Brenda Lee Strong is an American actress. She began her career in television, including guest starring appearances in Twin Peaks, Party of Five, Seinfeld, Scandal, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Blossom and Sports Night. She also starred as Mary Alice Young on Desperate Housewives.

Filmography

• Marshals — Samantha Clarkson
• Rooster — Joanie
• 2023Sweeter Than Chocolate — Helen Sweet
• UnPrisoned — Nadine Gregory
• 61st Street — Kim Pearson
• 2020Deported — Mrs. Becker
• 2019#3 Normandy Lane — Director, Executive Producer
• All Rise — Jean Rubenstone-Frost
• 2019Reign of the Supermen — Lillian Luthor (voice)
• 13 Reasons Why — Nora Walker, Director
• 2016Love by Chance — Helen Michaels
• Chicago Med — Dr. Suzie Mankiewicz
• Fear the Walking Dead — Ilene Stowe
• 2015I Did Not Forget You — Producer, Executive Producer
• 2015Ice Sculpture Christmas — Chef Gloria
• Supergirl — Lillian Luthor
• 2015Teacher of the Year — Ellen Behr
• 2015The Leisure Class — Charlotte
• Chicago P.D. — Attorney Green
• The Mysteries of Laura — Margot Preston
• Blood Relatives — Narrator (voice)
• Dallas — Ann Ewing
• Scandal — Joan Reston
• Rizzoli & Isles — Mel Gaynor-Randle
• 2009You — Paula
• 2008A Plumm Summer — Viv
• 2008Ocean of Pearls — Mary Stewart
• 2006Family in Hiding — Carol Peterson
• Help Me Help You
• Shark — Olivia Hartnell
• 2006The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided — Mary Ann Steed
• Bones — Senator Hayley Winters
• 2005The Kid & I — Bonnie Roman
• 2005The Work and the Glory II: American Zion — Mary Ann Steed
• Boston Legal — Judge Judy Beacon
• Desperate Housewives — Mary Alice Young
• 2004Going to the Mat — Patty Newfield
• 2004Missing Brendan — Joyce Calden
• 2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation — Sgt. Dede Rake
• The Help — Arlene Ridgeway
• 2004The Work and the Glory — Mary Ann Steed
• 2003Exposed — Susan Andrews
• Nip/Tuck — Iris
• The Lyon's Den
• Bram & Alice
• Everwood — Julia Brown
• 2002Red Dragon — Dinner Guest
• The Court
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Kathy Jarrow
• 2001Teddy Bears' Picnic — Jackie Sloane Chevron
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Leigh Sapien
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Dr. Flomm
• Gilmore Girls — Eva
• Malcolm in the Middle — Amelia
• 2000Terror Tract — Dr. Helen Corey
• The Michael Richards Show — Beth
• Get Real — Olivia Clark
• 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 — Beatrice Kaufman
• 1999The Deep End of the Ocean — Ellen
• 1999Undercurrent — Renee Rivera
• 1998Black Dog — Melanie
• Dawson's Creek — Kay Liddell
• 1998Get a Job — Emily LaCrosse / Psychiatrist
• Sports Night — Sally Sasser
• Ally McBeal — Jerry Hill
• Chicago Sons
• 1997Starship Troopers — Captain Deladier
• 3rd Rock from the Sun — Miss Frost, Mrs. Frost
• 7th Heaven — Mrs. Mackoul
• 1996The Craft — Doctor
• 1994Island City — Dr. Sammy Helding
• Party of Five — Kathleen Isley
• 1993Malice — Claudia
• 1993My Life — Laura
• The John Larroquette Show — Christine Taylor
• The Second Half — Heather
• Grapevine — Allison
• Scorch — Allison King
• 1992Stepfather 3 — Lauren Sutliffe
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Beatrice Kaufman
• Herman's Head — Dr. Paige Holland
• Sibs — Naomi
• Blossom
• 1990People Like Us — Brenda Primrose
• Twin Peaks — Jones
• Seinfeld — Sue Ellen Mischke
• 1989Skin Deep — Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
• 1987Spaceballs — Nurse
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Rashella
• 1987The Gambler: The Legend Continues — Desiree
• Matlock — Jan Sinclair
• Sledge Hammer!
• 1986Weekend Warriors — Danielle
• MacGyver — Lila
• Cheers — Vicki
• Hotel
• St. Elsewhere — Nadine Aurora
• Miss America — Miss Arizona 1980
• Song of the Bigfoot

Appearances as themselves (6)

• Stars in the House — Self
• The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest
• The Reichen Show — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• Project Greenlight — Self
• The View — Self