Ellen Crawford (born ) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Lydia Wright on ER from 1994 through 2003 and then again in 2009 for the series finale.
Crawford has also performed on stage, in A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill. Crawford also made a couple of guest appearances in 2010 in comedy-drama Desperate Housewives.
Biography Crawford was born in Dayton, Ohio, and lived in nearby Sidney before her family relocated to Normal, Illinois. She graduated from University High School in Normal in 1969. From 1969 to 1970, Crawford played Sheila for over 400 performances in the Chicago production of the musical Hair. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, and married actor Mike Genovese in 1982. between the 52:19 - 52:29 minutes. On ER, Genovese portrayed officer Alfred Grabarsky, whom Nurse Wright wed during the show's third season.
Crawford previously performed on stage at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, in Cedar City, Utah, where she was Mrs Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and Miss Havisham in Great Expectations.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1982Romance TheatreLiz(5 episodes)1983Three's CompanyBrenda McNair("Grandma Jack")NewhartMrs. Putnam("Animal Attractions")1984Hill Street BluesReporter("Ewe and Me, Babe")DynastyWoman at Phone("The Mortgage")TeachersSocial WorkerMurder, She WroteMuriel("The Murder of Sherlock Holmes")At Your ServiceMrs. AndersonTV movieBest DefenseSonya, DynatechnicsRiptideCynthia("Double Your Pleasure")AfterMASHShelly Lucas("Up and Down Payments")The MasterCannery Worker("State of the Union")1985StitchesMiss MarshallOtherworldHead Supervisor("Princess Metra")1986The Art of Being NickDepressed customerTV moviePicnicOlive1987WerewolfMarta("Nightmare at the Braine Hotel")Night CourtLeona Cowen/Davide("Safe")Who's That Girl1988The Invisible KidTeacherThe Bronx ZooMrs. Feeney("Truancy Blues")Mr. BelvedereClaire("Heather's Monk")1989The War of the RosesNurse #1ThirtysomethingDr. Price("Payment Due")1990The Giant of Thunder MountainAgnes MacgruderWho's the Boss?Professor Wallace("Who's Minding the Kid?")China BeachJulie Martin("You, Babe")FaithBeatrice1991The Story LadyRitaTV movieGrowing PainsDr. Whiteside("Jason Sings the Blues")The Whereabouts of JennyClerk1992When No One Would ListenJudge BeckermanTV movieUlterior MotivesElizabethTales from the CryptDorothy Chalmers("Seance")Baby TalkDiane("The Prince and the Pooper")1994Where Are My Children?TV movieUntamed LoveEllenMoment of Truth: Cradle of ConspiracyLorna GillERNurse Lydia Wright(113 episodes) 1994 - 2003, 20091996Diagnosis MurderMrs. Underwood("X Marks the Murder: Part 1" and "Part 2")Sister IslandEsther Lynch1997The Tony Danza ShowEugenia Cooper("Pilot")1998Twice Upon a TimePeg SagerTV movieSoldierIlona1999EntropyMolly Gustkeshort20007th HeavenMrs. Pierce2000 - 01 ("Surprise!" and "One Hundred")CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLt. Jane Gribbsscenes deleted ("Cool Change")2001Escaping JerseyLucyFreeBarbara JenkinsLast WritesshortHarvey's SpeechAnitaThe DivisionMrs. Wyle("Hide and Seek")2003RememberCherylshort2005Boston LegalFrances Stadler("The Black Widow" and "Schadenfreude")2006Without a TraceClinic Receptionist("Fade-Away")2007The Man from EarthEdith2009MentalAndrea Jennings("Life and Limb")2010Desperate HousewivesIris Beckley("Chromolume No. 7" and "My Two Young Men")2012PetuniaMartha McDougalModel MinorityNurse Alice StantonGrey's AnatomyCarrie Reisler("Have You Seen Me Lately?")2013Angel's PerchBetsy2014Blue JaySueshort2017SuburbiconEileenWeekend EncounterShirleyshort2018BoomersRuth Sutton(18 episodes)2022Days of Our LivesMother Superior
References
External links