Talia Balsam

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Talia Balsam
Born1959 (age 6465)
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
Spouses
(m. 1989;div. 1993)
(m. 1998)
Children1
Parents
Relatives

Talia Balsam (born 1959) is an American television and film actress.

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Early life

Talia Balsam was born in New York City in 1959, to actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten. [1] Her ancestry is Russian Jewish (father) and Italian, Dutch, and English (mother). She is the niece of actor Dick Van Patten, actress Pat Van Patten, and actor/director Tim Van Patten. Her cousin is actress Grace Van Patten.[ citation needed ]

Career

Balsam began her career appearing in a recurring role on the ABC sitcom Happy Days and later appeared in a number of shows, including Dallas , Taxi , Hill Street Blues , Family Ties , The Larry Sanders Show , and Magnum, P.I. Balsam also played leading roles in films Crawlspace (1986) and In the Mood (1987). [2] She also appeared in a number of made-for-television movies, including Kent State (1981), Nadia (1984), and Consenting Adult (1985). Balsam continued playing supporting film roles and guest starred on television through 1990s and 2000s, include The Cake Eaters (2007), L.A. Doctors (1998–99) and Without a Trace (2003–04).

From 2007 to 2014, Balsam had a recurring role as Mona Sterling in the AMC period drama series Mad Men . In 2012, she also had a recurring role in the Showtime thriller Homeland as Cynthia Walden. From 2016 to 2019, she starred opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the HBO comedy series, Divorce . [3] [4]

Personal life

Balsam married actor George Clooney in Las Vegas in 1989; they were divorced in 1993. [5] In an interview with Vanity Fair after their divorce, Clooney stated, "I probably (definitely) wasn't someone who should have been married at that point. I just don't feel like I gave Talia a fair shot." [6]

Since 1998, Balsam has been married to John Slattery, with whom she has a son. [7] They married in Kauai, Hawaii. [1] They played husband and wife Roger and Mona Sterling in Mad Men . As of 2015, Balsam was living with her family in SoHo, Manhattan. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Sunnyside Ann Rosario
1984 Mass Appeal Liz Dolson
1986 Crawlspace Lori Bancroft
1986 The Supernaturals Pvt. Angela Lejune
1987 The Kindred Sharon Raymond
1987 In the Mood Judy Cusimano
1987 P.I. Private Investigations Jenny Fox
1989 Trust Me Catherine Walker
1991The Walter EgoSusie the WhoreShort film
1991 Killer Instinct Emma
1995 Coldblooded Jean Alexander
1997 Camp Stories Mary
1999 Valerie Flake Linda
2002 Emmett's Mark Suzanne
2005 Little Manhattan Jackie Telesco
2006 All the King's Men Lucy Stark
2007 The Cake Eaters Violet Kaminski
2008 The Wackness Mrs. Shapiro
2009The BroadroomJulieVideo short
2010 Conviction Prosecuting Attorney
2011 Return Julie
2011 No Strings Attached Sandra Kurtzman
2011 Choose Clarissa
2015 Don't Worry Baby Miriam Lang
2015 The Girl in the Book Mom
2016 Little Men Audrey
2019 The Climb Suzi
2020 Worth Dede Feinberg
2021 With/In: Volume 1 Segment: "Intersection"
2021 The Many Saints of Newark Mrs. Jarecki
2022 Master Diandra
2023 Late Bloomers Dorothy [9]
2025 Omaha EdieCompleted

