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Deborah Rush

Acting · Born April 10, 1954

Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In 2003 she acted in the comedy film American Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.

Movies with Deborah Rush

• You've Got Mail (1998) — Veronica Cash
• American Wedding (2003) — Mary Flaherty
• Julie & Julia (2009) — Avis De Voto
• The Good Girl (2002) — Gwen Jackson
• Bad Company (2002) — Mrs. Peterson
• The Box (2009) — Clymene Steward
• In & Out (1997) — Ava Blazer
• She-Devil (1989) — 'People' Reporter
• Half Nelson (2006) — Jo Dunne
• The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) — Rita
• The Visitor (2008) — Upper Eastside Woman
• 10 (1979) — Dental assistant

TV shows with Deborah Rush

• Orange Is the New Black (2013) — Carol Chapman
• Strangers with Candy (1999) — Sara Blank
• Big Lake (2010) — Linda Franklin