Beth Grant
Renowned for playing a whole host of love-to-hate characters, Beth Grant began her screen career in her late 30s, but became one of the most prolific character actresses of her generation. Born in Gadsden, AL in 1949, Grant graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in acting and directing and spent most of her early years treading the boards. In 1979, she made her TV debut in trucker comedy "B.J. and the Bear" (NBC 1979-1981) but with the exception of the odd daytime TV appearance, continued to focus on her theater work during the following decade. But Grant's priorities changed after she appeared in "Rain Man" (1988), the first of three Oscar-winning Best Pictures on her resume, and by the mid-90s, she'd racked up performances in horrors "Child's Play 2" (1990) and "The Dark Half" (1993), dramas "Eating" (1990) and "Love Field" (1992) and comedies "The Wizard" (1989) and "The Boyfriend School" (1990) as well as recurring roles on sitcoms "Coach" (ABC 1989-1997) and "Delta" (ABC 1992-93). Following an unforgettable cameo in the action thriller "Speed" (1994), Grant continued to combine guest parts on TV shows such as "Friends" (NBC 1994-2004), "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" (ABC 1996-2000) and "Angel" (The WB 1999-2004) with minor but memorable big-screen roles in the likes of "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar" (1995), "A Time To Kill" (1996) and "Lawn Dogs" (1997). Grant then landed one of her defining roles when she was cast as the highly-strung Sparkle Motion mom in cult classic "Donnie Darko" (2001), and after adding to her extensive and eclectic filmography with small parts in blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" (2001), baseball flick "The Rookie" (2002) and black comedy "Daltry Calhoun" (2005), made a similar lasting impression as uptight Pageant Official Jenkins in "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006). In the same year of her career, she had a memorable guest spot on the cult favorite sitcom "My Name Is Earl" (NBC 2005-08), played Dr. Inga Von Westphalen in another Richard Kelly mindbender, "Southland Tales" (2006) and portrayed Andy Warhol's mother Julia in Edie Sedgwick biopic "Factory Girl" (2006). Following a ten-episode stint as opinionated grocery store owner Gracie Leigh in "Jericho" (CBS, 2006-08), Grant went onto play Carla Jean's mother in the Coen Brothers' Academy Award-winning "No Country For Old Men" (2007) and Mrs. Horowitz in the Razzie-winning "All About Steve" (2009), and star alongside her husband Michael Chieffo in the quirky comedy she also produced, "Herpes Boy" (2009). After appearing as Peppy's maid in silent movie homage "The Artist" (2011) and starring opposite James Franco in "As I Lay Dying" (2013), Grant was promoted to series regular on "The Mindy Project" (Fox 2012- ) as abrasive nurse Beverly.
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Beth Grant
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In My Sleep: Director's Cut | Evelyn (Character) | - | 2024 |
50% |
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Maximum Truth | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
67% | No Score Yet | Grave Intentions | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
61% |
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Willy's Wonderland | Sheriff Lund (Character) | $388.7K | 2021 |
82% |
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Fully Realized Humans | Tipper (Character) | - | 2020 |
75% |
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Wander Darkly | Patty Healy (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer | Ms. Dobbins (Character) | - | 2020 |
89% |
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Words on Bathroom Walls | Sister Catherine (Character) | $2.5M | 2020 |
36% |
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William | Dr. Godwin Thomas (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hold On | Shelly (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Andover | Rebecca (Character) | - | 2018 |
71% |
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Domain | Nadine (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Heartland | Crystal (Character) | - | 2017 |
97% |
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Lucky | Elaine (Character) | $955.7K | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Labyrinth | Betsy (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tenn | Edwina Williams (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 6 Love Stories | Meg Albright (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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A Mother's Escape | Tess (Character) | - | 2016 |
88% |
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Jackie | Lady Bird Johnson (Character) | $14.0M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Plains | Tess (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Consumed | Kristin Kessler (Character) | - | 2015 |
81% |
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Band of Robbers | Widow Douglas (Character) | - | 2015 |
32% |
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Addicted to Fresno | Tilda (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bridge Partner | Mattie Whalen (Character) | - | 2015 |
85% |
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The Midnight Swim | Amelia Brooks (Character) | - | 2014 |
92% |
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Faults | Evelyn (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Out West | Tiffany Alcott (Character) | - | 2013 |
36% |
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As I Lay Dying | Addie Bundren (Character) | $15.0K | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Miss Dial | Mrs. Wojiechowski (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Odyssea | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Blues for Willadean |
Willadean Winkler (Character), Producer |
- | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life of Lemon | Phyllis (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Valley of the Sun | Marva (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Sedona | Deb (Character) | - | 2011 |
95% |
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The Artist | Peppy's Maid (Character) | $44.7M | 2011 |
40% |
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Operation: Endgame | Susan (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Herpes Boy |
Mom (Character), Co-Producer |
- | 2009 |
75% |
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Dear Lemon Lima | Principal Applebomb (Character) | - | 2009 |
6% |
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In My Sleep | Evelyn (Character) | $28.8K | 2009 |
62% |
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Extract | Mary (Character) | $10.8M | 2009 |
7% |
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All About Steve | Mrs. Horowitz (Character) | $33.9M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Polar Opposites | General Railen (Character) | $2.4K | 2008 |
82% |
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Hide | Candy (Character) | - | 2008 |
39% |
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Henry Poole Is Here | Josie (Character) | $1.8M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Welcome to Paradise | Frances (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ungodly | Emma Lemac (Character) | - | 2007 |
