Beth Grant
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conservatives, religious zealots or sticklers for rules.
She has appeared in dozens of films, including Rain Man, Speed; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Love Field; Donnie Darko; A Time to Kill; Little Miss Sunshine; Child’s Play 2; Daltry Calhoun; City Slickers 2; Don’t Tell Her It’s Me; Matchstick Men; Factory Girl; The Wizard; Sordid Lives; The Rookie; All About Steve; No Country for Old Men, Crazy Heart, and Rango.
Grant has also appeared in many TV shows, including Everwood; Delta; The Golden Girls; Malcolm in the Middle; The X-Files; Friends; CSI; Six Feet Under; Wonderfalls; My Name Is Earl; Yes, Dear; King of the Hill; The Office; Angel; Judging Amy; Jericho; Sordid Lives: The Series; Criminal Minds, Sabrina The Teenage Witch; True Blood; How I Met Your Mother; and The Mentalist.
Grant was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and is an alumna of East Carolina University. She is married to actor Michael Chieffo with whom she has one child.
Grant played the same character, Marianne Marie Beetle, in the short-lived show Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, both created by Bryan Fuller.
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Known For
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Donnie Darko
2001
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No Country for Old Men
2007
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Grey's Anatomy
2005
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Friends
1994
Not in library
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
Not in library
Rain Man
1988
Not in library
Rango
2011
Not in library
Pearl Harbor
2001
Not in library
Speed
1994
Not in library
Dexter
2006
Acting
2025
The Bondsman
as Kitty Halloran
(8 episodes)
2025
Unconventional
as Charlene Baker
(1 episode)
2024
Sweet Dreams
as Sandra
2024
Doc of Chucky
as Self
2023
Maximum Truth
as Mary Jo Nackserson
2023
Carol & the End of the World
as Pauline (voice)
(4 episodes)
2023
Mayfair Witches
as Carlotta Mayfair
(5 episodes)
2023
Digman!
as Laverne Dawson (voice)
(1 episode)
2022
Amsterdam
as Mrs. Dillenbeck
2022
Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy
as Mrs. Brockfrater (voice)
(1 episode)
2022
Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy
as Ms. Retch (voice)
(2 episodes)
2021
Grave Intentions
as Mattie Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
2021
Willy's Wonderland
as Sheriff Eloise Lund
2020
Wander Darkly
as Patty
2020
Fully Realized Humans
as Tipper
2020
La Sirena
as Penny
2020
Sordid Lives
2020
Words on Bathroom Walls
as Sister Catherine
2020
Beef House
as Eric's Mom
(1 episode)
2020
Teenage Bounty Hunters
as Church Lady
(1 episode)
2019
Hold On
as Shelly
2019
William
as Dr. Thomas
2019
Dollface
as Cat Lady
(18 episodes)
2018
The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
as Ms. Dobbins
2018
Andover
as Rebecca
2018
Mississippi Requiem
2018
Nostalgia
as Anna O'Bryan
2018
Hover
as Joanna
2018
Wake the Riderless Horse
as Brenda
2017
Domain
as Nadine
2017
Actors Anonymous
2017
Lucky
as Elaine
2017
Tenn
as Edwina Williams
2017
I Do... Until I Don't
as Phyllis
2017
Tiny Mammals
as Narrator
2017
American Gods
as Jack
(1 episode)
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Woman with Hair But No Beard
(3 episodes)
2016
Band of Robbers
as Widow Douglas
2016
Great Plains
as Tess
2016
Jackie
as Lady Bird Johnson
2016
The Labyrinth
as Betsy
2016
Heartland
as Crystal
2016
In Dubious Battle
as Ethel
2016
Tond
as Janice
2016
Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide
as Linda Heim (segment "The Violation")
2016
Six L.A. Love Stories
