Nancy Linehan Charles (born November 11, 1942) is an American character actress of film, television and theater. Charles was born in New York City. On screen since the 1990s, she has appeared in more than 70 films and television programs as well as stage productions. [1] [2]
Her son is actor Will Rothhaar. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Older Woman | |
| 1993 | Shadowhunter | Hattie Moore | |
| 1997 | The Nurse | Betty James | |
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Witness | |
| 1998 | Dead Man on Campus | Anatomy Professor | |
| 2000 | In the Light of the Moon | Eleanor | |
| 2001 | Diary of a Sex Addict | Sammy's mother | |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Celeste Burgess | |
| 2005 | Extreme Dating | Maggie | |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Mrs. Long | |
| 2009 | The Stepfather | Mrs. Cutter | |
| 2012 | The Lords of Salem | Clovis Hales | |
| 2017 | The Hatred | Grandmother | |
| 2018 | American Psychopath | Dr. Eleanor Warner | |
| 2019 | Only Mine | Evelyn | |
| 2019 | Tone-Deaf | Agnes | |
| 2019 | 3 from Hell | Dr. Bowman | |
| 2020 | The Way Back | Anne | |
| 2021 | The Manor | Annette | |
| 2022 | Gatlopp | Sheila | |
| 2022 | 8 Found Dead | Patty |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bodies of Evidence | Mother #2 | Episode: "Endangered Species" |
| 1993 | Step by Step | Woman | Episode: "Down and Out in Port Washington" |
| 1993 | Full House | Phyllis | Episode: "Support Your Local Parents" |
| 1994 | Sisters | Mother | Episode: "Poison" |
| 1994 | Murphy Brown | Sign-in Woman | Episode: "Humboldt IV: Judgment Day" |
| 1994 | Witch Hunt | Bea | Television film |
| 1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | Nurse Brackett | Episode: "How to Murder Your Lawyer" |
| 1996 | The John Larroquette Show | Carol | Episode: "Cosmetic Perjury" |
| 1996 | Sweet Temptation | Supervisor | Television film |
| 1996 | Space: Above and Beyond | Admiral Vetter | Episode: "Sugar Dirt" |
| 1996 | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Bette Davis | Television film |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Angela Trenkwada | Episode: "Divided Loyalty" |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | Woman Exec. | Episode: "The Comeback" |
| 1997 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Woman #1 | Episode: "Dog Pounded" |
| 1998 | The Perfect Getaway | Thelma White | Television film |
| 1998 | Promised Land | Ida Gilger | Episode: "Undercover Granny" |
| 1998 | The Ransom of Red Chief | Temperance Lady 1 | Television film |
| 1999 | Crusade | Villager | Episode: "Patterns of the Soul" |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Lyle Warner | Episode: "Witch Hunt" |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Becky Keeler | Episode: "Showdown" |
| 2000 | Profiler | Mrs. Baxter | Episode: "Clean Sweep" |
| 2000 | Family Law | Judge Rose Phillips | Episode: "A Mother's Son" |
| 2000 | ER | Glenda Walton | Episode: "Sand and Water" |
| 2001 | The Practice | Maryann Reynolds | Episode: "An Early Post" |
| 2001 | The Norm Show | Landlady | Episode: "Norm vs. Homelessness" |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Connie | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | One on One | Miss Braxton | Episode: "School Dazed" |
| 2001 | Thieves | Loretta's Mom | Episode: "Liver Let Die" |
| 2001 | Any Day Now | Judge Mann | Episode: "Stay of Execution" |
| 2001 | Boston Public | Judge Counter | Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Six" |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Oncologist #1 | Episode: "100,000 Airplanes" |
| 2002 | The Drew Carey Show | Judge Martin | Episode: "Look Mom, One Hand!" |
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Sally | Episode: "Two Sides to Every Angel" |
| 2002 | George Lopez | Mrs. Wilder | Episode: "The Show Dyslexic" |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Court Judge | Episode: "Prisoner Exchange" |
| 2003 | Miracles | Barbara Harris | Episode: "The Letter" |
| 2004 | Century City | Attorney de la Habra | Episode: "To Know Her" |
| 2004–2005 | Huff | Lois | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | 24 | Lucy Stiles | Episode: "Day 4: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m." |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Jill Berglass | Episode: "Leap of Faith" |
| 2005 | Ordinary Miracles | Claire | Television film |
| 2005 | Joey | Gloria | Episode: "Joey and the Musical" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Harriet Kleffman | Episode: "Protégé" |
| 2007 | Love's Unfolding Dream | Virginia Stafford-Smith | Television film |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jessica Haymes | Episode: "Callen, G" |
| 2010 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | Mrs. Lipski | Episode: "Behind Enemy Lines" |
| 2010–2012 | Ave 43 | Elspeth | 16 episodes |
| 2011 | FutureStates | Ms. Franklin | Episode: "Worker Drone" |
| 2012 | Longmire | Mrs. Thompson | Episode: "Dog Soldier" |
| 2014 | Spooked | Me-Maw | Episode: "Mixed Signals" |
| 2014 | Getting On | Reverend Margaret | Episode: "Is Soap a Hazardous Substance?" |
| 2014 | Growing Up and Down | Mrs. Hampton | Television film |
| 2015 | Days of Our Lives | Megan | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Kevin from Work | Kevin | Episode: "Roommates from Work" |
| 2015 | Criminal Minds | Eileen Kebler | Episode: "Future Perfect" |
| 2016 | The Real O'Neals | Judge | Episode: "The Real Papaya" |
| 2016 | Bosch | Annette McKay | Episode: "Everybody Counts" |
| 2016 | Better Things | Diane | Episode: "Woman Is the Something of the Something" |
| 2017 | Grimm | Mrs. Stanton | Episode: "Blood Magic" |
| 2017 | Vice Principals | June Russell | Episode: "Think Change" |
| 2018 | Life in Pieces | June | Episode: "Goose Friends Auction Fog" |
| 2018 | My Dead Ex | Miss Matheson | Episode: "¿Quién Diablos es Ben Bloom?" |
| 2018 | Light as a Feather | Judith | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2022 | Young Sheldon | Peg | 17 episodes |
| 2019 | Shameless | Broom Hilda | Episode: "Los Diablos!" |
| 2019 | Into the Dark | Agnes | Episode: "Treehouse" |
| 2020 | The Rookie | Snowball's Owner | Episode: "The Overnight" |
| 2021 | NCIS | Ruthann Harrison | Episode: "Watchdog" |
| 2021 | The Conners | Hannah | Episode: "An Old Dog, New Tricks and a Ticket to Ride" |
| 2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Mrs. Engel | Episode: "The Bird" |
| 2022 | American Horror Stories | Ms. Hendricks | Episode: "Aura" |
| 2022 | Chicago Med | Elinor Whipple | Episode: "Yep, This Is the World We Live In" |
| 2023 | Call Me Kat | Patty | Episode: "Call Me Prescription Roulette" |
| 2023 | Station 19 | Shirley | Episode: "We Build Than We Break" |
| 2024 | S.W.A.T. | Martha Ramos | Episode: "Last Call" |
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