Editing Jessica Walter (section)

==Career==
[[File:Jessica Walter young.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Walter in 1965]]

Walter began her acting career on stage, winning a [[Clarence Derwent Awards|Clarence Derwent Award]] in 1963 for Outstanding Debut Broadway Performance in ''Photo Finish'' by [[Peter Ustinov]]. She soon moved to television, and played Julie Muranoon on the television series, ''[[Love of Life]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|date=March 25, 2021|title=Raising a Glass to Jessica Walter, from Sixties Soap Star to the Iconic Lucille Bluth|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/jessica-walter-arrested-development-dead-tribute-1146981/|access-date=March 26, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> While appearing on ''Love of Life'' from 1962 to 1965, she also acted on many other popular television series, including ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]'', ''[[East Side/West Side]]'', ''[[Ben Casey]]'', ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'', ''[[The Doctors and the Nurses]]'', ''[[The Rogues (TV series)|The Rogues]]'', and ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]''. Among those series is Walter's role as Lorna Richmond on "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" episode of ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' (April 14, 1964), and a supporting role as [[William Shatner]]'s wife on the legal drama ''[[For the People (1965 TV series)|For the People]]'' (1965).

In 1964, Walter appeared in the first episode of the television series ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]'' as well as the episode "How Much for a Prince?" in [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]'s drama ''[[The Reporter (TV series)|The Reporter]]''. In 1966, she appeared in "The White Knight" episode of ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_fugitive/s03/e26 |title=THE WHITE KNIGHT THE FUGITIVE SEASON 3 |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=March 25, 2021 |quote=Glenn Madison (Steven Hill), a war hero with political ambitions, is rescued from a plane crash by Richard Kimble (David Janssen). Normally, this would make Kimble a hero, but both he and Madison are anxious to keep the rescue a secret from the public--Kimble because he is a fugitive from justice, and Madison because his traveling companion was his mistress Pat Haynes (Jessica Walter). }}</ref>

Her earliest notable and acclaimed screen role was in the Clint Eastwood-directed film, ''[[Play Misty for Me]]'' (1971).  Walter played Evelyn, a young woman who becomes violently obsessed with a disc jockey. Evelyn is known to repeatedly call a California radio station during a [[jazz music]] program hosted by Eastwood's character, Dave Garver, always requesting he play the [[Erroll Garner]] standard, [[Misty (song)|"Misty"]].  In the course of becoming infatuated with Garver, Evelyn seduces him and then attempts suicide in his home.  Her obsessive behavior intensifies and she begins stalking him relentlessly and eventually breaks into his house.  In a frenzy, Evelyn destroys the interior of the home and stabs his housekeeper Birdie (played by [[Clarice Taylor]]), who is hospitalized but survives.  For her performance, Walter received a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] category <ref name="hollywoodreporter"/><ref name="goldenglobes">{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2021|title=Jessica Walter {{!}} Golden Globes|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jessica-walter|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325223107/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jessica-walter|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-03-25|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=archive.is}}</ref> as well as critical praise.  Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] described Walter as demonstrating "unnerving effectiveness" in the role.<ref>Ebert, Roger (1971) [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/play-misty-for-me-1971 Play Misty for Me]. Retrieved March 6, 2014.</ref> 

[[File:Jessica Walter.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Walter in 2008]]

Walter's other film credits from that era include ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]'' (1964), ''[[Grand Prix (1966 film)|Grand Prix]]'' (1966), ''[[The Group (film)|The Group]]'' (1966), ''[[Bye Bye Braverman]]'' (1968), and ''[[Number One (1969 film)|Number One]]'' (1969). She was also in three episodes of ''[[Mannix]]'' (starring [[Mike Connors]]) in three separate seasons<!--, "Moving Target" in season 5-->.

During the 1970s, Walter co-starred in an episode of ''[[Columbo]]'', "Mind Over Mayhem", had a recurring role on ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' as Melanie McIntyre, Trapper John's former wife, and starred on the series ''[[Amy Prentiss]]'', a spinoff of ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'', for which she won a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]]. 

