Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1968 | The Firebugs | Ann | ||
| 1970 | The Effect of Gamma Rays | Tillie/Janice Vickery | ||
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Shirley Upton | ||
| 1977 | First Love | Marsha | ||
| 1978 | Oliver's Story | Gwen Simpson | ||
| 1979 | Walking Through the Fire | Caria | TV movie | |
| 1980 | Marriage is Alive and Well | Jane Tremont | TV movie | |
| 1980 | The Mating Season | Roberta | TV movie | |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | The Hooker | ||
| 1983 | A Caribbean Mystery | Ruth Walter | ||
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Edie | ||
| 1985 | Guilty Conscience | Jackie Willis | TV movie | |
| 1985 | A Time to Live | Patricia | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Wildcats | Verna McGrath | ||
| 1986 | True Stories | Miss Rollings | ||
| 1988 | Baja Oklahoma | Doris Steadman | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | |
| 1988 | Vice Versa | Tina Brooks / Turk | ||
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Megan | ||
| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons | Madame de Volanges | ||
| 1989 | Stanley & Iris | Sharon | ||
| 1990 | The Image | Joanne Winstow-Darvish | Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Leslie Marshall | ||
| 1991 | Walking the Dog | Unknown | Short | |
| 1991 | Terror on Track 9 | Marcia Hobbs | TV movie | |
| 1993 | The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader- Murdering Mom |
Marla Harper | TV movie | |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Mrs. Johnstone | CableACE Award for Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
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| 1994 | Reality Bites | Charlane McGregor | ||
| 1994 | One Christmas | Emily | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Betrayed: A Story of Three Women | Joan Bixler | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Citizen Ruth' | Diane Siegler | ||
| 1996 | A Promise to Carolyn | Kay | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Harvey | Veta Simmons | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Storybook | Queen Evilia | ||
| 1997 | Little Girls in Pretty Boxes | Allison Bryant | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Liar Liar | Dana Appleton | ||
| 1998 | My Own Country | Hope Flanders | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Outside Ozona | Rosalee | ||
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Dr. Greenbaum | ||
| 1999 | The White River Kid | Mummy Weed | ||
| 2001 | Get Over It | Beverly Landers | ||
| 2001 | Bubble Boy | Mrs. Livingston | ||
| 2001 | The Wilde Girls | Sierra Lambert | TV movie | |
| 2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Mrs. Jared | ||
| 2003 | Duplex | Jean | aka Our House | |
| 2004 | Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes | Binny Redwine | ||
| 2005 | True | Unknown | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Category 7: The End of the World | Penny Hall | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Nadine in Date Land | Unknown | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Superman: Doomsday | Martha Kent | ||
| 2008 | Living Proof | Elizabeth | TV movie | |
| 2009 | An Englishman in New York | Connie Clausen | ||
| Television | ||||
| 1971 | As the World Turns | Ellie Bradley | Unknown episodes | |
| 1976 | Kojak | Julie Di Nata | Episode: "Black Thorn" | |
| 1978 | Mary | Skit characters | Unknown episodes | |
| 1979 | Uncommon Women and Others | Rita Altabel | Unknown episodes | |
| 1981–83 | Love, Sidney | Laurie Morgan | 44 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
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| 1987 | American Playhouse | Bananas Shaughnessy / Gwen Landis | 2 episodes | |
| 1987 | Trying Times | Wanda | Episode: "The Visit" | |
| 1990 | Carol & Company | Laurie | Episode: "Reunion" Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
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| 1995 | Hope and Gloria | Herself | Episode: "How to Get an Ed in Business" | |
| 1995 | The Magic School Bus | Dorothy Ann's Mom / NASA Woman | Episode: "Out of This World" | |
| 1991–96 | Sisters | Alexandra 'Alex' Reed Halsey Barker | 127 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
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| 1996 | Party Girl | Judy Burkhard | 3 episodes | |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Libby King | Episode: "Charades" | |
| 1996–97 | Suddenly Susan | Liz Miller Keane | 3 episodes | |
| 1998 | ER | Tina Marie Chambliss | Episode: "Suffer the Little Children" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
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| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Betty Borg Ramsey | 3 episodes | |
| 1999–00 | Love & Money | Effie Conklin | 13 episodes | |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Justice Kendall Woods | Episode: "Final Appeal" | |
| 2001 | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Unknown | Episode: "When Irish Eyes Are Smilin'" | |
| 2001–02 | That's Life | Valerie Wilkinson | 4 episodes | |
| 2002 | Street Time | Victoria Van Kleek | Episode: "The Truth Hurts... Bad" | |
| 2003 | The Wild Thornberrys | Michelle Naidell | Episode: "The Wild Snob-berry" | |
| 2005 | Lost | Emily Annabeth Locke | Episode: "Deus Ex Machina" | |
| 2005-present | American Dad! | Betty Smith | Recurring role | |
| 2005 | Still Standing | Helen Michaels | 2 episodes | |
| 2004–06 | Huff | Madeleine Sullivan | 8 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
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| 2007–09 | Pushing Daisies | Lily Charles | 22 episodes | |
| 2009 | Desperate Housewives | Jessie | Episode: "The Story of Lucy and Jessie" | |
| 2009 | Heroes | Millie Houston | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Hilda Marsden | Episode: "Crush" | |
| 2009 | Rita Rocks | Marilyn | 4 episodes | |
| 2010 | Chuck | Laura Turner | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Role Models" | |
| 2009–11 | Nurse Jackie | Mrs. Scheinhorn | 2 episodes | |
| 2010–present | Mike & Molly | Joyce Flynn | Regular role | |
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