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 Happy Days Nancy Croft"Hollywood: Parts 1 - 3"
1978 The Initiation of Sarah AllisonTV film
1978Stickin' TogetherGrace GearyTV film
1978Fast Lane BluesDollyTV film
1978 Dallas Rita Briggs"Black Market Baby"
1978 The Millionaire DoreenTV film
1978–1980 Taxi Cathy Consuelos"Like Father, Like Daughter", "Fathers of the Bride"
1979 The Survival of Dana RonaTV film
1979 The Runaways Diana Robinson"Wrong Way Street"
1980 OHMS Noranne WingTV film
1980 Archie Bunker's Place Beverly Klein-Munoz"Murray's Daughter"
1980 When the Whistle Blows Sharon Jenkins"Beauty Pageant"
1981 Kent State Sandy Scheuer TV film
1981Crazy TimesEveTV film
1982 Hill Street Blues Sally"Some Like It Hot-Wired"
1983 Cagney & Lacey Diane"Affirmative Action"
1983 Family Ties Carrie Newman"Tender Is the Knight"
1984Calamity JaneJean Irene O'NeillTV film
1984 Magnum, P.I. Emily Jackson"On Face Value"
1984 Punky Brewster Miranda 'Randi' Mitchell"Punky Finds a Home: Parts 2 & 3"
1985 Consenting Adult MargieTV film
1985 Murder, She Wrote Debbie Delancey"Footnote to Murder"
1987 Tales from the Darkside Gail"The Social Climber"
1987The LadiesLindaTV film
1988 Tour of Duty Vickie Adams"Pushin' Too Hard"
1988Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Golden LandVernaTV film
1989–1990 Thirtysomething Paige"Michael's Campaign", "Pulling Away"
1990 Murder, She Wrote Julie Pritzer"Murder: According to Maggie"
1991Sins of the MotherLiz TrentTV film
1991 Life Goes On Ms. Melanie Karlsen"Ghost of Grandpa Past"
1991 Stat Rita Falco"Psychosomatic"
1991 Jake and the Fatman Cathy Reno"Come Along with Me"
1991Past ImperfectJillTV film
1992 Law & Order Turner"Consultation"
1993 The Larry Sanders Show Dora"Being There"
1993 Mad About You Debbie"The Unplanned Child"
1994The CompanionCharleneTV film
1995 Diagnosis: Murder Tonya Gilpin"Call Me Incontestable"
1995 Touched by an Angel Dr. Joanne Glassberg"In the Name of God"
1995 Almost Perfect Jeannie Guthrie"A Dog Day Afternoon", "You Like Me, You Really Like Me", "The Ex-Files"
1996 Law & Order Teri Marks"Remand"
1997 Early Edition Dr. Robbin English"The Cat"
1997–1998 Profiler Monica Sikes"Old Acquaintance", "Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick"
1998 Nothing Sacred Laura"A Nun's Story"
1998 The Love Boat: The Next Wave Diana Wilson"Smooth Sailing"
1998–1999 L.A. Doctors Julie LonnerRecurring role
1999 Ally McBeal Shelia Kent"Angels and Blimps"
2000SchimmelKathyTV film
2000 The Street Mrs. Nicole Mason"Hostile Makeover"
2003 Third Watch Mrs. Beckman"In Confidence"
2003 K Street GailRecurring role
2003–2004 Without a Trace Maria MaloneRecurring role
2005 Into the Fire Dr. Linda BoyleTV film
2005 Commander in Chief Ruth"Pilot"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Victoria Carson"Wrongful Life"
2007–2014 Mad Men Mona Sterling Pike Recurring role
2008 Wainy Days Carol"Carol"
2009 FlashForward Surgeon Gen. Anita Ralston"Gimme Some Truth"
2010 Treme Carla Hall"Shallow Water, Oh Mama"
2012 Homeland Cynthia WaldenRecurring role
2013 Elementary Cheryl Gregson"An Unnatural Arrangement"
2013–2014 The Good Wife Anne Stevens"A Precious Commodity", "Goliath and David"
2014 The Newsroom Toni Dodd"Contempt"
2016–2019 Divorce Dallas HoltRegular role
2017 Z: The Beginning of Everything Anne OberRecurring role
2021 Girls5eva Herself"Alf Musik"
2021 The Premise Prosecutor"Social Justice Sex Tape"
2023 Wilderness BonnieMain cast

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