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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Beth Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Remarkably Bright Creatures as
- 2025 · The Bondsman as Kitty Halloran
- 2025 · Unconventional as Charlene Baker
- 2024 · Doc of Chucky as Self
- 2024 · Sweet Dreams as Sandra
- 2023 · Carol & the End of the World as Pauline (voice)
- 2023 · Maximum Truth as Mary Jo Nackserson
- 2023 · Digman! as Laverne (voice)
- 2023 · Mayfair Witches as Carlotta Mayfair
- 2022 · Amsterdam as Mrs. Dillenbeck
- 2022 · Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy as Mrs. Brockfrater (voice)
- 2022 · Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy as Ms. Retch (voice)
- 2021 · Grave Intentions as Mattie Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
- 2021 · Willy's Wonderland as Sheriff Eloise Lund
- 2020 · Wander Darkly as Patty
- 2020 · Words on Bathroom Walls as Sister Catherine
- 2020 · Teenage Bounty Hunters as Church Lady
- 2020 · Fully Realized Humans as Tipper
- 2020 · Beef House as Eric's Mom
- 2017 · Tiny Mammals as Narrator
- 2017 · Lucky as Elaine
- 2016 · In Dubious Battle as Ethel
- 2016 · Heartland as Crystal
- 2016 · All In as Cynthia
- 2014 · Faults as Evelyn
- 2014 · Odyssea as Woman
- 2013 · Out West as Tiffany Alcott
- 2011 · Sedona as Deb
- 2010 · Spork as Principal Tulip
- 2010 · In My Sleep as Evelyn
- 2009 · Crazy Heart as Jo Ann
- 2009 · Stolen as Older Edvena
- 2009 · Extract as Mary
- 2009 · All About Steve as Mrs. Horowitz
- 2008 · Hide as Candy
- 2008 · Sordid Lives: The Series as Sissy Hickey
- 2007 · Southland Tales as Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
- 2006 · Factory Girl as Julia Warhol
- 2006 · Flags of Our Fathers as Mother Gagnon
- 2006 · Hard Scrambled as Alice
- 2006 · Hot Tamale as Dori Woodriff
- 2005 · Daltry Calhoun as Ciotka Dee
- 2005 · Our Very Own as Virginia Kendal
- 2003 · The Pitts as Nadine
- 2000 · Sordid Lives as Sissy Hickey
- 1998 · Dance with Me as Lovejoy
- 1998 · Maximum Bob as Inez Crowe
- 1997 · Interruptions as Peggy, The Mistress
- 1997 · Lawn Dogs as Trent's Mother
- 1997 · A Thousand Acres as Roberta
- 1996 · Goode Behavior as Pearl
- 1996 · Norma Jean & Marilyn as Grace Goddard
- 1995 · To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Loretta
- 1995 · Lieberman in Love as Linda Baker
- 1994 · City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Lois
- 1993 · Bakersfield P.D. as Donna Stiles
- 1993 · The Dark Half as Shayla Beaumont
- 1992 · Delta as Thelma Wainwright
- 1992 · White Sands as Roz Kincaid
- 1990 · Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael as Lillian Logerfield
- 1989 · The Wizard as Diner Manager
- 1987 · Hooperman as
- 1987 · Deadly Care as Madge
- Future · The Long Home as Mrs. Winer
- 2020 · Sordid Lives as
- 2020 · La Sirena as Penny
- 2019 · Hold On as Shelly
- 2019 · Dollface as Cat Lady
- 2019 · William as Dr. Thomas
- 2018 · The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer as Ms. Dobbins
- 2018 · Hover as Joanna
- 2018 · Mississippi Requiem as
- 2018 · Wake the Riderless Horse as Brenda
- 2018 · Andover as Rebecca
- 2018 · Nostalgia as Anna O'Bryan
- 2017 · I Do... Until I Don't as Phyllis
- 2017 · American Gods as Jack
- 2017 · Tenn as Edwina Williams
- 2017 · Domain as Nadine
- 2017 · Actors Anonymous as
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Woman with Hair But No Beard
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Woman with Hair But No Beard
- 2016 · The Labyrinth as Betsy
- 2016 · Jackie as Lady Bird Johnson
- 2016 · Goliath as Judge Meredith Caplan Reiss
- 2016 · Six L.A. Love Stories as Meg Albright
- 2016 · Tond as Janice
- 2016 · Great Plains as Tess
- 2016 · Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide as Linda Heim (segment "The Violation")
- 2016 · Band of Robbers as Widow Douglas
- 2015 · Addicted to Fresno as Tilda
- 2015 · Con Man as Susan
- 2015 · The Midnight Swim as Amelia Brooks / Great Aunt
- 2015 · Consumed as Kristin Kessler
- 2015 · Just Before I Go as Mrs. Lawrence
- 2015 · Alex of Venice as Teacher
- 2015 · The Bridge Partner as Mattie Whalen
- 2014 · I Didn't Do It as Judy Tanzer-Dinkins
- 2013 · As I Lay Dying as Addie Bundren
- 2013 · The Millers as Myra
- 2013 · Bad Words as Bedazzled Judge
- 2013 · The Violation as Linda Heim
- 2013 · Miss Dial as Mrs. Wojiechowski
- 2012 · Mockingbird Lane as Marie
- 2012 · Mockingbird Lane as Marie
- 2012 · Blues for Willadean as Willadean Winkler
- 2012 · La Classe américaine as Self
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Beverly
- 2011 · Life of Lemon as Phyllis
- 2011 · The Artist as Peppy's Maid
