Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American actress. She is known for often playing characters who are conservatives, religious zealots or sticklers for rules.
She has appeared in dozens of films, including Rain Man, Speed; To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar; Love Field; Donnie Darko; A Time to Kill; Little Miss Sunshine; Child's Play 2; Daltry Calhoun; City Slickers 2; Don't Tell Her It's Me; Matchstick Men; Factory Girl; The Wizard; Sordid Lives; The Rookie; All About Steve; No Country for Old Men, Crazy Heart, and Rango.
Grant has also appeared in many TV shows, including Everwood; Delta; The Golden Girls; Malcolm in the Middle; The X-Files; Friends; CSI; Six Feet Under; Wonderfalls; My Name Is Earl; Yes, Dear; King of the Hill; The Office; Angel; Judging Amy; Jericho; Sordid Lives: The Series; Criminal Minds, Sabrina The Teenage Witch; True Blood; How I Met Your Mother; and The Mentalist.
Grant was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and is an alumna of East Carolina University. She is married to actor Michael Chieffo with whom she has one child.
Grant played the same character, Marianne Marie Beetle, in the short-lived show Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies, both created by Bryan Fuller.
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Known For
Donnie Darko
(2001)
Kitty Farmer
Jackie
(2016)
Lady Bird Johnson
Southland Tales
(2007)
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
Rango
(2011)
Bonnie (voice)
Speed
(1994)
Helen
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Carla Jean's Mother
Extract
(2009)
Mary
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Motherly Secretary
Amsterdam
(2022)
Mrs. Dillenbeck
Child's Play 2
(1990)
Miss Kettlewell
Rain Man
(1988)
Mother at Farm House
Flatliners
(1990)
Housewife
A Time to Kill
(1996)
Cora Mae Cobb
The Artist
(2011)
Peppy's Maid
Willy's Wonderland
(2021)
Sheriff Eloise Lund
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Woman
Full Filmography
Acting
Picnic
(1986)
Irma Kronkite
Under Cover
(1987)
Miss Randolph
Deadly Care
(1987)
Madge
Rain Man
(1988)
Mother at Farm House
The Wizard
(1989)
Diner Manager
Flatliners
(1990)
Housewife
Don't Tell Her It's Me
(1990)
Babette
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
(1990)
Lillian Logerfield
Fall From Grace
(1990)
Paulene
Child's Play 2
(1990)
Miss Kettlewell
The Image
(1990)
Martha Packard
Eating
(1990)
Carla
Switched at Birth
(1991)
Sophie
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
(1992)
Pat McGinty
White Sands
(1992)
Roz Kincaid
Love Field
(1992)
Hazel
The Dark Half
(1993)
Shayla Beaumont
Speed
(1994)
Helen
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
(1994)
Lois
Safe
(1995)
Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(1995)
Loretta
Lieberman in Love
(1995)
Linda Baker
Norma Jean & Marilyn
(1996)
Grace Goddard
A Time to Kill
(1996)
Cora Mae Cobb
Lawn Dogs
(1997)
Mrs. Burns, Trent's Mother
A Thousand Acres
(1997)
Roberta
Desert's Edge
(1997)
Interruptions
(1997)
Love Always
(1997)
Stephanie
To Dance With Olivia
(1997)
Dance with Me
(1998)
Lovejoy
Making Sandwiches
(1998)
Mrs Hellman
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Woman
Blue Valley Songbird
(1999)
Ruby
Sordid Lives
(2000)
Sissy Hickey
The Rising Place
(2001)
Melvina Pou
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Motherly Secretary
Rock Star
(2001)
Mrs. Cole
Donnie Darko
(2001)
