Jenny O'Hara

Acting

Jenny O'Hara

Born February 23, 1942Sonora, California, USA140 credits

Patricia Joanne "Jenny" O'Hara (born February 24, 1942) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles as Nita on Big Love (2006–2009), Janet Heffernan on The King of Queens (2001–2007), Dixie on My Sister Sam (1986–1988), She has been married to actor Nicholas Ullett since 1986; they have 2 children.

Known For

A Good Death

A Good Death

Movie

2025

The Remedy

The Remedy

Movie

2025

Good American Family
7.6

Good American Family

TV

2025

The Pitt
8.7

The Pitt

TV

2025

Shangri-La

Shangri-La

Movie

2024

We Are Gathered Here Today
6.0

We Are Gathered Here Today

Movie

2022

Filmography

A Good Death
2025A Good Deathas GertrudeMovie
The Remedy
2025The Remedyas MariaMovie
Good American Family
2025Good American Familyas AlmedaTV
The Pitt
2025The Pittas Candace O'GradyTV
Shangri-La
2024Shangri-Laas Daphne BeckerMovie
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022We Are Gathered Here Todayas Faye StoneMovie
Joanne Is Dead
2021Joanne Is DeadMovie
Killing Eleanor
2020Killing Eleanoras Eleanor MagnusMovie
Poor Greg Drowning
2020Poor Greg DrowningMovie
Perry Mason
2020Perry Masonas June PitlickTV
Never Have I Ever
2020Never Have I Everas Dr. KeyesTV
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019Transparent: Musicale Finaleas BrynaMovie
A Million Little Things
2018A Million Little Thingsas EnidTV
30 Nights
201830 Nightsas DorothyMovie
Duck Butter
2018Duck Butteras NathalieMovie
Station 19
2018Station 19as JudithTV
The Resident
2018The Residentas Shirley HarrisTV
9-1-1
20189-1-1as NoraTV
The Good Doctor
2017The Good Doctoras RubyTV
Atypical
2017Atypicalas Older WomanTV
Emily
2017EmilyMovie
American Housewife
2016American Housewifeas Mrs. SmithTV
Pushing Dead
2016Pushing Deadas Dan's Mother (voice)Movie
Recovery Road
2016Recovery Roadas Jane StewartTV
You Cast A Spell On Me
2015You Cast A Spell On Meas Great GrandmotherMovie
M
2015Marthaas MarthaMovie
Transparent
2014Transparentas BrynaTV
BFFs
2014BFFsas SuzieMovie
As High as the Sky
2013As High as the Skyas Aunt Barbara (voice)Movie
Sassy Pants
2012Sassy Pantsas Grandma PruittMovie
Emily Owens, M.D.
2012Emily Owens, M.D.as JuliaTV
Chicago Fire
2012Chicago Fireas EllieTV
The Mindy Project
2012The Mindy Projectas DotTV
The Sacred
2012The Sacredas Ms. JensonMovie
Hit List
2011Hit Listas Phil's MotherMovie
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & Bashas NanetteTV
Devil
2010Devilas Jane KowskiMovie
How to Make Love to a Woman
2010How to Make Love to a Womanas Mrs. ConnersMovie
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas Sister Winifred CallahanTV
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas HelenTV
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipeas SelfMovie
Extract
2009Extractas Joel's SecretaryMovie
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Divaas Carla ShaneTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas Georgene LefkowitsTV
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
2007The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomeyas Mrs. HickeyMovie
Two Weeks
2006Two Weeksas JuliaMovie
Big Love
2006Big Loveas NitaTV
Forty Shades of Blue
2005Forty Shades of Blueas CeliaMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Margaret DevineTV
Twins
2005Twinsas Ms. RowanTV
Supernatural
2005Supernaturalas Julia WilkinsonTV
The Closer
2005The Closeras Karen SilvaTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Nadia's MotherTV
House
2004Houseas FranTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Judge Kimberly OhlundTV
Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom
2003Yu Ming Is Ainm Domas ExtraMovie
Mystic River
2003Mystic Riveras Esther HarrisMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Frances CampbellTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Alice BrodieTV
Matchstick Men
2003Matchstick Menas Mrs. SchafferMovie
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuckas Rachel RosenbergTV
Nancy Drew
2002Nancy Drewas Hannah GreenMovie
The Court
2002The CourtTV
Reba
2001Rebaas Grammy HartTV
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Underas Garland DuncanTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Sandra WalkeyTV
