Ann Leslie "Lee" Garlington (born July 20, 1953) is an American actress. She's known for her roles as Kirsten, Rose Nylund's (Betty White) daughter in the final season of The Golden Girls, Ronnie - the mistress of Joey Tribbiani's father on Friends, and a recurring role as Brenda Baxworth on Everwood. She was one of the stars of the series Lenny. She has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including The West Wing, 7th Heaven, 8 Simple Rules, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Judging Amy, Will & Grace, Matlock, L.A. Law, The Practice, Quantum Leap, Home Improvement, Boston Legal, Roseanne, Get a Life, Profiler, Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Two and a Half Men, Lie to Me and among other series. She also appeared in the sequels to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986). She starred alongside Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen in the action/thriller Cobra (1986). In Sneakers (1992), she appeared as Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, a Czechoslovakian mathematics scientist, in a scene with Robert Redford. She was originally intended to play the lead female role in Seinfeld. She was the female regular in the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles", playing the waitress Claire at Pete's Luncheonette. When the series was picked up, however, it was decided that having the female lead be from such a different social status compared to the rest of the cast would be unworkable, so the character of Claire was dropped and replaced by Elaine Benes. In 2018, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role as Darlene in Broken.

Filmography

• 2026Achiever
• 2026Redlining
• Electric Bloom — Ethel
• 2021Candy Coated Christmas — Kim Winters
• 2021The Little Things — Landlady
• P-Valley — Georgia Anne "Georgie" Batson, Georgia Anne 'Georgie' Batson
• Dead to Me — Nurse Francine
• 2018Christmas Harmony — Debbie
• 2017Do You Take This Man — Esther
• 2017House by the Lake — Dr. Llywelyn
• The Good Doctor — Joan
• 2016Band of Robbers — Lt. Polly
• 2016Her Last Will — Ruth
• 2016Married by Christmas — Bitsy Tate
• 2015Safelight — Dottie
• The Magicians — Dana
• Extant — Principal
• 2014Mockingbird — Leonard's Mom
• 2014North Blvd — Liz
• 2014Sister — Principal Jacobs
• 2014Some Kind of Beautiful — Wendy
• Stalker — Diane Kindrick
• 2014The Angriest Man in Brooklyn — Gummy
• 2014The Extendables — Paint
• Mistresses — Eleanor
• Emily Owens, M.D. — Donna Fisher
• Longmire — Ruth
• Friends with Benefits — Billie
• Suburgatory — Dorothy
• 2010A Buddy Story — Susan's Mom
• Good Luck Charlie — Mrs. Krump
• FlashForward — Carlene, Carline
• Lie to Me — Mrs. Walker
• 2009Mrs. Washington Goes to Smith — Jane Burns
• 2009Prayers for Bobby — Psychologist
• Southland — Cathleen Kerik
• 90210 — Judge
• Childrens Hospital — Geraldine Peters
• 2008Just Add Water — Penny
• 2008Pulse 2: Afterlife — Aunt Carmen
• 2008The Coverup — Beeverly Thacker
• The Mentalist — Betty Fulford
• 2007Forfeit
• Private Practice — Stella Peterson
• Saving Grace — Sally Meeker
• The Riches
• 2006Akeelah and the Bee — Regional Judge
• Big Day
• Big Love — Grace Ann
• Psych — Eugenia
• 2006Something New — Mrs. Cahan
• 2006Stick It — Head Vault Judge
• What About Brian — Mona
• 2005A Lot Like Love — Stewardess
• 2005American Gun — Psychologist
• Close to Home — Hannah Turley
• Grey's Anatomy — Fara Linden
• Invasion
• Medium — Marion Wheeler
• 2005Mortuary — Rita
• 2005Mrs. Harris — Tarnower's Ex #2
• 2005Partner(s) — Dave's Mom
• Boston Legal — Alisa McKenzie
• Desperate Housewives — Alberta Holstein
• 2004Guarding Eddy — Helen
• 2004Johnson Family Vacation — Betty Sue
• Abby
• All of Us
• Cold Case — Carol Prosser
• Joan of Arcadia — Charlotte Bloom
• NCIS — Mary Hanlan
• Nip/Tuck — Briggitte Reinholt
• Two and a Half Men — Peggy
• 8 Simple Rules — Fran, Leslie
