Celia Weston stars in "Memphis Beat" on TNT as Dwight Hendricks' (Jason Lee) mother.
Celia Weston is best remembered by TV audiences for the four seasons (1981-85) she served at Mel's Diner in the CBS sitcom "Alice." Since the 1990s she's been a formidable character player on stage and in films. Her gregarious and eccentric turn in "Flirting With Disaster" led to her playing the Civil War wife in "Ride With The Devil"; a grieving Teutonic mother in "Snow Falling On Cedars"; Cate Blanchett's aunt in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"; the Southern belle-like mental patient in "K-Pax"; and as the dressed-down Southern matriarch in the independent film "Junebug." She has been a vibrant presence in such ensemble films as "In The Bedroom," "Far From Heaven" and "The Village."
Celia Weston is best remembered by TV audiences for the four seasons (1981-85) she served at Mel's Diner in the CBS sitcom "Alice." Since the 1990s she's been a formidable character player on stage and in films. Her gregarious and eccentric turn in "Flirting With Disaster" led to her playing the Civil War wife in "Ride With The Devil"; a grieving Teutonic mother in "Snow Falling On Cedars"; Cate Blanchett's aunt in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"; the Southern belle-like mental patient in "K-Pax"; and as the dressed-down Southern matriarch in the independent film "Junebug." She has been a vibrant presence in such ensemble films as "In The Bedroom," "Far From Heaven" and "The Village."