Jessica Walter Biography

Jessica Walter makes her return to Broadway with Anything Goes. Walter began her career in her hometown of New York City where she starred in numerous Broadway productions including Advise and Consent, Neil Simon's Rumors, A Severed Head, Nightlife and Photo Finish, a role that earned her the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Also on stage, Walter has worked at New York's famed Playwright's Horizons and the Los Angeles Theater Center, where she starred in Tartuffe. Walter's feature film work includes Clint Eastwood's Play Misty for Me (Golden Globe® Award nomination, "Best Actress in a Motion Picture"). A short list of Walter's additional film work includes The Group, Slums of Beverly Hills, Lilith, The Flamingo Kid, Dummy, Number One and Grand Prix. Her next feature film is the soon-to-be-released Bending the Rules. Her numerous television roles include the title character in the series Amy Prentiss ("Best Actress" Emmy® Award win); Trapper John, M.D. ("Best Actress" Emmy® Award nomination); The Streets of San Francisco (Emmy® Award nomination); and Arrested Development (Emmy® Award nomination) in which she played the matriarch "Lucille Bluth." Walter has also appeared in several mini-series, including Wheels, Scruples, Bare Essence and Victory at Entebbe. She has guest-starred in over 60 episodic television series, including "Oh Baby, Aaron's Way," "Saving Grace," "For the People," "Just Shoot Me," "Coach," "Women in Chains" and the "Law & Order" franchise. Walter is currently shooting the TV Land comedy series "Retired at 35," in which she co-stars with George Segal. She also voices the role of "Malory Archer" in FX's animated series "Archer," which is going into its second season.