Acting
Doris Belack
EN cinema · 27 credits
Born
26 February 1926
Died
4 October 2011 (aged 85)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Dorris Belack · Doris Belak
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Belack played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000). Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death. They were married for 65 years and had no children.
Known for
Filmography
Arranged
as Elona
Prime
as Blanche
Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson
Doug's 1st Movie
as Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
The Odd Couple II
as Blanche Madison Povitch
Krippendorf's Tribe
as President Porter
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Dr. Roberts
What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky
The Luckiest Man in the World
as Mrs. Posner
She-Devil
as Paula
Hostage
as Edna
*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson
Almost Partners
as Anna McCue
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Louella Parsons
Fast Forward
as Mrs. Gilroy
Sessions
Actor
The Cradle Will Fall
as Edna Burns
Tootsie
as Rita
Hanky Panky
as Building Manager
We're Fighting Back
as Doctor
The Black Marble
as Harried Woman
The Last Tenant
as Housekeeper
Looking Up
1977
Looking Up
as Libby Levine