Basic Information About Bess Armstrong
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Violinist |
| Net worth | $3,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1953-12-11 (71 years old) |
| Place of birth | Baltimore |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | John Fiedler - (1985 - present) (3 children) Chris Carreras - (January 1984 - 1985) (divorced) |
| Gender | Female |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Bess Armstrong win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bess Armstrong roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Serial Mom | Eugene Sutphin's Nurse (uncredited) |
| Jaws 3-D | Kathryn Morgan |
| Dream Lover | Elaine |
| High Road to China | Eve |
| Pecker | Dr. Klompus |
| That Darn Cat | Judy Randall |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Clio 1 episode, 1993 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Maureen Lincoln 3 episodes, 2019-2021 |
| Criminal Minds | Sheila Hawkes 1 episode, 2009 |
| Mad Men | Catherine Orcutt 1 episode, 2012 |
| Longmire | Nancy Crandall 1 episode, 2016 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Erma 1 episode, 1992 |
| Scandal | Senator Diane Greenwald 1 episode, 2017 |
| Conviction | Harper Morrison 3 episodes, 2016 |
| Frasier | Kelly Kirkland 2 episodes, 2000-2004 |
| One Tree Hill | Lydia James 5 episodes, 2004-2010 |
| Reckless | Melinda Rayder 1 episode, 2014 |
| My So-Called Life | Patty Chase 19 episodes, 1994-1995 |
| Switched at Birth | Professor Beth Marillo 7 episodes, 2015-2017 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Patricia Lydecker 1 episode, 2012 |
| Good Morning, Miami | Louise Messinger 1 episode, 2002 |
| The Love Boat | Laura Stanton 1 episode, 1978 |
| The Nanny | Sara Sheffield 1 episode, 1994-1998 |
| Castle | Paula Casillas 1 episode, 2010 |
| S.W.A.T. | Mayor Barrett 3 episodes, 2018-2019 |
| Bosch | Judge Sobel 5 episodes, 2019-2020 |
| True Blood | Nancy Mills 1 episode, 2014 |
| Drop Dead Diva | Rita Kaswell 1 episode, 2014 |
| House of Lies | Julianne Hotschragar 10 episodes, 2013-2014 |
| Boston Legal | Penelope Kimball 2 episodes, 2008 |
| Rake | Helen Cole 1 episode, 2014 |
Bess Armstrong's Quotes
- [1983 comment on Tom Selleck] He is gorgeous, and he has some real power now, but he doesn't use that, or his charm, to exploit women. He genuinely seems to like women. For an actor, that's rare.
Interesting Facts about Bess Armstrong
- Is an accomplished violinist.
- Graduated with a degree in Latin and Theater from Brown University.
- Acted in over 100 plays at Brown University and the Bryn Mawr School for Girls.
- She's the daughter of two teachers.
- At Brown University, she majored in classics as well as theater arts. By the end of her four years she had acted in, directed or choreographed more than 50 plays, both at school and in various professional summer stock companies around New England.
- Born and raised in Baltimore, she inherited a love of theater and music from her parents. Everyone in the family played instruments and acted in school and/or community theatre productions. Her parents were teachers in her schools and her father, an English teacher, also directed the school plays, where Bess got her start in acting.
- She and producer-husband John Fiedler had three children: Lucy, Luke and Samuel. Daughter Lucy Chase Fiedler was born severely disabled on July 22, 1986. Lucy died six months later, on January 8, 1987. Son Luke Allen Fiedler was born on January 14, 1988, and son Samuel Chase Fiedler was born on June 16, 1991.
- Nicknamed "Precious Poodle" by Mary Kay Place during the filming of the TV series My So-Called Life (1994).
