Editing Jessica Walter

{{short description|American actress (1941–2021)}}
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| 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]]
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'''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).

==Early life==
Walter was born on January 31, 1941, in [[Brooklyn]], New York,<ref>{{cite news|title=UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 31, 2020|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/01/31/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Jan-31-2020/5321580438760/|date=January 31, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2021|work=United Press International|quote=... actor Jessica Walter in 1941 (age 79)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica Walter |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jessica-walter |website=Emmys.com |publisher=Television Academy |access-date=May 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422084720/https://www.emmys.com/bios/jessica-walter |archive-date=April 22, 2021}}</ref> to Esther (née Groisser), a teacher,<ref name=esther>[https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9502E0D6163AF937A25751C0A9619C8B63.html Esther Walter Obituary]. ''New York Times''. February 14, 2007.</ref> and David Walter, a musician who was a member of the [[NBC Symphony Orchestra]] and the NYC Ballet Orchestra.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/02/classified/paid-notice-deaths-walter-david.html David Walter Obituary]. ''New York Times''. July 2, 2003.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liben.com/walter3.html|title=David Walter|publisher=Liben.com|access-date=August 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jessica Walter Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jessica-walter/bio/3030390290/|access-date=September 11, 2021|website=TV Guide}}</ref> Both of Walter's parents were Jewish,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brook|first1=Vincent|title='You Should See Yourself': Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture|date=2006|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=9780813539966|page=278|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnbXkSNJa1gC&pg=PA278|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> with her mother having immigrated to the US from the Soviet Union in 1923.<ref name=esther/><ref>{{cite web|last=Aminosharei|first=Nojan|date=February 25, 2019|title=Jessica Walter Is Game For Anything|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/a26431649/jessica-walter-arrested-development-interview/|access-date=March 25, 2021|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> Her brother, [[Richard Walter (writer)|Richard]], is a retired professor who led the screenwriting program at [[UCLA]].<ref name="hollywoodreporter">{{Cite web |last=Koseluk |first=Chris |date=March 25, 2021 |title=Jessica Walter, 'Arrested Development' and 'Archer' Actress, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jessica-walter-dead-arrested-development-archer-actress-was-80-1262068 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> The siblings were raised in [[Elmhurst, Queens]].<ref>Marzlock, Ron (March 19, 2020). "[https://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/actress-jessica-walter-went-from-sunnyside-to-misty/article_077eed9a-5b7c-5c5f-9003-11a97cd44ec7.html  Actress Jessica Walter went from Sunnyside to ‘Misty’]". ''Queens Chronicle''.</ref> Walter attended the [[High School of Performing Arts]] in Manhattan, graduating in 1959.<ref>"[https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-75135 My First Job: ‘Arrested Development’ Star Jessica Walter]". ''The Wall Street Journal''. June 12, 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Classic Hollywood: Jessica Walter tests boundaries in 'Jennifer Falls'|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/classichollywood/la-et-mn-ca-Jessica-Walters-classic-Hollywood-20140706-story.html|date=July 5, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Susan|last=King}}</ref>

==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>

==Personal life==
[[File:Ross Bowman and Jessica Walter.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Walter and her first husband on their wedding day]]

