Judith Ivey

Veteran stage actress 'Judith Ivey' (qv) is a two-time Tony Award winner; she won the Tony for Best Actress in a Play for Steaming (1983), and later, Hurlyburly (1985). Her performances in Park Your Car in Harvard Yard (1992), and a revival of The Heiress (2013) were both nominated for Tony 'Awards' (qv). Ivey's television and film work extends over four decades; that as it may be, she is often associated with her one-year run as Texan B.J. Poteet on _Designing Women (1986)_ (qv), replacing 'Julia Duffy' (qv), who had replaced 'Delta Burke' (qv) in 1991. She also appeared in _The Devil's Advocate (1997)_ (qv), _What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)_ (qv) (for which she received an Emmy nomination), _Will & Grace (1998)_ (qv), _Nurse Jackie (2009)_ (qv), _Grey's Anatomy (2005)_ (qv), _Big Love (2006)_ (qv), _White Collar (2009)_ (qv), and _Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)_ (qv).::Anthony Ronald Vario