In 1980s, she had a role on the [[NBC]] primetime soap opera ''[[Bare Essence]]'' as Ava Marshall. Following ''Bare Essence'', Walter worked most frequently in television and theater, though she did appear in some films including ''[[The Flamingo Kid]]'' (1984) and ''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]'' (1994). She recorded a performance as the doll form of [[Chucky (character)|Chucky]] for the 1988 horror film ''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]'', but her lines were redubbed by [[Brad Dourif]] after negative test screenings which [[Tom Holland (filmmaker)|Tom Holland]] and [[Don Mancini]] attributed partially to Walter's performance; they claimed Walter was effectively frightening in the role but failed to convey the sense of black humor they envisioned the character to have and that her voice seemed out of place because the character was male.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heigl|first=Alex|date=2021-03-26|title=Jessica Walter almost had role as Chucky in 'Child's Play,' says Tom Holland|url=https://nypost.com/2021/03/25/tom-holland-on-jessica-walter-voicing-chucky-in-childs-play/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-19|title=Your Friend 'Til the End: An Oral History of Child's Play|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88064/your-friend-til-end-oral-history-childs-play|access-date=2021-05-27|website=www.mentalfloss.com|language=en}}</ref>

In the 1990s, Walter voiced Fran Sinclair on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]'', and appeared on ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' as Eve Gallo, the mother of Maya and the ex-wife of magazine publisher Jack Gallo.

From 2003 to 2006, she appeared in a regular role as the scheming alcoholic socialite matriarch [[Lucille Bluth]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s comedy series ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''. In 2005, she received a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]] for the role. Despite her convincing portrayal of Lucille, she stated: "I'm nothing like Lucille. Nothing. My daughter will tell you. I'm really a very nice, boring person."<ref name="must">{{cite magazine|title=Jessica Walter: Lucille Bluth on ''Arrested Development'' talks about her kooky character|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2005/06/17/must-list-2005-jessica-walter|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 24, 2005|access-date=March 18, 2007|archive-date=September 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908005150/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1073625,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite acclaim from critics, ''Arrested Development'' received low ratings and viewership on Fox, which cancelled the series in 2006. It was revived by [[Netflix]] for season four in 2013, where it gained huge popularity. Walter reprised her role for season five, premiering in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix reveals trailer for Arrested Development season 5, confirms premiere date: Watch|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/arrested-development-season-5-trailer/|website=Consequence of Sound|date=May 7, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Jessica Walter (46810961294) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.85|Walter in 2019]]

Walter played Tabitha Wilson on the first season of ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' (2008-2009), until the character was written off halfway through the season. In 2007, she guest-starred on the sitcom ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'' in the episode titled "Kids" and in 2009 guest-starred in an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' as legal-aid lawyer Petra Gilmartin.  Previously in 2008, she had appeared in ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' as Eleanor Reynolds in the episode "Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger".<ref>{{cite news|first=Robyn|last=Ross|title=Jessica Walter on SVU: An Arresting Development|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jessica-Walter-SVU-1008679.aspx|work=TV Guide|date=August 5, 2009|access-date=August 5, 2009}}</ref> From 2011 to 2012, she starred in the [[TV Land]] sitcom ''[[Retired at 35]]'' alongside her ''Bye Bye Braverman'' co-star [[George Segal]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Hale|first=Mike|title=Moving in With the Folks, Who May Not Be Thrilled |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/arts/television/19retired.html|access-date=January 26, 2014|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 18, 2011}}</ref>

Walter starred as Evangeline Harcourt in the Broadway revival of ''[[Anything Goes]]'', which began previews in March 2011 and officially opened on April 7, 2011.<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149578-Bon-Voyage-Anything-Goes-With-Sutton-Foster-and-Joel-Grey-Opens-on-Broadway "Bon Voyage! Anything Goes, With Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, Opens on Broadway"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613213644/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149578-Bon-Voyage-Anything-Goes-With-Sutton-Foster-and-Joel-Grey-Opens-on-Broadway |date=June 13, 2011 }}, playbill.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.</ref>

