Doris Belack
Actor
Biography
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Belack played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000).
Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death. They were married for 65 years and had no children.
Filmography
Tootsie
as Rita 1982
What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky 1991
Prime
as Blanche 2005
*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson 1987
She-Devil
as Paula 1989
The Odd Couple II
as Blanche Madison Povitch 1998
Doug's 1st Movie
as Mayor Tippi Dink (voice) 1999
Krippendorf's Tribe
as President Porter 1998
Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson 2000
Hanky Panky
as Building Manager 1982
Opportunity Knocks
as Mona 1990
Arranged
as Elona 2007
The Black Marble
as Harried Woman 1980
Fast Forward
as Mrs. Gilroy 1985
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Louella Parsons 1985
The Cradle Will Fall
as Edna Burns 1983