Lee Bryant
- Born
- 1945 · Manhattan.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actress
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Lee Bryant • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1976–2015 Lee Bryant is an American actress. She is most known for a small role in the 1980 comedy film Airplane!. She also appeared as Sam Waterston's wife in the 1977 conspiracy thriller Capricorn One, and as Jennifer Westfeldt's mother in the romantic comedy Friends with Kids (2011). Bryant was born in Manhattan, New York. She has guest starred in a number of television series including T. J. Hooker, Marcus Welby, M.D., Charlie's Angels, Kojak, Three's Company, Starsky & Hutch, Lou Grant, The Incredible Hulk, St. Elsewhere, Moonlighting, Alien Nation, and other series. She played a hysterical passenger in the 1980 film Airplane!, reprising the role in the 1982 sequel. She herself came up with the idea to improve upon the scene by having various people use violence to calm down her character. Her role in Airplane! also parodied a series of coffee commercials she had starred in throughout the 1970s for Yuban coffee. Directors Abrahams, Zucker and Zucker cast her without realizing Bryant was the original actress from the commercials. • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1977 — Capricorn One — Sharon Willis • 1980 — Airplane! — Mrs. Hammen • 1982 — Airplane II: The Sequel — Mrs. Hammen • 1983 — Death Mask — Jane Andrews • 1998 — Holy Man — Money 'Meg' • 2000 — Fear of Fiction — Mrs. Hopkins • 2006 — Off the Black — Greeter #2 • 2006 — The Good Shepherd — Mrs. John Russell Sr. • 2011 — Friends with Kids — Elaine Keller • 2015 — No Letting Go — Emily
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Lee Bryant is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as a citizen of United States.
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1945
Lee Bryant was born on 31 August 1945.
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