[You'll know her the instant you see her photo. - JR]
Veteran television and movie actress Doris Belack has died at the age of 85.
Her most notable recent role was as recurring character Judge Margaret Barry on hit show Law and Order.
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In addition to her decades of television work she also made appearances on the silver screen, most notably as exasperated producer Rita Marshall in 1982 hit Tootsie.
It has emerged the in-demand actress died of natural causes in Manhattan on Tuesday.
She was valued in the acting community for her effortless ability to play professional and authority figures, and her gift for comedy. Her death comes just four months after her legendary theatrical producer husband Philip Rose passed away. They had been married for 65 years.
A joint public memorial for the pair will be held October 17 at the Ambassador Theater in Broadway, New York.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2046502/Law-Order-judge-Doris-Belack-dies-age-85.html
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