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Tovah Feldshuh

Known for The Walking Dead · Law & Order · The Good Wife

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.

Snapshot 2026-10-13

Born
Dec 27, 1948
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

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Known For

TVThe Walking Dead
The Walking DeadDeanna Monroe · 2010
★ 8.1
TVLaw & Order
Law & OrderDanielle Melnick · 1990
★ 7.3
TVThe Good Wife
The Good WifeLena · 2009
★ 7.6
MOVIETuner
TunerMarla Horowitz · 2026
★ 7.6
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal IntentDanielle Melnick · 2001
★ 7.6
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatSusan Ridley · 1977
★ 6.2
TVCrossing Jordan
Crossing JordanElaine Brandau · 2001
★ 7.2
TVThe View
The ViewSelf · 1997
★ 4.3

Filmography

Movies

Scream, Pretty PeggyAgnes Thornton
1973
The Amazing Howard HughesKatharine Hepburn
1977
World of DarknessClara Sanford
1977
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtSandy
1978
NunzioMichelle
1978
Terror Out of the SkyJeannie Devereux
1978
The Triangle Factory Fire ScandalFlorence
1979
The IdolmakerBrenda Roberts
1980
The Women's RoomIso
1980
Cheaper to Keep HerK. D. Locke
1981
DanielLinda Mindish
1983
Brewster's MillionsMarilyn
1985
Silver BulletOlder Jane (voice)
1985
The Blue IguanaDetective Vera
1988
All That GlittersMrs. Carr
1990
A Day in OctoberEmma Kublitz
1991
SK
Saying Kaddish
1991
Citizen CohnIva Schlesinger
1992
Comfortably NumbVictoria Stevens
1995
The Real ShlemielZlateh the Goat / Aunt Sarah / The Matchmaker (voice)
1995
Hudson River BluesCharlotte
1997
MontanaGreta
1998
A Walk on the MoonLillian Kantrowitz
1999
The CorruptorU.S. Attorney Margaret Wheeler
1999
Happy AccidentsLillian
2000
Friends and FamilyAlma Jennings
2001
The BelieverWoman in Shul at Rosh Hashannah
2001
Kissing Jessica SteinJudy Stein
2002
New World OrderSponge-Brush Woman
2002
The End of the BarMrs. Garner
2002
The TollboothRuthie Cohen
2004
AlchemySenior Editor
2005
LO
Life on the LedgeMother
2005
Just My LuckMadame Z
2006
Lady in the WaterMrs. Bubchik
2006
O JerusalemGolda Meir
2006
Love Comes LatelyEthel
2007
Love LifeHannah
2007
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish WomenSelf
2007
EavesdropSusie
2008
Language of the EnemyRebecca Meir
2008
AO
Acts of MercyNurse Ruth Baker
2009
A Buddy StoryBuddy's Mom
2010
Everyday the Impossible: Jewish Women in the PartisansNarrator
2010
HeterosexualsRemy
2010
The HyperglotElaine
2013
A Little GameBlackstone Head of School
2014
She's Funny That WayMiriam Pendergast
2015
Baked in BrooklynDavid's Mom
2016
AngelicaNora
2017
Golda's BalconyGolda Meir
2019
Love Type DDr. Elsa Blomgren
2019
Remember AmnesiaDr. Paula Smith
2019
The Book of RuthRuth
2020
Clifford the Big Red DogMrs. Crullerman
2021
Armageddon TimeMickey Graff
2022
Come Find MeHelena
2022
BleeckerLinda
2023
The Walking Dead: The ReturnDeanna Monroe (archive footage)
2024
We Should EatDiane
2024
A Girl Like HimNoona Grey
2025
A Girl Like HimExecutive Producer
2025
MalkaMalka
2025
Lay Lefty DownAunt Eudora
2026
TOVAHSelf
2026
TunerMarla Horowitz
2026
WesthamptonMrs. Lucas
2026
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
C
C-SideMrs. Klein
Dirty RhetoricBea
ND
Not Dead YetPaulette
SW
Start Without MeRoz
TL
The Let Go
TU
The Upside of UnrequitedGrandma Betty

Television

The Bob Newhart ShowVeronica Kidd · 1 eps
1972
Gibbsville1 eps
1976
The Amazing Howard HughesKatharine Hepburn · 2 eps
1977
The Love BoatSusan Ridley · 1 eps
1977
HolocaustHelena Slomová · 4 eps
1978
Beggarman, ThiefMonika Wolner · 2 eps
1979
Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
1983
AirwolfSarah Lebow · 1 eps
1984
The EqualizerSamantha Page · 1 eps
1985
L.A. LawLynn Palmer · 2 eps
1986
M
MariahDeena Hertz · 7 eps
1987
Law & OrderDanielle Melnick · 13 eps
1990
LA
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow StoryEleanor Alter (uncredited) · 2 eps
1995
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
A Will of their OwnMrs. Rubenstein · 2 eps
1998
Crossing JordanElaine Brandau · 3 eps
2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentDanielle Melnick · 1 eps
2001
Queens Supreme1 eps
2003
Ugly BettyMrs. Varner · 1 eps
2006
The Good WifeLena · 1 eps
2009
The Walking DeadDeanna Monroe · 11 eps
2010
Talking DeadSelf · 1 eps
2011
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendNaomi Bunch · 5 eps
2015
Flesh and BoneIvana · 8 eps
2015
BullJudge Garner · 1 eps
2016
SalvationPresident Pauline Mackenzie · 1 eps
2017
Star Wars ResistanceAunt Z / Random Human (voice) · 4 eps
2018
Star Wars ResistanceAunt Z (voice) · 8 eps
2018
Stars in the HouseSelf · 1 eps
2020
Scenes from a MarriageMiryam Levy · 1 eps
2021
Harlan Coben's ShelterBat Lady · 7 eps
2023
Nobody Wants ThisBina Roklov · 9 eps
2024
M.I.A.Lena · 6 eps
2026

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