Kaiulani Lee is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Rachel Carson in both the film and stage version of A Sense of Wonder, which she also wrote. [1]
Lee is also a well-known stage, television, and film actress. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Kennedy's Children . [2] She received an Obie Award for Best Performance by an Actress for Safe House.
Her film and television work includes The World According to Garp , Cujo , Before and After, A Bird of the Air , Stephanie Daley , The Waltons , Law & Order , amongst others. She starred as Martha Ballard in PBS's A Midwife's Tale . [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Angela | |
1981 | The Fan | Douglas' Sister | |
1982 | The World According to Garp | Chief Ellen Jamesian | |
1983 | Cujo | Charity Camber | |
1985 | Compromising Positions | Scotty Hughes | |
1987 | Stacking | Connie Van Buskirk | |
1987 | Hello Again | Miss Lee | |
1988 | Zelly and Me | Nora | |
1992 | Mac | Mrs. Stunder | |
1996 | Before and After | Marian Raynor | |
1998 | Hush | Sister O'Shaughnessy | |
1998 | A Civil Action | Mrs. Granger | |
2006 | Stephanie Daley | Pastor | |
2008 | A Sense of Wonder | Rachel Carson | |
2011 | A Bird of the Air | Mrs. Blair |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Waltons | Nurse Nora Taylor | 2 episodes |
1979 | ABC Afterschool Special | Ms. Lanie | Episode: "The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic" |
1980 | Paul's Case | Third Actress | Television film |
1981, 1988 | American Playhouse | Dorothy Day / Alex | 2 episodes |
1982 | CBS Library | Mrs. Stolz | Episode: "Robbers, Rooftops and Witches" |
1983 | Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number | Television film | |
1983 | Chiefs | Mrs. Butts | 2 episodes |
1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Mrs. Valeria Cantrell | Episode: "Deliver Us from Goodness" |
1987, 1989 | The Equalizer | Ms. Watson / Lorraine Watson | 2 episodes |
1990 | As the World Turns | Dr. Michaels | Episode #1.8958 |
1990 | Vestige of Honor | Bonnie Boyle | Television film |
1991 | Golden Years | Sybil | Episode: "The Final Blow" |
1991, 2001 | Law & Order | Mrs. Goddard / Nancy Driscoll | 2 episodes |
1998 | American Experience | Martha Ballard | Episode: "A Midwife's Tale" |
2007, 2008 | Bill Moyers Journal | Rachel Carson | 2 episodes |
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