- 2011 · Mister Handsome as Emily's Mom
- 2011 · Hollywood to Dollywood as Self
- 2011 · Rango as Bonnie (voice)
- 2011 · Valley of the Sun as Marva
- 2010 · Operation: Endgame as Susan
- 2010 · Justified as Mother Truth
- 2009 · Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self
- 2009 · Herpes Boy as Mom
- 2009 · Dear Lemon Lima as Principal Applebomb
- 2009 · Modern Family as Maxine
- 2009 · Winged Creatures as Carla's Mom
- 2008 · Henry Poole Is Here as Josie
- 2008 · The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Victoria
- 2008 · The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Kathleen's Mom
- 2008 · Polar Opposites as General Railen
- 2007 · No Country for Old Men as Carla Jean's Mother
- 2007 · Pushing Daisies as Marianne Marie Beattle
- 2007 · Welcome to Paradise as Frances Loren
- 2007 · The House of Usher as Mrs. Thatcher
- 2007 · Drive as The Waitress
- 2007 · The Ungodly as Emma Lemac
- 2006 · Dexter as Donna Randall
- 2006 · Jericho as Gracie Leigh
- 2006 · Little Miss Sunshine as Nancy Jenkins
- 2006 · Rocker as Mrs. Hill
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Anita Weld Roycewood
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Lorraine Mariano
- 2005 · Bones as Lizbeth Harding
- 2005 · Hard Pill as Mom
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Sheila Olsen
- 2005 · The Office as Melvina
- 2005 · #1 Fan: A Darkomentary as Self
- 2005 · American Dad! as (voice)
- 2005 · Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend as Angela
- 2005 · Medium as Librarian
- 2004 · A One Time Thing as Mom
- 2004 · A Thief Of Time as Ranger Mildred Luna
- 2004 · Wonderfalls as Marianne Marie Beattle
- 2003 · Evil Alien Conquerors as Sheila
- 2003 · Matchstick Men as Laundry Lady
- 2002 · Boomtown as Landlady
- 2002 · 8 Simple Rules as Mrs. Whitley
- 2002 · Everwood as Miss Violet
- 2002 · Birdseye as Ruth Betters
- 2002 · The Rookie as Olline
- 2002 · Desert Saints as Lou
- 2001 · According to Jim as Mrs. Whitney
- 2001 · Rock Star as Mrs. Cole
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Dorothy Sheedy
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Motherly Secretary
- 2001 · Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man as Louisa Ashland
- 2001 · The Rising Place as Melvina Pou
- 2001 · Donnie Darko as Kitty Farmer
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Sally Roth
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as Dorene Hooper
- 1999 · Blue Valley Songbird as Ruby
- 1999 · Angel as Maude Pearson
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Principal Mott
- 1999 · Providence as Lillian Gerrish
- 1998 · Making Sandwiches as Mrs Hellman
- 1998 · Doctor Dolittle as Woman
- 1998 · Two Guys and a Girl as Tufts College Employee
- 1998 · Angelmaker as Mrs. Turcott
- 1997 · Love Always as Stephanie
- 1997 · Desert's Edge as
- 1997 · To Dance with Olivia as
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Tilly Hill (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Nurse (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Doris (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Blanche (voice)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Nurse (voice) (uncredited)
- 1997 · King of the Hill as (voice)
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mrs. Popowski
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mrs. Grant
- 1996 · Profiler as Cook
- 1996 · The Pretender as Mrs. Haring
- 1996 · A Time to Kill as Cora Mae Cobb
- 1995 · Safe as Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
- 1995 · Cybill as Waiter's Mother
- 1994 · Friends as Lizzy
- 1994 · Speed as Helen
- 1994 · Sister, Sister as Angie
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Penelope
- 1993 · The X-Files as Iris Finster
- 1992 · Love Field as Hazel
- 1992 · Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story as Pat McGinty
- 1991 · Switched at Birth as Sophie
- 1990 · Eating as Carla
- 1990 · Child's Play 2 as Miss Kettlewell
- 1990 · Don't Tell Her It's Me as Babette
- 1990 · Flatliners as Housewife
- 1990 · Dream On as Farm Woman
- 1990 · Fall From Grace as Paulene
- 1990 · The Outsiders as Mrs. Jones
- 1990 · The Image as Martha Packard
- 1989 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Mrs. Beta
- 1989 · Coach as Martha
- 1989 · Coach as Maid
- 1988 · Rain Man as Mother at Farm House
- 1987 · Under Cover as Miss Randolph
- 1986 · Picnic as Irma Kronkite
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Terry Franco
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Louise
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Meg Thomas
- 1984 · Hunter as Dottie Pinder




