Deborah Rush

Deborah Rush
Born	April 10, 1954 (1954-04-10) (age 57) Chatham, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1978–present
Spouse	Chip Cronkite (1985–present)

Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress.

Rush 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, acted in comedy's film American Wedding, as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom.

In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Blithe Spirit.^[1]

Rush has acted in a number of movies and television series, including the Woody Allen films Zelig and The Purple Rose of Cairo. She was a regular cast member of the television series Strangers with Candy. She had a recurring role on Spin City as Helen Winston, eventual ex-wife of mayor Randall Winston.

She was the daughter-in-law of television journalist Walter Cronkite and is the mother of two sons, Walter Cronkite IV and Peter Cronkite.

References

1. ^ Gans, Andrew (2008-12-10). "Rush Joins Starry Cast of Blithe Spirit Revival". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124158.html. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 

External links

• Deborah Rush at the Internet Movie Database
• Deborah Rush at the Internet Broadway Database
• Deborah Rush at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Deborah Rush at Broadway.com

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Name	Rush, Deborah
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Short description	American actress
Date of birth	April 10, 1954
Place of birth	Chatham, New Jersey, U.S.
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