Jessica Ann Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 films, stage and television productions. In films, she was best known for her role as a psychotic and obsessed fan of a local disc jockey in the 1971 Clint Eastwood thriller, Play Misty for Me. On television, she was most recently known for her role of Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013–2019), and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX animated series Archer (2009–2021). Walter received various awards over the course of her television career including a Primetime Emmy Award for Amy Prentiss (1975). She also received two Golden Globe Award nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.[1] For her starring role opposite Eastwood in Play Misty for Me, Walter received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.
After studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, Walter began her career on the Broadway stage, winning a 1963 Clarence Derwent Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. She made her film debut in the 1964 neo-noir drama Lilith, subsequently starring in the 1966 films Grand Prix and The Group. Both performances earned her critical acclaim.
Throughout her career, Walter was a regular presence on American television, playing the title role in the short-lived police procedural Amy Prentiss, appearing in a recurring role on Trapper John, M.D., working as a series regular for the first half of season one of 90210, and providing the voice of Fran Sinclair on the series Dinosaurs. Her role as scheming socialite Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development brought her renewed attention, and she contributed voiceover work to animated shows like Archer and Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–18).
^"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - 1975". Emmys.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
Jessica Ann Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 films, stage and television productions. In...
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film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his directorial debut. JessicaWalter and Donna Mills co-star. The screenplay, written by regular Eastwood...
action comedy film directed by Érik Canuel and starring James Caan, JessicaWalter, Louis Gossett Jr., Dylan Everett, Paul Sorvino and Kenneth Welsh. Jake...
Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo, and JessicaWalter. The film tells the story of a working class boy who takes a summer...
in the title role, and slasher film She's Dressed to Kill alongside JessicaWalter. In 1980, she starred in another short-lived series, Beyond Westworld...
Marsha Mason, and also starred Patricia Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, JessicaWalter and Susan Sullivan. On June 9, 2016, this production became the highest-grossing...
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without killing each other first. Alicia Witt, Jennifer Esposito and JessicaWalter co-star in a story that proves that when the going gets tough, the tough...
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Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, and JessicaWalter. In addition, Ron Howard serves as the series narrator and an executive...
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October 6, 2021. This is the last season to feature JessicaWalter in her role as Malory Archer. Walter died after recording her voice parts for the season...
introduced as the incompetent personal assistant to Malory Archer (JessicaWalter). She is portrayed as an emotionally fragile, ditzy personality in Archer's...
The family relocated in order to care for Harry's mother Tabitha (JessicaWalter). The first actor to be cast for the TV series was Dustin Milligan on...
fictional New York-based intelligence service headed by his mother Malory (JessicaWalter). His narcissism, sharp sense of humor, and complex relationships with...
announced on September 28, 2021. This is the first season not to feature JessicaWalter in her role as Malory Archer, who died after recording her voice parts...
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