as Meg Albright
2016
All In
as Cynthia
2016
Goliath
as Judge Meredith Caplan Reiss
(5 episodes)
2015
The Midnight Swim
as Amelia Brooks / Great Aunt
2015
Consumed
as Kristin Kessler
2015
Addicted to Fresno
as Tilda
2015
Just Before I Go
as Mrs. Lawrence
2015
Alex of Venice
as Teacher
2015
The Bridge Partner
as Mattie Whalen
2015
Con Man
as Susan
(1 episode)
2014
Odyssea
as Woman
2014
Faults
as Evelyn
2014
I Didn't Do It
as Judy Tanzer-Dinkins
(1 episode)
2013
As I Lay Dying
as Addie Bundren
2013
Bad Words
as Bedazzled Judge
2013
Miss Dial
as Mrs. Wojiechowski
2013
Out West
as Tiffany Alcott
2013
The Violation
as Linda Heim
2013
The Millers
as Myra
(1 episode)
2012
Blues for Willadean
as Willadean Winkler
2012
Mockingbird Lane
as Marie
2012
La Classe américaine
as Self
2012
The Mindy Project
as Beverly
(104 episodes)
2012
Mockingbird Lane
as Marie
(1 episode)
2011
Life of Lemon
as Phyllis
2011
The Artist
as Peppy's Maid
2011
Valley of the Sun
as Marva
2011
Hollywood to Dollywood
as Self
2011
Sedona
as Deb
2011
Rango
as Bonnie (voice)
2011
Mister Handsome
as Emily's Mom
2010
In My Sleep
as Evelyn
2010
Operation: Endgame
as Susan
2010
Spork
as Principal Tulip
2010
Justified
as Mother Truth
(1 episode)
2009
All About Steve
as Mrs. Horowitz
2009
Extract
as Mary
2009
Winged Creatures
as Carla's Mom
2009
Dear Lemon Lima
as Principal Applebomb
2009
Herpes Boy
as Mom
2009
Crazy Heart
as Jo Ann
2009
Stolen
as Older Edvena
2009
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
as Self
2009
Modern Family
as Maxine
(1 episode)
2008
Henry Poole Is Here
as Josie
2008
Hide
as Candy
2008
Polar Opposites
as General Railen
2008
Sordid Lives: The Series
as Sissy Hickey
(12 episodes)
2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Victoria
(1 episode)
2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Kathleen's Mom
(1 episode)
2007
Southland Tales
as Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
2007
The Ungodly
as Emma Lemac
2007
No Country for Old Men
as Carla Jean's Mother
2007
Welcome to Paradise
as Frances Loren
2007
The House of Usher
as Mrs. Thatcher
2007
Drive
as The Waitress
(1 episode)
2007
Pushing Daisies
as Marianne Marie Beattle
(1 episode)
2006
Hot Tamale
as Dori Woodriff
2006
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mother Gagnon
2006
Factory Girl
as Julia Warhol
2006
Hard Scrambled
as Alice
2006
Rocker
as Mrs. Hill
2006
Little Miss Sunshine
as Nancy Jenkins
2006
Jericho
as Gracie Leigh
(9 episodes)
2006
Dexter
as Donna Randall
(1 episode)
2005
Daltry Calhoun
as Ciotka Dee
2005
Hard Pill
as Mom
2005
Our Very Own
as Virginia Kendal
2005
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
as Self
2005
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
as Angela
2005
Medium
as Librarian
(1 episode)
2005
Bones
as Lizbeth Harding
(1 episode)
2005
My Name Is Earl
as Lorraine Mariano
(1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Sheila Olsen
(1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
as (voice)
(1 episode)
2005
The Office
as Melvina
(2 episodes)
2005
Criminal Minds
as Anita Weld Roycewood
(1 episode)
2004
A One Time Thing
as Mom
2004
A Thief Of Time
as Ranger Mildred Luna
2004
Wonderfalls
as Marianne Marie Beattle
(1 episode)
2003
Evil Alien Conquerors
as Sheila
2003
Matchstick Men
as Laundry Lady
2003
The Pitts
as Nadine
(1 episode)
2002
Desert Saints
as Lou
2002
The Rookie
as Olline
2002
Birdseye
as Ruth Betters
2002
Boomtown
as Landlady
(1 episode)
2002
Everwood
as Miss Violet
(3 episodes)
2002
8 Simple Rules
as Mrs. Whitley
(1 episode)
2001
Donnie Darko
as Kitty Farmer
2001
The Rising Place
as Melvina Pou
2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Louisa Ashland
