Susan Ruttan

Susan Ruttan is an American actress who began her working life in casting at Universal Studios before moving in front of the camera. Raised in Oregon City, Oregon, she studied at the University of Oregon and the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is best known as Roxanne Melman on L.A. Law from 1986 to 1993, a part that brought four Primetime Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations, along with a win from Viewers for Quality Television in 1989. She returned to the role for L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) and drew early notice on The Jeffersons. Her television work includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Newhart, 3rd Rock from the Sun and Gilmore Girls, and her films include Funny About Love (1990) and Prayers for Bobby (2009).