Ellen Crawford

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Ellen Crawford
Born
Ellen Ann Crawford

(1951-04-29) April 29, 1951 (age 73)
Other namesEllen Genovese
OccupationTelevision actress
Years active1975-present
Spouse(s) Mike Genovese
(m. 1982) [1]
Awards TV Land Icon Award [2]

Ellen Ann Crawford (born April 29, 1951) is an American actress. [3] She is known for her role as Nurse Lydia Wright on ER from 1994 through 2003 and then again in 2009 for the series finale. [4]

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Crawford has also performed on stage, in A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill. Crawford also made a couple of guest appearances in 2010 in comedy-drama Desperate Housewives . [5]

Life and career

Crawford was born in Normal, Illinois, graduating from Carnegie Mellon University's college of Fine Arts in 1975. She is married to veteran character actor Mike Genovese. On ER, Genovese portrayed officer Alfred Grabarsky, whom Nurse Wright wed during the show's third season. [6]

Crawford previously performed on stage at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, in Cedar City, Utah, where she was Mrs Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and Miss Havisham in Great Expectations .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Romance TheatreLiz(5 episodes)
1983Three's CompanyBrenda McNair("Grandma Jack")
NewhartMrs. Putnam("Animal Attractions")
1984Hill Street BluesReporter("Ewe and Me, Babe")
Dynasty Woman at Phone("The Mortgage")
Teachers Social Worker
Murder, She Wrote Muriel("The Murder of Sherlock Holmes")
At Your ServiceMrs. AndersonTV movie
Best DefenseSonya, Dynatechnics
RiptideCynthia("Double Your Pleasure")
AfterMASH Shelly Lucas("Up and Down Payments")
The MasterCannery Worker("State of the Union")
1985StitchesMiss Marshall
OtherworldHead Supervisor("Princess Metra")
1986The Art of Being NickDepressed customerTV movie
PicnicOlive
1987 Werewolf Marta("Nightmare at the Braine Hotel")
Night Court Leona Cowen/Davide("Safe")
Who's That Girl
1988The Invisible KidTeacher
The Bronx Zoo Mrs. Feeney("Truancy Blues")
Mr. Belvedere Claire("Heather's Monk")
1989 The War of the Roses Nurse #1
Thirtysomething Dr. Price("Payment Due")
1990The Giant of Thunder MountainAgnes Macgruder
Who's the Boss? Professor Wallace("Who's Minding the Kid?")
China Beach Julie Martin("You, Babe")
FaithBeatrice
1991The Story LadyRitaTV movie
Growing Pains Dr. Whiteside("Jason Sings the Blues")
The Whereabouts of JennyClerk
1992When No One Would ListenJudge BeckermanTV movie
Ulterior MotivesElizabeth
Tales from the Crypt Dorothy Chalmers("Seance")
Baby Talk Diane("The Prince and the Pooper")
1994Where Are My Children?TV movie
Untamed LoveEllen
Moment of Truth: Cradle of ConspiracyLorna Gill
ER Nurse Lydia Wright(113 episodes) 1994 - 2003, 2009
1996 Diagnosis Murder Mrs. Underwood("X Marks the Murder: Part 1" and "Part 2")
Sister IslandEsther Lynch
1997 The Tony Danza Show Eugenia Cooper("Pilot")
1998Twice Upon a TimePeg SagerTV movie
SoldierIlona
1999EntropyMolly Gustkeshort
2000 7th Heaven Mrs. Pierce2000 - 01 ("Surprise!" and "One Hundred")
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lt. Jane Gribbsscenes deleted ("Cool Change")
2001Escaping JerseyLucy
FreeBarbara Jenkins
Last Writesshort
Harvey's SpeechAnita
The Division Mrs. Wyle("Hide and Seek")
2003RememberCherylshort
2005 Boston Legal Frances Stadler("The Black Widow" and "Schadenfreude")
2006 Without a Trace Clinic Receptionist("Fade-Away")
2007The Man from EarthEdith
2009 Mental Andrea Jennings("Life and Limb")
2010 Desperate Housewives Iris Beckley{"Chromolume No. 7" and "My Two Young Men")
2012PetuniaMartha McDougal
Model MinorityNurse Alice Stanton
Grey's Anatomy Carrie Reisler("Have You Seen Me Lately?")
2013Angel's PerchBetsy
2014Blue JaySueshort
2017SuburbiconEileen
Weekend EncounterShirleyshort
2018BoomersRuth Sutton(18 episodes)
2022 Days of Our Lives Mother Superior

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