2001
Rock Star
as Mrs. Cole
2001
Pearl Harbor
as Motherly Secretary
2001
Six Feet Under
as Dorothy Sheedy
(1 episode)
2001
According to Jim
as Mrs. Whitney
(1 episode)
2000
Sordid Lives
as Sissy Hickey
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
as Dorene Hooper
(2 episodes)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Sally Roth
(1 episode)
1999
Blue Valley Songbird
as Ruby
1999
Judging Amy
as Principal Mott
(1 episode)
1999
Providence
as Lillian Gerrish
(1 episode)
1999
Angel
as Maude Pearson
(1 episode)
1998
Making Sandwiches
as Mrs Hellman
1998
Dance with Me
as Lovejoy
1998
Doctor Dolittle
as Woman
1998
Angelmaker
as Mrs. Turcott
1998
Two Guys and a Girl
as Tufts College Employee
(1 episode)
1998
Maximum Bob
as Inez Crowe
(5 episodes)
1997
To Dance with Olivia
1997
Love Always
as Stephanie
1997
Interruptions
as Peggy, The Mistress
1997
A Thousand Acres
as Roberta
1997
Desert's Edge
1997
Lawn Dogs
as Trent's Mother
1997
King of the Hill
as Tilly Hill (voice)
(2 episodes)
1997
King of the Hill
as Nurse (voice)
(3 episodes)
1997
King of the Hill
as Doris (voice)
(1 episode)
1997
King of the Hill
as Blanche (voice)
(1 episode)
1997
King of the Hill
as Nurse (voice) (uncredited)
(1 episode)
1997
King of the Hill
as (voice)
(2 episodes)
1996
A Time to Kill
as Cora Mae Cobb
1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn
as Grace Goddard
1996
The Pretender
as Mrs. Haring
(1 episode)
1996
Goode Behavior
as Pearl
(1 episode)
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mrs. Popowski
(2 episodes)
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mrs. Grant
(1 episode)
1996
Profiler
as Cook
(1 episode)
1995
Lieberman in Love
as Linda Baker
1995
Safe
as Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Loretta
1995
Cybill
as Waiter's Mother
(1 episode)
1994
Speed
as Helen
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Lois
1994
Friends
as Lizzy
(1 episode)
1994
Sister, Sister
as Angie
(1 episode)
1993
The Dark Half
as Shayla Beaumont
1993
The X-Files
as Iris Finster
(1 episode)
1993
Bakersfield P.D.
as Donna Stiles
(2 episodes)
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
as Penelope
(1 episode)
1992
Love Field
as Hazel
1992
White Sands
as Roz Kincaid
1992
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
as Pat McGinty
1992
Delta
as Thelma Wainwright
(22 episodes)
1991
Switched at Birth
as Sophie
(2 episodes)
1990
Child's Play 2
as Miss Kettlewell
1990
The Image
as Martha Packard
1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
as Lillian Logerfield
1990
Flatliners
as Housewife
1990
Fall From Grace
as Paulene
1990
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Babette
1990
Eating
as Carla
1990
Dream On
as Farm Woman
(1 episode)
1990
The Outsiders
as Mrs. Jones
(1 episode)
1989
The Wizard
as Diner Manager
1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
as Mrs. Beta
(2 episodes)
1989
Coach
as Martha
(6 episodes)
1989
Coach
as Maid
(1 episode)
1988
Rain Man
as Mother at Farm House
1987
Deadly Care
as Madge
1987
Under Cover
as Miss Randolph
1987
Hooperman
1986
Picnic
as Irma Kronkite
1985
The Golden Girls
as Terry Franco
(1 episode)
1985
The Golden Girls
as Louise
(1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Meg Thomas
(1 episode)
1984
Hunter
as Dottie Pinder
(2 episodes)
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The Long Home
as Mrs. Winer
Directing
2012
The Perfect Fit
Director
2011
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Director
Writing
2011
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Writer
Production
2023
Wildcat
Co-Executive Producer
—
Operation Othello
Executive Producer
Crew
2020
Fully Realized Humans
Additional Dialogue