inness
The Seventh Sign
1988
Plays Gummy
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
Plays L.A. Flight Attendant
Boys and Girls
2000
Plays Jordan's Mom
Lovely & Amazing
2002
Plays Rita
Mortuary
2005
Plays Linda Davis
Forever Lulu
2000
Plays Principal Jacobs
Sister
2014
Plays Leonard's Mom
Mockingbird
2014
Plays Carol Sandman
My Life
1993
Plays Georgette
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
Plays Briefing Officer
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
Plays Dottie
Safelight
2015
Plays Psychologist
American Gun
2005
Plays Aunt Carmen
Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008
Plays Mrs. Festinger
Jack the Bear
1993
Plays Public Defender Boone
Layover
2001
Plays "Schlitz" Waitress
In the Mood
1987
Plays Esther
Do You Take This Man
2017
Plays Nita Samson
Meet the Applegates
1990
Plays Beeverly Thacker
The Coverup
2008
Plays Lt. Polly
Band of Robbers
2016
Plays Penny
Just Add Water
2008
Plays Nichole's Mom
Freak Talks About Sex
1999
Plays Wanda
The Yarn Princess
1994
Plays Tina
Reflections on a Crime
1994
Plays Dave's Mom
Partner(s)
2005
Plays Warden Arnold
Stranger Inside
2001
Plays Paint
The Extendables
2014
Plays Helen
Guarding Eddy
2004
Plays Dr. Llywelyn
House by the Lake
2017
Plays Sales Girl
Overnight Sensation
1984
TV Shows
Plays Kathy Donovan
Townies
1996
Plays Brenda Baxworth
Everwood
2002
Plays Connie Ruskin
Arresting Behavior
1992
Plays Alana Waterman
The West Wing
1999
Plays Marion Wheeler
Medium
2005
Plays Fiona Kleinschmidt
Six Feet Under
2001
Plays Annette
Will & Grace
1998
Plays Emily
Grace Under Fire
1993
Plays Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson
P-Valley
2020
Plays Sue
Titus
2000
Plays Jill Reichert
Nash Bridges
1996
Plays Beth Davis
Family Ties
1982
Plays Claire
Seinfeld
1989
Plays Fara Linden
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Plays Mrs. Frommer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Plays Nancy's Mother
The District
2000
Plays Alberta Holstein
Desperate Housewives
2004
Plays Regina Furnald
L.A. Law
1986
Plays Joanie Graham
Home Improvement
1991
Plays Charlotte Bloom
Joan of Arcadia
2003
Plays Jinny's Psychiatrist
The Division
2001
Plays Dr. Kemper
Judging Amy
1999
Plays Ronni
Friends
1994
Plays Kirsten Adams
The Golden Girls
1985
Plays Dr. Josephs
Touched by an Angel
1994
Plays Paula
Matlock
1986
Plays Carol Prosser
Cold Case
2003
Plays Dixie
Crossing Jordan
2001
Plays Peggy
Two and a Half Men
2003
Plays Shawnee
Murphy Brown
1988
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Full Filmography
Electric Bloom
Ethel · 1 episode
2025–
TV
The Little Things
Landlady
2021
Film
P-Valley
Georgia Anne "Georgie" Batson · 1 episode
2020–
TV
Dead to Me
Nurse Francine · 1 episode
2019–
TV
House by the Lake
Dr. Llywelyn
2017
Film
The Good Doctor
Joan · 1 episode
2017–
TV
Do You Take This Man
Esther
2017
Film
Band of Robbers
Lt. Polly
2016
Film
The Magicians
Dana · 1 episode
2015–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Lee Garlington and where are they from?
Lee Garlington is 73 years old, born on July 20, 1953 in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Lee Garlington?
Lee Garlington is best known for roles in American Pie 2, The Little Things, The Hot Chick.
How many movies has Lee Garlington been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1981), Lee Garlington has appeared in 51 movies and 73 TV shows.
What was Lee Garlington's first movie?
The career of Lee Garlington began with Carbon Copy (1981).
What is Lee Garlington's most recent movie or series?
Lee Garlington's most recent release is Achiever, which premiered on March 13, 2026.
What TV shows has Lee Garlington appeared in?
On television, Lee Garlington has appeared in The Good Doctor, Grey's Anatomy, Friends, The Mentalist.
Lee Garlington
1953-07-20 · Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny.
She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford.
She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes.
In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.