Doris Belack
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as Rita Tootsie Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. Belack played the formidable soap opera producer Rita Marshall in the 1982 comedy film Tootsie. Her other film credits included roles in Fast Forward (1985), Batteries Not Included (1987), Splash, Too (1988), She-Devil (1989), Opportunity Knocks (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. (1994), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), The Odd Couple II (1998) and Fail Safe (2000). Her husband, producer Philip Rose, died on May 31, 2011, four months before her own death. They were married for 65 years and had no children.
Filmography
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Dr. Roberts
Tootsie
as Rita
What About Bob?
as Dr. Catherine Tomsky
Prime
as Blanche
*batteries not included
as Mrs. Thompson
She-Devil
as Paula
The Odd Couple II
as Blanche Madison Povitch
Doug's 1st Movie
as Mayor Tippi Dink (voice)
Krippendorf's Tribe
as President Porter
Fail Safe
as Mrs. Johnson
Hanky Panky
as Building Manager
Opportunity Knocks
as Mona
Arranged
as Elona
The Black Marble
as Harried Woman
Fast Forward
as Mrs. Gilroy
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Louella Parsons
The Cradle Will Fall
as Edna Burns
We're Fighting Back
as Doctor