Deborah Rush (born April , ) is an American actress. She has worked in
television, film and on Broadway. In , she was nominated for a Tony
Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael
Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The
Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In she acted in the comedy film American
Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December , she
joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.Rush has
acted in a number of movies and television series, including the Woody
Allen films Zelig and The Purple Rose of Cairo. She was a regular cast
member of the television series Strangers with Candy. She had a
recurring role on Spin City as Helen Winston, eventual ex-wife of
mayor Randall Winston, and onOrange Is the New Black, as Piper's
mother.She is the wife of Walter Cronkite III (born April , ) and
daughter-in-law of the late television journalist Walter Cronkite. The
couple has two sons, Walter Cronkite IV and the late Peter Cronkite.
television, film and on Broadway. In , she was nominated for a Tony
Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael
Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The
Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In she acted in the comedy film American
Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December , she
joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.Rush has
acted in a number of movies and television series, including the Woody
Allen films Zelig and The Purple Rose of Cairo. She was a regular cast
member of the television series Strangers with Candy. She had a
recurring role on Spin City as Helen Winston, eventual ex-wife of
mayor Randall Winston, and onOrange Is the New Black, as Piper's
mother.She is the wife of Walter Cronkite III (born April , ) and
daughter-in-law of the late television journalist Walter Cronkite. The
couple has two sons, Walter Cronkite IV and the late Peter Cronkite.
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