On March 27, 1966, Walter married Ross Bowman, a Broadway stage manager and television director from [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>[https://www.paysonroundup.com/obituaries/ross-philipp-bowman/article_5f59de44-86e0-11e8-a6be-f7fbaef26e96.html Ross Philipp Bowman Obituary]. ''Payson Roundup''. July 3, 2018.</ref> The marriage produced a daughter, Brooke (born May 18, 1972), once an executive for [[21st Century Fox]] and later a Senior Vice President of development at [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Keck|first=William|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-09-15-jessica-walter_x.htm|title=A terrific 'Development' boosts Jessica Walter's career|newspaper=USA Today|date=September 16, 2005|access-date=March 18, 2007}}</ref> Walter filed for divorce from Bowman in November 1976, and the divorce became final in 1978.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood Inside|date=November 6, 1976|work=The News Journal|first=John|last=Austin|page=29}}</ref><ref name=people>{{cite web|title=Egg Rolls Brought Ron Leibman and Jessica Walter to the Altar and Left Them Hungry for More|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20197115,00.html|date=July 16, 1984|work=People|first=Bonnie|last=Johnson}}</ref> Their grandson Micah was born on July 7, 2013, to Brooke and her husband, David Heymann.<ref>{{cite news|last=Flans|first=Lindsay|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/abc-familys-brooke-bowman-welcomes-a-son-amy-powell-becomes-president-paramount-tv-hitched-hatc-590402|title=ABC Family's Brooke Bowman Welcomes a Son, Amy Powell Becomes President of Paramount TV: Hitched, Hatched, Hired|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 25, 2013}}</ref>

During her first marriage, a fire broke out in the couple's tenth-floor apartment on September 28, 1966, while Bowman was out of town. Walter was rescued by a firefighter.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mulligan|first=Arthur|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/461705586|title=Save Actress in Fire From 10-Story Ledge|work=New York Daily News|date=September 29, 1966}}</ref> 

On June 26, 1983, Walter married actor [[Ron Leibman]].<ref name=people/> They remained married until his death on December 6, 2019.<ref name = THR>{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-leibman-dead-actor-angels-america-wheres-poppa-friends-was-82-1197320|title = Ron Leibman, Actor in 'Angels in America,' 'Where's Poppa?' and 'Friends,' Dies at 82|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = December 6, 2019|access-date = December 6, 2019|last = Koseluk|first = Chris}}</ref> Walter and Leibman appeared together in [[Neil Simon]]'s play ''[[Rumors (play)|Rumors]]'', and portrayed a husband and wife in the film ''[[Dummy (2002 film)|Dummy]]'' (2003), and on ''[[Law & Order]]'' (in the episode "House Counsel"). Leibman joined the cast of ''Archer'', voicing her character's new husband. 

While Walter's mother raised her in the Jewish tradition, Walter later described herself as not religious but "very Jewish in my heart".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sicha|first1=Choire|title=Her phone's still busy|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-26-ca-conversation26-story.html|access-date=April 18, 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 26, 2008}}</ref>

