Tovah Feldshuh

Acting

Tovah Feldshuh

Born 27 December 1948 · New York City, New York, USA · 77

Terri Sue "Tovah" Feldshuh is an American actress, singer, and playwright. She has been a Broadway star for fifty years, earning four Tony Award nominations. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations for Holocaust and Law & Order, and appeared in such films as A Walk on the Moon, She's Funny That Way, and Kissing Jessica Stein. In 2015–2016, she played the role of Deanna Monroe on AMC's television adaptation of The Walking Dead.

Known for

Highlights

The Walking Dead2010 · Series · Deanna Monroe
Clifford the Big Red Dog2021 · Film · Mrs. Crullerman
The Good Wife2009 · Series · Lena
Tuner2026 · Film · Marla Horowitz
Law & Order1990 · Series · Danielle Melnick
Just My Luck2006 · Film · Madame Z

Filmography

Movies

59 films

Westhampton2026 · Film · Mrs. Lucas
Tuner2026 · Film · Marla Horowitz
Lay Lefty Down2026 · Film · Aunt Eudora
A Girl Like Him2025 · Film · Noona Grey
Malka2025 · Film · Malka
We Should Eat2024 · Film · Diane
Bleecker2023 · Film · Linda
Come Find Me2022 · Film · Helena
Armageddon Time2022 · Film · Mickey Graff
Clifford the Big Red Dog2021 · Film · Mrs. Crullerman
The Book of Ruth2020 · Film · Ruth
Love Type D2019 · Film · Dr. Elsa Blomgren
Remember Amnesia2019 · Film · Dr. Paula Smith
Golda's Balcony2019 · Film · Golda Meir
Angelica2017 · Film · Nora
Baked in Brooklyn2016 · Film · David's Mom
She's Funny That Way2015 · Film · Miriam Pendergast
A Little Game2014 · Film · Blackstone Head of School
The Hyperglot2013 · Film · Elaine
Heterosexuals2010 · Film · Remy
A Buddy Story2010 · Film · Buddy's Mom
Eavesdrop2008 · Film · Susie
Language of the Enemy2008 · Film · Rebecca Meir
Love Life2007 · Film · Hannah
Love Comes Lately2007 · Film · Ethel
O Jerusalem2006 · Film · Golda Meir
Lady in the Water2006 · Film · Mrs. Bubchik
Just My Luck2006 · Film · Madame Z
Alchemy2005 · Film · Senior Editor
The Tollbooth2004 · Film · Ruthie Cohen
The End of the Bar2002 · Film · Mrs. Garner
Kissing Jessica Stein2002 · Film · Judy Stein
New World Order2002 · Film · Sponge-Brush Woman
The Believer2001 · Film · Woman in Shul at Rosh Hashannah
Friends and Family2001 · Film · Alma Jennings
Happy Accidents2000 · Film · Lillian
The Corruptor1999 · Film · U.S. Attorney Margaret Wheeler
A Walk on the Moon1999 · Film · Lillian Kantrowitz
Montana1998 · Film · Greta
Hudson River Blues1997 · Film · Charlotte
The Real Shlemiel1995 · Film · Zlateh the Goat / Aunt Sarah / The Matchmaker (voice)
Comfortably Numb1995 · Film · Victoria Stevens
Citizen Cohn1992 · Film · Iva Schlesinger
A Day in October1991 · Film · Emma Kublitz
All That Glitters1990 · Film · Mrs. Carr
The Blue Iguana1988 · Film · Detective Vera
Silver Bullet1985 · Film · Older Jane (voice)
Brewster's Millions1985 · Film · Marilyn
Daniel1983 · Film · Linda Mindish
Cheaper to Keep Her1981 · Film · K. D. Locke
The Idolmaker1980 · Film · Brenda Roberts
The Women's Room1980 · Film · Iso
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal1979 · Film · Florence
Terror Out of the Sky1978 · Film · Jeannie Devereux
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1978 · Film · Sandy
Nunzio1978 · Film · Michelle
World of Darkness1977 · Film · Clara Sanford
The Amazing Howard Hughes1977 · Film · Katharine Hepburn
Scream, Pretty Peggy1973 · Film · Agnes Thornton

Filmography

Series

26 shows

M.I.A.2026 · Series · Lena
Nobody Wants This2024 · Series · Bina Roklov
Harlan Coben's Shelter2023 · Series · Bat Lady
Scenes from a Marriage2021 · Series · Miryam Levy
Star Wars Resistance2018 · Series · Aunt Z / Random Human (voice)
Salvation2017 · Series · President Pauline Mackenzie
Bull2016 · Series · Judge Garner
Flesh and Bone2015 · Series · Ivana
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend2015 · Series · Naomi Bunch
The Walking Dead2010 · Series · Deanna Monroe
The Good Wife2009 · Series · Lena
Ugly Betty2006 · Series · Mrs. Varner
Queens Supreme2003 · Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · Series · Danielle Melnick
Crossing Jordan2001 · Series · Elaine Brandau
A Will of their Own1998 · Series · Mrs. Rubenstein
Law & Order1990 · Series · Danielle Melnick
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Lynn Palmer
The Equalizer1985 · Series · Samantha Page
Airwolf1984 · Series · Sarah Lebow
Beggarman, Thief1979 · Series · Monika Wolner
Holocaust1978 · Series · Helena Slomová
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Susan Ridley
The Amazing Howard Hughes1977 · Series · Katharine Hepburn
Gibbsville1976 · Series
The Bob Newhart Show1972 · Series · Veronica Kidd