Jayne Houdyshell

Biography

Jayne Houdyshell is an American stage and screen actress.

Career Overview

Jayne Houdyshell has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Signature works include Causeway, The Humans, Romeo and Juliet. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1953-09-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Topeka, Kansas, U.S.

Known For

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  Causeway
• 

  The Humans
• 

  Romeo and Juliet
• 

  King of the Corner
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  Road
• 

  Lucky Stiff

Frequent Collaborators

• Jennifer Lawrence (1 collaborations)
• Brian Tyree Henry (1 collaborations)
• Linda Emond (1 collaborations)
• Stephen McKinley Henderson (1 collaborations)
• Russell Harvard (1 collaborations)
• Sean Carvajal (1 collaborations)
• Frederick Weller (1 collaborations)
• Will Pullen (1 collaborations)
• Neal Huff (1 collaborations)
• Danny Wolohan (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (30 credits)

  • Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

    Viv

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Causeway

    Sharon

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Humans

    Deirdre

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Only Murders in the Building

    - After You (2025) ... Bunny Folger actor actors

    - CoBro (2023) ... Bunny Folger actor actors

    - Sparring Partners (2022) ... Bunny Folger actor actors

    - Flipping the Pieces (2022) ... Bunny Folger actor actors

    - The Tell (2022) ... Bunny Folger actor actors
    2021
  • Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Little Women

    Hannah

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Chaperone

    Sister Delores

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Evil

    - Justice x 2 (2020) ... Judge Sara Carl Shire actor actors
    2019
  • Downsizing

    Paul's Mother

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Good Fight

    - Day 408 (2018) ... Renee actor actors

    - Inauguration (2017) ... Renee actor actors
    2017
  • The Tick

    - Magic is Real (2019) ... Black Market Bob actor actors
    2016
  • Quantico

    - The Conscience Code (2018) ... The Widow actor actors
    2015
  • Lucky Stiff

    Harry's Landlady

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Romeo and Juliet

    Nurse

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Elementary

    - Hemlock (2015) ... Carla actor actors
    2012
  • Morning Glory

    Stage Manager

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Bounty Hunter

    Landlady

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Blue Bloods

    - Open Secrets (2014) ... Roseanne Galecki actor actors
    2010
  • Everybody's Fine

    Alice

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Loving Leah

    Mrs. Finkelman

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Things That Hang from Trees

    Pam Dupont

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Road

    Postal clerk

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Garden State

    Mrs. Lubin

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • King of the Corner

    Louise

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Maid in Manhattan

    Carmen

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Changing Lanes

    Miss Tetley

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    - The Unblinking Eye (2005) ... Ruth Pear actor actors
    2001
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Complicated (2017) ... Ruth Linden actor actors

    - Surrendering Noah (2015) ... Ruth Linden actor actors

    - Pattern Seventeen (2014) ... Ruth Linden actor actors

    - Glasgowman's Wrath (2014) ... Ruth Linden actor actors

    - Girls Disappeared (2014) ... Ruth Linden actor actors
    1999
  • Third Watch

    - Welcome to Camelot (1999) ... Jane actor actors
    1999
  • Law & Order

    - Dazzled (2002) ... Madelyn Roberts actor actors

    - Shield (1999) ... Marge Littleton actor actors

    - Denial (1997) ... Forewoman actor actors
    1990