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name: "Tovah Feldshuh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tovah-feldshuh"
fi1m_id: "tovah-feldshuh"
imdb_id: "nm0271165"
tmdb_id: 41640
wikidata_id: "Q443842"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 December 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T13:17:23.959836+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."
---

# Tovah Feldshuh

## Identity

Tovah Feldshuh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tovah-feldshuh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tovah-feldshuh
- **IMDb ID:** nm0271165
- **TMDB ID:** 41640
- **Wikidata ID:** Q443842
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tovah_Feldshuh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443842, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41640

Actor. Born 27 December 1948 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 December 1948, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Also known as:** Terri Sue „Tovah“ Feldshuh, Terri Sue Feldshuh
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 71 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $14m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tovah_Feldshuh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443842, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41640

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Nobody Wants This*](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*Scenes from a Marriage*](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Tovah Feldshuh is an American actress, singer and playwright. Born Terri Sue Feldshuh in New York City on 27 December 1948, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and made her Broadway debut in the 1973 musical *Cyrano*.

She received four Tony Award nominations for her stage work, including roles in *Yentl* (1976) and *Golda's Balcony* (2003–2005), the latter the longest-running one-woman play in Broadway history. On screen she is known for recurring roles as Danielle Melnick in *Law & Order* (from 1990) and Deanna Monroe in *The Walking Dead* (2015–2016), and appearances in films including *Kissing Jessica Stein* (2001), *She's Funny That Way* (2015) and *Clifford the Big Red Dog* (2021).

Recent credits include Bina Roklov in the series *Nobody Wants This* (2024) and Marla in the film *Tuner* (2026). She has received two Emmy Award nominations.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Tuner* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Marla — [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), Fi1m 78, as Bina Roklov — [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *Scenes from a Marriage* (2021), Fi1m 64, as Miryam Levy — [page](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md)

