Connie Ray
Known for: Acting
Constance "Connie" Ray (born 10 July 1956, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American actress and playwright whose career spans from 1991 to the present. She studied dance at East Carolina University before switching to acting, earning an MFA from Ohio University in the early 1980s. She is best known for starring as Millicent Torkelson in the ABC sitcom The Torkelsons (1991–1992) and for her supporting roles in Stuart Little (1999), Thank You for Smoking (2005), About Schmidt (2002), Ice Princess (2005), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). On television she has appeared in ER (1997), George Lopez (2002), Grey's Anatomy, The Big C, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), and Kim Possible (2019). She is also a playwright, having written the bluegrass gospel musical Smoke On The Mountain (off-Broadway, 1990) and two sequels, among the most produced musicals in the US over the last two decades. No major awards are on record.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Biological Mother
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Karen Kepner
2005
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Blue Bloods
Ruth
2010
Series
ER
Glenda
1994
Series
Entourage
Oxnard Wife
2004
Series
L.A. Law
Philomena Bannister
1986
Series
Quantum Leap
Carol Pruitt
1989
Series
My Name Is Earl
Mrs. Clevenger
2005
Series
Coach
Mary Luba
1989
Series
Touched by an Angel
Sandra Mills
1994
Series
The Good Fight
Mrs. Honeycutt
2017
Series
Justified
Mrs. Reasoner
2010
Series
The Pretender
Deputy Marilyn Miller
1996
Series
The Pretender
Deputy Miller (archive footage)
1996
Series
Hart of Dixie
Mrs. Beaudry
2011
Series
Providence
Hazel
1999
Series
Greek
Norma
2007
Series
Still Standing
Joy
2002
Series
Dream On
Mandy
1990
Series
The Big C
Connie Schuler
2010
Series
Harry and the Hendersons
Mary Higgs
1991
Series
Veronica's Closet
Jan Schaefer
1997
Series
Less than Perfect
Nona
2002
Series
Search Party
Opal Ann Tupper
2016
Series
George Lopez
Debbie
2002
Film
Space Jam
Owner's Girlfriend
1996
Series
The Torkelsons
Millicent Torkelson
1991
Film
The Time Machine
Teacher
2002
Film
Stuart Little
Aunt Tina
1999
Film
Flags of Our Fathers
Mrs. Sousley
2006
Film
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Fran
1997
Film
Idle Hands
Mom
1999
Film
Thank You for Smoking
Pearl
2005
Series
Twenty Good Years
Susan
2006
Film
Hope Floats
Bobbi-Claire
1998
Series
Almost Home
Millicent Torkelson
1993
Film
Ice Princess
Nikki's Mom
2005
Film
About Schmidt
Vicki Rusk
2002
Film
Worth
June Schultz
2021
Film
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Clara Jones
2004
Film
Kim Possible
Nana Possible
2019
Film
Lost Souls
Mother
2000
Film
My Fellow Americans
Genny
1996
Film
A Very Brady Sequel
Flight Attendant
1996
Film
Flourish
Wendy Covner
2006
Film
How to Deal
Marion Smith
2003
Film
American Reject
Bonnie
2020
Film
Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story
Shane
1995
Film
Welcome to Paradise
Patsy Nellis
2007