Beth Grant
American actress (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949)[1] is an American character actress. Between 2012 and 2017, she was a series regular on the television comedy The Mindy Project in the role of Beverly Janoszewski. She is also known for her role as Gracie Leigh in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama Jericho and as Marianne Marie Beetle in Wonderfalls. She has also appeared on Pushing Daisies, and Mockingbird Lane.
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Beth Grant | |
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 Grant at PaleyFest 2013's panel for The Mindy Project | |
| Born | (1949-09-18) September 18, 1949 (age 74) Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | East Carolina University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Michael Chieffo |
| Children | Mary Chieffo |
In film, she is best known for her roles as Mother at Farm House in Rain Man (1988), Miss Kettlewell in Child's Play 2 (1990), Helen in Speed (1994), Loretta in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Kitty Farmer in Donnie Darko (2001), Pageant Official Jenkins in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Carla Jean's Mother in No Country for Old Men (2007), and Peppy's maid in The Artist (2011). She starred in the films Flatliners, Sordid Lives, Dear Lemon Lima, Bad Words, Jackie (as Lady Bird Johnson), Faults (2014) and Lucky (2017). She later portrayed the recurring role of "The Woman with Hair but No Beard" in Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Cat Lady in Hulu's Dollface.