Actor profile

Elizabeth Ashley

30th August 1939 Ocala, Florida, USA Acting

Elizabeth Ann Cole (born August 30, 1939), known professionally as Elizabeth Ashley, is an American actress who first came to prominence as the ingenue in the Broadway play Take Her, She's Mine, which earned her a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play.

49 Movies 64 TV Shows 121 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 14th August 2021 as Self

Ocean's Eight poster

Ocean's Eight 7th June 2018 as Ethel

Just Getting Started poster

Just Getting Started 1st December 2017 as Lily

Fry Day poster

Fry Day 11th March 2017 as Grannie

Brando: An Icon Is Born poster

Brando: An Icon Is Born 22nd May 2007 as Herself

The Cake Eaters poster

The Cake Eaters 29th April 2007 as Marg

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There poster

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 3rd April 2003 as Self

Hey Arnold! The Movie poster

Hey Arnold! The Movie 28th June 2002 as Mrs. Vitello (voice)

Happiness poster

Happiness 11th October 1998 as Diane Freed

Just the Ticket poster

Just the Ticket 1st February 1998 as Mrs. Paliski

Sleeping Together poster

Sleeping Together 1st January 1997 as Mrs. Tuccinini

In the Best Interest of the Children poster

In the Best Interest of the Children 16th February 1992 as Carla Scott

Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story poster

Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story 19th May 1991 as Vicky

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond poster

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond 22nd October 1990 as Self

Blue Bayou poster

Blue Bayou 15th January 1990 as Lolly Fontenot

Vampire's Kiss poster

Vampire's Kiss 2nd June 1989 as Dr. Glaser

A Man of Passion poster

A Man of Passion 26th May 1989 as Gloria

Dangerous Curves poster

Dangerous Curves 23rd September 1988 as Miss Reed

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz poster

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz 16th August 1988 as Elizabeth Ashley

Dragnet poster

Dragnet 26th June 1987 as Jane Kirkpatrick

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet poster

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet 18th January 1987 as Blanche Webster

Stagecoach poster

Stagecoach 18th May 1986 as Dallas

He's Fired, She's Hired poster

He's Fired, She's Hired 18th December 1984 as Freddie Fox

Svengali poster

Svengali 9th March 1983 as Eve Swiss

Split Image poster

Split Image 3rd October 1982 as Diana Stetson

Paternity poster

Paternity 2nd October 1981 as Sophia Thatcher

Windows poster

Windows 18th January 1980 as Andrea Glassen

A Fire in the Sky poster

A Fire in the Sky 26th November 1978 as Sharon Allan

Tom and Joann poster

Tom and Joann 8th May 1978 as Joann Hammil

Coma poster

Coma 6th January 1978 as Mrs. Emerson

The War Between the Tates poster

The War Between the Tates 13th June 1977 as Erica Tate

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday poster

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday 23rd June 1976 as Nancy Sue

One of My Wives Is Missing poster

One of My Wives Is Missing 5th March 1976 as Elizabeth Corban

92 in the Shade poster

92 in the Shade 22nd August 1975 as Jeannie Carter

Rancho Deluxe poster

Rancho Deluxe 14th March 1975 as Cora Brown

Golden Needles poster

Golden Needles 17th July 1974 as Felicity

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping poster

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping 17th November 1973 as Dr. Erica Bergner

Paperback Hero poster

Paperback Hero 21st September 1973 as Loretta

The Magician poster

The Magician 17th March 1973 as Sally Baker

Your Money or Your Wife poster

Your Money or Your Wife 19th December 1972 as Laurel Plunkett

The Heist poster

The Heist 29th November 1972 as Diane Craddock

Second Chance poster

Second Chance 8th February 1972 as Ellie Smith

When Michael Calls poster

When Michael Calls 5th February 1972 as Helen Connelly

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker poster

The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker 19th August 1971 as Nan

Harpy poster

Harpy 12th March 1971 as Marian

The File on Devlin poster

The File on Devlin 21st November 1969 as Sally Devlin

The Third Day poster

The Third Day 4th August 1965 as Alexandria Mallory

Ship of Fools poster

Ship of Fools 29th July 1965 as Jenny

The Carpetbaggers poster

The Carpetbaggers 8th April 1964 as Monica Winthrop

Russian Doll poster

Russian Doll 1st February 2019 as Ruth Brenner

The Bold Type poster

The Bold Type 20th June 2017 as Pam

Better Things poster

Better Things 8th September 2016 as Miss Louise

Treme poster

Treme 11th April 2010 as Aunt Mimi

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Serena Benson

Hey Arnold! poster

Hey Arnold! 7th October 1996 as Mrs. Vitello (voice)

The Big Easy poster

The Big Easy 11th August 1996 as Larissa Fontaine

Caroline in the City poster

Caroline in the City 21st September 1995 as Natalie Karinsky

The Buccaneers poster

The Buccaneers 5th February 1995 as Mrs. Closson (uncredited)

The Buccaneers poster

The Buccaneers 5th February 1995 as Mrs. Closson

Women of the House poster

Women of the House 4th January 1995 as Self

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Sandy Latham

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 7th January 1994 as Mary Burton

Dave's World poster

Dave's World 20th September 1993 as Jeanette

Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street 31st January 1993 as Madeline Pitt

The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show 15th August 1992 as Elizabeth Ashley

Evening Shade poster

Evening Shade 21st September 1990 as Freida Evans

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Defense Attorney Gwen Young

B.L. Stryker poster

B.L. Stryker 13th February 1989 as Althea Campbell

Eisenhower and Lutz poster

Eisenhower and Lutz 14th March 1988 as Eleanor

In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night 6th March 1988 as Maybelle Cheseboro

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles poster

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles 8th February 1987 as Babette

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 29th September 1985 as Karen Lawson / Kate Lawson

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Vera Gerakaris

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Emily Broussard Renwyck

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Felicia Green

Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice 16th September 1984 as Linda Colby

The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker 23rd November 1983 as Woman / Mrs. Baxter

Cagney & Lacey poster

Cagney & Lacey 25th March 1982 as Michelle Zal

Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman 1st February 1982 as Self

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Nancy Bricker

Family poster

Family 9th March 1976 as Elizabeth Kraft

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Host

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Medium

Police Story poster

Police Story 20th March 1973 as Jannette Johnson

Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story 15th September 1972 as Karen Dover

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Penny Dunbar

Medical Center poster

Medical Center 24th September 1969 as Anne Forley

Mannix poster

Mannix 16th September 1967 as Karen Winslow

Ironside poster

Ironside 28th March 1967 as Laura Keyes

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Andrea

Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible 17th September 1966 as Lois Stoner

The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I. 19th September 1965 as Claire

Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life 13th September 1965 as Dina Fuller

Another World poster

Another World 4th May 1964 as Emma Frame Ordway

Stoney Burke poster

Stoney Burke 1st October 1962 as Donna Weston

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Nurses poster

The Nurses 27th September 1962 as Barbara Bowers

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 19th September 1962 as Faith Andrews

Sam Benedict poster

Sam Benedict 15th September 1962 as Cindy Messerman

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961 as Jane Brewster

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Joyce Harkavy

Route 66 poster

Route 66 7th October 1960 as Maria Cardenas

Danger Man poster

Danger Man 11th September 1960 as Lady Fielding

DuPont Show of the Month poster

DuPont Show of the Month 29th September 1957 as Bette

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Nominee

The United States Steel Hour poster

The United States Steel Hour 27th October 1953

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Sally Devlin

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self - Mystery Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self