Beth Broderick

Elizabeth Alice Broderick (born February 24, 1959)<ref name="beth"/> is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/WB television sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003).<ref name="NPR-Cut">Template:Cite episode</ref><ref name="nguyen">" Yes, You Recognize That Sharp Objects Actor From Your Childhood". Pop Sugar, August 4, 2018, by Stacey Nguyen</ref> She also had recurring roles as Diane Janssen in the ABC mystery drama series Lost (2005–2008) and as Rose Twitchell in the CBS science fiction drama series Under the Dome (2013).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life

Beth Broderick was born in Falmouth, Kentucky, the daughter of Nina Lou (née Bowden) and Thomas Joseph Broderick.<ref name="beth">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Even as a child, she was interested in theater. She graduated from high school at sixteen, and then from the American Academy of Arts in Pasadena, California.<ref name="beth"/>

Career

Billed as Elizabeth Alice Broderick, and later as Norris O'Neal, she made her debut in two adult films, In Love (1983) and Bordello: House of the Rising Sun (1985).<ref name="beth"/> Both roles portrayed her as a lesbian and were financially unsuccessful. Again as Norris O'Neal, she appeared in the mainstream comedy Sex Appeal (1986).<ref name="beth"/> In 1986 she had small roles in If Looks Could Kill,<ref name="beth"/> Student Affairs,<ref name="beth"/> Young Nurses in Love,<ref name="beth"/> and Slammer Girls, a spoof of the women in prison film genre.<ref name="beth"/>

Her first significant role was in Stealing Home (1988),<ref name="beth"/> in which she played Leslie, a young woman who seduces a teenager (played by Jonathan Silverman). In 1990, she appeared in The Bonfire of the Vanities.<ref name="beth"/> Her movie credits include Man of the Year (1995),<ref name="beth"/> Maternal Instincts (1996),<ref name="beth"/> Breast Men (1997),<ref name="beth"/> Psycho Beach Party (2000),<ref name="beth"/> and The Inner Circle (2003).<ref name="beth"/> She appeared in the movie Fools Rush In (1997),<ref name="beth"/> with Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek, as a business woman. She played a crazy religious woman, who together with her husband and brother, torture couples who break the rules of chastity while camping, in the film Timber Falls.<ref name="beth"/>

Her television credits include Married... with Children,<ref name="beth"/> The 5 Mrs. Buchanans,<ref name="beth"/> Hearts Afire, Supernatural and Glory Days.<ref name="beth"/> She guest starred on Northern Exposure,<ref name="beth"/> in the 1992 episode "It Happened In Juneau", playing a lusty doctor hunting for a one-night stand with Dr. Joel Fleischman, played by Rob Morrow. In 1997 she appeared in the racy Showtime series Women: Stories of Passion ("The Bitter and the Sweet" 2:17). She had a minor, recurring role in the hit ABC series Lost as Kate Austen's mother, Diane. She played a minor role in CSI: Miami during a tsunami where she played a neighbor of CSI Ryan Wolfe's uncle.<ref name="NPR-Cut" /> More recently, she had guest starring roles on Leverage and Castle.<ref name="beth"/> In 2019, she was in "Sister of the Bride", a Hallmark channel movie.<ref name="beth"/>

She has appeared in several theater productions like Carnal Knowledge,<ref name="beth"/> Triplets in Uniform and Zastrozzi,<ref name="beth"/> the Master of Discipline (which she also co-produced). In New York she has starred in The Mousetrap,<ref name="beth"/> The Lion in Winter and many more.<ref name="beth"/> She was recently in the Chicago Northlight Theatre production of the one-woman show titled Bad Dates.<ref name="beth"/>

Broderick has written A Cup of Joe, Wonderland and Literatti with Dennis Bailey.<ref name="beth"/>

She directed three episodes of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: "Guilty!" (2002), "Cloud Ten" (2002), and "Making the Grade" (2001).<ref name="beth"/>

Personal life

Broderick had a year-long romance with director Brian De Palma during production of The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> She married Scott Paetty on April 29, 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Broderick is a founding member of Momentum, one of the first organizations in New York established to assist people with AIDS. She is also a founding member of the Celebrity Action Council of the City Light Women's Rehabilitation Program, which provides hands-on service to homeless women, helping them overcome substance abuse and learn job skills.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Broderick lived in Austin, Texas, as of 2014, where she appears in indie films and local theater productions.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	In Love	Ella	As Beth Alison Broderick
1985	Bordello: House of the Rising Sun	Caz Wilcox	As Norris O'Neil
1986	If Looks Could Kill	Newswoman
1986	Sex Appeal	Fran	As Norris O'Neil
1987	Student Affairs	Alexis
1987	Slammer Girls	Abigail
1988	Stealing Home	Lesley
1989	Young Nurses in Love	Putnam
1990	Template:Sortname	Caroline Heftshank
1991	Thousand Pieces of Gold	Berthe
1992	Template:Sortname	Barbie Rodgers (uncredited)
1995	French Exit	Andie Ross
1995	Man of the Year	Kelly Bound
1996	Maternal Instincts	Dr. Eva Warden
1997	Women Without Implants		Short film
1997	Fools Rush In	Tracey Verna (uncredited)
1997	Breast Men	Terri
2000	Psycho Beach Party	Mrs. Ruth Forrest
2003	Inside the Inner Circle	Herself	Short film
2005	Tom's Nu Heaven
2005	Template:Sortname	Jean
2006	State's Evidence	Scott's Mom
2007	Timber Falls	Ida
2011	Bad Actress	Alyssa Rampart-Pillage
2011	Fly Away	Jeanne
2011	Retail Therapy	Celebrity Customer	Short film
2014	Two Step	Dot
2015	Echoes of War	Doris McCluskey
2018	Crash Blossom	Nancy O'Connor
2018	The Neighborhood Watch	Gladys
2020	Becoming	Angela Corrigan
2020	The Fox Hunter	Nancy O'Connor
2020	Law of Attraction	Rhonda
2021	Something About Her	Jane
2023	One True Loves	Francine
	The Nana Project	Kitty	Post-production
2024	Holiday Mismatch	Barbara
2024	The Merry Gentlemen	Lily

