10 Fresh Jessica Walter Movies and Series

Jessica Walter kicked off her acting career during her early twenties in the 1960s with a Broadway debut of a Peter Ustinov play, followed by a flurry of television guest-stints and movie ensemble parts, like in John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix and Sidney Lumet’s The Group. In 1972, Walter was Golden Globe-nominated for her turn as an obsessed fan stalking Clint Eastwood’s radio jockey in Play Misty For Me. For decades, Walter could reliably be seen in supporting film roles like within Slums of Beverly Hills or The Flamingo Kid, and she voiced Fran the mother in ABC’s Dinosaurs for four dinosaurs.

Walter’s career got a remarkable second wind through Arrested Development, the deeply influential single-camera meta-comedy where she portrayed Lucille, the icy and conniving matriarch of the disgraced Bluth family. For the role, she was nominated for an Emmy in 2015, and she and her co-stars were frequently recognized for their ensemble performances by the Screen Actors Guild Awards with multiple nominations. Subsequently, she was brought into the Archer fold, voicing Malory Archer, mother of the titular super-spy. We now pay tribute to her career and accomplishments with 10 Fresh movies and series featuring Jessica Walter. —Alex Vo

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Keep the Change (2017)
100%

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Adjusted Score: 100709%

Critics Consensus: Keep the Change puts a refreshingly inclusive perspective on the rom-com formula, further elevated by a talented cast and compassionate work from writer-director Rachel Israel.

Synopsis: When aspiring filmmaker David is mandated by a judge to attend a social program at the Jewish Community Center, he... [More]

Starring: Brandon Polansky, Samantha Elisofon, Jessica Walter, Tibor Feldman

Directed By: Rachel Israel

Grand Prix (1966)
91%

Adjusted Score: 91505%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular... [More]

Starring: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshiro Mifune

Directed By: John Frankenheimer

Dinosaurs (1991)
91%

Synopsis: Dinosaurs live like humans in this 1990s sitcom set in 60,000,003 B.C. in Pangaea. Blue-collar dinosaur Earl Sinclair tries to... [More]

Starring: Stuart Pankin, Jessica Walter, Jason Willinger, Sally Struthers

Directed By:

Archer (2010)
91%

Synopsis: The suave, confident and devastatingly handsome Sterling Archer may be the world's greatest spy, but he still has issues with... [More]

Starring: H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer

Directed By: Adam Reed, Matt Thompson, Casey Willis

Lilith (1964)
86%

Adjusted Score: 74849%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Handsome young therapist Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is a war veteran who works at a private sanitarium. Vincent's life gradually... [More]

Starring: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, Kim Hunter

Directed By: Robert Rossen

Play Misty for Me (1971)
85%

Adjusted Score: 89254%

Critics Consensus: A coolly calculating psychological thriller that manages to scare the audience even if it is just using textbook thrills.

Synopsis: Popular radio show host Dave Garver (Clint Eastwood) becomes restless in his relationship with his girlfriend (Donna Mills). Impulsively, he... [More]

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills, John Larch

Directed By: Clint Eastwood

The Flamingo Kid (1984)
85%

Adjusted Score: 86050%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon), thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job... [More]

Starring: Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Jessica Walter, Héctor Elizondo

Directed By: Garry Marshall