Elizabeth Alice Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/WB television sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003)." Yes, You Recognize That Sharp Objects Actor From Your Childhood". Pop Sugar, August 4, 2018, by Stacey Nguyen She also had recurring roles as Diane Janssen in the ABC mystery drama series Lost (2005–2008) and as Rose Twitchell in the CBS science fiction drama series Under the Dome (2013).
Early life Beth Broderick was born in Falmouth, Kentucky, the daughter of Nina Lou (née Bowden) and Thomas Joseph Broderick. She grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Even as a child, she was interested in theater. She graduated from high school at sixteen, and then from the American Academy of Arts in Pasadena, California.
Career Billed as Elizabeth Alice Broderick, and later as Norris O'Neal, she made her debut in two adult films, In Love (1983) and Bordello: House of the Rising Sun (1985). Both roles portrayed her as a lesbian and were financially unsuccessful. Again as Norris O'Neal, she appeared in the mainstream comedy Sex Appeal (1986). In 1986 she had small roles in If Looks Could Kill, Student Affairs, Young Nurses in Love, and Slammer Girls, a spoof of the women in prison film genre.
Her first significant role was in Stealing Home (1988), in which she played Leslie, a young woman who seduces a teenager (played by Jonathan Silverman). In 1990, she appeared in The Bonfire of the Vanities. Her movie credits include Man of the Year (1995), Maternal Instincts (1996), Breast Men (1997), Psycho Beach Party (2000), and The Inner Circle (2003). She appeared in the movie Fools Rush In (1997), with Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek, as a business woman. She played a crazy religious woman, who together with her husband and brother, torture couples who break the rules of chastity while camping, in the film Timber Falls.
Her television credits include Married... with Children, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Hearts Afire, Supernatural and Glory Days. She guest starred on Northern Exposure, in the 1992 episode "It Happened In Juneau", playing a lusty doctor hunting for a one-night stand with Dr. Joel Fleischman, played by Rob Morrow. In 1997 she appeared in the racy Showtime series Women: Stories of Passion ("The Bitter and the Sweet" 2:17). She had a minor, recurring role in the hit ABC series Lost as Kate Austen's mother, Diane. She played a minor role in CSI: Miami during a tsunami where she played a neighbor of CSI Ryan Wolfe's uncle. More recently, she had guest starring roles on Leverage and Castle. In 2019, she was in "Sister of the Bride", a Hallmark channel movie.
She has appeared in several theater productions like Carnal Knowledge, Triplets in Uniform and Zastrozzi, the Master of Discipline (which she also co-produced). In New York she has starred in The Mousetrap, The Lion in Winter and many more. She was recently in the Chicago Northlight Theatre production of the one-woman show titled Bad Dates.
Broderick has written A Cup of Joe, Wonderland and Literatti with Dennis Bailey.
She directed three episodes of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: "Guilty!" (2002), "Cloud Ten" (2002), and "Making the Grade" (2001).
Personal life Broderick had a year-long romance with director Brian De Palma during production of The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). She married Scott Paetty on April 29, 2005.
Broderick is a founding member of Momentum, one of the first organizations in New York established to assist people with AIDS. She is also a founding member of the Celebrity Action Council of the City Light Women's Rehabilitation Program, which provides hands-on service to homeless women, helping them overcome substance abuse and learn job skills.
