Kaiulani Lee
Kaiulani Lee (born 1950) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Rachel Carson in both the film and stage version of A Sense of Wonder, which she also wrote.[1]
Career
[edit]Lee is also a well-known stage, television, and film actress. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Kennedy's Children.[2] She received an Obie Award for Best Performance by an Actress for Safe House.
Her film and television work includes The World According to Garp, Cujo, Before and After, A Bird of the Air, Stephanie Daley, The Waltons, Law & Order, amongst others. She starred as Martha Ballard in PBS's A Midwife's Tale.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Angela |
| 1981 | The Fan | Douglas' Sister |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp | Chief Ellen Jamesian |
| 1983 | Cujo | Charity Camber |
| 1985 | Compromising Positions | Scotty Hughes |
| 1987 | Stacking | Connie Van Buskirk |
| 1987 | Hello Again | Miss Lee |
| 1988 | Zelly and Me | Nora |
| 1992 | Mac | Mrs. Stunder |
| 1996 | Before and After | Marian Raynor |
| 1998 | Hush | Sister O'Shaughnessy |
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Mrs. Granger |
| 2006 | Stephanie Daley | Pastor |
| 2008 | A Sense of Wonder | Rachel Carson |
| 2011 | A Bird of the Air | Mrs. Blair |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Waltons | Nurse Nora Taylor | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | ABC Afterschool Special | Ms. Lanie | Episode: "The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic" |
| 1980 | Paul's Case | Third Actress | TV movie |
| 1981 | American Playhouse | Alex | Episode: "Until She Talks" |
| 1982 | CBS Library | Mrs. Stolz | Episode: "Robbers, Rooftops and Witches" |
| 1983 | Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number | TV movie | |
| 1983 | Chiefs | Mrs. Butts | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Mrs. Valeria Cantrell | Episode: "Deliver Us from Goodness" |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Lorraine Watson | Episode: "First Light" |
| 1988 | American Playhouse | Dorothy Day | Episode: "Journey Into Genius" |
| 1989 | The Equalizer | Ms. Watson | Episode: "Trial by Ordeal" |
| 1990 | As the World Turns | Dr. Michaels | Episode #1.8958 |
| 1990 | Vestige of Honor | Bonnie Boyle | TV movie |
| 1991 | Golden Years | Sybil | Episode: "The Final Blow" |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Mrs. Goddard / Nancy Driscoll | Episode: "God Bless the Child" |
| 1998 | American Experience | Martha Ballard | Episode: "A Midwife's Tale" |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Mrs. Goddard / Nancy Driscoll | Episode: "Phobia" |
| 2007–2008 | Bill Moyers Journal | Rachel Carson | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kaiulani Lee". Kaiulani Lee. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Kaiulani Lee". IMDb.