Talia Balsam

Talia Balsam (born March 5, 1959) is an American TV and film actress. She is the daughter of film actor Martin Balsam and actress Joyce Van Patten. She was formerly married to George Clooney, and is currently married to John Slattery.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Balsam was born in New York City in 1959 (though some sources erroneously give 1960http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/Talia-Balsam.htmlhttp://www.playbill.com/person/talia-balsam-vault-0000050669http://www.fandango.com/taliabalsam/biography/p3630http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/talia_balsam/biographyhttp://www.biografias.es/famosos/talia-balsam.html) to actor Martin Balsam and actress Joyce Van Patten. Her ancestry includes Russian-Jewish, Italian, Dutch, and English. She is the niece of actor Dick Van Patten, actress Pat Van Patten and actor Tim Van Patten.
She attended a boarding school in Tucson, Arizona, in her adolescent years.
===Personal life===
Balsam married actor George Clooney in Las Vegas in 1989; they were divorced in 1993. Clooney stated, "I probably – definitely – wasn't someone who should have been married at that point." Clooney told Vanity Fair, "I just don't feel like I gave Talia a fair shot." Since 1998 Balsam has been married to John Slattery with whom she has a son, Harry Slattery. They married at the county of Kauai. Together, they played husband and wife Roger and Mona Sterling in Mad Men.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1979	Sunnyside 	Ann Rosario 	
1984	Mass Appeal 	Liz Dolson 	
1986	Crawlspace 	Lori Bancroft 	
1986	 	Pvt. Angela Lejune 	
1987	The Kindred 	Sharon Raymond 	
1987	In the Mood 	Judy Cusimano 	
1987	P.I. Private Investigations	Jenny Fox 	
1989	Trust Me 	Catherine Walker 	
1991	 	Susie the Whore 	Short film
1991	Killer Instinct 	Emma 	
1995	Coldblooded 	Jean Alexander 	
1997	Camp Stories 	Mary 	
1999	Valerie Flake 	Linda 	
2002	Emmett's Mark 	Suzanne 	
2005	Little Manhattan 	Jackie Telesco 	
2006	All the King's Men 	Lucy Stark 	
2007	 	Violet Kaminski 	
2008	 	Mrs. Shapiro 	
2009	 	Julie 	Video short
2010	Conviction 	Prosecuting Attorney	
2011	Return 	Julie 	
2011	No Strings Attached 	Sandra Kurtzman 	
2011	Choose 	Clarissa 	
2015	Don't Worry Baby 	Miriam Lang 	
2015	 	Mom 	
2016	Little Men 	Audrey 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1977 	Happy Days 	Nancy Croft 	"Hollywood: Parts 1 - 3"
1978 	 	Allison 	TV film
1978 	Stickin' Together 	Grace Geary 	TV film
1978 	Fast Lane Blues 	Dolly 	TV film
1978 	Dallas 	Rita Briggs 	"Black Market Baby"
1978 	 	Doreen 	TV film
1978–1980 	Taxi 	Cathy Consuelos 	"Like Father, Like Daughter", "Fathers of the Bride"
1979 	Survival of Dana 	Rona 	TV film
1979 	 	Diana Robinson 	"Wrong Way Street"
1980 	OHMS 	Noranne Wing 	TV film
1980 	Archie Bunker's Place 	Beverly Klein-Munoz 	"Murray's Daughter"
1980 	When the Whistle Blows 	Sharon Jenkins 	"Beauty Pageant"
1981 	Kent State 	Sandy Scheuer 	TV film
1981 	Crazy Times 	Eve 	TV film
1982 	Hill Street Blues 	Sally 	"Some Like It Hot-Wired"
1983 	Cagney & Lacey 	Diane 	"Affirmative Action"
1983 	Family Ties 	Carrie Newman 	"Tender Is the Knight"
1984 	Calamity Jane 	Jean Irene O'Neill 	TV film
1984 	Magnum, P.I. 	Emily Jackson 	"On Face Value"
1984 	Punky Brewster 	Miranda 'Randi' Mitchell 	"Punky Finds a Home: Parts 1 & 2"
1985 	Consenting Adult 	Margie 	TV film
1985 	Murder, She Wrote 	Debbie Delancey 	"Footnote to Murder"
1987 	Tales from the Darkside 	Gail 	"The Social Climber"
1987 	 	Linda 	TV film
1988 	Tour of Duty 	Vickie Adams 	"Pushin' Too Hard"
1988 	Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Golden Land	Verna 	TV film
1989–1990 	Thirtysomething 	Paige 	"Michael's Campaign", "Pulling Away"
1990 	Murder, She Wrote 	Julie Pritzer 	"Murder: According to Maggie"
1991 	Sins of the Mother 	Liz Trent 	TV film
1991 	Life Goes On 	Ms. Melanie Karlsen 	"Ghost of Grandpa Past"
1991 	Stat 	Rita Falco 	"Psychosomatic"
1991 	Jake and the Fatman 	Cathy Reno 	"Come Along with Me"
1991 	Past Imperfect 	Jill 	TV film
1992 	Law & Order 	Turner 	"Consultation"
1993 	 	Dora 	"Being There"
1993 	Mad About You 	Debbie 	"The Unplanned Child"
1994 	 	Charlene 	TV film
1995 	Diagnosis: Murder 	Tonya Gilpin 	"Call Me Incontestable"
1995 	Touched by an Angel 	Dr. Joanne Glassberg 	"In the Name of God"
1995 	Almost Perfect 	Jeannie Guthrie 	"A Dog Day Afternoon", "You Like Me, You Really Like Me", "The Ex-Files"
1996 	Law & Order 	Teri Marks 	"Remand"
1997 	Early Edition 	Dr. Robbin English 	"The Cat"
1997–1998 	Profiler 	Monica Sikes 	"Old Acquaintance", "Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick"
1998 	Nothing Sacred 	Laura 	"A Nun's Story"
1998 	 	Diana Wilson 	"Smooth Sailing"
1998–1999 	L.A. Doctors 	Julie Lonner 	Recurring role
1999 	Ally McBeal 	Shelia Kent 	"Angels and Blimps"
2000 	Schimmel 	Kathy 	TV film
2000 	 	Mrs. Nicole Mason 	"Hostile Makeover"
2003 	Third Watch 	Mrs. Beckman 	"In Confidence"
2003 	K Street 	Gail 	Recurring role
2003–2004 	Without a Trace 	Maria Malone 	Recurring role
2005 	Into the Fire 	Dr. Linda Boyle 	TV film
2005 	Commander in Chief 	Ruth 	"Pilot"
2006 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 	Victoria Carson 	"Wrongful Life"
2007–2014 	Mad Men 	Mona Sterling Pike 	Recurring role
2008 	Wainy Days 	Carol 	"Carol"
2009 	FlashForward 	Surgeon Gen. Anita Ralston	"Gimme Some Truth"
2010 	Treme 	Carla Hall 	"Shallow Water, Oh Mama"
2012 	Homeland 	Cynthia Walden 	Recurring role
2013 	Elementary 	Cheryl Gregson 	"An Unnatural Arrangement"
2013–2014 	 	Anne Stevens 	"A Precious Commodity", "Goliath and David"
2014 	 	Toni Dodd 	"Contempt"
2016–present	Divorce 	Dallas Holt 	Regular role
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