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 comedy-drama ''

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''.

Life and career

Crawford was born in

Normal, Illinois Normal is a town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 52,736. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, and Illinois' seventh mos ...

, graduating from

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's college of Fine Arts in 1975. She is married to veteran character actor Mike Genovese. Art imitated life for the couple. 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 Miss Havisham in ''

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''.

Filmography

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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 ser ...

'' , 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 aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court presided over by a young, unorthodox judge, Harold "Harry" T. Stone (portra ...

'' , Leona Cowen/Davide , ("Safe") , - , ''Who's That Girl'' , , , - , rowspan="3", 1988 , ''The Invisible Kid'' , Teacher , , - , '' The Bronx Zoo'' , Mrs. Feeney , ("Truancy Blues") , - , '' Mr. Belvedere'' , Claire , ("Heather's Monk") , - , rowspan="2", 1989 , '' The War of the Roses'' , Nurse #1 , , - , ''

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'' , Dr. Price , ("Payment Due") , - , rowspan="4", 1990 , ''The Giant of Thunder Mountain'' , Agnes Macgruder , , - , '' Who's the Boss?'' , Professor Wallace , ("Who's Minding the Kid?") , - , ''

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

'' , 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 aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the ...

'' , 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 action-comedy-mystery-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 played by Van Dy ...

'' , 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. The ...

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

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and 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 ...

'' , 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 that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into ...

'' , 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 ,

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