Lillian Lehman
Lillian Lehman | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Kent State University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse | |
Lillian Lehman is an American actress.
The daughter of a Lutheran minister, Lehman was born in Oak Hill, Alabama, but moved with her family to Buffalo, New York, when she was five years old. She was named actress of the year while she attended Kent State University.[1]
Lehman played Lena Hart in NBC's soap opera Sunset Beach,[citation needed] nurse Carol Williams on Emergency!,[2] Letty Gilmore on Fay,[2]: 337 Ruth Tenafly on Tenafly,[2]: 1062 and Dr. Joyce Meadows on ABC's General Hospital. She has also been cast in various guest roles on TV,
Lehman is a professor emerita of theatre and graduate of California State University, Northridge with a B.A. in theatre.[3]
She has also acted in films, such as Defending Your Life and Evan Almighty. TV credits include Magnum P.I., General Hospital, ER, Cold Case, Seinfeld, Married... with Children, a recurring role as Judge Mary Harcourt on L.A. Law, a recurring role as Judge Tiano on The Closer and numerous other judge roles in The Division, Sparks, JAG, The Wayans Bros., Gabriel's Fire, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and others.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Lehman was married briefly to actor John Amos.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Harmon, Rick (November 12, 1992). "TV judge makes return to birthplace". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 19. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Faculty and Administrators, California State University, Northridge. University Catalog 2014-2015; retrieved October 23, 2014.
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- Actresses from Alabama
- Actresses from New York (state)
- African-American actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- California State University, Northridge alumni
- California State University, Northridge faculty
- Living people
- Actors from Buffalo, New York
- People from Selma, Alabama
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women