===Death===
On March 24, 2021, Walter died in her sleep at her [[Manhattan]] home. She was 80 years old.<ref name="Death">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/jessica-walter-dead-actress-arrested-development-1234721873/|title=Jessica Walter Dies: Emmy-Winning 'Arrested Development', 'Archer' Actress Was 80|first=Tom|last=Tapp|date=March 25, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jessica Walter, "Arrested Development" and "Archer" star, dies at 80|date=March 26, 2021 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-walter-arrested-development-star-dies-age-80/|access-date=March 26, 2021|publisher=CBS News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|title=Jessica Walter, 'Arrested Development' and 'Archer' star, dies at 80|date=March 25, 2021 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/entertainment/jessica-walter-obit/index.html|access-date=March 26, 2021|publisher=CNN}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Roles
! Notes
! Rf.
|-
| 1964
| ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]''
| Laura
|
| <ref name="tcm.lilith">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=Lilith -- There's My Bus - Turner Classic Movies|url=https://www.tcm.com/video/344525/lilith-theres-my-bus/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=archive.is|archive-date=2021-03-26|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326000534/https://www.tcm.com/video/344525/lilith-theres-my-bus/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1966
| ''[[Grand Prix (1966 film)|Grand Prix]]''
| Pat Stoddard
| Nominated — [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Female]]
| <ref name="hollywoodreporter"/><ref name="goldenglobes"/>
|-
| ''[[The Group (film)|The Group]]''
| Libby
|
| <ref name="hollywoodreporter"/>
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Bye Bye Braverman]]''
| Inez Braverman
|
| {{r|afi}}
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Number One (1969 film)|Number One]]''
| Julie Catlan
|
| {{r|afi}}
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Play Misty for Me]]''
| Evelyn Draper
| Nominated — [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| <ref name="hollywoodreporter"/><ref name=goldenglobes/>
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Goldengirl]]''
| Melody
|
| <ref name="nytimes.goldengirl">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/15/archives/screen-a-witty-goldengirlnurtured-to-win.html |title=Screen: A Witty 'Goldengirl':Nurtured to Win - the New York Times |website=www.nytimes.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326113311/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/15/archives/screen-a-witty-goldengirlnurtured-to-win.html |archive-date=26 March 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Going Ape!]]''
| Fiona Sabatini
|
| {{r|afi}}
|-
| 1982 <!-- based on afi source-->
| ''[[Spring Fever (1982 film)|Spring Fever]]''
| Celia Berryman
|
| {{r|afi}}
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Flamingo Kid]]''
| Phyllis Brody
|
| {{r|metacritic.movies}}
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Tapeheads]]''
| Kay Mart
|
| {{r|afi}}
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Ghost in the Machine (film)|Ghost in the Machine]]''
| Elaine Spencer
|
| {{r|afi}}
|-
| 1994
| ''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]''
| President Garcia-Thompson
|
| {{r|rottentomatoes}}
|-
| 1995
| ''Temptress''
| Dr. Phyllis Evergreen
|
| <ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jessica_walter |title=Jessica Walter - Rotten Tomatoes |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326011301/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jessica_walter |archive-date=26 March 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Slums of Beverly Hills]]''
| Doris Zimmerman
|
| {{r|metacritic.movies}}
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Dummy (2002 film)|Dummy]]''
| Fern
|
| <ref name="afi">{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/82280-Jessica-Walter |title=AFI&#124;Catalog - Jessica Walter |website=catalog.afi.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326005813/https://catalog.afi.com/Person/82280-Jessica-Walter |archive-date=26 March 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{r|metacritic.movies}}
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Unaccompanied Minors]]''
| Cindi
|
| {{r|metacritic.movies}}
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Bending the Rules]]''
| Lena Gold
|
| <ref name="tvguide">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-25|title=Jessica Walter List of Movies and TV Shows - TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jessica-walter/credits/3030390290/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=archive.is|archive-date=2021-03-25|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325233606/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jessica-walter/credits/3030390290/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Undercover Grandpa]]''
| Maddy Harcourt
|
| <ref name="metacritic.grandpa">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=Undercover Grandpa Details and Credits - Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/undercover-grandpa/details|access-date=2021-03-26|website=archive.is|archive-date=2021-03-26|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326002343/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/undercover-grandpa/details|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''Keep the Change''<!-- article "Keep the Change (film)" is about a 1992 film -->
