Acting · Sonora, California, USA · Born February 23, 1942
Patricia Joanne "Jenny" O'Hara (born February 24, 1942) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles as Nita on Big Love (2006–2009), Janet Heffernan on The King of Queens (2001–2007), Dixie on My Sister Sam (1986–1988), She has been married to actor Nicholas Ullett since 1986; they have 2 children.
MovieThe Remedy
2026
as Maria
MovieA Good Death
2025
as Gertrude
TVGood American Family
2025
as Almeda
TV★ 9.0The Pitt
2025
as Candace O'Grady
MovieShangri-La
2024
as Daphne Becker
MovieWe Are Gathered Here Today
2022
as Faye Stone
MovieJoanne Is Dead
2021
MovieKilling Eleanor
2020
as Eleanor Magnus
MoviePoor Greg Drowning
2020
TVPerry Mason
2020
as June Pitlick
TVNever Have I Ever
2020
as Dr. Keyes
MovieTransparent: Musicale Finale
2019
as Bryna
TVA Million Little Things
2018
as Enid
Movie30 Nights
2018
as Dorothy
MovieDuck Butter
2018
as Nathalie
TVStation 19
2018
as Judith
TVThe Resident
2018
as Shirley Harris
TV9-1-1
2018
as Nora
TVThe Good Doctor
2017
as Ruby
TVAtypical
2017
as Older Woman
MovieEmily
2017
TVAmerican Housewife
2016
as Mrs. Smith
MoviePushing Dead
2016
as Dan's Mother (voice)
TVRecovery Road
2016
as Jane Stewart
MovieYou Cast A Spell On Me
2015
as Great Grandmother
Martha
2015
as Martha
TVTransparent
2014
as Bryna
MovieBFFs
2014
as Suzie
MovieAs High as the Sky
2013
as Aunt Barbara (voice)
MovieSassy Pants
2012
as Grandma Pruitt
TVEmily Owens, M.D.
2012
as Julia
TVChicago Fire
2012
as Ellie
TVThe Mindy Project
2012
as Dot
MovieThe Sacred
2012
as Ms. Jenson
MovieHit List
2011
as Phil's Mother
TVFranklin & Bash
2011
as Nanette
MovieDevil
2010
as Jane Kowski
MovieHow to Make Love to a Woman
2010
as Mrs. Conners
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Sister Winifred Callahan
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Helen
MovieExtract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
as Self
MovieExtract
2009
as Joel's Secretary
TVDrop Dead Diva
2009
as Carla Shane
TVChildrens Hospital
2008
as Georgene Lefkowits
MovieThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
2007
as Mrs. Hickey
MovieTwo Weeks
2006
as Julia
TVBig Love
2006
as Nita
MovieForty Shades of Blue
2005
as Celia
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Margaret Devine
TVTwins
2005
as Ms. Rowan
TVSupernatural
2005
as Julia Wilkinson
TVThe Closer
2005
as Karen Silva
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Nadia's Mother
TVHouse
2004
as Fran
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Judge Kimberly Ohlund
MovieYu Ming Is Ainm Dom
2003
as Extra
MovieMystic River
2003
as Esther Harris
TVCold Case
2003
as Frances Campbell
TVNCIS
2003
as Alice Brodie
MovieMatchstick Men
2003
as Mrs. Schaffer
TVNip/Tuck
2003
as Rachel Rosenberg
MovieNancy Drew
2002
as Hannah Green
TVThe Court
2002
TVReba
2001
as Grammy Hart
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Garland Duncan
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Sandra Walkey
MovieThe Truth About Jane
2000
as Beth
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Nancy
Movie1961
2000
as Marge Carpenter
MovieIf These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
as Marge Carpenter
TVRoswell
1999
as Ida Crawford
MovieThe Color of Courage
1999
as Dorothy Renfrew
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Janet Heffernan
Costello
1998
as Lottie Murphy
MovieAn Unexpected Life
1998
as Harriet Rothman
Pumpkin Man
1998
as Mrs. Shadboldt
MovieWishmaster
1997
as Wendy Derleth
TVSmart Guy
1997
as Principal Whitfield
TVThe Practice
1997
as Louise Morgan
MovieAn Unexpected Family
1996
as Harriet Rothman
TVDangerous Minds
1996
as Jean Warner
TVLife's Work
1996
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
A Case for Life
1996
as Judge Barnes
MovieTerminal
1996
as Margaret Desmond
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Judge White
MovieA Mother's Prayer
1995
as Val
TVER
1994
as Rhonda Sterling
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Dorothy Carlson
TVParty of Five
1994
as Sylvia Wringler
MovieAngie
1994
as Kathy
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Mrs. Follender
MovieAt Home with the Webbers
1993
as Mrs. Nelson
MovieCast a Deadly Spell
1991
as Amber Peru
MovieCareer Opportunities
1991
as Dotty Dodge
MovieThe Less Than Perfect Daughter
1991
as Irene Harmon
TVBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Pam Scanlon
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Carol Janssen
Live-In
1989
TVMurphy Brown
1988
as Lisa
MovieThe Secret Life of Kathy McCormick
1988
as Lisa
TVMy Sister Sam
1986
as Dixie Randazzo
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Dr. Sarah Evans
TVScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
MovieAnother Woman's Child
1983
as Peggy
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Sue Follett
TVRemington Steele
1982
as Amy Fogelson / Agnes Fowley
TVBret Maverick
1981
TVSimon & Simon
1981
MovieBlinded by the Light
1980
as Rose
TVSecrets of Midland Heights
1980
as Lucy Dexter
MovieThe Last Song
1980
as Deb Pierce
MovieThe Women's Room
1980
as Mrs. Martinelli
MovieHeart Beat
1980
as Betty Bendix
MovieThe Last Married Couple in America
1980
as Dancing Lady at First Party
MovieLetters from Frank
1979
as Patty Miller
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
as Miss Emily Mahoney
TVBlind Ambition
1979
as Liz Garfield
Highcliffe Manor
1979
as Rebecca
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Pearson's Wife
TVMrs. Columbo
1979
MovieA Fire in the Sky
1978
as Ann Webster
TVBlack Beauty
1978
as Ruth Manly
MovieThe Hunted Lady
1977
as Carol Arizzio
TVCHiPs
1977
MovieGood Against Evil
1977
as The Woman
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Bloody Mary
MovieThe Return of the World's Greatest Detective
1976
as Dr. Joan Watson
MovieBrinks: The Great Robbery
1976
as Maggie Hefner
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
MovieRock-a-Die Baby
1975
as Shelley
TVBarney Miller
1975
as Sgt. Holly Scofield
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Operator
TVKojak
1973
as Ann Murray
TVPolice Story
1973
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Irene Harmon
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
Swim Fishy
MovieBiter
as Barbara
