Deborah Rush

Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In 2003 she acted in the comedy film American Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1954-04-10
Known for
- American Wedding (2003) — Mary Flaherty
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Christina Harlin
- You've Got Mail (1998) — Veronica Cash
- The Blacklist (2013) — Stella Bisset
- Orange Is the New Black (2013) — Carol Chapman
- Julie & Julia (2009) — Avis De Voto
- The Box (2009) — Clymene Steward
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) — Rita
- Billions (2016) — Ellen Rhoades
- Half Nelson (2006) — Jo Dunne
- Zelig (1983) — Lita Fox
- Bad Company (2002) — Mrs. Peterson
- In & Out (1997) — Ava Blazer
- Law & Order (1990) — Frances Houston
- The Good Wife (2009) — Judge Sally Rigby
- The Good Girl (2002) — Gwen Jackson