Barbara Babcock - wikipedia Barbara Babcock For Stanford law professor, see Barbara A. Babcock. Barbara Babcock Babcock in 1968 ( 1937 - 02 - 27 ) February 27, 1937 ( age 81 ) Fort Riley, Kansas, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1956 -- 2004 Spouse ( s ) Jay Sheffield ( m. 1962 -- 1968 ) Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 1981 Hill Street Blues Barbara Babcock ( born February 27, 1937 ) is an American character actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Grace Gardner on Hill Street Blues, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress -- Drama Series in 1981, and her role as Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1993. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Other activities 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Although she was born in the United States, Babcock spent a large part of her childhood in Tokyo, Japan, where her father, U.S. Army Gen. Conrad Stanton Babcock, Jr., was stationed. She learned to speak Japanese before English. Babcock studied at Switzerland 's University of Lausanne and Italy 's University of Milan. She also attended Miss Porter 's School and graduated from Wellesley College, where she was a classmate of Ali MacGraw. Career Babcock 's television appearances began in 1956. They included several episodes of the original series of Star Trek, although much of her work on the show consisted of uncredited voice roles. In 1968, she made her debut on the big screen in the Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer western Day of the Evil Gun, followed by roles in the films Heaven with a Gun, co-starring Glenn Ford, Bang the Drum Slowly, Chosen Survivors, The Black Marble, Back Roads, The Lords of Discipline and That Was Then... This Is Now. From 1978 to 1982, she played the role of Liz Craig on the CBS soap opera Dallas. Other notable films include Heart of Dixie, Happy Together, Far and Away and Space Cowboys. Babcock won the 1981 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress -- Drama Series for her work on Hill Street Blues. She appeared in 16 episodes of the NBC police drama as Grace Gardner from 1981 to 1986. She starred in the short - lived TV series The Four Seasons in 1984, Mr. Sunshine in 1986 and The Law & Harry McGraw in 1987. From 1993 to 1998, she played the role of Dorothy Jennings on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1993. ( However, the Emmy Awards website lists the nomination for 1995. ) She was voted one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People magazine in 1994. After completion of the show in 1998, she appeared in The Pretender, Chicago Hope, Frasier and Judging Amy. From 2001 to 2002, she played the role of the mother of Dana Delany 's character in the Fox drama series Pasadena. Since 2004, Babcock has not done film or television roles. Other activities Babcock went to `` remote areas of the world as an assistant on scientific expeditions. And, she was awarded a patent for a shampoo she and another actress developed. '' Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1968 Day of the Evil Gun Angie Warfield 1969 Heaven with a Gun Mrs. Andrews 1971 The Last Child Shelley Drumm 1973 Bang the Drum Slowly Team Owner Chosen Survivors Dr. Lenore Chrisman 1977 Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. Rachel Sullivan 1978 Operating Room Jean Lawrence 1979 Survival of Dana Lorna Sims 1980 The Black Marble Madeline Whitfield 1981 Back Roads Rickey 's Mom 1982 Memories Never Die Louise Lowry Quarterback Princess Judy Maida The Lords of Discipline Abigail St. Croix 1984 Attack on Fear Jane Dutton 1985 That Was Then... This Is Now Mrs. Douglas 1986 News at Eleven Joanna Steckler Happy Together Ruth Carpenter Heart of Dixie Coralee Claibourne 1990 A Family for Joe Miss Quinn Collins Far and Away Nora Christie Fugitive Nights : Danger in the Desert Rhonda Devon A Mother 's Instinct Mrs. Mitchell Childhood Sweetheart ? Rose Carlson 1999 A Vow to Cherish Ellen Brighton Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman : The Movie Dorothy Jennings 2000 Space Cowboys Barbara Corvin 2002 Home Alone 4 Molly Television Year Title Role Notes 1961 NBC Sunday Showcase Annie Lee 1 episode 1963 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Pamela Osborne 1 episode 1965 The Munsters Miss Guthrie 1 episode 1966 -- 1967 Green Hornet Elaine Carey 2 episodes 1967 The Lucy Show English Teacher 1 episode 1968 Mission : Impossible Major Maria Felder 1 episode 1967 -- 1968 Star Trek Mea 3 / Philana / voice - over work `` A Taste of Armageddon '' and `` Plato 's Stepchildren '', plus 4 other episodes 1969 Family Affair Pamela 1 episode 1967 -- 1970 Hogan 's Heroes Mama Bear / Maria Schmidt 3 episodes 1971 Night Gallery Flora Alden 1 episode 1972 FBI Mary Hale 1 episode 1972 Banyon Caroline Wheeler 1 episode 1973 Shaft Jane Cunningham 1 episode Love, American Style Anna Scott 1 episode 1968 -- 1973 Mannix Ellen West 4 episodes The Streets of San Francisco Judith ' Judy ' Tyrell 1 episode 1976 Starsky and Hutch Ellen Forbes 1 episode 1977 McMillan & Wife Lydia Corman 1 episode Quincy, M.E. Melissa Asten 1 episode The Rockford Files Karen Hall 1 episode 1978 Logan 's Run Marianne 1 episode 1979 Salem 's Lot June Petrie TV miniseries 1980 Benson Lily Maxwell 1 episode 1981 Taxi Karen 1 episode Flo Louise Browning 1 episode 1978 -- 1982 Dallas Liz Craig 16 episodes Cheers Lana Marshall 1 episode 1984 The Four Seasons Lorraine Elliot 13 episodes 1985 Hotel Monica Shawcross 1 episode 1986 Mr. Sunshine Mrs. June Swinford 11 episodes 1981 -- 1982, 1984, 1986 Hill Street Blues Grace Gardner 16 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ( 1981 ) Alfred Hitchcock Presents Cissie Enright 1 episode CableACE Award for Outstanding Actress in a Dramatic Series ( 1988 ) Remington Steele Marisa Peters 2 episodes 1987 -- 1988 The Law & Harry McGraw Ellie Maginnis 16 episodes 1989 -- 1990 Empty Nest Paula Conroy 2 episodes 1990 The Golden Girls Charmaine Hollingsworth 1 episode China Beach Lt. Col. Libby Heiss 1 episode 1991 Wings Mae Hackett 1 episode 1985 -- 1993 Murder, She Wrote Various roles 5 episodes 1993 -- 1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dorothy Jennings 100 episodes Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ( 1995 ) 1998 Chicago Hope Beverly Kronk 2 episodes 2000 The Pretender Edna Raines 2 episodes Frasier Penelope Janvier 1 episode 2001 -- 2002 Pasadena Lillian Greeley 8 episodes 2002 -- 2004 Judging Amy Diane McCarty 2 episodes References ^ Jump up to : `` Barbara Babcock `` intriguing '' ``. Pennsylvania, Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Times. April 17, 1982. p. 16. Retrieved February 21, 2016 -- via Newspapers.com. Jump up ^ `` State Secrets ''. Indiana, Kokomo. The Kokomo Tribune. November 13, 1987. p. 24. Retrieved February 23, 2016 -- via Newspapers.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Awards Search : Barbara Babcock ''. Television Academy. Retrieved 23 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Barbara Babcock ''. IMDb. Jump up ^ `` Barbara Babcock - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie ''. AllMovie. Jump up ^ `` Barbara Babcock ''. Jump up ^ `` Barbara Babcock ''. IMDb. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barbara Babcock. 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Question: who played grace gardner on hill street blues
Answer: Barbara Babcock