Jessica Walter (born January , ) is an American actress. She is known
for appearing in the films Play Misty for Me (), Grand Prix and The
Group (both ), her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested
Development, and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX
animated series Archer. Walter studied acting at the Neighborhood
Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.Walter was a series
regular for the first half of season one of , provided the voice of
Fran Sinclair on the series Dinosaurs, and starred as the title
character of the series Amy Prentiss, for which she won the Emmy Award
for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie.Walter was
born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Esther (née Groisser) and
David Walter, a musician who was a member of the NBC Symphony
Orchestra and the NYC Ballet Orchestra. Walter attended New York
City's High School of Performing Arts. Her family is Jewish. Her
mother was an immigrant from the USSR. Her brother is screenwriter
Richard Walter.Walter began her acting career on the stage. She won
the Clarence Derwent Award in for Outstanding Debut Broadway
Performance in Photo Finish by Peter Ustinov. She soon moved to
television, and she played the character Julie Murano on the
television series, Love of Life. While appearing on Love of Life from
to , she also acted on many other popular television series, including
Naked City, East Side/West Side, Ben Casey, Route , The Doctors and
the Nurses, The Rogues and The Defenders. Among those series is
Walter's notable role as Lorna Richmond on "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow"
episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour which aired on April , , and a
supporting role as William Shatner's wife on the short-lived drama For
the People ().
for appearing in the films Play Misty for Me (), Grand Prix and The
Group (both ), her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested
Development, and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the FX
animated series Archer. Walter studied acting at the Neighborhood
Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.Walter was a series
regular for the first half of season one of , provided the voice of
Fran Sinclair on the series Dinosaurs, and starred as the title
character of the series Amy Prentiss, for which she won the Emmy Award
for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie.Walter was
born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Esther (née Groisser) and
David Walter, a musician who was a member of the NBC Symphony
Orchestra and the NYC Ballet Orchestra. Walter attended New York
City's High School of Performing Arts. Her family is Jewish. Her
mother was an immigrant from the USSR. Her brother is screenwriter
Richard Walter.Walter began her acting career on the stage. She won
the Clarence Derwent Award in for Outstanding Debut Broadway
Performance in Photo Finish by Peter Ustinov. She soon moved to
television, and she played the character Julie Murano on the
television series, Love of Life. While appearing on Love of Life from
to , she also acted on many other popular television series, including
Naked City, East Side/West Side, Ben Casey, Route , The Doctors and
the Nurses, The Rogues and The Defenders. Among those series is
Walter's notable role as Lorna Richmond on "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow"
episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour which aired on April , , and a
supporting role as William Shatner's wife on the short-lived drama For
the People ().
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