Broderick lived in Austin, Texas, as of 2014, where she appears in indie films and local theater productions.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 In Love Ella As Beth Alison Broderick 1985 Bordello: House of the Rising Sun Caz Wilcox As Norris O'Neil 1986 If Looks Could Kill Newswoman 1986 Sex Appeal Fran As Norris O'Neil 1987 Student Affairs Alexis 1987 Slammer Girls Abigail 1988 Stealing Home Lesley 1989 Young Nurses in Love Putnam 1990 Caroline Heftshank 1991 Thousand Pieces of Gold Berthe 1992 Barbie Rodgers (uncredited) 1995 French Exit Andie Ross 1995 Man of the Year Kelly Bound 1996 Maternal Instincts Dr. Eva Warden 1997 Women Without Implants Short film 1997 Fools Rush In Tracey Verna (uncredited) 1997 Breast Men Terri 2000 Psycho Beach Party Mrs. Ruth Forrest 2003 Inside the Inner Circle Herself Short film 2005 Tom's Nu Heaven 2005 Jean 2006 State's Evidence Scott's Mom 2007 Timber Falls Ida 2011 Bad Actress Alyssa Rampart-Pillage 2011 Fly Away Jeanne 2011 Retail Therapy Celebrity Customer Short film 2014 Two Step Dot 2015 Echoes of War Doris McCluskey 2018 Crash Blossom Nancy O'Connor 2018 The Neighborhood Watch Gladys2020BecomingAngela Corrigan2020The Fox Hunter Nancy O'Connor 2020Law of Attraction Rhonda 2021Something About Her Jane 2023One True Loves FrancineThe Nana Project Kitty2024Holiday Mismatch Barbara2024The Merry Gentlemen Lily
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1988 Matlock Jane Barnes Episode: "The Hucksters" 1988–1989 1st & Ten: The Championship Episodes: "Injustice for All" & "Duty Calls" 1989 Hooperman Europa Episode: "Intolerance" 1989 Gwen Goode Episode: "A Frick Called Wanda" 1989 Mancuso, F.B.I. Dallas Episode: "Suspicious Minds" 1990 Murphy Brown Rita Episode: "Bad Girls" 1990 Glory Days Sheila Jackson 6 episodes 1990 Married... with Children Miss Penza Episode: "And Baby Makes Money" 1991 Get a Life Jackie Episode: "Chris and Larry Switch Lives" 1991 Doctor Doctor Roxanne Abrams Episode: "Two Angry Men" 1991 Rewrite for Murder TV movie 1991 Drexell's Class Maria Episode: "Bully for Otis" 1992 Are You Lonesome Tonight Laura TV movie 1992 Northern Exposure Linda Angelo Episode: "It Happened in Juneau" 1992 In the Deep Woods Myra Cantrell TV movie 1992–1993 Hearts Afire Dee Dee Starr 25 episodes 1993 Hearts Afire Lee Ann Folsom 7 episodes 1993 Shadowhunter Bobby Cain TV movie 1994 Justice in a Small Town Melissa Brewer TV movie 1994–1995 Delilah Buchanan 17 episodes 1996–2002 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Zelda Spellman Main role; 141 episodes 1997 Women: Stories of Passion Ellie Episode: "The Bitter and the Sweet" 1997 Teen Angel Zelda Spellman Episode: "One Dog Night" 1997 Men in Black: The Series Aileen (voice) Episode: 'The Inanimate Syndrome" 1998 Patricia Ellis TV movie 2002 Real Madame Zora (uncredited) Episode: "My Name Is Evil" 2003 Lana Olmstead Episode: "Separation Anxiety" 2004 Homeland Security Elise McKee TV movie 2004 CSI: Miami Mona Episode: "Crime Wave" 2006 Supernatural Alice Miller Episode: "Nightmare" 2006 Morgan Bloom Episode: "Head Over Heels" 2007 Bionic Woman Alexis Episode: "The List" 2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Belinda / Linda Episode: "Cockroaches" 2005–2008 Lost Diane Janssen 5 episodes 2008 ER Edith Landry Episode: "Tandem Repeats" 2009 Two Dollar Beer Mom TV movie 2009 Cold Case Libby Traynor Episode: "Jackals" 2009 Leverage Monica Hunter Episode: "The Three Days of the Hunter Job" 2010 Castle Barbara Mann Episode: "The Late Shaft" 2010 Revenge of the Bridesmaids Olivia McNabb TV movie 2010 Lone Star Carol Episodes: "Pilot" & "One in Every Family" 2013 Under the Dome Rose Twitchell 5 episodes 2014 Melissa & Joey Dr. Ellen Radier Episodes: "Accidents Will Happen" & "Witch Came First" 2014 A Perfect Christmas List Michelle TV movie 2016 Late Bloomer Eileen Taft TV movie 2017 Bosch Judge Sharon Houghton 3 episodes 2017 A Very Merry Toy Store Pam Forrester TV movie 2017 Romance at Reindeer Lodge Penny TV movie 2018 Sharp Objects Annie B 5 episodes 2019 Christmas Town Betty Hallmark Channel Original Movie 2019 Always and Forever Christmas Carol Lifetime Channel Original Movie2019Sister of the Bride EleanoreTV movie2019My Best Friend's Christmas Sheila SeeverTV movie2020Chilling Adventures of SabrinaSitcom Zelda Spellman (modified version)2 episodes2021WalkerMrs. HarlanEpisode : "Don't Fence Me In"2021ShrillClaraEpisode : "Ranchers" 2022When I Think of Christmas Anna Hallmark Channel Original Movie2022Criminal MindsSenator Martha ReevesEpisode : "Oedipus Wrecks"2023Love & DeathBertha Pomeroy 2024Holliday Mismatch Barbara Hallmark Channel Original Movie
Video games + Year Title Role Notes1999Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound Zelda Spellman
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