Elizabeth Hess
Elizabeth Hess (born 17 July 1953 in Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress best known for playing mother Janet Darling on the long-running American sitcom Clarissa Explains It All.[1] She has also appeared on an episode of Law & Order. Currently, she is teaching acting at New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts and at Fordham University at Lincoln Center.
Her resume includes regional theater, as well as works on- and off- Broadway. She played Renee in a Tony Award winning production of M. Butterfly. She studied at a number of schools, including the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She is currently a faculty member at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
References
- ↑ "Clarissa She's 14, Hip And Hot The Spunky Tv Teen Has Captivated Viewers And Put Orlando-based Nickelodeon Studios On The Sitcom Map". Orlando Sentinel. 22 June 1991. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2010.