Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Believe in Me | Saleslady | |
| The Hospital | Mrs. Marilyn Mead | ||
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Mrs. Mildred Breslau | |
| 1976 | Family Plot | Mrs. Maloney | |
| Baby Blue Marine | Mrs. Hudkins | ||
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Mrs. Ogre | |
| 1985 | Brazil | Mrs. Ida Lowry | |
| Shadey | Lady Constance Landau | British film | |
| 1987 | Overboard | Edith Mintz | |
| 1988 | Lady in White | Amanda Harper | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress (1990) |
| 1992 | Inside Monkey Zetterland | Honor Zetterland | |
| 1993 | Amore! | Mildred Schwartz | |
| 1994 | The Flight of the Dove | Dr. Pamela Schilling | a.k.a. The Spy Within |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel | |
| 2000 | The Perfect Nanny | Mrs. McBride | |
| 2001 | Living in Fear | Mrs. Ford | |
| 2002 | Black Hole | Martha Truesdale | |
| 2003 | Beethoven's 5th | Crazy Cora Wilkens | Direct-to-video film |
| 2006 | Cars | Lizzie | Voice role |
| 2007 | The Strand | Isabelle | Direct-to-video film |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Lizzie | Voice role |
| Collaborator | Irene Longfellow | ||
| 2012 | The Lorax | Jacqueline | Voice role |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1962 | Car 54 Where Are you? | Betty Lou Creco (uncredited) | 1 episode |
| 1972 | Gunsmoke | Ena Spratt | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Adam's Rib | Martha Layne | 1 episode |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Dr. Webster | 1 episode | |
| The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Liz Cunningham | 1 episode | |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Lady at House | TV film |
| The Snoop Sisters | Cissy Prine | 1 episode | |
| Dr. Max | Libby Oppel | TV film | |
| Hec Ramsey | Emily | 1 episode | |
| Larry | Maureen Whitten | TV film | |
| Mannix | Martha Cole | 1 episode | |
| Locusts | Claire Fletcher | TV film | |
| Medical Center | Rachel | 1 episode | |
| 1974–75 | The Rookies | Joyce Lanson / Molly Phillips | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Emma Borden | TV film |
| The Family Nobody Wanted | Mrs. Bittner | TV film | |
| Cage Without a Key | Mrs. Little | TV film | |
| The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant | Nurse Katherine Gunther | TV pilot | |
| Barnaby Jones | Edna Morrison | 1 episode | |
| Harry O | Anne Kershaw | 1 episode | |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Middy | 1 episode | |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | 1 episode | |
| James Dean | Claire Folger | TV film | |
| Petrocelli | Nancy Berwick | 1 episode | |
| Joe Forrester | 1 episode | ||
| Wanted: The Sundance Woman | Mattie Riley | TV film a.k.a. Mrs. Sundance Rides Again |
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| Visions | Aunt Sara | 1 episode | |
| Spencer's Pilots | Elly | 1 episode | |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Night | Miss Colby | TV film a.k.a. Diamond Alley |
| The Bionic Woman | Dr. Harkens | 2 episodes | |
| Meeting of Minds | Emily Dickinson | 2 episodes | |
| 1978 | Getting Married | Vera Lesser | TV film |
| Pearl | Mrs. Sally Colton, Madam | TV miniseries | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | Lynn | 1 episode |
| Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker | Elaine Thurston | TV film | |
| 1980 | Scout's Honor | Pearl Bartlett | TV film |
| 1977–81 | Soap | Jessica Tate | 85 episodes Won — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1980) Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1978) Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1979) Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1980) Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1981) |
| 1982 | World War III | Dorothy Longworth | TV miniseries |
| For Lovers Only | Bea Winchell | TV film | |
| Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story | Frances Clooney | TV film | |
| 1979–83 | Benson | Jessica Tate | 2 episodes also as director |
| 1983 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Jack's mother | 1 episode |
| Fantasy Island | Laura Walters / George Walters | 1 episode | |
| 1984 | Not in Front of the Kids | Millie Rosen | TV film |
| 1985 | Comedy Factory | Mildred Deegan | 1 episode |
| 1981–86 | The Love Boat | Vivian / Harriet Darnell Stevens | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Charmed Lives | Mona Robinson | 1 episode |
| Girls On Top | Goldie DuPont | 1 episode | |
| Christmas Snow | Widow Mutterance | TV film | |
| 1988 | Save the Dog! | TV film a.k.a. Go for Broke |
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| 1990 | When Will I Be Loved? | Barbara Patterson | TV film |
| 1991 | The Perfect Tribute | Farm Woman | TV film |
| Deception: A Mother's Secret | Geena Milner | TV film a.k.a. Tell Me No Lies |
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| 1984–92 | Who's the Boss? | Mona Robinson | 196 episodes Won — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1989) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1986) Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1988) Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1989) Nominated — TV Land Award for Favorite Mother-in-Law (2005) |
| 1992 | Grass Roots | Emma Carr | TV film |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Connie Stromwell | 1 episode Voice role |
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| 1993 | The Elvira Show | Aunt Minerva | Unknown episodes |
| The Upper Hand | Madame Alexandra | 1 episode | |
| 1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story | Hedda Hopper | TV film |
| 1995–97 | Coach | Doris Sherman | 11 episodes |
| 1997 | Ms. Scrooge | Maude Marley | TV film |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Dugong | 1 episode Voice role |
| Providence | Rose Bidwell | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Cicely Nordeco | 1 episode |
| How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale | Shatzie | TV film | |
| 2002 | Mr. St. Nick | Queen Carlotta | TV film |
| 1996–2004 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Lois Whelan | 14 episodes Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2002) |
| 2007 | A Grandpa for Christmas | Roxie Famosa | TV film |
| 2010 | The Glades | Evelyn | 1 episode |
| Melissa & Joey | Mrs. Geller | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | True Blood | Caroline Bellefleur | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Mrs. Gold | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales | Lizzie | 1 episode ("Time Travel Mater") |
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