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