Lauri Denise Johnson (née Smith; born December 27, 1949) is an American actress, who has played roles in films, television series, animated programs and video games.
Early life Johnson was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1949. She is the daughter of vocalist Annette Warren and jazz pianist Paul Smith.
Career Johnson's first prominent role was providing additional voices to the Hanna-Barbera series The Jetsons. She began landing small bit roles in the films City of Angels and The Negotiator and later appeared in episodes of several popular television shows.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1998City of AngelsWoman in Car1998The NegotiatorChief's Wife2000The CellMrs. Hickson2002Laurel CanyonLandlord2003CarolinaSusan the Waitress2005War of the WorldsOlder Woman2006For Your ConsiderationMorley's Secretary2006Love Made EasyGus's Mother2006Domestic ImportMama2007WaitressNurse Norma2007Finishing the GameHousewife #32008Yonkers JoeHammer2009SpreadMeter Maid, Doris2010QuitBartender2016Rules Don't ApplyNurse2017InheritanceMorse Matriarch2021The StarlingHelen
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1985The JetsonsMrs. Meltdown (voice)Episode: "Family Fallout"1995Batman: The Animated SeriesNurse (voice)Episode: "The Terrible Trio" A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1995The Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesMiss Marbles (voice)Episode: "A Ticket to Crime"1996Party of FiveWedding OrganizerEpisode: "Spring Breaks"1998Cow and ChickenGreta, Little Girl (voice)Episode: "P.E."1998EROncology NurseEpisode: "Gut Reaction"1998The New Batman AdventuresKnife-Thrower's Wife (voice)Episode: "Animal Act"1999BeckerMrs. BeckerEpisode: "Limits & Boundaries"1999Batman BeyondNurse (voice)Episode: "Shriek"1999The Wild ThornberrysFemale Seal, Ostrich (voice)2 episodes1999AngelAunt MarthaEpisode: "The Bachelor Party"2000The Drew Carey ShowGladysEpisode: "Be Drew to Your School"2000RugratsLolana (voice)3 episodes2001The Ellen ShowBox Office AliceEpisode: "The Move"2001Everybody Loves RaymondSister AnnEpisode: "Marie's Sculpture"2002CharmedSecretaryEpisode: "Saving Private Leo"2002JAGCommanderEpisode: "The Promised Land"2003American DreamsMrs. WiczowskiEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"2003FrasierMrs. GablyczyckEpisode: "The Placeholder"2003, 2005One on OneVarious roles2 episodes2004The King of QueensNancyEpisode: "Dougie Houser"2004NYPD BlueLois RubicoffEpisode: "Take My Wife, Please"2004Six Feet UnderJoan MorrisonEpisode: "The Dare"2005That's So RavenMadame BlecchEpisode: "Too Much Pressure"2005Cold CaseNurse OlsenEpisode: "Committed"2006Ghost WhispererBrenda ReeseEpisode: "Last Execution"2006My Name Is EarlCaptain DanielsEpisode: "Stole a Badge"2007Crossing JordanSaleswomanEpisode: "D.O.A."2007Boston LegalSister Catherine2 episodes2007Without a TraceCarolyn NisbitEpisode: "One Wrong Move"2008UnhitchedEmmaEpisode: "Mardi Gras Croc Attack"2008The UnitNeighborEpisode: "Sudden Flight"2008Raising the BarShauna NolanEpisode: "Out on the Roof"2008Grey's AnatomyRuth BeglerEpisode: "Life During Wartime"2008Turbo DatesZeldaEpisode: "Two-Fer"2009Nip/TuckLila RusovicEpisode: "Gene Shelly"2009Mad MenCarrieEpisode: "Out of Town"2009The ForgottenDeloresEpisode: "Lucky John"2010The Big Bang TheoryMrs. GundersonEpisode: "The Lunar Excitation"2010Batman: The Brave and the BoldMa Murder (voice)Episode: "Menace of the Madniks!"2011Days of Our LivesErin Hewitt3 episodes2011General HospitalMrs. MacInery7 episodes2012Childrens HospitalRosaEpisode: "Free Day"2012NosferajewGinnyEpisode: "Community Blech"2013ShamelessMake-A-Wish AdministratorEpisode: "May I Trim Your Hedges?"2013The Secret Life of the American TeenagerEva, George's mother2 episodes2014New GirlStenographerEpisode: "Fired Up"2015Mike & MollyAnnEpisode: "Mike Check"2015Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnTanyaEpisode: "Quad-ventures in Babysitting"2015–2021MomBeatrice16 episodes2016The MiddleMrs. Hilsabeck2 episodes
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