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Matlock	Jane Barnes	Episode: "The Hucksters"
1988–1989	1st & Ten: The Championship		Episodes: "Injustice for All" & "Duty Calls"
1989	Hooperman	Europa	Episode: "Intolerance"
1989	Template:Sortname	Gwen Goode	Episode: "A Frick Called Wanda"
1989	Mancuso, F.B.I.	Dallas	Episode: "Suspicious Minds"
1990	Murphy Brown	Rita	Episode: "Bad Girls"
1990	Glory Days	Sheila Jackson	6 episodes
1990	Married... with Children	Miss Penza	Episode: "And Baby Makes Money"
1991	Get a Life	Jackie	Episode: "Chris and Larry Switch Lives"
1991	Doctor Doctor	Roxanne Abrams	Episode: "Two Angry Men"
1991	Rewrite for Murder		TV movie
1991	Drexell's Class	Maria	Episode: "Bully for Otis"
1992	Are You Lonesome Tonight	Laura	TV movie
1992	Northern Exposure	Linda Angelo	Episode: "It Happened in Juneau"
1992	In the Deep Woods	Myra Cantrell	TV movie
1992–1993	Hearts Afire	Dee Dee Starr	25 episodes
1993	Hearts Afire	Lee Ann Folsom	7 episodes
1993	Shadowhunter	Bobby Cain	TV movie
1994	Justice in a Small Town	Melissa Brewer	TV movie
1994–1995	Template:Sortname	Delilah Buchanan	17 episodes
1996–2002	Sabrina the Teenage Witch	Zelda Spellman	Main role; 141 episodes
1997	Women: Stories of Passion	Ellie	Episode: "The Bitter and the Sweet"
1997	Teen Angel	Zelda Spellman	Episode: "One Dog Night"
1997	Men in Black: The Series	Aileen (voice)	Episode: 'The Inanimate Syndrome"
1998	Template:Sortname	Patricia Ellis	TV movie
2002	Template:Sortname	Real Madame Zora (uncredited)	Episode: "My Name Is Evil"
2003	Template:Sortname	Lana Olmstead	Episode: "Separation Anxiety"
2004	Homeland Security	Elise McKee	TV movie
2004	CSI: Miami	Mona	Episode: "Crime Wave"
2006	Supernatural	Alice Miller	Episode: "Nightmare"
2006	Template:Sortname	Morgan Bloom	Episode: "Head Over Heels"
2007	Bionic Woman	Alexis	Episode: "The List"
2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Belinda / Linda	Episode: "Cockroaches"
2005–2008	Lost	Diane Janssen	5 episodes
2008	ER	Edith Landry	Episode: "Tandem Repeats"
2009	Two Dollar Beer	Mom	TV movie
2009	Cold Case	Libby Traynor	Episode: "Jackals"
2009	Leverage	Monica Hunter	Episode: "The Three Days of the Hunter Job"
2010	Castle	Barbara Mann	Episode: "The Late Shaft"
2010	Revenge of the Bridesmaids	Olivia McNabb	TV movie
2010	Lone Star	Carol	Episodes: "Pilot" & "One in Every Family"
2013	Under the Dome	Rose Twitchell	5 episodes
2014	Melissa & Joey	Dr. Ellen Radier	Episodes: "Accidents Will Happen" & "Witch Came First"
2014	A Perfect Christmas List	Michelle	TV movie
2016	Late Bloomer	Eileen Taft	TV movie
2017	Bosch	Judge Sharon Houghton	3 episodes
2017	A Very Merry Toy Store	Pam Forrester	TV movie
2017	Romance at Reindeer Lodge	Penny	TV movie
2018	Sharp Objects<ref name="nguyen" />	Annie B	5 episodes
2019	Christmas Town	Betty	Hallmark Channel Original Movie
2019	Always and Forever Christmas	Carol	Lifetime Channel Original Movie
2019	Sister of the Bride	Eleanore	TV movie
2019	My Best Friend's Christmas	Sheila Seever	TV movie
2020	Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	Sitcom Zelda Spellman (modified version)	2 episodes
2021	Walker	Mrs. Harlan	Episode : "Don't Fence Me In"
2021	Shrill	Clara	Episode : "Ranchers"
2022	When I Think of Christmas	Anna	Hallmark Channel Original Movie
2022	Criminal Minds	Senator Martha Reeves	Episode : "Oedipus Wrecks"
2023	Love & Death	Bertha Pomeroy
2024	Holliday Mismatch	Barbara	Hallmark Channel Original Movie

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