---
name: "Lindsay Crouse"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lindsay-crouse"
fi1m_id: "lindsay-crouse"
imdb_id: "nm0001080"
tmdb_id: 32225
wikidata_id: "Q238912"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 May 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T18:26:42.057727+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lindsay Crouse

## Identity

Lindsay Crouse

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lindsay-crouse
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lindsay-crouse
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001080
- **TMDB ID:** 32225
- **Wikidata ID:** Q238912
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Crouse, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238912, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001080/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32225

Actor. Born 12 May 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 May 1948, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1976–1999
- **Also known as:** Lindsay Ann Crouse, Lindsey Crouse, لیندسی کروس
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (1), 1980s 73 (3), 1990s 89 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 88 to 83 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $220m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Crouse, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238912, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001080/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32225

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Places in the Heart*](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Lindsay Crouse

> Lindsay Crouse gives professional authority a precise, slightly forbidding voice. We value the concentration she brings to supporting roles, though that same control can keep her characters at a distance.

Lindsay Crouse gives professional women the air of knowing what they are talking about. Her precise, controlled delivery makes authority convincing, though it can also make a character seem reluctant to let anyone close. We value that firmness most in supporting parts, where she can establish a person's importance without much time to do it. Her film career began with *All the President's Men* (1976), followed by the character roles of the late 1970s and 1980s, including *The Verdict* (1982).

Sidney Lumet's film is a good place to begin, with Crouse as Kaitlin Costello in a cast that gives a familiar legal drama its weight. We were moved by *The Verdict*, because Paul Newman's worn-down Frank Galvin makes another attempt at putting his life right feel difficult rather than automatic. Crouse is convincing in a decisive supporting part, and her concentration suits the film's seriousness. That seriousness occasionally becomes self-importance as the pace slows. It still deserves an unhurried evening.

The lead in *House of Games* (1987), as Margaret Ford, puts that controlled manner under closer scrutiny. Writer-director David Mamet gives her stylised dialogue and a psychological study of compulsion, both well suited to her precision. The stiffness is harder to overlook when she carries the film, and we do not always find enough warmth beneath it.

From the 1990s her work shifted increasingly towards television, although *The Insider* (1999) again places her in a substantial film ensemble, as Sharon Tiller. Michael Mann makes a gripping thriller from a tobacco whistle-blower's struggle to be heard, with Russell Crowe giving the personal risks weight. Its occasional insistence on points already made is the reservation, not the acting. For a closer look at Crouse herself, return to *House of Games*, prepared for the stiffness as well as the intelligence.

## Biography

Lindsay Crouse is an American actress. Born in New York City in 1948, she is the daughter of playwright and producer Russel Crouse. She made her Broadway debut in the 1972 revival of *Much Ado About Nothing* and studied at Radcliffe College and HB Studio in New York.

Crouse appeared in her first film in *All the President's Men* (1976). She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in *Places in the Heart* (1984). Other film credits include *Slap Shot* (1977), *The Verdict* (1982), *House of Games* (1987) and *The Insider* (1999), in which she played Sharon Tiller.

She has also appeared in numerous television series, including *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *Criminal Minds*.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *The Insider* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Sharon Tiller — [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *Places in the Heart* (1984), Fi1m 80, as Margaret Lomax — [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, as Kaitlin Costello — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Kay Eddy — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Krull* (1983), Fi1m 54, as Princess Lyssa (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/krull.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Chantilly Bridge* (2023), as Rheza
- *Transgender, at War and in Love* (2015), Associate Producer
- *West Virginia, Still Home* (2013), Researcher
- *Somewhere Slow* (2013), as Katherine Franklin
- *FlashForward* (2009), series, as Mrs. Kirby
- *Mr. Brooks* (2007), as Captain Lister
- *Drive* (2007), series, as The Boss
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Mary Mays — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-minds.md)
- *Hack* (2002), series, as Beth Kulvicki
- *Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues* (2002), as Caroline Ingalls
- *Cherish* (2002), as Therapist
- *Impostor* (2001), as Chancellor
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Dr. Carson Evans — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Almost Salinas* (2001), as Allie
- *The Warden* (2001), as Maureen Redmond
- *The Division* (2001), series, as Donna B. / Julie M.
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Dr. Mona Lavelle
- *The Insider* (1999), as Sharon Tiller — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-insider.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Judge D. Andrews
- *Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder* (1999), as Caroline Ingalls
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Lauren MacKenzie
- *Stranger in My House* (1999), as Patti Young
- *Brimstone* (1998), series, as Dr. Julia Martin
- *Progeny* (1998), as Dr. Susan Lamarche
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, as Maggie Walsh — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Prefontaine* (1997), as Elfriede Prefontaine
- *Millennium* (1996), series, as Ardis Cohen
- *If These Walls Could Talk* (1996), as Frances White
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Sharon Perelli
- *The Arrival* (1996), as Ilana Green
- *Norma Jean & Marilyn* (1996), as Natasha Lytess
- *The Juror* (1996), as Tallow
- *The Indian in the Cupboard* (1995), as Jane
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Gwen Sawyer
- *Bye Bye Love* (1995), as Grace Damico
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Sen. Kate Cooper
- *ER* (1994), series, as Anna Castiglioni — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Parallel Lives* (1994), as Una Pace
- *Being Human* (1994), as Janet
- *Traps* (1994), series, as Laura Parkhurst
- *Out of Darkness* (1994), as Kim Donaldson
- *Final Appeal* (1993), as Dana Cartier
- *The Halloween Tree* (1993), as Additional Voices (voice)
- *Campus Culture Wars: Five Stories About Political Correctness* (1993), Actor
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Peg — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Chantilly Lace* (1993), as Rheza
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), series, as Mrs. Grant (voice)
- *Love at First Sight* (1992), series, as Stéphanie Stoddard
- *Desperate Hours* (1990), as Brenda Chandler
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Charlie Graham, Dr. Diana Meade, Judge Denise Grobman — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Communion* (1989), as Anne Strieber
- *Brave Irene* (1989), as Narrator
- *Lemon Sky* (1988), as Ronnie
- *House of Games* (1987), as Dr. Margaret Ford
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Sharon Cummings
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Sarah McGee
- *I Want to Go Home* (1985), as Louise Sanders
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Louise Anderson-Crowe
- *Places in the Heart* (1984), as Margaret Lomax — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)
- *Iceman* (1984), as Dr. Diane Brady
- *Daniel* (1983), as Rochelle Isaacson
- *Krull* (1983), as Princess Lyssa (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/krull.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), as Kaitlin Costello — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Kennedy's Children* (1982), as Rona
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Ronnie
- *Summer Solstice* (1981), as Maggie
- *Prince of the City* (1981), as Carla Ciello
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, as Kate McBride — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *Paul's Case* (1980), as First Actress
- *Between the Lines* (1977), as Abbie
- *Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years* (1977), Actor
- *Slap Shot* (1977), as Lily Braden
- *The Tenth Level* (1976), as Karen
- *All the President's Men* (1976), as Kay Eddy — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *ABC Afterschool Special* (1972), series, as Louise Sanders
- *Columbo* (1971), series, as Joan Allenby — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Force of Evil*, as Narrator

## Gallery

- ![Lindsay Crouse](https://film.one/media/person/88574/gallery-3df1c91acf33.jpg) Lindsay Crouse — Image via TMDB
- ![Lindsay Crouse](https://film.one/media/person/88574/gallery-7eb36edc136a.jpg) Lindsay Crouse — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1985: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Places in the Heart*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1992: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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