Grace Zabriskie (nee Caplinger; May 17, 1941) is an American actress best known for Inland Empire (2006), Armageddon (1998), and Wild at Heart (1990).
She was married to John Dunham MacEachron and they had two daughters.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1978: The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance as Widow Cummins
- 1978: They Went That A Way And That A Way as Lem's Wife
- 1979: Norma Rae as Linette Odum
- 1979: The Concrete Cowboys as Mrs. Barnaby
- 1979: Freedom Road as Ruth Lait
- 1980: The Private Eyes as Nanny
- 1980: Blinded by the Light as Emily
- 1981: Galaxy of Terror as Capt. Trantor
- 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman as Esther Pokrifki
- 1982: The Executioners Song as Kathryne Baker
- 1983: MADD Mothers Against Drunk Drivers as Silvie Alice Kohler
- 1984: My Mothers Secret Life as Maggie Ryan
- 1984: Body Rock as Chilly's Mother
- 1984: The Burning Red as Flossie Hughes
- 1984: Nickel Mountain as Ellie Wells
- 1985: North Beach And Rawhide as Hearings Officer
- 1987: The Big Easy as Mama
- 1987: Rampage as Naomi Reece
- 1987: Mistress as Deanie
- 1987: Leonard Part 6 as Jefferson
- 1988: My Father My Son as Mouza
- 1988: Shooter as Sister Marie
- 1988: The Boost as Sheryl
- 1988: Pulse Pounders as The Warden
- 1989: The Ryan White Story as Gloria White
- 1989: A Deadly Silence as Psychologist
- 1989: Drugstore Cowboy as Bob's Mother
- 1990: People Like Us as Woman in Group Therapy (Uncredited Role)
- 1990: Wild at Heart as Juana
- 1990: Hometown Boy Makes Good as Helen Geary
- 1990: Megaville as Mrs. Palinov
- 1990: Child's Play 2 as Grace Poole
- 1991: Prison Stories Women On The Inside as Genevieve
- 1991: Blood Ties as The Woman
- 1991: Ambition as Mrs. Merrick
- 1991: Servants Of Twilight as Grace Spivey
- 1991: My Own Private Idaho as Alena
- 1991: Intimate Stranger as Dana P. Ashley
- 1991: Fried Green Tomatoes as Eva Bates
- 1992: The Waterdance as Pat
- 1992: FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Magi Lune
- 1992: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Sarah Palmer
- 1992: Chain Of Desire as Linda Bailey
- 1992: A House Of Secrets And Lies as Ruby Bryant
- 1993: Bonds Of Love as Emma Smith
- 1993: Miracle Child as Adeleine Newberry
- 1993: Black Widow Murders The Blanche Taylor Moore Story as Ethel
- 1993: Banner Times as Momma
- 1993: Double Deception as Dr. Kester
- 1993: Even Cowgirls Get The Blues as Mrs. Hankshaw
- 1993: Stone Soup as Olympia
- 1994: The Crew as Gloria Pierce
- 1994: Drop Zone as Winona
- 1994: Desert Winds as Jackie's Mother
- 1995: The Passion Of Darkly Noon as Roxy
- 1996: A Promise To Carolyn as Francie Harper
- 1996: A Family Thing as Ruby
- 1996: Bastard out of Carolina as Granny
- 1996: Murder At My Door as Grandma
- 1997: George B as The Mother
- 1997: Dead Men Cant Dance as Brig. Gen. Burke
- 1997: Annies Garden as Mrs. Barnes
- 1997: The Devils Child as Rose DeMarco
- 1997: Sparkler as Sherri
- 1997: Psycho Sushi as Great Aunt
- 1998: Armageddon as Dottie
- 1998: Houdini as Mrs. Weiss
- 1998: Dantes View as Geraldine
- 1999: Trash as Mrs. DeMarie
- 1999: A Texas Funeral as Murtis
- 1999: Me And Will as Edith
- 2000: Gone in Sixty Seconds as Helen Raines
- 2000: Home The Horror Story as Grace Parkinson
- 2001: They Crawl as Mrs. Gage