• Everwood — Brenda Baxworth
• 2002Lovely & Amazing — Jordan's Mom
• 2002One Hour Photo — Waitress
• 2002The Hot Chick — Vice Principal Bernard
• 2002The Sum of All Fears — Mary Pat Foley
• 2001American Pie 2 — Natalie's Mom
• Crossing Jordan — Dixie
• Grounded for Life — Louise
• 2001Layover — Public Defender Boone
• 2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man — Laura Lee Curtis
• Six Feet Under — Fiona Kleinschmidt
• 2001Stranger Inside — Warden Arnold
• The Division — Jinny's Psychiatrist
• 2000Boys and Girls — L.A. Flight Attendant
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Mrs. Frommer, Mrs. Briggs
• 2000Forever Lulu — Linda Davis
• 2000If These Walls Could Talk 2 — Georgette
• Strong Medicine — Cammie's Mother
• The District — Nancy's Mother
• Titus — Sue
• 1999Can of Worms — Pamela Pillsbury
• 1999Freak Talks About Sex — Nichole's Mom
• Judging Amy — Dr. Kemper
• Once and Again
• Snoops — Alicia Spitz
• The West Wing — Alana Waterman
• 1998Driven — Marian Pelton
• Martial Law — Judge Mary Ruben
• Maximum Bob — Rosellen Fortenot
• 1998Virtual Obsession
• Will & Grace — Annette
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Jessica Harris
• 1997Dante's Peak — Dr. Jane Fox
• The Practice — Joel's Attorney
• 7th Heaven — Prevaricator
• 1996Dark Skies — Betty Hill
• Dark Skies
• Nash Bridges — Jill Reichert
• Profiler — Dr. Frances Barry
• 1996Summer of Fear — Winnie
• Townies — Kathy Donovan
• 1995See Jane Run — Carole Garson
• 1995The Babysitter — Dolly Tucker
• 1995Whose Daughter is She? — Annie
• Chicago Hope — Carol Sardos
• Friends — Ronni
• 1994Reflections on a Crime — Tina
• 1994The Yarn Princess — Wanda
• Touched by an Angel — Dr. Josephs
• Bakersfield P.D. — Judy Hampton
• 1993Dying to Love You — Rita
• Grace Under Fire — Emily
• 1993Jack the Bear — Mrs. Festinger
• 1993Kiss of a Killer — Helene
• 1993Love Matters — Nan
• 1993My Life — Carol Sandman
• NYPD Blue — Rosie DePaul
• 1993River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene — Janice
• 1993The Conviction of Kitty Dodds — Anne Williams
• 1993Torch Song — Phyllis
• Arresting Behavior — Connie Ruskin
• 1992Honor Thy Mother
• 1992Shame — Tina Farrell
• 1992Sneakers — Dr. Elena Rhyzkov
• 1992When No One Would Listen — Lee
• Good & Evil
• Home Improvement — Joanie Graham
• 1991Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories — Josette
• 1991The Whereabouts of Jenny — Gina
• 1990A Killing in a Small Town — Peggy Blankenship
• 1990Bar Girls — Shelley
• Get a Life — Angelica, Patti
• 1990Last Flight Out — Jan
• Lenny
• 1990Meet the Applegates — Nita Samson
• 1990When You Remember Me — Joanne
• Wings — Vi
• Coach — Barbara
• 1989Cold Sassy Tree — Mary Willis
• 1989Field of Dreams — Beulah Gasnick
• 1989Oh No, Not Them — Robin/Myriam
• Quantum Leap — Nurse Chatam
• Seinfeld — Claire
• The Nutt House — Angelica
• 1989Three Fugitives — Woman Cop
• 1988Hell Comes to Frogtown — Briefing Officer
• Murphy Brown — Shawnee
• Roseanne
• 1988The Seventh Sign — Dr. Margaret Inness
• Hooperman — Gail
• 1987In the Mood — "Schlitz" Waitress
• 1987Murder Ordained — Lorna's Friend
• 1987P.A.N.I.C. in Griffith Park — Director
• 1987Some Kind of Wonderful — Gym Instructor
• 1987Student Exchange — Mrs. Whitcoms
• 1986Cobra — Nancy Stalk
• L.A. Law — Regina Furnald
• Matlock — Paula
• 1986Psycho III — Myrna
• Sledge Hammer!
• 1985Do You Remember Love — Second Mother
• Stingray
• The Golden Girls — Kirsten Adams
• 1984Overnight Sensation — Sales Girl
• Who's the Boss?
• Automan
• 1983Psycho II — Myrna
• Family Ties — Beth Davis
• 1981Carbon Copy — (uncredited)
• Hill Street Blues

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2025SEGAL — Self
• 2022The 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special — Herself
• 2020Anthony Perkins, the Actor Behind the Door — Self - Actress
• 2010The Psycho Legacy — Self