Biography
Since making her feature debut in "Norma Rae" (1978), the New Orleans-born actress has gone on to leave an indelible mark on both the small and big screens. She has been particularly effective in movies playing mothers, albeit not the kind that would be embraced by June Cleaver. In "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), Zabriskie portrayed Debra Winger's mom while in "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989), she was the rejecting parent of Matt Dillon. The …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Cast as the mother and victim of Michael Shannon's character in Werner Herzog's "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done," produced by David Lynch | |
2006 | Played the mother of Bill Paxton's polygamist character on "Big Love" (HBO) | |
2004 | Acted in the U.S. remake of Japanese horror hit "The Grudge" | |
2002 | Played supporting role in crime drama "No Good Deed" | |
1998 | Cast in Michael Bay's "Armageddon" | |
1997 | Appeared in "Armageddon" | |
1996 | Co-starred in the acclaimed TV-movie "Bastard Out of Carolina" (Showtime), directed by Anjelica Huston | |
1994 | Landed featured role in Van Sant's "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" | |
1993 | Starred in the ensemble-driven feature "Chain of Desire" | |
1993 | Appeared in the interactive CD-ROM movie "Voyeur" as Robert Culp's neurotic sister | |
1992 | Made first of several appearances as Mrs. Ross on "Seinfeld" (NBC) | |
1992 | Reprised role of Sarah Palmer in Lynch's feature prequel "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" | |
1991 | Reteamed with Van Sant for role in "My Own Private Idaho" | |
1990 | Made debut as TV series regular, playing Sarah Palmer on the ABC series "Twin Peaks" | |
1990 | Played a crazed killer in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart" | |
1989 | Portrayed Matt Dillon's mother in "Drugstore Cowboy," directed by Gus Van Sant | |
1982 | Cast as Debra Winger's mother in "An Officer and a Gentleman" | |
1981 | Played Mrs. Ames in the ABC miniseries "John Steinbeck's East of Eden" | |
1979 | Moved to L.A. | |
1979 | Made TV debut in "The Concrete Cowboys" (CBS) | |
1978 | Made film acting debut in "Norma Rae" | |
| Moved to Atlanta; worked as an actress and silk-screen painter | ||
| Born and raised in New Orleans, LA | ||