93% |
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No Country for Old Men | Carla Jean's Mother (Character) | $74.3M | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rocker | Mrs. Hill (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Hard Scrambled | Alice (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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The House of Usher | Mrs. Thatcher (Character) | - | 2006 |
41% |
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Southland Tales |
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen/ |
$273.4K | 2006 |
21% |
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Factory Girl | Julia Warhola (Character) | - | 2006 |
91% |
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Little Miss Sunshine | Nancy Jenkins (Character) | $59.9M | 2006 |
32% |
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Running With Scissors | Winnie (Character) | $6.8M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Hot Tamale | Dori Woodriff (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Our Very Own | Virginia Kendal (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Hard Pill | Mom (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend | Angela Hobbs (Character) | - | 2005 |
7% |
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Daltry Calhoun | Aunt Dee (Character) | $12.5K | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Homefront | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
83% |
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Matchstick Men | Laundry Lady (Character) | $36.9M | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Evil Alien Conquerors | Sheila (Character) | - | 2002 |
13% |
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The Rising Place | Melvina Pou (Character) | - | 2002 |
84% |
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The Rookie | Jimmy's Mother (Character) | - | 2002 |
53% |
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Rock Star | Mrs. Cole (Character) | $17.0M | 2001 |
37% |
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Sordid Lives | Sissy Hickey (Character) | $1.0M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Louisa Ashland (Character) | - | 2001 |
33% |
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Desert Saints | Lou (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Blue Valley Songbird | Ruby (Character) | - | 1999 |
51% |
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Dance With Me | Lovejoy (Character) | $15.9M | 1998 |
72% |
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Lawn Dogs | Trent's Mother (Character) | $106.3K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Always | Stephanie (Character) | $14.8K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Dance With Olivia | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
48% |
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar | Loretta (Character) | $36.4M | 1995 |
95% |
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Speed | Helen (Character) | $121.2M | 1994 |
61% |
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The Dark Half | Shayla Beaumont (Character) | $9.0M | 1993 |
40% |
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Love Field | Hazel (Character) | $519.2K | 1992 |
44% |
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White Sands | Roz Kincaid (Character) | $8.2M | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Don't Tell Her It's Me | Babette (Character) | $1.1M | 1990 |
47% |
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Child's Play 2 | Miss Kettlewell (Character) | $26.9M | 1990 |
50% | No Score Yet | Fall From Grace | Paulene (Character) | - | 1990 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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44% | 46% | Mayfair Witches | Carlotta Mayfair (Character) | 2023 2025 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mayfair Witches: Cast Diaries | Carlotta Mayfair (Character) | 2024 |
100% | 90% | Carol & the End of the World | Pauline (Voice) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Better Call Saul Presents: Slippin' Jimmy | Unknown (Voice) | 2022 |
86% | 83% | The Mindy Project |
Beverly (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2012-2017 |
47% | 44% | The Millers | Myra (Guest Star) | 2013 |
81% | 89% | The Office | Melvina (Guest Star) | 2008 2013 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
97% | 95% | Justified | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
71% | 81% | Dexter | Donna Randall (Guest Star) | 2012 |
85% | 90% | Modern Family | Maxine (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 77% | King of the Hill | Doris (Guest Voice) | 1998-2001 2003 2010 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Medium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
96% | 95% | Pushing Daisies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sordid Lives: The Series | Sissy Hickey (Character) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | According to Jim | Mrs. Whitney (Guest Star) | 2008 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Lizbeth Harding (Guest Star) | 2007 |
65% | No Score Yet | Drive | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
54% | 85% | Jericho | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
82% | 88% | My Name Is Earl | Lorraine Mariano (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
76% | 100% | Wonderfalls | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
81% | 96% | Six Feet Under | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yes, Dear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 2004 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Malcolm in the Middle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 2003 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sally Roth (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
74% | 86% | The X-Files | Iris Finster (Guest Star) | 2000 |
87% | 88% | Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
33% | No Score Yet | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Mrs. Grant (Guest Star) | 1997-1998 |
92% | No Score Yet | Buddy Faro | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
40% | No Score Yet | Maggie Winters | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maximum Bob | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Something So Right | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cybill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
88% | No Score Yet | Michael Hayes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goode Behavior | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coach | Martha (Guest Star) | 1989-1990 1992-1993 1997 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Lizzy (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Meg Thomas (Guest Star) | 1994 |
13% | No Score Yet | Delta | Thelma Wainwright (Character) | 1992-1993 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Terry Franco (Guest Star) | 1989 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Dottie Pinder (Guest Star) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Belvedere | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pitts | Unknown (Guest Star) |