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Jessica Walter stars in "Retired at 35" on TV Land as Elaine Robbins. Previously, Jessica Walter starred as the faded 1970s TV star Tabitha Wilson in The CW's "90210."

A veteran stage, film and television actress, Jessica Walter just completed shooting the WWE film "Bending the Rules" with Philip Baker Hall and Jamie Kennedy. Jessica Walter also currently voices one of the lead characters on FX's animated series "Archer."

Jessica Walter's award-winning performances highlight her already impressive
Jessica Walter in "Retired at 35"
Jessica Walter Retired at 35
resume of film and television work.  Jessica Walter and the entire cast of the critically-acclaimed "Arrested Development" were nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, by the 2006 SAG Awards.  Jessica Walter played Lucille, the role which earned her a 2005 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as landing her atop Entertainment Weekly's 2005 "Must" list. The show received the 2005 Emmy's Outstanding Comedy Series nomination, its second after winning in 2004, as well as nominations from the Golden Globes and SAG.

Emmy Awards are nothing new to  Jessica Walter; she won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress for her work on the series "Amy Prentiss."  Jessica Walter also earned Emmy nominations for her role on "Trapper John, M.D.," and a guest star role on "The Streets of San Francisco."  Jessica Walter's additional television credits include more than one hundred roles on shows such as "Mission: Impossible," "The Immortal," "All That Glitters," "Three's a Crowd," "Murder, She Wrote," "Coach," "Law & Order," "Touched By an Angel," "Just Shoot Me" and "Jack & Jill."  Jessica Walter was the voice of the mother dinosaur on the series "Dinosaurs," and was also a regular on "The Round Table," "Oh Baby" and "Aaron's Way."  Jessica Walter starred in the miniseries "Arthur Hailey's Wheels," as well as in several television movies, including "Women in Chains," "Home for the Holidays," "She's Dressed to Kill," "Scruples" and "Thursday's Child."  Jessica Walter was seen recently in Lifetime's "I Do (But I Don't).



 Jessica Walter's feature films include Clint Eastwood's directorial debut "Play Misty for Me," which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.  Jessica Walter's first big screen appearance was in "Lilith," opposite Warren Beatty. Additional film credits include roles in Sidney Lumet's "The Group," "Grand Prix," "Bye Bye Braverman," "Number One," "Spring Fever," "Going Ape," "The Flamingo Kid," "Tapeheads," "Ghost in the Machine," "PCU," "The Temptress," "The Slums of Beverly Hills," "Grownups" and most recently as Adrien Brody's mother in "Dummy."

A graduate of New York's High School of the Performing Arts and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre,  Jessica Walter has extensive theater credits that include productions both on- and off-Broadway. On Broadway,  Jessica Walter has appeared in Peter Ustinov's "Photo Finish," which earned her the Clarence Derwent Award as Most Promising Newcomer, "A Severed Head," "Advise and Consent,' "Night Life," and Neil Simon's "Rumors."  Jessica Walter's off-Broadway credits include roles at Playwrights Horizons and in "Tartuffe" at the Los Angeles Theater Center, as well as regional theater appearances at New Haven's Longwharf Theater, Berkshire Theater Festival, and Bucks County Playhouse, among others.

 Jessica Walter lives in New York with her husband, actor Ron Leibman.



JESSICA WALTER: FACTS

How tall is Jessica Walter? How old is Jessica Walter? Where does Jessica Walter live? Find out here.

Age: 71 years old
Birthday: January 31, 1941
Height: 5' 8"
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Current Residence: New York, NY
Husband: Ron Leibman (6/26/1983)
Ross Bowman (3/27/1966 - 1978, divorced, 1 child)





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Marissa Jaret Winokur Marissa Jaret Winokur Joins 'Retired at 35' Cast — The Tony Award-winning actress will play Amy, the clever, but romantically challenged daughter of Alan (George Segal) and Elaine (Jessica Walter) on the TV Land sitcom. Read more...
"Retired at 35" cast: Johnathan McClain and George Segal 'Retired at 35': TV Land Launches 2nd Original Sitcom — Premiering Wednesday, January 19, the new comedy, starring George Segal and Jessica Walter, is about a disillusioned Manhattan businessman who decides to leave the rat race and retire to Florida -- 30 years early! Read more...
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JESSICA WALTER: TWITTER
February 9, 2012
I would watch a tv show starring #JessicaWalter, Jessica Lange, and Kelly Bishop. #AmericanGilmoreDevelopment
1 day ago
Solid. A @JoshMalina sighting on the current TBBT rerun on TBS. Special bonus? #JessicaWalter.
1 day ago
Holy crap, Quark's mother sounds almost exactly like Mallory Archer. I had to check the cast list to see if it was #JessicaWalter.
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