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name: "Jayne Houdyshell"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 September 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:28.303076+00:00"
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# Jayne Houdyshell

Actor. Born 25 September 1953 in Topeka, Kansas, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 September 1953, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
- **Active:** 2004–present

## Biography

Jayne Houdyshell is an American actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Born on 25 September 1953 in Topeka, Kansas, she graduated with honours from the Academy of Dramatic Art at Oakland University in Michigan in 1974. She spent much of her early career performing in more than 200 regional theatre productions across the United States before moving to New York.

Houdyshell made her Broadway debut in the 2006 production of *Well*, earning a Tony Award nomination. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in *The Humans* (2016) and received further nominations for *Follies* (2012), *A Doll's House, Part 2* (2017) and *The Music Man* (2022). Her screen credits include the role of Hannah in *Little Women* (2019), appearances in *Downsizing* (2017), *The Bounty Hunter* (2010) and *Maid in Manhattan* (2002), and the recurring part of Bunny Folger in the series *Only Murders in the Building* (2021–).

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, ibdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere* (2025), Fi1m 61, as Viv — [page](https://film.one/film/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere.md)
- *Little Women* (2019), Fi1m 88, as Hannah — [page](https://film.one/film/little-women.md)
- *Garden State* (2004), Fi1m 71, as Mrs. Lubin — [page](https://film.one/film/garden-state.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Ruth Linden
- *Downsizing* (2017), Paul's Mother
- *The Bounty Hunter* (2010), Landlady
- *Only Murders in the Building* (2021), Bunny Folger
- *Maid in Manhattan* (2002), Carmen
- *Elementary* (2012), Carla
- *Morning Glory* (2010), Stage Manager
- *Changing Lanes* (2002), Miss Tetley

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