| Carrie
|
| <ref name="metacritic.movies">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=Jessica Walter Movies Profile - Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/jessica-walter?filter-options=movies|access-date=2021-03-26|website=archive.is|archive-date=2021-03-26|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326003950/https://www.metacritic.com/person/jessica-walter?filter-options=movies|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/keep-the-change-review-1202404708/ |title=Film Review: ''Keep the Change'' |work=Variety |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=1 May 2017 |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Mimic (2020 film)|The Mimic]]''
| Estelle
|
| <ref name="rogerebert.mimic">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=The Mimic movie review & film summary (2021) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-mimic-movie-review-2021|access-date=2021-03-26|website=archive.is|archive-date=2021-03-26|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210326000626/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-mimic-movie-review-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Diagnosis: Unknown]]''
|
| Episode: "The Curse of the Gypsy"
|-
| 1962–65
| ''[[Love of Life]]''
| Julie Murano
|
|-
| 1962–63
| ''[[Naked City (TV series)|Naked City]]''
| Girl / Louise
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]''
| Liz Marshall
| Episode: "A Long Way from St. Louie"
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1964
| ''[[East Side/West Side (TV series)|East Side/West Side]]''
| Phyllis Dowling
| Episode: "Take Sides with the Sun"
|-
| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]''
| Lorna Richmond
| Episode: "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow"
|-
| ''[[Ben Casey]]''
| Flora Farr
| Episode: "August Is the Month Before Christmas"
|-
| ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]''
| Elena
| Episode: "300 Feet Below"
|-
| ''[[The Doctors and the Nurses]]''
| Edith Robertson
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Reporter (TV series)|The Reporter]]''
| Jennifer
| Episode: "How Much for a Prince?"
|-
| ''[[The Rogues (TV series)|The Rogues]]''
| Linda Tennant
| Episode: "House of Cards"
|-
| 1964–65
| ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]''
| Sharon Ruskin / Myra Maxwell
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1965
| ''[[For the People (1965 TV series)|For the People]]''
| Phyllis Koster
| 13 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Trials of O'Brien]]''
| Carole Ann Muffit
| Episode: "Picture Me a Murder"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1966
| ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]''
| Pat Haynes
| Episode: "The White Knight"
|-
| ''Preview Tonight''
| Vivian Scott
| Episode: "Pursue and Destroy"
|-
| 1966–73
| ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]''
| Various
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Kiss Me Kate (1968 film)|Kiss Me, Kate]]''
| Lois Lane / [[Bianca Minola|Bianca]]
| Television film
|-
| 1968–71
| ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]''
| Linda Ramsey / Rita Mason / Allie Chambers
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1969
| ''[[It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)|It Takes a Thief]]''
| Lori Brooks
| Episode: "The Baranoff Timetable"
|-
| ''[[The Immortal (1970 TV series)|The Immortal]]''
| Janet Braddock 
| Pilot for TV series
|-
| ''[[Then Came Bronson]]''
| Morgana Mendoza
| Episode: "Where Will the Trumpets Be?"
|-
| ''[[Three's a Crowd (1969 film)|Three's a Crowd]]''
| Jessica Carson
| Television film
|-
| 1969–73
| ''[[Love, American Style]]''
| Various
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1970
| ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]''
| Valerie
| Episode: "Orpheus"
|-
| ''[[The Most Deadly Game]]''
| Leslie 
| Episode: "Breakdown"
|-
| 1970–73
| ''[[Mannix]]''
| Various
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1971
| ''Men at Law''
| Kate Callendar
| Episode: "Let the Dier Beware"
|-
| ''[[Alias Smith and Jones]]''
| Louise Carson
| Episode: "Everything Else You Can Steal"
|-
| ''[[They Call It Murder]]''
| Jane Antrim
| Television film
|-
| 1971–73
| ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''
| Marian Lawrence / Jenny Alquist
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1971–74
| ''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]''
| Various
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1972
| ''[[The Sixth Sense (American TV series)|The Sixth Sense]]''
| Jordana Theland
| Episode: "The Heart That Wouldn't Stay Buried"
|-
| ''[[Women in Chains]]''
| Dee Dee
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Banyon]]''
| Emily
| Episode: "The Old College Try"
|-
| ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''
| Jane Butler
| Episode: "That Was No Lady"
|-
| ''[[Home for the Holidays (1972 film)|Home for the Holidays]]''
| Frederica "Freddie" Morgan
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1973
| ''[[Banacek]]'' 
| Erica Osburn
