Early life

Archer was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actors John Archer and Marjorie Lord.

Career

Archer's first television appearance was in 1970 on the series Men at Law. She was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971. Her first feature film was The Honkers (1972), which was followed by "Lifeguard" (1976). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Beth Gallagher in the film Fatal Attraction (1987). Her other prominent film roles include Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994). In 2001, Archer portrayed Mrs. Robinson at the Gielgud Theatre in a West End production of The Graduate. She has made several appearances on television shows such as Hawaii Five-0, Little House on the Prairie, Falcon Crest, Boston Public, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Privileged, and Ghost Whisperer. She was a regular on the short-lived sitcom Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice in 1973.

In 2014, she played Jane Fonda in the premier production of the play The Trial of Jane Fonda, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Personal life

Archer married William Davis in 1969; the couple divorced in 1977. She married Terry Jastrow in 1979. Archer has two sons, one from each marriage. She was originally a Christian Scientist, but she and her husband have been members of the Church of Scientology since 1975. Between 1982 and 1986, she was a spokeswoman for Applied Scholastics, the literacy training organization sponsored by the Church of Scientology,. Her son Tommy Davis was the head of the Church of Scientology's Celebrity Centre International in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	The Honkers	Deborah Moon
1972	Cancel My Reservation	Crazy Hollister
1973	The All-American Boy	Drenna Valentine
1973	Blue Knight, TheThe Blue Knight	Laila	Television film
1974	Mark of Zorro, TheThe Mark of Zorro	Teresa	Television film
1975	Log of the Black Pearl, TheThe Log of the Black Pearl	Lila Bristol	Television film
1976	Matter of Wife... And Death, AA Matter of Wife... And Death	Carol	Television film
1976	Dark Side of Innocence, TheThe Dark Side of Innocence	Nora Hancock Mulligan	Television film
1976	Trackdown	Barbara
1976	Lifeguard	Cathy
1978	Good Guys Wear Black	Margaret
1978	Paradise Alley	Annie
1978	Pirates, TheThe Pirates	Jordana Mason	Television film
1980	Hero at Large	Jolene Marsh
1980	Raise the Titanic	Dana Archibald
1981	Green Ice	Holbrook
1982	Waltz Across Texas	Gail Weston
1984	Naked Face, TheThe Naked Face	Ann Blake
1984	Sky's No Limit, TheThe Sky's No Limit	Dr. Susan Keith Browning	Television film
1985	Too Scared to Scream	Kate Bridges
1986	Check is in the Mail..., TheThe Check is in the Mail...	Peggy Jackson
1987	Fatal Attraction	Beth Gallagher
1987	Different Affair, AA Different Affair		Television film
1988	Leap of Faith	Debby Franke Ogg	Television film
1990	Love at Large	Miss Dolan
1990	Narrow Margin	Carol Hunnicut
1990	Eminent Domain	Mira Borski
1992	Patriot Games	Cathy Ryan
1992	Last of His Tribe, TheThe Last of His Tribe	Henriette Kroeber	Television film
1992	Nails	Mary Niles	Television film
1993	Body of Evidence	Joanne Braslow
1993	Family Prayers	Rita Jacobs
1993	Short Cuts	Claire Kane
1994	Clear and Present Danger	Cathy Muller Ryan
1994	Jane's House	Mary Parker	Television film
1994	There Goes My Baby	Narrator	Voice
1994	Because Mommy Works	Abby	Television film
1995	Man in the Attic, TheThe Man in the Attic	Krista Heldmann	Television film
1996	Mojave Moon	Julie Rigby
1996	Jake's Women	Maggie	Television film
1998	Indiscretion of an American Wife	Julia Burton	Television film
1998	My Husband's Secret Life	Theresa "Sissy" Sullivan	Television film
1998	Nico the Unicorn	Julie Hastings
2000	Innocents	Beryl Denright
2000	Whispers: An Elephant's Tale	Gentle Heart	Voice
2000	Rules of Engagement	Mrs. Mourain
2000	Art of War, TheThe Art of War	Eleanor Hooks
2002	Gray in Between, TheThe Gray in Between	Ursula
2002	Night of the Wolf	Claire McNichol	Television film
2003	Uncle Nino	Marie Micelli
2004	November	Carol Jacobs
2005	Man of the House	Prof. Molly McCarthy
2005	Iris Effect, TheThe Iris Effect	Sarah Hathaway
2006	Cut Off	Louise
2006	End Game	The First Lady
2007	Judicial Indiscretion	Monica Barrett	Television film
2008	Family Practice	Helena Kinglare	Television film
2008	Felon	Maggie
2009	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	Vonda Volkom
2014	Lullaby	Rachel

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Men at Law	Annette Porter	Episode: "Shadows of Doubt"
1970	Hawaii Five-0	Jane Michaels	Episode: "Beautiful Screamer"
1971	F.B.I., TheThe F.B.I.	Lynne Ashton	Episode: "Downfall"
1971	Mod Squad	Jennifer	Episode: "Color of Laughter, Color of Tears"
1971	Ironside	Myra St. John	Episode: "Murder Impromptu"
1971	Alias Smith and Jones	Ellen Lewis	Episode: "Shootout at Diablo Station"
1971	Love, American Style	Louise	Episode: "Love and the Fountain of Youth"
1972	Sixth Sense, TheThe Sixth Sense	Elizabeth Danbury	Episode: "Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave?"
1973	Mannix	Anne Avery	Episode: "A Problem of Innocence"
1973	Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice	Carol Sanders	12 episodes
1974	Harry O	Sharon Dempsey	Episode: "Guardian at the Gates"
1975	Little House on the Prairie	Kate Thorvald	Episode: "Doctor's Lady"
1975	Petrocelli	Sherril Brewster	Episode: "Shadow of Fear"
1975-1976	Switch	Laurie	3 episodes
1976	McCloud	Wilhelmina Kirk	Episode: "Our Man in the Harem"
1976	Petrocelli		Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt"
1976	Harry O	Felicia Applequist	Episode: "The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong"
1977	Seventh Avenue	Myrna Gold	Miniseries
1983	Family Tree, TheThe Family Tree	Annie Benjamin Nichols
1985	Falcon Crest	Cassandra Wilder	22 episodes
1994	Leslie's Folly	Leslie
1995	Present Tense, Past Perfect	Kate
1999	Camino de Santiago	Isabelle Derek	Miniseries
2000	Beggars and Choosers	Beverly Boyden	Episode: "Moles, Meatloaf, and Myrna Loy"
2003	Boston Public	Patricia Emerson	3 episodes
2004	L Word, TheThe L Word	Lenore Pieszecki	3 episodes
2006	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Barbara Reynolds	3 episodes
2006-2008	Ghost Whisperer	Beth Gordon	4 episodes
2008-2009	Privileged	Laurel Limoges	18 episodes
2016	The Grinder	Lenore	Episode: "For the People"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]