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{{short description|American actress (1941–2021)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jessica Walter
| image              = Jessica Walter - Studio Portrait (1974).jpg
| caption            = Walter in 1974 as titular character [[Amy Prentiss]].
| birth_date         = {{birth date|mf=yes|1941|1|31}}
| birth_place        = New York City, U.S.<!--No boroughs/neighborhoods, just cities per format.-->
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2021|3|24|1941|1|31}}
| death_place        = New York City, U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]]
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1960–2021
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Ross Bowman|1966|1978|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Ron Leibman]]|1983|2019|end=died}}
}}
| children           = 1
| relatives          = [[Richard Walter (writer)|Richard Walter]] (brother)
| awards             = [[#Awards and nominations|See below]]
| signature          = JessicaWalter.svg
}}

'''Jessica Ann Walter''' (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 film, stage, and television productions. 

In films, she was best known for her role as a psychotic and obsessed fan of a local disc jockey in the 1971 [[Clint Eastwood]] thriller, ''[[Play Misty for Me]]''.  On television, she was most recently known for her role of [[Lucille Bluth]] on the sitcom ''[[Arrested Development]]'' (2003–2006, 2013–2019) and for providing the voice of [[Malory Archer]] on the [[FX (TV network)|FX]] animated series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' (2009–2021). Walter received various awards over the course of her television career, including a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] for ''[[Amy Prentiss]]'' (1975). She also received two [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nominations and three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1975/outstanding-lead-actress-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie/|title=Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - 1975|website=Emmys.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304084846/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1975/outstanding-lead-actress-in-a-miniseries-or-a-movie/|archive-date=March 4, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref>  For her starring role opposite Eastwood in ''Play Misty for Me'', Walter received a Golden Globe nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]].

After studying acting at the [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]] in New York City, Walter began her career on the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage, winning a 1963 [[Clarence Derwent Awards|Clarence Derwent Award]] for Outstanding Debut Performance. She made her film debut in the 1964 neo-noir drama ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]'', subsequently starring in the 1966 films ''[[Grand Prix (1966 film)|Grand Prix]]'' and ''[[The Group (film)|The Group]]''.  Both performances earned her critical acclaim.

Throughout her career, Walter was a regular presence on American television, playing the title role in the short-lived police procedural ''[[Amy Prentiss]],'' appearing in a recurring role on ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'', working as a series regular for the first half of season one of ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'', and providing the voice of Fran Sinclair on the series ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]''. Her role as scheming socialite Lucille Bluth in ''Arrested Development'' brought her renewed attention, and she contributed voiceover work to animated series such as ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' (2009–2023), and ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'' (2015–2018).