Ellen Ann Crawford (born April 29, 1951) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Lydia Wright on '' ER'' from 1994 through 2003 and then again in 2009 for the series finale. Crawford has also performed on stage, in ''A Touch of the Poet'' by

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. Crawford also made a couple of guest appearances in 2010 in

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''.

Life and career

Crawford was born in

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, graduating from

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's college of Fine Arts in 1975. She is married to veteran character actor Mike Genovese. On ''ER'', Genovese portrayed officer Alfred Grabarsky, whom Nurse Wright wed during the show's third season. Crawford previously performed on stage at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, in

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, where she was Mrs Bennett in ''Pride and Prejudice'' and

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in ''

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''.

Filmography

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'' , Brenda McNair , ("Grandma Jack") , - , ''

Newhart ''Newhart'' is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from October 25, 1982, to May 21, 1990, with a total of 184 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The series stars Bob Newhart and Mary Frann as an author and his wife, respe ...

'' , Mrs. Putnam , ("Animal Attractions") , - , rowspan="9", 1984 , ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff ...

'' , Reporter , ("Ewe and Me, Babe") , - , ''

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'' , Woman at Phone , ("The Mortgage") , - , ''

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Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' , Muriel , ("The Murder of Sherlock Holmes") , - , ''At Your Service'' , Mrs. Anderson , TV movie , - , ''Best Defense'' , Sonya, Dynatechnics , - , ''Riptide'' , Cynthia , ("Double Your Pleasure") , - , '' AfterMASH'' , Shelly Lucas , ("Up and Down Payments") , - , ''The Master'' , Cannery Worker , ("State of the Union") , - , rowspan="2", 1985 , ''Stitches'' , Miss Marshall , , - , ''Otherworld'' , Head Supervisor , ("Princess Metra") , - , rowspan="2", 1986 , ''The Art of Being Nick'' , Depressed customer , rowspan="2", TV movie , - , ''Picnic'' , Olive , - , rowspan="3", 1987 , ''

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'' , Marta , ("Nightmare at the Braine Hotel") , - , ''

Night Court ''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 4, 1984, and ended on May 31, 1992, after nine seasons consisting of List of Night Court episodes, 193 episodes. The show is set in the night shift of a Manhattan ...

'' , Leona Cowen/Davide , ("Safe") , - , ''Who's That Girl'' , , , - , rowspan="3", 1988 , ''The Invisible Kid'' , Teacher , , - , '' The Bronx Zoo'' , Mrs. Feeney , ("Truancy Blues") , - , ''

Mr. Belvedere ''Mr. Belvedere'' is an American sitcom that originally broadcasting, aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from March 15, 1985 until its cancellation (television), cancellation following the 107th episodic television, episode on December ...

'' , Claire , ("Heather's Monk") , - , rowspan="2", 1989 , '' The War of the Roses'' , Nurse #1 , , - , ''

Thirtysomething ''Thirtysomething'' is an American drama television series created by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz for United Artists Television (under MGM/UA Television) and aired on ABC from September 29, 1987, to May 28, 1991."The 'don't trust a ...

'' , Dr. Price , ("Payment Due") , - , rowspan="4", 1990 , ''The Giant of Thunder Mountain'' , Agnes Macgruder , , - , ''

Who's the Boss? ''Who's the Boss?'' is an American sitcom television series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, that aired on ABC from September 20, 1984, to April 25, 1992, with a total of 196 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. It was produce ...

'' , Professor Wallace , ("Who's Minding the Kid?") , - , ''

China Beach ''China Beach'' is an American war film, war drama television series set at an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The title refers to My Khe Beach in the city of Da Nang, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, nicknamed "China Beach" in English by Amer ...

'' , Julie Martin , ("You, Babe") , - , ''Faith'' , Beatrice , , - , rowspan="3", 1991 , ''The Story Lady'' , Rita , TV movie , - , ''

Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that ran on ABC for seven seasons from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The series follows the misadventures of the Seaver family, including psychiatrist and fathe ...

'' , Dr. Whiteside , ("Jason Sings the Blues") , - , ''The Whereabouts of Jenny'' , Clerk , , - , rowspan="4", 1992 , ''When No One Would Listen'' , Judge Beckerman , TV movie , - , ''Ulterior Motives'' , Elizabeth , , - , '' Tales from the Crypt'' , Dorothy Chalmers , ("Seance") , - , ''

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'' , Diane , ("The Prince and the Pooper") , - , rowspan="4", 1994 , ''Where Are My Children?'' , , rowspan="3", TV movie , - , ''Untamed Love'' , Ellen , - , ''Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy'' , Lorna Gill , - , '' ER'' , Nurse Lydia Wright , (113 episodes) 1994 - 2003, 2009 , - , rowspan="2", 1996 , ''

Diagnosis Murder ''Diagnosis: Murder'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery medical drama, medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective ...

'' , Mrs. Underwood , ("X Marks the Murder: Part 1" and "Part 2") , - , ''Sister Island'' , Esther Lynch , , - , 1997 , '' The Tony Danza Show'' , Eugenia Cooper , ("Pilot") , - , rowspan="2", 1998 , ''Twice Upon a Time'' , Peg Sager , TV movie , - , ''Soldier'' , Ilona , , - , 1999 , ''Entropy'' , Molly Gustke , short , - , rowspan="2", 2000 , '' 7th Heaven'' , Mrs. Pierce , 2000 - 01 ("Surprise!" and "One Hundred") , - , '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Lt. Jane Gribbs , scenes deleted ("Cool Change") , - , rowspan="5", 2001 , ''Escaping Jersey'' , Lucy , , - , ''Free'' , Barbara Jenkins , , - , ''Last Writes'' , , short , - , ''Harvey's Speech'' , Anita , , - , ''

The Division ''The Division'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. Th ...

'' , Mrs. Wyle , ("Hide and Seek") , - , 2003 , ''Remember'' , Cheryl , short , - , 2005 , ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to Decem ...

'' , Frances Stadler , ("The Black Widow" and "Schadenfreude") , - , 2006 , ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'' , Clinic Receptionist , ("Fade-Away") , - , 2007 , ''The Man from Earth'' , Edith , , - , 2009 , ''

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'' , Andrea Jennings , ("Life and Limb") , - , 2010 , ''

'' , Iris Beckley , {"Chromolume No. 7" and "My Two Young Men") , - , rowspan="3", 2012 , ''Petunia'' , Martha McDougal , , - , ''Model Minority'' , Nurse Alice Stanton , , - , ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'' , Carrie Reisler , ("Have You Seen Me Lately?") , - , 2013 , ''Angel's Perch'' , Betsy , , - , 2014 , ''Blue Jay'' , Sue , short , - , rowspan="2", 2017 , ''Suburbicon'' , Eileen , , - , ''Weekend Encounter'' , Shirley , short , - , 2018 , ''Boomers'' , Ruth Sutton , (18 episodes) , - , 2022 , ''

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'' , Mother Superior ,

References

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