Talia Balsam (born March 5, 1959) is an American television and film
actress. She is the daughter of film actor Martin Balsam and actress
Joyce Van Patten. She is married to John Slattery.Balsam was born in
New York City in 1959 (though some sources erroneously give 1960) to
actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten. Her ancestry is
Russian-Jewish (father) and Italian, Dutch, and English (mother). She
is the niece of actor Dick Van Patten, actress Pat Van Patten and
actor and director Tim Van Patten. Her half-cousin is actress Grace
Van Patten.She attended a boarding school in Tucson, Arizona, in her
adolescent years.Balsam began her career appearing in a recurring role
on the ABC sitcom Happy Days and later appeared in a number of shows,
including Dallas, Taxi, Hill Street Blues and Magnum, P.I.. Balsam
also played female leading roles in films Crawlspace (1986) and In the
Mood (1987). She also appeared in a number of made-for-television
movies, including Kent State (1981), Nadia (1984), and Consenting
Adult (1985). Balsam continued playing supporting film roles and guest
starred on television through 1990s and 2000s, include The Cake Eaters
(2007), L.A. Doctors (1998-99) and Without a Trace (2003-04).
actress. She is the daughter of film actor Martin Balsam and actress
Joyce Van Patten. She is married to John Slattery.Balsam was born in
New York City in 1959 (though some sources erroneously give 1960) to
actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten. Her ancestry is
Russian-Jewish (father) and Italian, Dutch, and English (mother). She
is the niece of actor Dick Van Patten, actress Pat Van Patten and
actor and director Tim Van Patten. Her half-cousin is actress Grace
Van Patten.She attended a boarding school in Tucson, Arizona, in her
adolescent years.Balsam began her career appearing in a recurring role
on the ABC sitcom Happy Days and later appeared in a number of shows,
including Dallas, Taxi, Hill Street Blues and Magnum, P.I.. Balsam
also played female leading roles in films Crawlspace (1986) and In the
Mood (1987). She also appeared in a number of made-for-television
movies, including Kent State (1981), Nadia (1984), and Consenting
Adult (1985). Balsam continued playing supporting film roles and guest
starred on television through 1990s and 2000s, include The Cake Eaters
(2007), L.A. Doctors (1998-99) and Without a Trace (2003-04).
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