Rita_Taggart Knowpia

Rita Taggart
Rita Taggart
	Taggart in 1999
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1975–present
Spouse	Haskell Wexler (m. 1989; died 2015)

Rita Taggart is an American film and television actress. She is known for playing Carla Bouvier on Night Court.

Biography edit

Taggart was the third wife of cinematographer Haskell Wexler from 1989 until his death at age 93 in 2015.^[1]

On television, Taggart portrayed Blanche on Steambath,^[2]^: 1017 Marie Roscini in Hello, Larry,^[2]^: 450 Diane in Eye to Eye,^[2]^: 319 and Joan Foley in Almost Grown.^[2] Her TV acting credits included guest role appearances on such shows as Rhoda, Taxi, Kate & Allie, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Quantum Leap, Coach, and Cagney and Lacey.

Her film credits include the made-for-TV movie James Dean (1976), Coming Home (1978), The China Syndrome (1979) and the TV movie Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983). She has most recently appeared in the films Circle in 2010 and Go for Sisters in 2013.

Filmography edit

Feature films edit

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Coming Home	Johnson
1978	Straight Time	Carol Schue
1979	The China Syndrome	Rita Jacovich
1979	1941	Reporter
1980	Die Laughing	Thelma
1980	Used Cars	Woman In Bed
1985	Torchlight	Rita
1987	Weeds	Lillian Bingington
1989	The Horror Show	Donna McCarthy
1990	Coupe de Ville	Betty Libner
1992	Crossing the Bridge	Kate Golden
1995	Steal Big Steal Little	Autumn McBride
1999	Limbo	Lou
1999	Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets	Nurse	video
2001	Mulholland Drive	Linney James
2005	The Big Empty	Bookstore Co-Worker	Short film
2008	A Quiet Little Marriage	Nurse Green
2010	Circle	Professor McAdams
2012	Tracer Gun	Abby's Mother	Short film
2013	Go for Sisters	Rhonda
2019	Where Are You	Jeanne

Television films edit

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	James Dean	—	Uncredited
1980	Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case	Amy Morrison
1980	Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris	Nina
1981	Inmates: A Love Story	Salt
	Every Stray Dog and Kid	—
	Born to Be Sold	Janet Carlson
1982	Mae West	Sally
1983	Wait till Your Mother Gets Home!	Mrs. Walt Johnson
1984	The Cartier Affair	Monica
1988	Splash, Too	Fern Hooten
1993	At Home with the Webbers	Emma Webber

Television series edit

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Rhoda	Groovy Girl	Episode: "Somebody Down There Likes Him "
1978	Taxi	Vivian Harrow	Episode: "Paper Marriage"
1979	David Cassidy: Man Undercover	Helen	Episode: "Death Is a Close Friend, Too"
1980	Hello, Larry	Marie	Episode: "Love Around the Corner"
1981	Knots Landing	Rose	Episode: "Moments of Truth "
1982–84	Cagney & Lacey	Rochelle Zimmer	2 episodes
1984	Night Court	Carla Bouvier	4 episodes
1984	Steambath	Blanche	6 episodes
1985	Inspector Gadget	Various roles	6 episodes; voice
1986	The Colbys	Brenda	Episode: "Double Jeopardy "
1986	Hotel	Sheila Jessup	Episode: "Scapegoats"
1988–89	Almost Grown	Joan Foley	13 episodes
1990	Columbo	Mrs. Staplin	Uncredited; Episode: "Agenda for Murder"
1991	Quantum Leap	Marsha	Episode: "Southern Comforts - August 4, 1961"
1992–94	Northern Exposure	Edna Hancock	3 episodes
1992	Murder, She Wrote	Janine Foster	Episode: "The Classic Murder"
1994–95	Coach	Ruthanne	7 episodes
2002	Liberty's Kids	Various roles	5 episodes; voice
2004	Line of Fire	Dr. Kathryn Metters	Episode: "Mother & Child Reunion"
2012	FutureStates	Dr. Antal	Episode: "Laura Keller: NB"
2015–17	Where the Bears Are	Doris Dorkoff	13 episodes

References edit

^ Richard Natale (December 27, 2015). "Haskell Wexler, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer and Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 93". Variety.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.