Doris Belack

Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television.

Early years Born on February 26, 1926, Belack was the younger child of Russian Jewish immigrant parents, Isaac and Bertha Belack; she had an older sister.

Belack played the lead role in the short-lived television sitcom Baker's Dozen as Florence Baker, the no-nonsense captain of an undercover anti-crime unit of the NYPD. The show lasted a month on CBS. She also guest starred on many different shows including Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Remington Steele, and Cagney & Lacey. She guest starred on an episode of The Golden Girls in 1985 as Gloria, the sister of Bea Arthur's character Dorothy Zbornak. From 1990 to 2001, Belack played tough, sharp-tongued Judge Margaret Barry, a recurring role on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She voiced Maureen McReary in Grand Theft Auto IV and provided the voices of Mrs. Dink and Mrs. Wingo in the Nickelodeon show Doug. Her last television appearance was on a 2003 episode of Sex and the City.

Belack died on October 4, 2011, in New York City, aged 85. Filmography Film

Looking Up (1977) - Libby Levine The Black Marble (1980) - Harried Woman Hanky Panky (1982) - Building Manager Tootsie (1982) - Rita Marshall Fast Forward (1985) - Mrs. Gilroy Batteries Not Included (1987) - Mrs. Thompson The Luckiest Man in the World (1989) - Mrs. Posner She-Devil (1989) - Paula Opportunity Knocks (1990) - Mona What About Bob? (1991) - Dr. Catherine Tomsky (1994) - Dr. Roberts What's Your Sign? (1997) Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) - President Porter The Odd Couple II (1998) - Blanche Madison Povitch Doug's 1st Movie (1999) - Mayor Tippi Dink (voice) Prime (2005) - Blanche Delirious (2006) - Les's mother Arranged (2007) - Elona (final film role)

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1965 1968–1977 1975 1978 Episode: "When a Body Meets a Body" 1978 1980 1980 1980 1980 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1984–1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1987 Episode: "High Performance" 1987 1988 1988 1988 1989 1991 1991–1994 1992 1992 1993 1993 1994 1995 1995 1998 2000 2000–2001