Lillian Lehman

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Lillian Lehman
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Alma mater Kent State University
OccupationActress
Years active1968–present
Spouse
(m. 1978;div. 1979)

Lillian Lehman is an American actress.

The daughter of a Lutheran minister, Lehman was born in Oak Hill, Alabama, but moved with her family to Buffalo, New York, when she was five years old. She was named actress of the year while she attended Kent State University. [1]

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Lehman played Lena Hart in NBC's soap opera Sunset Beach ,[ citation needed ] nurse Carol Williams on Emergency! , [2] Letty Gilmore on Fay , [2] :337 Ruth Tenafly on Tenafly , [2] :1062 and Dr. Joyce Meadows on ABC's General Hospital . She has also been cast in various guest roles on TV.

Lehman is a professor emerita of theatre and graduate of California State University, Northridge, with a B.A. degree in theatre. [3]

She has also acted in films, such as Defending Your Life and Evan Almighty . TV credits include Magnum P.I. , General Hospital , ER , Cold Case , Seinfeld , Married... with Children , a recurring role as Judge Mary Harcourt on L.A. Law , a recurring role as Judge Tiano on The Closer and numerous other judge roles in The Division , Sparks , JAG , The Wayans Bros. , Gabriel's Fire , Alfred Hitchcock Presents and others.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Lehman was married briefly to actor John Amos. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Harmon, Rick (November 12, 1992). "TV judge makes return to birthplace". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 19. Retrieved April 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 306. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. Faculty and Administrators, California State University, Northridge. University Catalog 2014-2015; retrieved October 23, 2014.