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
Speed
(1994)
Helen
Rango
(2011)
Bonnie (voice)
Southland Tales
(2007)
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Carla Jean's Mother
Extract
(2009)
Mary
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Motherly Secretary
Amsterdam
(2022)
Mrs. Dillenbeck
The Artist
(2011)
Peppy's Maid
Rain Man
(1988)
Mother at Farm House
Flatliners
(1990)
Housewife
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Woman
Child's Play 2
(1990)
Miss Kettlewell
A Time to Kill
(1996)
Cora Mae Cobb
Crazy Heart
(2009)
Jo Ann
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
Child's Play 2
(1990)
Miss Kettlewell
The Image
(1990)
Martha Packard
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
(1990)
Lillian Logerfield
Flatliners
(1990)
Housewife
Fall From Grace
(1990)
Paulene
Don't Tell Her It's Me
(1990)
Babette
Eating
(1990)
Carla
Switched at Birth
(1991)
Sophie
Love Field
(1992)
Hazel
White Sands
(1992)
Roz Kincaid
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story
(1992)
Pat McGinty
The Dark Half
(1993)
Shayla Beaumont
Speed
(1994)
Helen
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
(1994)
Lois
Lieberman in Love
(1995)
Linda Baker
Safe
(1995)
Becky (Auditorium Speaker)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(1995)
Loretta
A Time to Kill
(1996)
Cora Mae Cobb
Norma Jean & Marilyn
(1996)
Grace Goddard
Lawn Dogs
(1997)
Mrs. Burns, Trent's Mother
A Thousand Acres
(1997)
Roberta
Desert's Edge
(1997)
To Dance With Olivia
(1997)
Love Always
(1997)
Stephanie
Interruptions
(1997)
Making Sandwiches
(1998)
Mrs Hellman
Dance with Me
(1998)
Lovejoy
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Woman
Blue Valley Songbird
(1999)
Ruby
Sordid Lives
(2000)
Sissy Hickey
Donnie Darko
(2001)
Kitty Farmer
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
(2001)
Louisa Ashland
Rock Star
(2001)
Mrs. Cole
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Motherly Secretary
The Rising Place
(2001)
Melvina Pou
Desert Saints
(2002)
Lou
The Rookie
(2002)
Olline
Birdseye
(2002)
Ruth Betters
Evil Alien Conquerors
(2003)
Sheila
Matchstick Men
(2003)
Laundry Lady
A Thief Of Time
(2004)
Ranger Mildred Luna
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
(2004)
Self
A One Time Thing
(2004)
Mom
Daltry Calhoun
(2005)
Ciotka Dee
Hard Pill
(2005)
Mom
Our Very Own
(2005)
Virginia Kendal
#1 Fan: A Darkomentary
(2005)
Self
Mystery Woman: Mystery Weekend
(2005)
Angela
Hot Tamale
(2006)
Dori Woodriff
Flags of Our Fathers
(2006)
Mother Gagnon
Factory Girl
(2006)
Julia Warhol
Rocker
(2006)
Mrs. Hill
Little Miss Sunshine
(2006)
Nancy Jenkins
Hard Scrambled
(2006)
Alice
Southland Tales
(2007)
Dr. Inga Von Westphalen
The Ungodly
(2007)
Emma Lemac
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Carla Jean's Mother
Welcome to Paradise
(2007)
Frances Loren
The House of Usher
(2007)
Mrs. Thatcher
Henry Poole Is Here
(2008)
Josie
Hide
(2008)
Candy
Polar Opposites
(2008)
General Railen
All About Steve
(2009)
Mrs. Horowitz
Extract
(2009)
Mary
Winged Creatures
(2009)
Carla's Mom
Dear Lemon Lima
(2009)
Principal Applebomb
Herpes Boy
(2009)
Mom
Crazy Heart
(2009)
Jo Ann
Stolen
(2009)
Older Edvena
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
(2009)
Self
In My Sleep
(2010)
Evelyn
Operation: Endgame
(2010)
Susan
Spork
(2010)
Principal Tulip
Life of Lemon
(2011)
Phyllis
The Artist
(2011)
Peppy's Maid
Valley of the Sun
(2011)
Marva
Hollywood to Dollywood
(2011)
Self
Sedona
(2011)
Deb
Rango
(2011)
Bonnie (voice)
Mister Handsome
(2011)
Emily's Mom
Blues for Willadean
(2012)
Willadeen Winkler
Mockingbird Lane
(2012)
Marie
La Classe américaine
(2012)
Self
As I Lay Dying
(2013)
Addie Bundren
Bad Words
(2013)
Bedazzled Judge
Miss Dial
(2013)
Mrs. Wojiechowski
Out West
(2013)
Tiffany Alcott
The Violation
(2013)
Linda Heim
Faults
(2014)
Evelyn
Odyssea
(2014)
Woman
The Midnight Swim
(2015)
Amelia Brooks
Consumed
(2015)
Kristin Kessler
Addicted to Fresno
(2015)
Tilda
Just Before I Go
(2015)
Mrs. Lawrence
Alex of Venice
(2015)
Teacher
The Bridge Partner
(2015)
Mattie Whalen
Band of Robbers
(2016)
Widow Douglas
Great Plains
(2016)
Tess
Jackie
(2016)
Lady Bird Johnson
Heartland
(2016)
Crystal
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
Domain
(2017)
Nadine
Actors Anonymous
(2017)
The Labyrinth
(2017)
Betsy
The Institute
(2017)
Posthwaite
Lucky
(2017)
Elaine
Tenn
(2017)
Edwina Williams
I Do... Until I Don't
(2017)
Phyllis
Tiny Mammals
(2017)
Narrator
Andover
(2018)
Rebecca
Mississippi Requiem
(2018)
Nostalgia
(2018)
Anna O'Bryan
Hover
(2018)
Joanna
Wake the Riderless Horse
(2018)
Brenda
The Adventures of Thomasina Sawyer
(2018)
Ms. Dobbins
Hold On
(2019)
Shelly
William
(2019)
Dr. Thomas
Wander Darkly
(2020)
Patty
Fully Realized Humans
(2020)
Tipper
La Sirena
(2020)
Penny
Sordid Lives
(2020)
Words on Bathroom Walls
(2020)
Sister Catherine
The Long Home
(2021)
Mrs. Winer
Willy's Wonderland
(2021)
Sheriff Eloise Lund
Grave Intentions
(2021)
Mattie Whalen (segment "The Bridge Partner")
Amsterdam
(2022)
Mrs. Dillenbeck
Maximum Truth
(2023)
Mary Jo Nackserson
Directing
Writing
Crew
Production