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Biography
A graduate of New York's High School of the Performing Arts and the
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Walter's extensive
theater credits include productions both on and off Broadway. On
Broadway, she has appeared in Peter Ustinov's Photo Finish (which
earned her the Clarence Derwent Award as Most Promising Newcomer),
A Severed Head,Advise and Consent, Night Life and Neil Simon's
Rumors. Her off-Broadway credits include roles at Playwrights
Horizons and in Tartuffe, opposite Ron Leibman, at the Los Angeles
Theater Center. Walter's feature films include Play Misty for Me,
which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, and the comedy Slums of
Beverly Hills. She has also appeared in The Group, The Flamingo
Kid, Grand Prix, Tapeheads and P.C.U., among other films. Walter
received an Emmy Award for Best Dramatic Actress in the television
series Amy Prentiss. She also earned Emmy nominations for her
guest-starring roles in episodes of Trapper John, M.D. and The
Streets of San Francisco. Walter has starred in several series,
miniseries and television movies.
Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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Jessica Walter
