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name: "Doris Belack"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/doris-belack"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 February 1926"
died: "4 October 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:20.302401+00:00"
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# Doris Belack

Actor. Born 26 February 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 4 October 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 February 1926, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 4 October 2011
- **Also known as:** Dorris Belack, Doris Belak

## Biography

Doris Belack (26 February 1926 – 4 October 2011) was an American character actress who worked in theatre, film and television. Born in New York City, she began performing in summer stock immediately after leaving high school and appeared in numerous Broadway productions, several of them produced by her husband, Philip Rose.

She originated the role of Anna Wolek Craig on the soap opera *One Life to Live* and later played Judge Margaret Barry on *Law & Order*. Belack is best known for her performance as the soap-opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy *Tootsie*. Her other film credits include *batteries not included* (1987), *What About Bob?* (1991) and *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994).

*Sources: nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tootsie* (1982), Fi1m 85, as Rita — [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Margaret Barry
- *Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult* (1994), Dr. Roberts
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Lenore
- *What About Bob?* (1991), Dr. Catherine Tomsky
- *Prime* (2005), Blanche
- **batteries not included* (1987), Mrs. Thompson
- *Law & Order* (1990), Margaret Barry, Arraignment Judge
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), Saleswoman

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