Kitty Farmer
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
(2001)
Louisa Ashland
The Rookie
(2002)
Olline
Birdseye
(2002)
Ruth Betters
Desert Saints
(2002)
Lou
Evil Alien Conquerors
(2003)
Sheila
Matchstick Men
(2003)
Laundry Lady
A One Time Thing
(2004)
Mom
A Thief Of Time
(2004)
Ranger Mildred Luna
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
(2004)
Self
Our Very Own
(2005)
Virginia Kendal
Hard Pill
(2005)
Mom
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
(2005)
Self
Daltry Calhoun
(2005)
Ciotka Dee
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
(2005)
Angela
Rocker
(2006)
Mrs. Hill
Hard Scrambled
(2006)
Alice
Factory Girl
(2006)
Julia Warhol
Flags of Our Fathers
(2006)
Mother Gagnon
Hot Tamale
(2006)
Dori Woodriff
Little Miss Sunshine
(2006)
Nancy Jenkins
The House of Usher
(2007)
Mrs. Thatcher
Welcome to Paradise
(2007)
Frances Loren
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Carla Jean's Mother
The Ungodly
(2007)
Emma Lemac
Southland Tales
(2007)
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
Polar Opposites
(2008)
General Railen
Henry Poole Is Here
(2008)
Josie
Hide
(2008)
Candy
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
(2009)
Self
Stolen
(2009)
Older Edvena
Herpes Boy
(2009)
Mom
Dear Lemon Lima
(2009)
Principal Applebomb
Winged Creatures
(2009)
Carla's Mom
Extract
(2009)
Mary
All About Steve
(2009)
Mrs. Horowitz
Crazy Heart
(2009)
Jo Ann
Spork
(2010)
Principal Tulip
Operation: Endgame
(2010)
Susan
In My Sleep
(2010)
Evelyn
Hollywood to Dollywood
(2011)
Self
Sedona
(2011)
Deb
Rango
(2011)
Bonnie (voice)
The Artist
(2011)
Peppy's Maid
Life of Lemon
(2011)
Phyllis
Valley of the Sun
(2011)
Marva
Mister Handsome
(2011)
Emily's Mom
La Classe américaine
(2012)
Self
Blues for Willadean
(2012)
Willadeen Winkler
Mockingbird Lane
(2012)
Marie
The Violation
(2013)
Linda Heim
Out West
(2013)
Tiffany Alcott
Bad Words
(2013)
Bedazzled Judge
Miss Dial
(2013)
Mrs. Wojiechowski
As I Lay Dying
(2013)
Addie Bundren
Faults
(2014)
Evelyn
Odyssea
(2014)
Woman
Addicted to Fresno
(2015)
Tilda
Consumed
(2015)
Kristin Kessler
The Bridge Partner
(2015)
Mattie Whalen
The Midnight Swim
(2015)
Amelia Brooks
Alex of Venice
(2015)
Teacher
Just Before I Go
(2015)
Mrs. Lawrence
Great Plains
(2016)
Tess
Jackie
(2016)
Lady Bird Johnson
In Dubious Battle
(2016)
Ethel
Tond
(2016)
Janice
Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide
(2016)
Linda Heim (segment "The Violation")
Six L.A. Love Stories
(2016)
Meg Albright
Heartland
(2016)
Crystal
Band of Robbers
(2016)
Widow Douglas
Tiny Mammals
(2017)
Narrator
Tenn
(2017)
Edwina Williams
I Do... Until I Don't
(2017)
Phyllis
Lucky
(2017)
Elaine
The Institute
(2017)
Posthwaite
The Labyrinth
(2017)
Betsy
Domain
(2017)
Nadine
Actors Anonymous
(2017)
Wake the Riderless Horse
(2018)
Brenda
Nostalgia
(2018)
Anna O'Bryan
Hover
(2018)
Joanna
The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
(2018)
Ms. Dobbins
Mississippi Requiem
(2018)
Andover
(2018)
Rebecca
William
(2019)
Dr. Thomas
Hold On
(2019)
Shelly
Wander Darkly
(2020)
Patty
Sordid Lives
(2020)
La Sirena
(2020)
Penny
Words on Bathroom Walls
(2020)
Sister Catherine
Fully Realized Humans
(2020)
Tipper
Willy's Wonderland
(2021)
Sheriff Eloise Lund
The Long Home
(2021)
Mrs. Winer
Grave Intentions
(2021)
Mattie Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
Amsterdam
(2022)
Mrs. Dillenbeck
Maximum Truth
(2023)
Mary Jo Nackserson
Writing
Directing
Crew
Production