| Episode: "The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack"
|-
| ''[[Jigsaw (American TV series)|Jigsaw]]''
|
| Episode: "Kiss the Dream Goodbye"
|-
| ''[[Tenafly (TV series)|Tenafly]]''
| Joyce Harrison
| Episode: "The Cash and Carry Caper"
|-
| 1973–76
| ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]''
| Glen Williams / Glen Conway / Maggie Jarris
| rowspan="2" | 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1974
| ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' 
| Brooke Leighton /  Bernice Kellner
|-
| ''[[Columbo]]''
| Dr. Margaret Nicholson
| Episode: "Mind Over Mayhem"
|-
| ''[[The Magician (American TV series)|The Magician]]'' 
| Marian Tripp
| Episode: "The Illusion Of The Evil Spikes"
|-
| ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
| Amy Prentiss
| Episode: "Amy Prentiss AKA The Chief"<br>Pilot for ''[[Amy Prentiss]]''
|-
| ''[[Hurricane (1974 film)|Hurricane]]''
| Louise Damon
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''
| Carla Crystal
| Episode: "The Two Faced Corpse"
|-
| 1974–75
| ''[[Amy Prentiss]]''
| Amy Prentiss 
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1975
| ''[[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]''
| Mrs. Jessica Wright
| Episode: "Park Avenue Pirates"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1976
| ''[[Having Babies]]''
| Sally McNamara
| Television film
|-
| ''[[McMillan & Wife|McMillan]]''
| Donna Drake
| Episode: "All Bets Off"
|-
| ''[[Victory at Entebbe]]''
| Nomi Haroun
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1977
| ''[[Visions (1976 TV series)|Visions]]''
| Anna II
| Episode: "The Prison Game"
|-
| ''[[All That Glitters (American TV series)|All That Glitters]]''
| Joan Hamlyn
|
|-
| ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|The New Adventures of Wonder Woman]]'' 
| Gloria
| Episode: "[[List of Wonder Woman episodes#Season 2 (1977–78)|The Return of Wonder Woman]]"
|-
| ''[[Black Market Baby (film)|Black Market Baby]]''
| Louise Carmino
| Television film
|-
| ''[[What Really Happened to the Class of '65?]]''
| Fran
| Episode: "The Girl Nobody Knew"
|-
| ''[[Gibbsville (TV series)|Gibbsville]]''
|
| Episode: "The Grand Gesture"
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1978
| ''[[Wild and Wooly]]''
| Megan
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Wheels (novel)|Wheels]]'' 
| Ursula
| TV miniseries, Episode #1.1
|-
| ''[[Dr. Strange (1978 film)|Dr. Strange]]''
| [[Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics)|Morgan le Fay]]
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''[[Secrets of Three Hungry Wives]]''
| Christina Wood
|-
| ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]''
| Jessica Ross
| Episode: "Images"
|-
| 1978–85
| ''[[The Love Boat]]''
| Various
| 8 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1979
| ''[[Vampire (1979 film)|Vampire]]'' 
| Nicole DeCamp
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''[[She's Dressed to Kill]]'' 
| Irene Barton
|-
| 1979–85
| ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
| Melanie Townsend McIntyre
| 10 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1981
| ''[[Miracle on Ice (1981 film)|Miracle on Ice]]''
| Pat Brooks
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Aloha Paradise]]''
|
| Episode: "The Best of Friends/Success/9 Carats"
|-
| ''[[Scruples (miniseries)#History|Scruples]]''
| Maggie
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="4’’ | 1982
| ''[[Knots Landing]]'' 
| Victoria Hill
| Episode: "Reunion" 
|-
| ''[[Joanie Loves Chachi]]'' 
| Vanessa Sterling
| colspan="2" | Episode: "Everybody Loves Aunt Vanessa"  
|-
| ''[[Matt Houston]]''
| Glynnis Durand
| colspan="2" | Episode: "Joey's Here"
|-
| ''[[Bare Essence]]''
| Ava Marshall
| colspan="2" | TV miniseries, 11 episodes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Thursday's Child (1983 film)|Thursday's Child]]''
| Roz Richardson
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Marcus Welby, M.D.|The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.]]''
| Astrid Carlisle
|-
| 1984–85
| ''[[Three's a Crowd]]''     
| Claudia Bradford
| 8 episodes
|-
| 1985
| ''The Execution'' 
| Gertrude Simon
| Television film
|-
| 1985–94
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Various
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1986
| ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]''
| Irene Fitzgerald
| Episode: "Child's Play"
|-
| ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''
| Joan Fulton
| Episode: "Novel Connection"
|-
| ''[[Wildfire (1986 TV series)|Wildfire]]''
| Lady Diabolyn (voice)
| Main role
|-
| 1987
| ''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]''
| Dr. Stein
| Episode: "Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1988
| ''[[J.J. Starbuck]]''
| Brin Coltan
| Episode: "Murder by Design"
|-
| ''[[Aaron's Way]]''
| Connie Lo Verde
| 14 episodes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]''
| Additional voices
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1991–94
| ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]''
| Fran Sinclair (voice)
| 65 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| ''[[Jack's Place (TV series)|Jack's Place]]''
| Claire
| Episode: "Romance Takes a Curtain Call"
|-
| ''[[The Round Table (TV series)|The Round Table]]''
| Anne McPherson
