Lorraine Gary

Biography

Lorraine Gary, a retired American actress, is best known for playing Ellen Brody in the Jaws series. Born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, she holds a life membership in the Actors Studio and started acting in the late 1960s with guest spots on television shows including Night Gallery, Dragnet 1968, McCloud, The Marcus-Nelson Murders, and The F.B.I. She also appeared in seven episodes of Ironside. She played Ellen Brody in Jaws (1975), Jaws 2 (1978), and Jaws: The Revenge (1987); for the last she earned a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress. She appeared in the series more often than any other actor. Other films she made include 1941 (1979), Car Wash, Zero to Sixty (1978), Just You and Me, Kid (1979), and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977). She owned New Hope Productions, which produced television programs.

89years old

Turns 90 on August 16in 308 days

Born August 16, 1937New York City
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Lorraine Gottfried (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 50 years1975 to 2025

Genres

Comedy30%, 3 films
Documentary30%, 3 films
Horror20%, 2 films
Thriller20%, 2 films
Action10%, 1 film

First and latest

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A first
For her role in Jaws: The Revenge, Gary received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress. That part also gave her more appearances in the film series than any other actor.

Lorraine Gary movies on Netflix

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'2007IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
The Making of 'Jaws'1995IMDb rating 7.9as Himself
Jaws: The Revenge1987IMDb rating 3.1as Ellen Brody
19411979IMDb rating 5.7as Joan Douglas
Just You and Me, Kid1979IMDb rating 5.9as Shirl
Jaws 21978IMDb rating 5.8as Ellen Brody
Zero to Sixty1978IMDb rating 5.1as Billy-Jon
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden1977IMDb rating 6.4as Ester Blake
Jaws1975IMDb rating 8.1as Ellen Brody

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Jaws1975 Adventure, Thrilleras Ellen Brody
IMDb rating 8.1750K votes
Jaws 21978 Horror, Thrilleras Ellen Brody
IMDb rating 5.893K votes
Jaws: The Revenge1987as Ellen Brody
IMDb rating 3.153K votes
19411979as Joan Douglas
IMDb rating 5.740K votes
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden1977as Ester Blake
IMDb rating 6.41.8K votes
Just You and Me, Kid1979as Shirl
IMDb rating 5.91.2K votes
Zero to Sixty1978as Billy-Jon
IMDb rating 5.1295 votes
The Making of 'Jaws'1995as Himself
IMDb rating 7.9916 votes

Most often with

Steven Spielberg directed two of these films, Laurent Bouzereau two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Roy Scheider

Carl Gottlieb

Jeffrey Kramer

Richard Dreyfuss

Murray Hamilton

Steven Spielberg

Steven SpielbergDirector, 2 films Laurent BouzereauDirector, 2 films

Films together

Roy Scheider4 films together, 1975 to 2007
Roy Scheider's page
- The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'2007IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfScheider as Narrator / Self
- The Making of 'Jaws'1995IMDb rating 7.9Gary as HimselfScheider as Himself
- Jaws 21978IMDb rating 5.8Gary as Ellen BrodyScheider as Police Chief Martin Brody
- Jaws1975IMDb rating 8.1Gary as Ellen BrodyScheider as Brody
Carl Gottlieb4 films together, 1975 to 2025
Carl Gottlieb's page
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfGottlieb as Himself
- The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'2007IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfGottlieb as Himself
- The Making of 'Jaws'1995IMDb rating 7.9Gary as HimselfGottlieb as Himself
- Jaws1975IMDb rating 8.1Gary as Ellen BrodyGottlieb as Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer4 films together, 1975 to 2025
Jeffrey Kramer's page
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfKramer as Himself
- The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'2007IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfKramer as Himself
- Jaws 21978IMDb rating 5.8Gary as Ellen BrodyKramer as Deputy Jeff Hendricks
- Jaws1975IMDb rating 8.1Gary as Ellen BrodyKramer as Hendricks
Richard Dreyfuss3 films together, 1975 to 2007
Richard Dreyfuss's page
- The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'2007IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfDreyfuss as Himself
- The Making of 'Jaws'1995IMDb rating 7.9Gary as HimselfDreyfuss as Himself
- Jaws1975IMDb rating 8.1Gary as Ellen BrodyDreyfuss as Hooper
Murray Hamilton3 films together, 1975 to 1979
Murray Hamilton's page
- 19411979IMDb rating 5.7Gary as Joan DouglasHamilton as Claude Crumn
- Jaws 21978IMDb rating 5.8Gary as Ellen BrodyHamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn
- Jaws1975IMDb rating 8.1Gary as Ellen BrodyHamilton as Vaughn
Steven Spielberg3 films together, 1995 to 2025
Steven Spielberg's page
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
- The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'2007IMDb rating 7.6Gary as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
- The Making of 'Jaws'1995IMDb rating 7.9Gary as HimselfSpielberg as Himself
Steven SpielbergDirector, 2 films, 1975 to 1979
All films by Steven Spielberg
- 19411979IMDb rating 5.7Gary as Joan Douglas
- Jaws1975IMDb rating 8.1Gary as Ellen Brody
Laurent BouzereauDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 2025
All films by Laurent Bouzereau
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2025IMDb rating 7.6Gary as Himself
- The Making of 'Jaws'1995IMDb rating 7.9Gary as Himself
Also three films together5 more actors
- Susan BacklinieThe Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007), The Making of 'Jaws' (1995) and Jaws (1975)
- Jay MelloThe Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007), Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and Jaws (1975)
- Jonathan FilleyJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025), The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007) and Jaws (1975)
- Lee FierroThe Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007), Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and Jaws (1975)
- Peter BenchleyThe Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007), The Making of 'Jaws' (1995) and Jaws (1975)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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