birth_place othername birth_date spouse yearsactive birthname article_title occupation
normal , illinois , u.s. ellen genovese 29 april 1951 mike genovese , -lrb- ? - present -rrb- 1975-present ellen ann crawford ellen crawford
 television actress
ellen crawford

ellen crawford -lrb- born april 29 , 1951 -rrb- is an american actress .
most recently , she co-starred as edith , in `` the man from earth '' .
she also played nurse lydia wright on er from 1994 -- 2003 and then again in 2009 for the series finale .
she has performed on stage as well , most recently as nora melody in `` a touch of the poet '' by eugene o'neil , for friendly fire theatre in new york city .
crawford also made a couple of guest appearances in 2010 in dramedy `` desperate housewives '' .
