Doris Belack (born February 26, 1926) is an American character actress of stage, film and television.
Although some believe her to be the first "Mrs. Fish" to Abe Vigoda's character on
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, she was actually a replacement for Florence Stanley in the episode titled "Fish" (Se2Ep12). Florence appeared twice in episodes titled "Stakeout" and "Hair" in season one. Before that, Doris was seen mainly in Soap Operas, her best known role being that of the original Anna Wolek Craig on
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She also appeared in Another World and The Edge of Night and The Doctors.
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Doris Belack (born February 26, 1926) is an American character actress of stage, film and television.
Although some believe her to be the first "Mrs. Fish" to Abe Vigoda's character on
Barney MillerBarney Miller is a comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village that ran from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker...
, she was actually a replacement for Florence Stanley in the episode titled "Fish" (Se2Ep12). Florence appeared twice in episodes titled "Stakeout" and "Hair" in season one. Before that, Doris was seen mainly in Soap Operas, her best known role being that of the original Anna Wolek Craig on
One Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
She also appeared in Another World and The Edge of Night and The Doctors. Doris also played the part of the formidable producer on the soap opera Dustin Hoffman's character appeared on in the film "
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", a role reportedly inspired by legendary real life producers Doris Quinlan (One Life To Live, The Doctors) and Gloria Monty (General Hospital).
She played the lead role in the short-lived television sitcom called
Baker's Dozen as "Florence Baker", the no-nonsense captain of an undercover anti-crime unit of the N.Y.P.D. The show lasted a month on CBS. From 1990 to 2001. she played the sharp-tongued "Judge Margaret Barry", a recurring role. She plays Maureen McReary in
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She also provided the voices of Mrs. Dink and Mrs. Wingo in the Nickelodeon show
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