Deborah Offner

Deborah Offner
Occupations	Actress songwriter playwright theatre director

Deborah Offner is an American actress, songwriter, playwright, and theatre director.

Life

Offner appeared in several Jonathan Kaplan films and TV series, including Project X , Immediate Family , Unlawful Entry , Love Field , ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . ^[1]

In 1981 the United States Department of Justice awarded payments of $10,000 each to Offner and four other people for violation of their constitutional rights by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Leon Friedman, a lawyer for the New York Civil Liberties Union, said that federal agents opened Offner's mail four times. ^[2]

Partial filmography

• Mourning Becomes Electra (1974, TV Mini-Series) - Hazel
• A Small Circle of Friends (1980) - Sarah
• Ghost Story (1981) - Helen
• Soup for One (1982) - Girl in Neon Bedroom
• Streetwalkin' (1985) - Heather
• Key Exchange (1985) - Chiropractor Woman
• Project X (1987) - Carol Lee
• Crossing Delancey (1988) - Karen
• True Believer (1989) - Laura Gayley
• Immediate Family (1989) - Kathy
• Unlawful Entry (1992) - Penny, Karen's Friend
• Love Field (1992) - Police Dispatcher (voice)
• Women: Stories of Passion (1997-1999, TV Series) - Christina / Caroline
• Girl (1998) - Cybil's Mom
• ER (1998, TV Series) - ICU Nurse
• Cruel Intentions (1999) - Mrs. Michalak
• It's the Rage (1999) - Secretary
• Cain Rose Up (1999) - Birdette Cain
• The Attic Expeditions (2001) - Dr. Coffey's Secretary
• Richard Roe (2001, Short) - Kathy
• Ted Bundy (2002) - Beverly
• The Guardian (2004, TV series) - Beth Jacobson
• Six Feet Under (2005, TV series) ^[1] - Dr. Melnick
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005, TV Series) - Nosy Lady
• The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie (2005) - Miss Offner
• Medium (2007, TV Series) - Mrs. Ueberschaer
• Unearthed (2007) - Tanya the waitress
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007, TV Series) - Judge
• Hindsight (2008) - Manager
• Law & Order (2009, TV Series) ^[1] - Judge Rachel Cates
• Black Swan (2010) ^[1] - Administrator Susie
• Blue Bloods (2012-2016, TV Series) ^[1] - Judge Katrina McCarthy
• High Maintenance (2013, TV Series) - Miriam
• Home (2014) - Sondra
• Top Five (2014) - Wendy (uncredited)
• The Boy Downstairs (2017) - Shannon
• Shiva Baby (2020) - Ellie

References

1. Deborah Offner filmography, New York Times, Retrieved 23 October 2015
2. "Five awarded money for FBI violations". The Sanford Herald. United Press International. March 16, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved August 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Deborah Offner at IMDb