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Jessica Walter stars as the faded 1970s TV star Tabitha Wilson in The CW's "90210."

Jessica Walter's award-winning performances highlight her already impressive 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 was Jessica Walter born? Where does Jessica Walter live? Find out here.

Age: 69 years old
Birthday: January 31, 1941
Height: 5' 8"
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Current Residence: New York, NY
Husband: Ron Leibman
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JESSICA WALTER: TWEETS

March 15, 2010
@modernfamilytv paula deen would be a great choice or jessica walter (because we need a Gangy back in our lives)
1 day ago
PCU doesn't get enough credit... @JeremyPiven @Jon_Favreau @DavidSpade and Jessica Walter are hilarious... "We're not gonna protest"... More
2 days ago
I love listening to Jessica Walter & Jeffrey Tambor argue again, even if it is animated. Sigh, I miss my Bluths. #Archer
3 days ago
@derogatory I love that Jessica Walter is the voice of Malory Archer bc she is basically Lucille Bluth running a secret intelligence service
3 days ago
#Archer was mmm... okay (Jessica Walter fix done, anyway). Switching to Ghost In The Shell.
3 days ago
How hot is Jessica Walter nude?!
3 days ago
I love how Jeffrey Tambor keeps on guest-starring on "Archer." With Jessica Walter already on the show, it's like a Bluth family reunion.
3 days ago
Archer is ridiculous. Love Jessica Walter & Judy Greer.
3 days ago
If you miss Lucille Bluth, Jessica Walter has basically reprised that role in Adam Reed's awesome show, Archer. Yay!
5 days ago
Just watched "Archer" for the first time today. It's ....it's just....GOD, I want to be Jessica Walter when I grow up.
5 days ago
I think #Archer is one of my new favorite shows on television. I friggen love H. Jon Benjamin and Jessica Walter.
5 days ago