Her father, David Walter, was a double-bassist with the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini.
Niece of actor Jerry Jerrett.
Niece of Sylvia Jaroslow.
Has the same birthday as her Arrested Development star Portia De Rossi (January 31)
Jessica Walter Detailed Biography -
Jessica Walter (born January 31, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Jewish-American actress. She got her start in the early 1960s on the soap opera Love of Life.
She is best known for her nightmarish role in the 1971 movie Play Misty for Me, in which she played an attractive, psychotic young woman stalking a disc jockey (played by Clint Eastwood). It is an unforgettably subtle performance of a deranged woman scorned after a one-night stand. Walter's other film credits include Lilith, Grand Prix, The Group, Bye Bye Braverman, and Number One. These films were all made prior to 1975, and since then, Walter has done extensive television work. As of 2003, she has starred as the socialite mother Lucille Bluth in FOX's comedy series Arrested Development. She is married to actor Ron Leibman.
