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Lee Garlington

Acting

Born July 20, 1953 · Teaneck, New Jersey, USA

Also known as Ann Leslie Garlington · لی گارلیگتون

Biography

Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny. She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford. She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes. In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.

Filmography50+ titles

Electric Bloom

2025as Ethel

The Good Doctor

2017as Joan

The Mentalist

2008as Betty Fulford

Friends

1994as Ronni

The West Wing

1999as Alana Waterman

Seinfeld

1989as Claire

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Fara Linden

Prayers for Bobby

2009as Psychologist

Six Feet Under

2001as Fiona Kleinschmidt

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997as Jessica Harris

Quantum Leap

1989as Nurse Chatam

Good Luck Charlie

2010as Mrs. Krump

Southland

2009as Cathleen Kerik

Lie to Me

2009as Mrs. Walker

Psych

2006as Eugenia

Boston Legal

2004as Alisa McKenzie

Desperate Housewives

2004as Alberta Holstein

Sledge Hammer!

1986

Cold Case

2003as Carol Prosser

Longmire

2012as Ruth

The Practice

1997as Joel's Attorney

P-Valley

2020as Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson

The Magicians

2015as Dana

NCIS

2003as Mary Hanlan

Everwood

2002as Brenda Baxworth

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Mrs. Briggs

The Golden Girls

1985as Kirsten Adams

Hill Street Blues

1981

Private Practice

2007as Stella Peterson

Medium

2005as Marion Wheeler

Two and a Half Men

2003as Peggy

Strong Medicine

2000as Cammie's Mother

Home Improvement

1991as Joanie Graham

Get a Life

1990as Patti

Who's the Boss?

1984

Dead to Me

2019as Nurse Francine

Saving Grace

2007as Sally Meeker

All of Us

2003

Nip/Tuck

2003as Briggitte Reinholt

Crossing Jordan

2001as Dixie

Touched by an Angel

1994as Dr. Josephs

Stingray

1986

Family Ties

1982as Beth Davis

Akeelah and the Bee

2006as Regional Judge

Invasion

2005

NYPD Blue

1993as Rosie DePaul

Field of Dreams

1989as Beulah Gasnick

L.A. Law

1986as Regina Furnald

Matlock

1986as Paula

Flashforward

2009as Carline