| Episode: "Yesterday We Were Playing Football"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Roseanne]]'' 
| Fiona
| Episode: "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[Babylon 5]]''
| Senator Elise Voudreau
| Episode: "A Spider in the Web"
|-
| ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]''
| Susan Miller
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Anna Kopell
| Episode: "House Counsel"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]''
| Admiral Rhea Bergstrom (voice)
| Episode: "Chain of Command"
|-
| ''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
| Ashley Walker-Club-Dupree (voice)
| Episode: "Rocks and Rolls"<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Jessica Walter (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jessica-Walter/ |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 1996–97
| ''[[One Life to Live]]''
| Eleanor Armitage
| 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Doomsday Rock]]''
| Secretary
| Television film
|-
| ''[[You Wish (TV series)|You Wish]]''
| Estelle
| Episode: "The Big Ride"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Poltergeist: The Legacy]]''
| Suzanne Barnard
| Episode: "The Light"
|-
| ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''
| Eve Gallo
| Episode: "Eve of Destruction"
|-
| 1998–2000
| ''[[Oh Baby (TV series)|Oh Baby]]''
| Celia Calloway
| 20 episodes
|-
| 2000–01
| ''[[Jack & Jill (TV series)|Jack & Jill]]''
| Mrs. Louise Zane
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Naomi
| Episode: "The Show Must Not Go On"
|-
| 2003–06,<br>2013,<br>2018–19
| ''[[Arrested Development]]''
| [[Lucille Bluth]]
| 82 episodes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[I Do (But I Don't)]]''
| Gennifer Douglas
| Television film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The X's]]''
| Louise (voice)
|  Episode: "In-Law Enforcement"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2006–07
| ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]''
| Demoness (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''[[The Land Before Time (TV series)|The Land Before Time]]''
| Old One (voice)
| Episode: "The Brave Longneck Scheme"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]''
| Constance
| Episode: "Kids"
|-
| ''[[The Wedding Bells]]''
| Candace Sinclair
| Episode: "Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster"
|-
| 2007–10
| ''[[Saving Grace (American TV series)|Saving Grace]]''
| Betty Hanadarko
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' 
| Eleanor Reynolds
| Episode: "Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting <br /> Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger" 
|-
| ''[[Happy Hour (TV series)|Happy Hour]]''
| Nanette
| Episode: "Thanksgiving"
|-
| 2008–09
| ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''
| [[Tabitha Wilson]]
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Attorney Petra Gilmartin
| Episode: "Solitary"
|-
| 2009–21
| ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''
| Malory Archer, "Mother" (voice)
| 110 episodes; 12th season released posthumously
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[Gravity (TV series)|Gravity]]''
| Henrietta
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Make It or Break It]]''
| Grandma Tanner
| Episode: "Battle of the Flexes"
|-
| ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''
| Mrs. Wyatt (voice)
| Episode: "Howl of the Fright Hound"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''
| Mrs. Latham
| Episode: "The Benefactor Factor"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20110125cbs08 |title=Listings – BIG BANG THEORY, THE on CBS |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |date=2011-02-10 |access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref>
|-
| 2011–12
| ''[[Retired at 35]]''
| Elaine Robbins
| Main cast, 20 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Jennifer Falls]]''
| Maggie
| Main cast, 10 episodes
|-
| 2015–18
| ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]''
| Miss Heinous / Meteora Butterfly (voice)
| 9 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2015, 2017
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Judith McKnight
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Turbo Fast]]''
| Tabitha (voice)
| Episode: "Worst in Show"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[The Odd Couple (2015 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]''
| Meredith
| Episode: "Felix Navidad"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Justice League Action]]''
| [[Athena (DC Comics)|Athena]] (voice)
| Episode: "The Trouble with Truth"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Difficult People]]''
| Mrs. Chuck
| Episode: "Criminal Minds"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Clarence (American TV series)|Clarence]]''
| Ma (voice)
| Episode: "Brain TV"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[At Home with Amy Sedaris]]''
| Alice Brittlecrunch
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019–20
| ''[[Good Girls (TV series)|Good Girls]]''
| Judith
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]''
| [[Granny Goodness]], Wendy Brown (voice)
| Episode: "Inner (Para) Demons"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2021
| ''[[American Housewife]]''
| Margaret
| Episode: "Getting Frank with the Ottos"; final television role
|}

