Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ...And Justice for All | Gail Packer | |
| 1981 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Dr. Clare Scott | |
| 1981 | Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains | Aunt Linda | |
| 1982 | The Executioner's Song | Brenda | |
| 1984 | Swing Shift | Hazel | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 1985 | Love Lives On | Marylin | TV film |
| 1986 | Desert Bloom | Rose Chismore (adult) | (voice) (uncredited) |
| Just Between Friends | Sandy Dunlap | ||
| 1987 | Stacking | Kathleen Morgan | aka Season of Dreams |
| Housekeeping | Sylvie | ||
| Amerika | Alethea Milford | Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 1988 | Running on Empty | Annie Pope/Cynthia Manfield | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1989 | Miss Firecracker | Clara Archer | |
| Gross Anatomy | Dr. Rachel Woodruff | ||
| No Place Like Home | Zan Cooper | (TV Movie) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie |
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| 1990 | Funny About Love | Meg Lloyd Bergman | |
| 1991 | The Doctor | Anne MacKee | |
| Crazy From the Heart | Charlotte Bain | (TV) | |
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Darly Peters | |
| The Fear Inside | Meredith Cole | (TV) | |
| 1994–1999 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Kathryn Austin | (97 episodes) Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series (1998) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1998) Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series (1996, 1997, 1999) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1997) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1996, 1997, 1998) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
| 1995 | Lieberman in Love | Shaleen | Also director Academy Award for Live Action Short Film |
| Hideaway | Lindsey | ||
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Ruby | |
| 1997 | Hope | Emma Percy | (TV) |
| 1999 | Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story | Ellie Nesler | |
| 2000 | An American Daughter | Lyssa Dent Hughes | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2001 | My First Mister | Mall Patron Walking Past 'J' with Daughter | Also director |
| Ally McBeal | "Queen Bee" One Episode — as Sidney | ||
| 2002 | Women vs. Men | Dana | (TV) |
| The Pilot's Wife | Kathryn Lyons | (TV) | |
| 2003 | Out of the Ashes | Gisella Perl | (TV) |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | Grace McCallister | (15 episodes) Prism Award for Performance in a Drama Series — Female Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series |
| Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman | Rose | (TV) | |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Martha O'Dell | (3 episodes) |
| 2008 | Smart People | Nancy | |
| Yonkers Joe | Janice | ||
| 2009 | Obsessed | Reese | |
| Operating Instructions | H. Keller | (TV) | |
| 2009-2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | EADA Sonya Paxton | (7 episodes) |
| 2010 | Flying Lessons | Carolyn Conway | |
| 2011 | Petunia | Felicia Petunia | (filming) |
| The Doctor | Emily Campbell (lead role) | (pre-production) | |
| 2012 | Touchback | Thelma | |
| 2012-2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Doris McGarrett | Recurring television role beginning with Season 3 |
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