Doris Belack
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
Arranged
as Elona
Arranged
as Elona
Prime
as Blanche
Prime
as Blanche
Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson
Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson
Doug's 1st Movie
as Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
Doug's 1st Movie
as Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
The Odd Couple II
as Blanche Madison Povitch
The Odd Couple II
as Blanche Madison Povitch
Krippendorf's Tribe
as President Porter
Krippendorf's Tribe
as President Porter
What's Your Sign?
What's Your Sign?
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Dr. Roberts
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Dr. Roberts
What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky
What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky
Absolute Strangers
as Fran
Absolute Strangers
as Fran
Opportunity Knocks
as Mona
Opportunity Knocks
as Mona
She-Devil
as Paula
She-Devil
as Paula
The Luckiest Man in the World
as Mrs. Posner
The Luckiest Man in the World
as Mrs. Posner
Hostage
as Edna
Hostage
as Edna
*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson
*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson
Almost Partners
as Anna McCue
Almost Partners
as Anna McCue
Fast Forward
as Mrs. Gilroy
Fast Forward
as Mrs. Gilroy
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Louella Parsons
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Louella Parsons
Sessions
Sessions
The Cradle Will Fall
as Edna Burns
The Cradle Will Fall
as Edna Burns
Tootsie
as Rita
Tootsie
as Rita
Hanky Panky
as Building Manager
Hanky Panky
as Building Manager
We're Fighting Back
as Doctor
We're Fighting Back
as Doctor
The Black Marble
as Harried Woman
The Black Marble
as Harried Woman
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
as Olive
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
as Olive
The Last Tenant
as Housekeeper
The Last Tenant
as Housekeeper
Looking Up
as Libby Levine
Looking Up
as Libby Levine