==Theater==
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Roles
! Venue
|-
| 1958
| ''Middle Of The Night''
| Kid Sister
| [[Bucks County Playhouse]]
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Come Blow Your Horn]]''
| Nurse
| Bucks County Playhouse

|-
| 1960
| ''Advise and Consent''
| Liz
| [[James Earl Jones Theatre|Cort Theatre]]
|-
| 1962
| ''Night Life''
| Cigarette Girl
| [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]]
|-
| 1963
| ''Photo Finish''
| Clarice, Ada Cooney
| Brooks Atkinson Theatre
|-
| 1964
| ''A Severed Head''
| Georgie Hands
| [[Royale Theatre]]

|-
| 1967
| ''[[Barefoot in the Park]]''
| Corie Bratter
| [[Kenley Players]]
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]''
| Gypsy Rose Lee
| [[The Muny]]
|-

| 1969
| ''[[How Now, Dow Jones]]''
| Cynthia Pike
| Kenley Players
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Oliver!]]''
| [[Nancy (Oliver Twist)|Nancy]]
| Sacramento Light Opera 
|-
| 1970
| ''[[The Women (play)|The Women]]''
| Sylvia Fowler
| Repertory Theatre of New Orleans
|-
| 1977
| ''[[The Royal Family (play)|The Royal Family]]''
| Cavendish
| [[Parker Playhouse]]
|-
| 1985
| ''Fighting International Fat''
| Rosalind Gambol
| [[Playwrights Horizons]]
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Tartuffe]]''
| Elmire
| [[Los Angeles Theatre Center]]
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Rumors (play)|Rumors]]''
| Claire Ganz
| [[Broadhurst Theatre]]

|-
| 1990
| ''[[Rumors (play)|Rumors]]''
| Claire Ganz
| Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]''
| Performer
| [[Westside Theatre]]

|-
| 2001
| ''[[A Connecticut Yankee (musical)|A Connecticut Yankee]]''
| [[Guinevere]]
| [[Encores!]]
|-
| 2002
| ''Going Native''
| Mother
| [[Long Wharf Theatre]]