## Complete filmography (98)

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

- *Westhampton* (2026), as Mrs. Lucas
- *Tuner* (2026), as Marla — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md)
- *M.I.A.* (2026), series, as Lena
- *Lay Lefty Down* (2026), as Aunt Eudora
- *A Girl Like Him* (2025), as Noona Grey · Executive Producer
- *Malka* (2025), as Malka
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), series, as Bina Roklov — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *We Should Eat* (2024), as Diane
- *The Walking Dead: The Return* (2024), as Deanna Monroe (archive footage)
- *Harlan Coben's Shelter* (2023), series, as Bat Lady
- *Bleecker* (2023), as Linda
- *Come Find Me* (2022), as Helena
- *Armageddon Time* (2022), as Mickey Graff
- *Clifford the Big Red Dog* (2021), as Mrs. Crullerman
- *Scenes from a Marriage* (2021), series, as Miryam Levy — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/scenes-from-a-marriage-2021.md)
- *The Book of Ruth* (2020), as Ruth
- *Love Type D* (2019), as Dr. Elsa Blomgren
- *Remember Amnesia* (2019), as Dr. Paula Smith
- *Golda's Balcony* (2019), as Golda Meir
- *Star Wars Resistance* (2018), series, as Aunt Z / Random Human (voice), Aunt Z (voice)
- *Angelica* (2017), as Nora
- *Salvation* (2017), series, as President Pauline Mackenzie
- *Baked in Brooklyn* (2016), as David's Mom
- *Bull* (2016), series, as Judge Garner
- *Flesh and Bone* (2015), series, as Ivana
- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), series, as Naomi Bunch — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md)
- *She's Funny That Way* (2015), as Miriam Pendergast
- *A Little Game* (2014), as Blackstone Head of School
- *The Hyperglot* (2013), as Elaine
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Deanna Monroe — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Heterosexuals* (2010), as Remy
- *Everyday the Impossible: Jewish Women in the Partisans* (2010), as Narrator
- *A Buddy Story* (2010), as Buddy's Mom
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Lena — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Acts of Mercy* (2009), as Nurse Ruth Baker
- *Eavesdrop* (2008), as Susie
- *Language of the Enemy* (2008), as Rebecca Meir
- *Love Life* (2007), as Hannah
- *Love Comes Lately* (2007), as Ethel
- *O Jerusalem* (2006), as Golda Meir
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, as Mrs. Varner
- *Lady in the Water* (2006), as Mrs. Bubchik
- *Just My Luck* (2006), as Madame Z
- *Alchemy* (2005), as Senior Editor
- *Life on the Ledge* (2005), as Mother
- *The Tollbooth* (2004), as Ruthie Cohen
- *Queens Supreme* (2003), series, Actor
- *The End of the Bar* (2002), as Mrs. Garner
- *Kissing Jessica Stein* (2002), as Judy Stein
- *New World Order* (2002), as Sponge-Brush Woman
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Danielle Melnick
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Elaine Brandau
- *The Believer* (2001), as Woman in Shul at Rosh Hashannah
- *Friends and Family* (2001), as Alma Jennings
- *Happy Accidents* (2000), as Lillian
- *The Corruptor* (1999), as U.S. Attorney Margaret Wheeler
- *A Walk on the Moon* (1999), as Lillian Kantrowitz
- *A Will of their Own* (1998), series, as Mrs. Rubenstein
- *Montana* (1998), as Greta
- *Hudson River Blues* (1997), as Charlotte
- *The Real Shlemiel* (1995), as Zlateh the Goat / Aunt Sarah / The Matchmaker (voice)
- *Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story* (1995), series, as Eleanor Alter (uncredited)
- *Comfortably Numb* (1995), as Victoria Stevens
- *Citizen Cohn* (1992), as Iva Schlesinger
- *A Day in October* (1991), as Emma Kublitz
- *Saying Kaddish* (1991), Actor
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Danielle Melnick — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *All That Glitters* (1990), as Mrs. Carr
- *The Blue Iguana* (1988), as Detective Vera
- *Mariah* (1987), series, as Deena Hertz
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Lynn Palmer
- *Silver Bullet* (1985), as Older Jane (voice)
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Samantha Page
- *Brewster's Millions* (1985), as Marilyn
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Sarah Lebow
- *Daniel* (1983), as Linda Mindish
- *Cheaper to Keep Her* (1981), as K. D. Locke
- *The Idolmaker* (1980), as Brenda Roberts
- *The Women's Room* (1980), as Iso
- *Beggarman, Thief* (1979), series, as Monika Wolner
- *The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal* (1979), as Florence
- *Terror Out of the Sky* (1978), as Jeannie Devereux
- *A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court* (1978), as Sandy
- *Nunzio* (1978), as Michelle
- *Holocaust* (1978), series, as Helena Slomová
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Susan Ridley
- *World of Darkness* (1977), as Clara Sanford
- *The Amazing Howard Hughes* (1977), as Katharine Hepburn
- *The Amazing Howard Hughes* (1977), series, as Katharine Hepburn
- *Gibbsville* (1976), series, Actor
- *Scream, Pretty Peggy* (1973), as Agnes Thornton
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), series, as Veronica Kidd
- *The Let Go*, Actor
- *Dirty Rhetoric*, as Bea
- *The Upside of Unrequited*, as Grandma Betty
- *Not Dead Yet*, as Paulette
- *C-Side*, as Mrs. Klein
- *Start Without Me*, as Roz

## Gallery

- ![(left to right): David Fishelson, Ehud Barak, Tovah Feldshuh and Scott Schwartz at Sardi's, October 2004. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/6704/gallery-3cc329faca93.jpg) (left to right): David Fishelson, Ehud Barak, Tovah Feldshuh and Scott Schwartz at Sardi's, October 2004. (2013) — Krayfish, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Djf%2C_Tov%2C_Barak%2C_Scott_2004.jpg/1280px-Djf%2C_Tov%2C_Barak%2C_Scott_2004.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Walker Stalker Con (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/6704/gallery-1ac83f031b3c.png) Walker Stalker Con (2016) — Neshamasheli, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Tovah_Feldshuh_2016.png/1280px-Tovah_Feldshuh_2016.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tovah Feldshuh](https://film.one/media/person/6704/gallery-6ce09f7d23fc.png) Tovah Feldshuh — Neshamasheli, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Tovah_Feldshuh_2016_%28cropped%29.png/1280px-Tovah_Feldshuh_2016_%28cropped%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tovah Feldshuh](https://film.one/media/person/6704/gallery-7a00b408ee52.jpg) Tovah Feldshuh — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 4 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 2004: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (nominated)
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress 2003: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1989: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical 1979: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated)
- Theatre World Award 1976: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 1976: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (nominated)

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

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