Walter voiced [[spymaster]] Malory Archer on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] animated series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''. <ref name="hollywoodreporter"/> Walter mentioned that her performance in ''Arrested Development'' was explicitly referenced when auditions for the part of Malory were sought.<ref name="malory.dailybeast">{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2021|title=The Fabulousness of Jessica Walter: On 'Archer,' 'Arrested Developmen…|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fabulousness-of-jessica-walter-on-archer-arrested-development-and-cocaine-parties|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325231033/https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fabulousness-of-jessica-walter-on-archer-arrested-development-and-cocaine-parties|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-03-25|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=archive.is}}</ref><!--  She was drawn to the role after learning that the script for the pilot explicitly drew comparisons between Malory and Lucille Bluth.{{cn|date=March 2021}} -- pilot script does not appear to explicitly mention "Lucille" or "Bluth", though it may include implicit comparisons -->

In May 2018, Walter became part of an on-set controversy regarding harassment she said she had received from ''Arrested Development'' co-star [[Jeffrey Tambor]]. During a cast interview with the ''[[New York Times]]'', Walter was asked about an incident which Tambor had alluded to several months before.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/arts/television/arrested-development-netflix-interview-jeffrey-tambor.html |title='Arrested Development. We Sat Down with the Cast. It Got Raw. |first=Sopan |last=Deb |work=The New York Times |date=May 23, 2018 |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Walter teared up and stated that "[i]n like almost 60 years of working, I've never had anybody yell at me like that on a set. And it's hard to deal with, but I'm over it now", while also noting that Tambor had apologized and had not done anything sexually inappropriate, and that she would work with him again.<!-- She said that she would work with him again in a heartbeat, stating they had known each other for many years. -- no need for this detail, as this article is about walter, not tambor --><!-- she only added the last point about working again with him when directly asked, and tambor was present in the room at the time --><ref name="nytimes"/><ref name="cheatsheet">{{cite web |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/arrested-development-jessica-walter-jeffrey-tambor-friends-died.html/ |title= 'Arrested Development': Were Jessica Walter and Jeffrey Tambor Friends When She Died? |first=Becca |last=Bleznak |publisher=Cheat Sheet |date=March 25, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/jason-bateman-jeffrey-tambor-jessica-walter-mansplaining-arrested-development/ |title=Jason Bateman Apologizes for "Mansplaining" After Defending a Co-Star Accused of Harassment |first=Isabel |last=Jones |publisher=instyle |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417040444/https://www.instyle.com/news/jason-bateman-jeffrey-tambor-jessica-walter-mansplaining-arrested-development |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the same interview, co-stars [[Jason Bateman]], [[Tony Hale]], and [[David Cross]] were criticized in multiple media outlets for appearing to excuse Tambor's behavior without acknowledging Walter's experience.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thewrap.com/arrested-development-men-accused-of-gaslighting-Jessica-Walter-to-defend-jeffrey-tambor/| title='Arrested Development' Men Accused of Gaslighting Jessica Walter to Defend Jeffrey Tambor| first=Debbie| last=Emery| publisher=The Wrap| date=May 23, 2018| access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/jessica-walter-silenced-by-male-arrested-development-co-stars-over-jeffrey-tambors-harassment |title=Jessica Walter Shamed by Male 'Arrest Development' Co-Stars Over Jeffrey Tambor's 'Harassment' |first=Kevin |last=Fallon |work=The Daily Beast |date=May 23, 2018 |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> Within days, all three men had issued apologies to Walter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44252483 |title=Arrested Development cancels UK visit after tearful interview |publisher=BBC |date=May 25, 2018 |access-date=May 25, 2018}}</ref>