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Jeanette Miller | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2015 |
| Television | The Middle (2009–2015) Dexter (2006) Friends (1998–1999) |
Jeanette Miller was an American character actress who has appeared in theatre, film, and television series, best known as Aunt Edie on the ABC comedy series The Middle , which she played from 2009 until 2015, when her character was said to have died from old age. [1] In film, she appeared in Cold Heaven , The Truman Show , Norbit , Four Christmases , and Legion .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Heart, Soul and Plastic | Elderly woman | Short film |
| 1991 | Cold Heaven | Sister Katarina | |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Senior citizen | |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Teacher | |
| 2001 | Corky Romano | Phyllis | |
| The Medicine Show | Old Lady | ||
| Not Another Teen Movie | Grandma Briggs | ||
| Stuck | Fern | ||
| 2002 | Duty Dating | Louise | |
| The Third Wheel | Elderly woman | ||
| Stealing Harvard | Grandma | ||
| The Warriors of the 14th Fairway | Mona | Short film | |
| 2007 | Norbit | Mrs. Coleman | |
| 2008 | Quality Time | Talk Show Guest | |
| Four Christmases | Gram-Gram | ||
| 2010 | Legion | Gladys Foster | |
| 2011 | The Change-Up | Grandma Taylor |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Lux Video Theatre | Patty | Episode: "Forever Female" |
| 1984 | Riptide | Aunt Nellie | Episode: "Diamonds Are For Never" |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Lady in restaurant | Episode: "Whatever Happened to Guts?" | |
| 1985 | Finder of Lost Love | Woman | Episode: "Connections" |
| 1986 | Circle of Violence: A Family Drama | Woman singer | TV Movie |
| Throb | Lady singer | Episode: "Bus of Dreams" | |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Old Woman #2 | Episode: "Siege" |
| 1988 | Night Court | Kitten Latouche | Episode: "Harry and the Tamp" |
| The Diamond Trap | Mrs. Valin | TV Movie | |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Old Lady | Episode: "Play It Again, Seymour - April 14, 1953" |
| Designing Women | Evelyn | Episode: "The Wilderness Experience" | |
| 1991 | Flesh 'n' Blood | Doris | Episode: "Pulling out the Weeds" |
| Murphy Brown | Secretary | Episode: "Uh-Oh Part 2" | |
| 1992 | Designing Women | Elderly woman | Episode: "Love Letters" |
| Hearts Afire | Mrs. Richmom | Episode: "While the Thomasons Slept" | |
| 1993 | Evening Shade | Virginia Clockey | Episode: "Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure" |
| 1994 | ER | Flora | Episode: "The Gift" |
| 1995 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Mrs. Frumkin | Episode: "Screech's Millions" |
| MADtv | Grandma | 1 Episode | |
| Murphy Brown | Elderly woman | Episode: "The Humboldt Doldt" | |
| 1996 | Step by Step | Mrs. Whitney | Episode: "Beautiful Ladies of Wrestling" |
| MADtv | Elderly juror | 1 episode | |
| Wings | Grammy Lynch | Episode: "Lynch Party" | |
| Coach | Old woman | Episode: "Somebody's Babe" | |
| Malcolm & Eddie | The Old Lady | Episode: "Little Sister" | |
| A Case of Life | Demonstrator | TV Movie | |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Voyager | The Woman | Episode: "Random Thougths" |
| 1998 | Seinfeld | Old woman | Episode: "The Wizard" |
| Clueless | Claire | Episode: "Friends" | |
| Suddenly Susan | Susan | Episode: "Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Some of These Do It" | |
| The Brian Benben Show | Betty Bolinski | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The Tony Danza Show | Mrs. Naufman | Episode: " Take This Job And..." | |
| Melrose Place | Eve's Grandmother | Episode: "Lethal Wedding 4" | |
| Friends | Elderly woman | Episode: "The One with the Inappropriate Sister" (Uncredited) | |
| 1999 | Home Improvement | Volunteer | Episode: "Love's Labor Lost: Part 2" |
| Replacing Dad | Miss Pugh | TV Movie | |
| Friends | Lurker | 2 episodes | |
| Just Shoot Me! | Mrs. Collins | Episode: "Finch Gets Dick" | |
| The Pretender | Zoe's Grandmother | Episode: "Road Trip" | |
| The Norm Show | Troop Leader | Episode: "Norm vs Christmas" | |
| 2000 | Charmed | Adult Christina Larson | Episode: "Pardon My Past" |
| Becker | Mrs. Bayer | Episode: "SuperBob" | |
| 2001 | Jack & Jill | Old Woman | Episode: "What Weddings Do to People" (Uncredited) |
| 2001 | Providence | Aunt Mary | Episode: "Meet Joe Connelly" |
| 2001-2002 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Crazy Grandma Taylor | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Mildred | Episode: "Free Sabrina" |
| MDs | Bernice | Episode: "Wing and a Prayer" | |
| 2003 | The Bernie Mac Show | Old Woman | Episode: "Maid Man" |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Mrs. Johnson (voice) | Episode: "The Sponge Who Could Fly" | |
| 2004 | I'm with Her | Lillian | Episode: "Poison Ivy" (Uncredited) |
| The Shield | Isabel Nelson | Episode: "Bottom Bitch" | |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Elderly Woman | Episode: "Kitty's Back" | |
| According to Jim | Woman in Parking Lot | Episode: "Stalking Santa" | |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Woman with purse | Episode: "Randy's Touchdown" |
| 2006 | Kitchen Confidential | Very Old Lady | Episode: "Let's Do Brunch" |
| My Name Is Earl | Bus Stop Lady | Episode: "The Professor" | |
| Dexter | Elderly Neighbor | Episode: "Fathers Knows Best" | |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Betty | Episode: "My No Good Reason" |
| 2008 | Carpoolers | Mrs. Ducketts | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | ER | Beverly | Episode: "And in the End..." |
| 2009 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Verna | Episode: "Light My Fire" |
| 2009-2012 | The Middle | Aunt Edie Freehold | 16 episodes |
| 2010 | Elevator Girl | Lenore | TV Movie |
| Brothers & Sisters | Louise | Episode: "Cold Turkey" | |
| 2011 | Perfect Couples | Memaw | 2 episodes |
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