Lorraine Gary

Acting

Lorraine Gary

Born August 16, 1937 · New York City, New York, USA (age 89)

Lorraine Gary (born Lorraine Gottfried; August 16, 1937) is an American actress. She is best famous for portraying Ellen Brody in the films Jaws, Jaws 2, and Jaws: The Revenge, as well as in the films 1941 and Car Wash.

Known For

JawsJaws · 1975
Jaws
★ 7.71975
MovieHorrorThriller
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
Jaws 2Jaws 2 · 1978
Jaws 2
★ 6.01978
MovieHorrorThriller
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Jaws: The RevengeJaws: The Revenge · 1987
Jaws: The Revenge
★ 4.11987
MovieAdventureThriller
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
19411941 · 1979
1941
★ 5.81979
MovieComedyWar
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Car WashCar Wash · 1976
Car Wash
★ 6.01976
MovieComedyDrama
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.
The Marcus-Nelson MurdersThe Marcus-Nelson Murders · 1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
★ 7.61973
MovieTV MovieCrime
A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
I Never Promised You a Rose GardenI Never Promised You a Rose Garden · 1977
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
★ 5.91977
MovieDrama
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
The CityThe City · 1971
The City
★ 4.51971
MovieDramaTV Movie
The trials and tribulations of the first Hispanic mayor of a major Southwestern city.

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