Deborah Rush
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 10 April 1954
Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In 2003 she acted in the comedy film American Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.
Known for
Acting 44
- 2026The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems as Aunt Mitty
- 2026Close to Nowhere
- 2018Accommodations as Victoria Maason
- 2016Women Who Kill as Grace
- 2015Ava's Possessions as Joanna
- 2012Rhymes with Banana as Jane
- 2009The Box as Clymene Steward
- 2009Julie & Julia as Avis De Voto
- 2008Fling as Katherine
- 2008The Visitor as Upper Eastside Woman
- 2007The Good Life as Diane
- 2006Half Nelson as Jo Dunne
- 2006Strangers with Candy as Sara Blank
- 2004American Pie: Revealed as Self
- 2003American Wedding as Mary Flaherty
- 2002The Good Girl as Gwen Jackson
- 2002Bad Company as Mrs. Peterson
- 1999Earthly Possessions as Heidi Anderson
- 1999Three to Tango as Lenore
- 1999Advice From a Caterpillar as Diner Hostess
- 1998You've Got Mail as Veronica Cash
- 1997In & Out as Ava Blazer
- 1995Reckless as Trish
- 1992Passed Away as Denise Scanlan
- 1992Unnatural Pursuits as Stephanie Didcot
- 1990My Blue Heaven as Linda
- 1989She-Devil as 'People' Reporter
- 1989Family Business as Michele Dempsey
- 1989Parents as Mrs. Gladys Zellner
- 1988Big Business as Binky Shelton
- 1987Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread as Dr. Norris
- 1986Heat as D.D.
- 1985A Midsummer Night's Dream as Hermia
- 1985Compromising Positions as Brenda Dunck
- 1985The Purple Rose of Cairo as Rita
- 1983A Night in Heaven as Patsy
- 1983Zelig as Lita Fox
- 1982Split Image as Judith
- 1982Alice at the Palace as Alice's Mother
- 1981Honky Tonk Freeway as Sister Mary Magdalene
- 1981Kiss Me, Petruchio as Bianca
- 197910 as Dental assistant
- 1978Oliver's Story as Girl in Bar
- 1977Charles Ives: A Good Dissonance Like a Man