Beth Broderick - wikipedia Beth Broderick This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( September 2009 ) Beth Broderick Broderick in 2011 Beth Alison Broderick ( 1959 - 02 - 24 ) February 24, 1959 ( age 59 ) Falmouth, Kentucky, U.S. Residence Austin, Texas, U.S. Alma mater American Academy of Arts Occupation Actress Years active 1983 -- present Spouse ( s ) Brian Porizek ( m. 1998 ; div. 2000 ) Scott Paetty ( m. 2005 ) Beth Alison Broderick ( born February 24, 1959 ) is an American actress. She is notable for her portrayal of the character Zelda Spellman in the ABC / WB television sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch ( 1996 -- 2003 ). 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 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life 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 theatre. She graduated from high school at sixteen, and then from the American Academy of Arts in Pasadena, California, at the age of eighteen. Afterwards, she moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. She has two sisters and one brother. Career Billed as Beth Alison 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 the sexy neighbor who seduces a young, innocent Jonathan Silverman. In 1990, she had a small part 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 also played a small role in the movie Fools Rush In ( 1997 ), with Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek, as a business woman. In the film Timber Falls, she played a crazy religious woman, who together with her husband and brother, torture couples who break the rules of chastity while camping. 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. 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. She also played a role in Women : Stories of Passion. 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 married Brian Porizek on January 26, 1998, and the couple divorced on July 11, 2000. Broderick married Scott Paetty on April 29, 2005. She had a year - long romance with director Brian De Palma during production of The Bonfire of the Vanities. She is the founding director of Momentum, one of the first organizations in New York established to assist people with AIDS. Broderick was also a founding member of the Celebrity Action Council of the City Light Women 's Rehabilitation Program at the Los Angeles Mission, which provides hands - on service to homeless women, helps them to overcome substance abuse and learn job skills to help them reclaim their lives and families. She appears in a promotional video for Camp Wellstone saying she attended the camp because she wants to run for office. Her favorite authors are Reynolds Price, Tim McLaurin, Jim Harrison, and Truman Capote. She optioned McLaurin 's novel The Last Great Snake Show. Her writing partner is Dennis Bailey. Her interests are gourmet cooking, flower arranging, reading, and writing. Broderick currently resides in Austin, Texas, and appears in local theater productions. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 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 Student Affairs Alexis Slammer Girls Abigail 1988 Stealing Home Lesley 1989 Young Nurses in Love Putnam 1990 Bonfire of the Vanities, The The Bonfire of the Vanities Caroline Heftshank 1991 Thousand Pieces of Gold Berthe 1992 Silencer, The The Silencer Barbie Rodgers ( uncredited ) 1995 French Exit Andie Ross 1995 Man of the Year Kelly Bound 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 Inner Circle, The The Inner Circle 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 Television Year Title Role Notes Tales from the Darkside Voice on Radio Episode : `` The Enormous Radio '' 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 Nutt House, The The Nutt House 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 Justice in a Small Town Melissa Brewer TV movie 1994 -- 1995 5 Mrs. Buchanans, The The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Delilah Buchanan 17 episodes 1996 -- 2003 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 Champion 's Fight, AA Champion 's Fight Patricia Ellis TV movie 2002 Nightmare Room, The The Nightmare Room Real Madame Zora ( uncredited ) Episode : `` My Name Is Evil '' 2003 Lyon 's Den, The The Lyon 's Den Lana Olmstead Episode : `` Separation Anxiety '' Homeland Security Elise McKee TV movie CSI : Miami Mona Episode : `` Crime Wave '' 2006 Supernatural Alice Miller Episode : `` Nightmare '' 2006 Closer, The The Closer 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 '' Castle Barbara Mann Episode : `` The Late Shaft '' Revenge of the Bridesmaids Olivia McNabb TV movie 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 References This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( July 2011 ) ^ Jump up to : no by - line. `` Beth Broderick Biography ( 1959 - ) ''. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies. Film Reference. Advameg, Inc. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 29. ^ Jump up to : `` For Hollywood 's Middle Class, ' Cut ' Has New Meaning ''. `` California Characters ''. 28 July 2009. NPR. Jump up ^ no by - line. ( 25 June 2013 ). `` CBS To Rebroadcast the Series Premiere of Under the Dome This Sunday, June 30 at 9 : 00 / 8 : 00c ''. The Futon Critic. Jump up ^ Salamon, Julie ( 1991 ). The Devil 's Candy. New York : Dell. pp. 274 -- 5. ISBN 0 - 385 - 30824 - 8. External links Beth Broderick on IMDb Beth Broderick at AllMovie VIAF : 91111438 LCCN : no2009101000 SNAC : w6t85bnk Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beth_Broderick&oldid=815923650 '' Categories : 1959 births Living people Actresses from California American television actresses American film actresses American voice actresses Actresses from Huntington Beach, California 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from September 2009 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards BLP articles lacking sources from July 2011 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Cymraeg Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe اردو 9 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 December 2017, at 02 : 41. 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Question: who played zelda on sabrina the teenage witch
Answer: Beth Alison Broderick