Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Tod eines Fremden | Girl playing with a rubber ball | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Angel City | Kristy Teeter | Made-for-TV Movie |
| 1981 | Eyes of a Stranger | Tracy Harris | |
| The Best Little Girl in the World | Casey Powell | ||
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Young Girl on Reality Program | |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Stacy Hamilton | ||
| The First Time | Bonnie Dillon | ||
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Carol Heath | TV |
| Easy Money | Allison Capuletti | ||
| 1984 | Grandview, U.S.A. | Candy Webster | |
| 1985 | Flesh + Blood | Agnes | |
| 1986 | The Hitcher | Nash | |
| The Men's Club | Teensy | ||
| 1987 | Undercover | Tanille Lareoux | |
| Sister, Sister | Lucy Bonnard | ||
| 1988 | Heart of Midnight | Carol Rivers | |
| 1989 | The Big Picture | Lydia Johnson | |
| 1990 | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Tralala | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Miami Blues | Susie Waggoner | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| Buried Alive | Joanna Goodman | Made-for-TV Movie | |
| 1991 | Backdraft | Jennifer Vaitkus | |
| Crooked Hearts | Marriet Hoffman | ||
| Rush | Kristen Cates | ||
| 1992 | The Prom | Lana | |
| Single White Female | Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson/Ellen Besch | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress |
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| 1993 | Short Cuts | Lois Kaiser | Golden Globe Special Award for Best Ensemble Cast Volpi Cup for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Amy Archer | |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Dorothy Parker | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress |
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| 1995 | Georgia | Sadie Flood | Also Producer Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress |
| Dolores Claiborne | Selena St. George | Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
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| 1996 | Kansas City | Blondie O'Hara | |
| Bastard Out of Carolina | Anney Boatwright | ||
| 1997 | Washington Square | Catherine Sloper | |
| A Thousand Acres | Caroline Cook | Verona Love Screens Film Festival: Best Actress | |
| 1998 | The Love Letter | Elizabeth Whitcomb | Hallmark television film |
| Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Teri Small | TV movie Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
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| 1999 | eXistenZ | Allegra Geller | |
| 2000 | Beautiful View | ||
| The King is Alive | Gina | Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress | |
| Skipped Parts | Lydia Callahan | Also Co-Producer | |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Female inmate | Uncredited |
| The Anniversary Party | Sally Therrian | Also Writer/Producer/Director Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay |
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| The Quickie | Lisa | ||
| 2002 | Hey Arnold: The Movie | Bridget | Voice |
| Road to Perdition | Annie Sullivan | ||
| 2003 | In the Cut | Pauline | |
| 2004 | Childstar | Suzanne | Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle for Best Actress in a Canadian Film |
| Palindromes | "Mark" Aviva | ||
| The Machinist | Stevie | Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2005 | Easter Sunday | Mother | |
| Rag Tale | Mary Josephine 'MJ' Morton | ||
| The Jacket | Dr. Beth Lorenson | ||
| 2007 | Margot at the Wedding | Pauline | Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Maria | Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast Independent Spirit Awards: Robert Altman Award |
| 2009—2012 | Weeds | Jill Price-Gray | TV series, recurring role |
| 2010 | Greenberg | Beth | Also writer/producer |
| 2012 | Revenge | Kara Clarke-Murphy | TV series, recurring role |
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