
Doris Belack
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Prime
as Blanche
2005

Arranged
as Elona
2007

*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson
1987

Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson
2000

The Last Tenant
as Housekeeper
1978

Tootsie
as Rita
1982

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Dr. Roberts
1994

Hanky Panky
as Building Manager
1982
Looking Up
as Libby Levine
1977

Almost Partners
as Anna McCue
1987

Doug's 1st Movie
as Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
1999

She-Devil
as Paula
1989

Sessions
1983

Absolute Strangers
as Fran
1991

The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Louella Parsons
1985

The Luckiest Man in the World
as Mrs. Posner
1989

What's Your Sign?
1997

We're Fighting Back
as Doctor
1981

Hostage
as Edna
1988

What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky
1991
TV Appearances

Mr. Belvedere
1985

Family Ties
as Mrs. Willis
1982

Law & Order
as Margaret Barry
1990

Ellen
as Cora
1994

Remington Steele
as Myrtle
1982

Doug
as Ms. Wingo (voice)
1991

Touched by an Angel
as Elaine Weiss
1994

The Golden Girls
as Gloria
1985

The Cosby Show
as Saleswoman
1984

Everwood
as Ruth Hoffman
2002

Cagney & Lacey
1982

The Equalizer
as Dorian
1985