Connie Ray

Constance "Connie" Ray (born July 10, 1956) is an American film and television actress and playwright. Among her highest-profile appearances are Thank You for Smoking (2006) and Stuart Little (1999), and the television drama ER (1997). She also appeared in Ice Princess (2005) and on George Lopez (2002).
Ray wrote the bluegrass gospel musical Smoke On The Mountain, which opened off-Broadway in 1990, "Sander's Family Christmas" and "Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming", three of the most produced musicals in the US for the last 20 years.[1]
Connie Ray studied acting at East Carolina University. She earned a master of fine artsMFA from Ohio University in the early 1980s.[citation needed]
== Filmography ==
Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1996	A Very Brady Sequel 	Annoyed Flight Attendant	
1996	Space Jam 	Owner's Girlfriend 	
1996	My Fellow Americans 	Genny 	
1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control 	Fran Fisher 	
1998	Hope Floats 	Bobbi-Claire 	
1999	Idle Hands 	Mom Tobias 	
1999	Stuart Little 	Aunt Tina 	
2000	Lost Souls 	Mother 	
2002	The Time Machine 	Teacher 	
2002	About Schmidt 	Vicki Rusk 	
2003	How to Deal 	Marion Smith 	
2004	Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius	Clara Jones 	
2005	Ice Princess 	Nikki's Mom 	
2005	Thank You for Smoking 	Pearl 	
2006	Flourish 	Wendy Covner 	
2006	Flags of Our Fathers 	Mrs. Sousley 	
2007	Welcome to Paradise 	Patsy Nellis 	
Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1991 	Harry and the Hendersons 	Ginger Higgs 	Episode: "Harry Goes Ape"
1991-1992 	The Torkelsons 	Millicent Torkelson 	Main role (20 episodes)
1992 	Quantum Leap 	Carol Pruitt 	Episode: "Killin' Time"
1993 	Almost Home 	Millicent Torkelson 	Main role (13 episodes)
1993 	L.A. Law 	Philomena Bannister 	Episode: "Leap of Faith"
1995 	Murphy Brown 	Ms. Howard 	Episode: "Murphy's Law"
1995 	Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story	Shane 	TV movie
1996 	Coach 	Mary Luba 	Episode: "Nice Guys Get Cut"
1996 	Dream On 	Mandy 	Episode: "Second Time Aground"
1997 	Touched by an Angel 	Sandra Mills 	Episode: "The Road Home: Part 1"
1997 	Promised Land 	Sandra Mills 	Episode: "The Road Home: Part 2"
1997 	ER 	Glenda 	Episode: "Friendly Fire"
1998 	The Pretender 	Deputy Marilyn Miller 	Episode: "Red Rock Jarod"
1999 	Veronica's Closet 	Jan Schaefer 	Episode: "Veronica's Big Homecoming"
1999 	It's Like, You Know... 	Beverly 	Episode: "Two Days in the Valley"
2000 	Zoe 	Betty 	Episode: "The Feud"
2002 	Andy Richter Controls the Universe 	Lorie 	Episode: "Wedding"
2002 	Providence 	Hazel 	3 episodes
2002 	George Lopez 	Debbie 	Episode: "No Free Launch"
2003 	Less than Perfect 	Nona 	Episode: "High Maintenance"
2005 	Still Standing 	Joy 	Episode: "Still Bill Vol. 1"
2006 	Still Standing 	Joy 	Episode: "Still Deceitful"
2006 	Twenty Good Years 	Susan 	Episode: "John's Old Lady"
2007 	My Name Is Earl 	Mrs. Clevenger 	Episode: "Burn Victim"
2008 	Greek 	Norma 	Episode: "47 Hours and 11 Minutes"
2008 	Worst Week 	Sheila 	Episode: "The Cake"
Episode: "The Wedding"
2011 	Justified 	Mrs. Reasoner 	Episode: "Blaze of Glory"
2011 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Biological Mother 	Episode: "Double Standards"
2011 	The Big C 	Principal Benson 	Episode: "The Little C"
2012 - 2013	The Big C 	Principal Connie Schuler	3 Episodes
2012 	Hart of Dixie 	Mrs. Beaudry 	Episode: "Walkin' After Midnight"
2014 	Grey's Anatomy 	Karen Kepner 	Episode: "Don't Let's Start"
2017 	Blue Bloods 	Ann Harris 	Episode: "Ghosts of the Past"
Category:American film actresses