- 2002: RSVP as Mary Franklin
- 2002: No Good Deed as Mrs. Quarre
- 2002: The Glow as Sylvia Goodstein
- 2004: Chrystal as Gladys
- 2004: The Grudge as Emma
- 2004: The Last Letter as Mrs. Allison
- 2006: Inland Empire as Visitor #1
- 2007: License to Wed as Grandma Jones
- 2007: Careless as Adrienne
- 2008: Brothel as Madam
- 2009: Bob Funk as Mrs. Funk
- 2009: My Son My Son What Have Ye Done as Mrs. Macallam
- 2013: Wrong Cops as Donna
- 2014: Blind Malice as Nanna
- 2014: The Judge as Mrs. Blackwell
- 2014: Never My Love as Margaret (also producer)
- 2015: Only Child as Delores
- 2015: Christmas At Rosemont as Josephine
- 2019: Polaroid as Lena Sable
- 2019: Cryptozoo as
Television Roles
- 1978: Walt Disney Presents as Widow Cummins
- 1979: Ramblin Man as Mrs. Barnaby
- 1980: Palmerstown USA as Emma Brandon
- 1981: East of Eden as Mrs. Ames
- 1981: Hart to Hart as Ethyl
- 1983: Tales of the Gold Monkey as Dr. Clouet
- 1983-1986: Cagney & Lacey as Eve Sikorski/Adele Houghton (2 episodes)
- 1984: Legmen as Gloria
- 1984: Knots Landing as Chambermaid
- 1984: Paper Dolls as Cathy
- 1985: ABC Afterschool Specials as Mrs. Linton
- 1985: American Playhouse as Miss Gregory
- 1985: Santa Barbara as Theda Bassett
- 1985: Shadow Chasers as Mary Komatar
- 1986: Hill Street Blues as Terry Sylvestri
- 1987: Falcon Crest as Mabel Burton
- 1988: The Bronx Zoo as Mrs. Barris
- 1988-1995: The Empty Nest as Scarlett Higby/Eva Barrett (3 episodes)
- 1989: Unsub as Alma
- 1989: Moonlighting as Rita
- 1989-1991: Twin Peaks as Sarah Palmer (13 episodes)
- 2017: The Return as Sarah Palmer
- 1990: Tales from the Crypt as Mrs. Colbert
- 1992-1998: Seinfeld as Mrs. Ross (5 episodes)
- 1993: Sirens as Female Store Owner
- 1993: Angel Falls as Cuema
- 1994: Lifestories Families In Crisis as Sandy Henry
- 1995: Children of the Dust as Rose
- 1995: Under Suspicion as Lily Cassins
- 1995: Screen Two as Pearl Kinross
- 1995: Fallen Angels as Virna/Bartender
- 1995-1997: NYPD Blue as Millie Banks/Wanda Padzik (2 episodes)
- 1996: Second Noah as Mrs. Cheval
- 1996: The Burning Zone as Retired CIA Agent
- 1997: High Incident as Mattie
- 1997: Over the Top as Dolly
- 1998: Dharma & Greg as Naomi
- 1998: Profiler as Mrs. Boudreaux
- 1999: The King of Queens as Veronica Olchin
- 2000: Jesse as Granny Rose
- 2000: The West Wing as Isabel
- 2002: The Guardian as Judith
- 2002-2003: John Doe as Yellow Teeth (6 episodes)
- 2003: Charmed as The Crone
- 2005: Medium as Connie Buckley
- 2006-2011: Big Love as Lois Henrickson
- 2013: The Killing as Mama Dips
- 2015: Ray Donovan as Mrs. Minassian
- 2016: Outcast as Mildred
- 2017: Santa Clarita Diet as Mrs. Bakavic
- 2018: The Alienist as John's Grandmother
- 2018: Ballers as Enid
- 2019: Hot Streets as Senkah
- 2021: Immoral Compass as Lydia
- 2022: Mike as Camille
Video Game Roles
- 1993: Voyeur as Margaret Hawke
- 2022: The Quarry as Eliza Vorez
Shorts
- 1988: Trancers City Of Lost Angels as The Warden
- 1995: The Last Laugh as Louise
- 1996: Seed as Mother's Voice
- 2000: Puppy Love as Jeanette Foley
- 2000: A Fate Foretold as Olga
- 2003: The Wind Effect as Allison
- 2004: Sabine And The Two Headed Baby as Sabine
- 2007: Alternate Endings as Mom
- 2012: Wrong Cops Chapter 1 as Duke's Mother
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