Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 26, 1926
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Dorris Belack
- Doris Belak
Doris Belack
Biography
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Belack played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000).
Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death. They were married for 65 years and had no children.
Known For - Movies
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Dr. Roberts
Prime
as Blanche
*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson
Tootsie
as Rita
The Odd Couple II
as Blanche Madison Povitch
What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky
Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson
She-Devil
as Paula
Hanky Panky
as Building Manager
Absolute Strangers
as Fran
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Margaret Barry
Law & Order
as Margaret Barry
Law & Order
as Arraignment Judge
Sex and the City
as Lenore
Everwood
as Ruth Hoffman
Chicago Hope
as Mrs. Taubler
Family Ties
as Mrs. Willis
Touched by an Angel
as Elaine Weiss
The Golden Girls
as Gloria
The Cosby Show
as Saleswoman