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Susan Ruttan

Full / Real Name: Susan Diane Dunsrud
Born: 16 September 1948 (72 years old)
Gender: Female

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Susan Ruttan is an American actress best known for her role as Roxanne Melman, the motherly secretary of Arnie Becker (Corbin Bernsen), in the television legal drama series L.A. Law, from 1986-1993.

She reprised the role in 2002 for the TV reunion L.A. Law: The Movie.

Television Roles

Show

Character

Battle Creek - Season 1

Carole

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 6

Doris Kroeger

Castle - Season 1

Mrs. Pike

Common Law - Season 1

Paul's Mother

CSI: NY - Season 1

Mrs. Moreland

Ghost Whisperer - Season 4

Mrs. Blakelock

Grey's Anatomy - Season 7

Mrs. Swork

Grimm - Season 5

Betty Frame

Hannah Montana - Season 3

Grandma

Hawthorne - Season 1

Dolores Kramer

Judging Amy - Season 2

Lyla Myles

L.A. Law - Season 1

Roxanne Melman

L.A. Law - Season 2

Roxanne Melman

L.A. Law - Season 3

Roxanne Melman

L.A. Law - Season 4

Roxanne Melman

L.A. Law - Season 5

Roxanne Melman

L.A. Law - Season 6

Roxanne Melman

L.A. Law - Season 7

Roxanne Melman

Monk - Season 4

Mrs. Ledsky

Remington Steele - Season 3

Miss Livermore

The Forgotten - Season 1

Horsemama

Yes, Dear - Season 2

Aunt Betty

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