The Truth About Jane
2000The Truth About Janeas BethMovie
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas NancyTV
1961
20001961as Marge CarpenterMovie
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000If These Walls Could Talk 2as Marge CarpenterMovie
Roswell
1999Roswellas Ida CrawfordTV
The Color of Courage
1999The Color of Courageas Dorothy RenfrewMovie
The King of Queens
1998The King of Queensas Janet HeffernanTV
C
1998Costelloas Lottie MurphyTV
An Unexpected Life
1998An Unexpected Lifeas Harriet RothmanMovie
P
1998Pumpkin Manas Mrs. ShadboldtMovie
Wishmaster
1997Wishmasteras Wendy DerlethMovie
Smart Guy
1997Smart Guyas Principal WhitfieldTV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Louise MorganTV
An Unexpected Family
1996An Unexpected Familyas Harriet RothmanMovie
Dangerous Minds
1996Dangerous Mindsas Jean WarnerTV
Life's Work
1996Life's WorkTV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
A
1996A Case for Lifeas Judge BarnesMovie
Terminal
1996Terminalas Margaret DesmondMovie
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Showas Judge WhiteTV
A Mother's Prayer
1995A Mother's Prayeras ValMovie
ER
1994ERas Rhonda SterlingTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Dorothy CarlsonTV
Party of Five
1994Party of Fiveas Sylvia WringlerTV
Angie
1994Angieas KathyMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blueas Mrs. FollenderTV
At Home with the Webbers
1993At Home with the Webbersas Mrs. NelsonMovie
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991Cast a Deadly Spellas Amber PeruMovie
Career Opportunities
1991Career Opportunitiesas Dotty DodgeMovie
The Less Than Perfect Daughter
1991The Less Than Perfect Daughteras Irene HarmonMovie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990Beverly Hills, 90210as Pam ScanlonTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Carol JanssenTV
L
1989Live-InTV
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brownas LisaTV
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
1988The Secret Life of Kathy McCormickas LisaMovie
My Sister Sam
1986My Sister Samas Dixie RandazzoTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Dr. Sarah EvansTV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
Another Woman's Child
1983Another Woman's Childas PeggyMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Sue FollettTV
Remington Steele
1982Remington Steeleas Amy Fogelson / Agnes FowleyTV
Bret Maverick
1981Bret MaverickTV
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
Blinded by the Light
1980Blinded by the Lightas RoseMovie
Secrets of Midland Heights
1980Secrets of Midland HeightsTV
The Last Song
1980The Last Songas Deb PierceMovie
The Women's Room
1980The Women's Roomas Mrs. MartinelliMovie
Heart Beat
1980Heart Beatas Betty BendixMovie
The Last Married Couple in America
1980The Last Married Couple in Americaas Dancing Lady at First PartyMovie
Letters from Frank
1979Letters from Frankas Patty MillerMovie
Trapper John, M.D.
1979Trapper John, M.D.TV
The Facts of Life
1979The Facts of Lifeas Miss Emily MahoneyTV
Blind Ambition
1979Blind Ambitionas Liz GarfieldTV
H
1979Highcliffe Manoras RebeccaTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Pearson's WifeTV
Mrs. Columbo
1979Mrs. ColumboTV
A Fire in the Sky
1978A Fire in the Skyas Ann WebsterMovie
Black Beauty
1978Black Beautyas Ruth ManlyTV
The Hunted Lady
1977The Hunted Ladyas Carol ArizzioMovie
CHiPs
1977CHiPsTV
Good Against Evil
1977Good Against Evilas The WomanMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.TV
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Bloody MaryTV
The Return of the World's Greatest Detective
1976The Return of the World's Greatest Detectiveas Dr. Joan WatsonMovie
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976Brinks: The Great Robberyas Maggie HefnerMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & HutchTV
Rock-a-Die Baby
1975Rock-a-Die Babyas ShelleyMovie
Barney Miller
1975Barney Milleras Sgt. Holly ScofieldTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas OperatorTV
Kojak
1973Kojakas Ann MurrayTV
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
ABC Afterschool Special
1972ABC Afterschool Specialas Irene HarmonTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
S
—Swim FishyMovie