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Elizabeth Hoffman is a Actor American born on 8 february 1927 at Corvallis (USA)
Elizabeth Hoffman (born February 8, 1927) is an American character actress. Hoffman was born in Corvallis, Oregon. She is best known for her regular role as Beatrice Reed Ventnor, Swoosie Kurtz', Sela Ward's, Patricia Kalember's and Julianne Phillips' characters' mother, on the NBC drama series Sisters (1991-1996).
Hoffman also guest-starred in a number of television shows and mini-series such as Little House on the Prairie, War and Remembrance, Matlock and thirtysomething, and well as several movies including playing the role of Grandma Ruth in Dante's Peak. She also played the role of Catherine Langford in Stargate SG-1.
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Hoffman also guest-starred in a number of television shows and mini-series such as Little House on the Prairie, War and Remembrance, Matlock and thirtysomething, and well as several movies including playing the role of Grandma Ruth in Dante's Peak. She also played the role of Catherine Langford in Stargate SG-1.
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Filmography of Elizabeth Hoffman (7 films)
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Add to a movie listDante's Peak (1997)
, 1h49Directed by Roger Donaldson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Volcanisme, Films about volcanoes, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Elizabeth Hoffman, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Roles Ruth
Rating60%
Dr. Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan), a volcanologist of the United States Geological Survey, and his partner Marianne (Walker Brandt), are studying volcanic activity in Colombia when the volcano erupts. Marianne is killed by a piece of falling debris, leaving Harry remorseful about her death, believing it could have been prevented by evacuating sooner.
The River Wild (1994)
, 1h48Directed by Curtis Hanson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Benjamin Bratt, John C. Reilly, Joseph Mazzello
Roles Gail's Mother
Rating64%
A Boston couple, Gail (Meryl Streep) and Tom (David Strathairn), are having marital problems, due to his inability to spend time with his family because of his work as an architect. She, a water rafting expert, decides to take their son, Roarke (Joseph Mazzello), on a holiday rafting trip down the Salmon River in Idaho, along with their dog, Maggie. Their daughter, Willa (Stephanie Sawyer), accompanies them to Gail's parents' house in Idaho. At the last minute, just when they are about to leave for the almost week-long trip, Tom joins them. As they are setting off, they meet a couple of other rafters, Wade (Kevin Bacon) and Terry (John C. Reilly), who appear to be friendly. Thus they leave for the trip, leaving Willa behind to be taken care of by her grandparents.
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
, 2h25Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Politique, Films about disabilities, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Josh Evans, Jerry Levine, Bryan Larkin
Rating71%
The film begins with Ron Kovic's childhood during the summer of 1961 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York. He plays war in the woods, attends a Fourth of July parade, plays and wins at a local neighborhood baseball game, and watches President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, which later inspires him to enlist in the Marines.
, 1h30Directed by Monte Hellman
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Christmas films, Serial killer films
Actors Bill Moseley, Richard Beymer, Monte Hellman, Eric Da Re, Laura Harring, Robert Culp
Roles Granny
Rating34%
After being shot down by police at the end of the previous film, the infamous Santa Claus Killer Richard "Ricky" Caldwell has been left comatose for six years, with a transparent dome being affixed to his head by the doctors in order to repair his damaged skull. Wanting to contact Ricky, the eccentric Dr. Newbury begins using a blind clairvoyant girl named Laura Anderson to try reach out to him. One Christmas Eve, after a particularly traumatic session with Newbury, Laura begins to regret her participation in his experiment, but Newbury tries to convince her to keep trying, saying that they can talk more after Laura returns home from visiting her grandmother over the holiday. After Laura is picked up from the hospital by her older brother Chris, a drunk hospital employee dressed as Santa Claus wanders into Ricky's room and begins taunting him, rousing Ricky back to consciousness. Killing the Santa impersonator Ricky escapes from the hospital, taking a letter opener with him after killing a receptionist as well.
Do You Remember Love (1985)
Directed by Jeff Bleckner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Joanne Woodward, Richard Kiley, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jerry Hardin, Bill Henderson, Ron Rifkin
Rating73%
Barbara Wyatt-Hollis wins the hearts of her academic colleagues with her quick wit and irresistible but definitely quirky personality. Though popular with her students, she might not have gotten tenure if she were not a truly distinguished poet. Barbara has won many prizes and now has been nominated for the Longfellow Award, given only once a decade.
Fear No Evil (1981)
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Stefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, John Holland
Roles Mikhail / Margaret Buchanan
Rating46%
Un lycéen se révèle être l'incarnation de Lucifer. Deux anges, ayant pris forme humaine féminine, l'affrontent…
Fear No Evil (1969)
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Louis Jourdan, Lynda Day George, Elizabeth Hoffman, Carroll O'Connor, Bradford Dillman, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Rating63%
The plot focuses on a young man who dies suddenly after purchasing an antique mirror. The man's widow visits Sorrell with strange dreams in which husband's image visits her in the mirror. The psychologist investigates and learns that a sinister cult and ancient magic are involved.