|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Stillborn Lover]]''
| Juliet Riordan
| [[Berkshire Theater Festival]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Side by Side by Sondheim|Side By Side by Sondheim]]''
|Narrator
| Berkshire Theater Festival 
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Anything Goes]]''
| Evangeline Harcourt
| [[Stephen Sondheim Theatre]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Steel Magnolias (play)|Steel Magnolias]]''
| Ouiser Boudreaux
| Bucks County Playhouse
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Show Boat|Show Boat in Concert]]''
| Parthy Ann Hawks
| Bucks County Playhouse 
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[39th Annie Awards|2011]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Voice Acting in a Television Production]]
| ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/39th-annie-awards |title=39th Annie Awards |publisher=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[40th Annie Awards|2012]]
| [[Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Voice Acting in an Animated Television or Other Broadcast Venue Production]]
| ''Archer'' {{small|(Episode: "Lo Scandalo")}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/40th-annie-awards |title=40th Annie Awards |publisher=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1963
| [[Clarence Derwent Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''Photo Finish''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.actorsequityfoundation.org/clarence-derwent-award |title=The Clarence Derwent Awards |publisher=[[Actors' Equity Association]] |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[1st Critics' Choice Super Awards|2020]]
| [[Critics' Choice Super Awards]]
| Best Voice Actress in an Animated Series
| ''Archer''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Palm Springs,' 'Lovecraft Country' Lead Nominations for Inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/palm-spring-lovecraft-country-lead-nominations-for-inaugural-critics-choice-super-awards |access-date=November 19, 2020 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221012321/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/palm-spring-lovecraft-country-lead-nominations-for-inaugural-critics-choice-super-awards |archive-date=December 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[24th Golden Globe Awards|1966]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|Most Promising Newcomer – Female]]
| ''[[Grand Prix (1966 film)|Grand Prix]]''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jessica-walter/ |title=Jessica Walter |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[29th Golden Globe Awards|1971]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| ''[[Play Misty for Me]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2003
| rowspan="7"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| rowspan="5"| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
| rowspan="5"| ''[[Arrested Development]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/7th-annual-tv-awards-2002-03/ |title=7th Annual TV Awards (2002-03) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/8th-annual-tv-awards-2004/ |title=8th Annual TV Awards (2004) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/9th-annual-tv-awards-2005/ |title=9th Annual TV Awards (2005) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/10th-annual-tv-awards-2006/ |title=10th Annual TV Awards (2006) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/17th-annual-tv-awards-2012-13/ |title=17th Annual TV Awards (2012-13) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| rowspan="2"| Best Voice-Over Performance
| rowspan="2"| ''Archer''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/25th-annual-tv-awards-2020-21/ |title=25th Annual TV Awards (2020-21) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/26th-annual-tv-awards-2021-22/ |title=26th Annual TV Awards (2021-22) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 1967
| [[Photoplay#The Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor|Photoplay Awards]]
| Most Promising New Star (Female)
| {{n/a}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VARIETY">{{cite web |last=Dagan |first=Carmel |date=March 25, 2021 |title=Jessica Walter, 'Arrested Development' and 'Archer' Star, Dies at 80 |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/obituaries-people-news/jessica-walter-dead-arrested-development-archer-1234938246/ |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325201411/https://variety.com/2021/film/obituaries-people-news/jessica-walter-dead-arrested-development-archer-1234938246/ |archive-date=March 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[27th Primetime Emmy Awards|1975]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series]]
| ''[[Amy Prentiss]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jessica-walter |title=Jessica Walter |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[29th Primetime Emmy Awards|1977]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series]]
| ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' {{small|(Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part")}}
| {{nom}} 
|-
| [[32nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1980]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
| ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|2005]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| ''Arrested Development''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2021]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance|Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance]]
| ''Archer'' {{small|(Episode: "The Double Date")}}
| {{nom}}{{efn|name=Posthumous|Posthumous nomination}}
|-
| [[74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|2022]]
| ''Archer'' {{small|(Episode: "London Time")}}
| {{nom}}{{efn|name=Posthumous}}
|-
| [[8th Golden Satellite Awards|2003]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series – Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan="6"| ''Arrested Development''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2004.shtml |title=Nominees & Winners – Satellite™ Awards 2004 (8th Annual Satellite™ Awards) |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202163316/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2004.shtml |archive-date=February 2, 2008 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[18th Satellite Awards|2013]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2013/ |title=2013 Satellite Awards |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=January 5, 2025 }}</ref>
|-
| [[11th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2004]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910130835/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[12th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2005]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910105436/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[20th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2013]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210330063833/https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/20th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=March 30, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| [[TV Land Award]]s
| Future Classic Award
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VARIETY"/>
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