Acting
Lee Garlington
Born Jul 20, 1953 · Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny.
She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford.
She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes.
In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.
Read more
Acting
Redlining
2026
Achiever
2026
Comedy
SEGAL
2025
Documentary
Electric Bloom
2025
Comedy · Family · Drama
No Friends
2025
The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special
2022
Comedy · TV Movie
Candy Coated Christmas
2021
Romance · Comedy · TV Movie
The Little Things
2021
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door
2020
Documentary · TV Movie
P-Valley
2020
Drama · Crime
Dead to Me
2019
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Christmas Harmony
2018
Comedy · Drama · Music
House by the Lake
2017
Horror · Thriller
The Good Doctor
2017
Drama
Do You Take This Man
2017
Drama
Married by Christmas
2016
Comedy · TV Movie · Romance
Her Last Will
2016
Thriller · Mystery · TV Movie
Band of Robbers
2016
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
The Magicians
2015
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Safelight
2015
Drama
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014
Comedy · Romance
Mockingbird
2014
Horror · Thriller
Stalker
2014
Crime · Drama
The Extendables
2014
Comedy
Extant
2014
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
Drama · Comedy
Sister
2014
Drama
Mistresses
2013
Drama · Comedy
Emily Owens, M.D.
2012
Drama
Longmire
2012
Western · Crime · Drama
Suburgatory
2011
Comedy
Friends with Benefits
2011
Drama · Comedy
The Psycho Legacy
2010
Documentary · Horror
Good Luck Charlie
2010
Comedy · Family · Kids
A Buddy Story
2010
Drama
FlashForward
2009
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith
2009
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Southland
2009
Drama
Prayers for Bobby
2009
Drama · History · TV Movie
Lie to Me
2009
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Childrens Hospital
2008
Comedy
The Coverup
2008
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Pulse 2: Afterlife
2008
Drama · Horror · Science Fiction
The Mentalist
2008
Crime · Drama · Mystery
90210
2008
Drama
Just Add Water
2008
Comedy · Drama
Private Practice
2007
Drama
Saving Grace
2007
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Riches
2007
Drama · Comedy
Big Day
2006
Comedy
Psych
2006
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Akeelah and the Bee
2006
Drama
Stick It
2006
Comedy · Drama
What About Brian
2006
Drama · Comedy
Big Love
2006
Drama
Something New
2006
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Invasion
2005
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
Close to Home
2005
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Mrs. Harris
2005
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
American Gun
2005
Drama
Mortuary
2005
Horror
Partner(s)
2005
Comedy · Romance
A Lot Like Love
2005
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Drama
Medium
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Desperate Housewives
2004
Mystery · Drama · Comedy
Boston Legal
2004
Comedy · Drama
Guarding Eddy
2004
Comedy · Drama · Family
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
Comedy · Family
Cold Case
2003
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Joan of Arcadia
2003
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
NCIS
2003
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Two and a Half Men
2003
Comedy
All of Us
2003
Comedy · Family
Nip/Tuck
2003
Drama
Abby
2003
Comedy
The Hot Chick
2002
Comedy · Fantasy
8 Simple Rules
2002
Comedy · Drama
Everwood
2002
Drama · Family
One Hour Photo
2002
Drama · Thriller
Lovely & Amazing
2002
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Thriller · Action · Drama
Crossing Jordan
2001
Drama
Layover
2001
Thriller · Romance
American Pie 2
2001
Comedy · Romance
Stranger Inside
2001
Crime · Drama
Six Feet Under
2001
Drama
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
TV Movie · Mystery
Grounded for Life
2001
Family · Comedy
The Division
2001
Drama
The District
2000
Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Strong Medicine
2000
Drama
Forever Lulu
2000
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Boys and Girls
2000
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Titus
2000
Comedy · Drama
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
Romance · Drama
Snoops
1999
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
The West Wing
1999
Drama
Once and Again
1999
Drama
Judging Amy
1999
Drama
Freak Talks About Sex
1999
Comedy
Can of Worms
1999
Comedy · Family · Science Fiction
Martial Law
1998
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Will & Grace
1998
Comedy
Maximum Bob
1998
Drama
Driven
1998
Drama
Virtual Obsession
1998
Science Fiction · Thriller · TV Movie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Practice
1997
Drama
Dante's Peak
1997
Action · Adventure · Drama
Dark Skies
1996
Science Fiction · Mystery · Drama
Dark Skies
1996
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Profiler
1996
Crime · Drama
Townies
1996
Comedy
7th Heaven
1996
Family · Drama · Comedy
Summer of Fear
1996
Horror
Nash Bridges
1996
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Babysitter
1995
Drama · Thriller
Whose Daughter is She?
1995
TV Movie · Drama
See Jane Run
1995
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Friends
1994
Comedy
Touched by an Angel
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Family
Chicago Hope
1994
Soap · Drama
Reflections on a Crime
1994
Thriller · Crime · Drama
The Yarn Princess
1994
Drama
My Life
1993
Drama · Romance
The Conviction of Kitty Dodds
1993
Drama · TV Movie
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
1993
TV Movie · Drama · Thriller
Love Matters
1993
Thriller · Drama · Romance
Grace Under Fire
1993
Comedy
NYPD Blue
1993
Drama
Bakersfield P.D.
1993
Comedy
Torch Song
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Jack the Bear
1993
Drama · Comedy
Dying to Love You
1993
Thriller · Drama · TV Movie
Kiss of a Killer
1993
Thriller · TV Movie
When No One Would Listen
1992
TV Movie · Drama
Sneakers
1992
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Shame
1992
Drama · TV Movie
Arresting Behavior
1992
Comedy
Honor Thy Mother
1992
TV Movie · Thriller
Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories
1991
Drama · TV Movie
Good & Evil
1991
Comedy
Home Improvement
1991
Comedy
The Whereabouts of Jenny
1991
Drama · TV Movie
When You Remember Me
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Get a Life
1990
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Meet the Applegates
1990
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
Last Flight Out
1990
Drama · TV Movie
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
Drama · TV Movie · Crime
Wings
1990
Comedy · Drama
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
Drama · TV Movie
The Nutt House
1989
Comedy
Oh No, Not Them
1989
Comedy · TV Movie
Seinfeld
1989
Comedy
Field of Dreams
1989
Drama · Fantasy
Quantum Leap
1989
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Coach
1989
Comedy
Three Fugitives
1989
Comedy · Crime
Murphy Brown
1988
Comedy
Roseanne
1988
Comedy
The Seventh Sign
1988
Horror · Drama · Thriller
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Student Exchange
1987
Comedy · Family · Romance
Hooperman
1987
Drama · Comedy
In the Mood
1987
Comedy · Romance
Murder Ordained
1987
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
Romance · Comedy
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Comedy · Crime · Action & Adventure
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
Cobra
1986
Action · Crime · Thriller
Psycho III
1986
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Matlock
1986
Drama · Crime
The Golden Girls
1985
Comedy
Stingray
1985
Drama · Action & Adventure
Do You Remember Love
1985
Drama · TV Movie
Overnight Sensation
1984
Who's the Boss?
1984
Comedy
Automan
1983
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Psycho II
1983
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Family Ties
1982
Comedy · Drama · Family
Carbon Copy
1981
Comedy · Drama
Hill Street Blues
1981
Drama · Crime
Directed
P.A.N.I.C. in Griffith Park
1987