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Acting

Bess Armstrong

Career: Active from 1977 to 2019, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 27
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: My So-Called Life
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Bess Armstrong Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.5, average 4.1
Historical
1.1, average 2.6
Adrenaline
3.5, average 4.8
Crime
2.6, average 3.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Nostalgic 3
Lighthearted 3
Lighthearted Comedy 2
Romantic Comedy 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Hopeful 2
Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 67

The Irrational

61

TV show · as Renee Franklin

I Love That for You

72

TV show · as Marcy Gold

2010s

14 titles · average score 66

Love and Sunshine

65

as Margo Terry

The Good Doctor

64

TV show · as Eileen Lim

S.W.A.T.

56

TV show · as Mayor Barrett

Diagnosis Delicious

61

as Lynn Cosworth

Conviction

49

TV show · as Harper Morrison

Bosch

84

TV show · as Donna Sobel

Zoo

66

TV show · as Elizabeth / Dr. Elizabeth Oz

I Married Who?

60

as Elaine

Scandal

76

TV show · as Senator Diane Greenwald

Longmire

81

TV show

House of Lies

67

TV show · as Julianne Hotschragar

Switched at Birth

77

TV show · as Professor Marillo

2000s

15 titles · average score 65

Castle

75

TV show · as Paula Casillas

Corporate Affairs

31

as Emily Parker

True Blood

72

TV show · as Nancy Mills

Mad Men

88

TV show · as Catherine Orcutt

Criminal Minds

63

TV show · as Sheila Hawkes

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Maureen Lincoln

Boston Legal

80

TV show · as Penelope Kimball

NCIS

64

TV show · as Denise O'Hara

One Tree Hill

60

TV show · as Lydia James

Her Best Friend's Husband

44

as Mandy Roberts

Diamond Men

69

as Katie Harnish

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Patricia Lydecker

1990s

20 titles · average score 61

Pecker

61

as Dr. Klompus

Forever Love

74

as Gail

Christmas Every Day

52

as Molly Jackson

Forgotten Sins

56

as Roberta 'Bobbie' Bradshaw

Stolen Innocence

53

as Becky Sapp

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

as Barbara Pope

My So-Called Life

88

TV show · as Patty Chase

Dream Lover

58

as Elaine

Frasier

85

TV show · as Kelly Kirkland

The Nanny

77

TV show · as Sara Sheffield / Sara Sheffield (uncredited)

Batman: The Animated Series

90

TV show · as Clio (voice)

TV show

1980s

14 titles · average score 53

Second Sight

19

as Sister Elizabeth

Mother, Mother

as Kate Watson

All Is Forgiven

TV show · as Paula Russell

Nothing in Common

58

as Donna Mildred Martin

Lace

71

TV show · as Judy Hale

11th Victim

as Jill Kelso

Jaws 3-D

26

as Dr. Kathryn Morgan

High Road to China

44

as Eve 'Evie' Tozer

This Girl for Hire

53

as B' T' Brady

Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again

61

as Mary Carew

Barefoot In the Park

70

as Corrie Bratter

The Four Seasons

66

as Ginny Newley (Callan)

1970s

6 titles · average score 56

Walking Through the Fire

as Laurel Lee

TV show

Getting Married

59

as Kristine Lawrence

How to Pick Up Girls!

as Sally Claybrook

On Our Own

TV show · as Julia Peters

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Laura Stanton