Ileen Getz

{{Infobox person

| name = Ileen Getz

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1961|8|7|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|8|4|1961|8|7|mf=y}}

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| years_active = 1995–2005

| spouse = Mark Grinnell

| occupation = Actress

| children = 2

}}

Ileen Getz (August 7, 1961 – August 4, 2005) was an American actress, most recognized for her role as Dr. Judith Draper in the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun.{{Cite web |title=Ileen Getz (obituary) |url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/people-news/ileen-getz-1117927245/ |date=2005-08-09 |website=Variety}}

Professional life

Getz began working professionally at The Practical Theatre Company while still in college.{{cite web |title="Ileen Getz" Northwestern-PTC |url=https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/agents/corporate_entities/1554}} After graduating from Northwestern University, she became a company member of the Econo-Art Theatre Company,{{cite web |title="Ileen Getz" Trib-Blind Hearts |website=Chicago Tribune |date=1987-03-13 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-13-8701200261-story.html}} and worked in other Chicago, Illinois, theaters.

She began her television work in 1995, with appearances on shows such as Law & Order and Seinfeld. In 1996, Getz became a recurring cast member on 3rd Rock from the Sun, playing a professor of women's studies with no personality. Her film career included minor roles in such films as Celebrity, Lovely and Amazing, The Station Agent, Changing Lanes, and the posthumously-released Friends with Money and Falling for Grace.

In 1992, Getz made her Broadway debut in Jake’s Women as an understudy. She also appeared off-Broadway in Howard Korder’s The Lights at Lincoln Center Theatre in 1993, Richard Greenberg’s Night and Her Stars at The American Place Theatre in 1995, and Greenberg’s Hurrah at Last at Gramercy Theatre in 1999, the latter of which she has previously done at South Coast Repertory and was produced by Roundabout Theatre Company. Both Greenberg plays were directed by David Warren.

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Filmography

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|+Film{{Cite web |title=Ileen Getz {{!}} Actress, Soundtrack |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315286/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

!Year

!Film

!Role

!Notes

1998

|Celebrity

|Reunion Announcer

rowspan="2" |2001

|Lovely & Amazing

|Saleswoman

The Next Big Thing

|Trish Kane