DIANA MULDAUR

'Diana Muldaur' (born August 19, 1938 in New York City) is an American television and film actress.

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Biography

Career

Muldaur is probably best known for playing ''L.A. Law's Rosalind Shays (the tough, sharp litigator who plummeted to her death down an empty elevator shaft in an infamous 1991 episode), and as Dr. Katherine Pulaski in the second season of ''. Muldaur also performed the part of a doctor by providing the voice of Dr. Leslie Thompkins in ''.
She was a guest star in the episodes "Return to Tomorrow" and "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" of the original , one of 32 actors to have appeared in at least two generations of the franchise. She had a recurring role on the ''McCloud'' television series. She also starred in the short-lived TV drama ''Born Free''.
While filming the episode "Unnatural Selection" on ''TNG'' and using extensive make-up to make her look older, she and fellow actress Patricia Smith felt so tired that they swore never to work on science fiction again.
She had guest starred in the ''Gunsmoke'' episode "Fandango" (1967) with James Arness. An except of that episode's dialogue was sampled on the Pink Floyd album The Wall, after "Hey You" and before the brief song "Is there anybody out there?" Arness: "Well, we've got about an hour of daylight left, we better get started." Muldaur: "Isn't it unsafe to travel at night?" Arness: "Well, it's unsafe to stay here, your father may pick up our trail before long." Muldaur: "Can Loca ride?" Arness: "Yeah, he can ride with us . . ."
Muldaur earned two Emmy-nominations for her role on ''L.A. Law''. The scene where Rosalind and Leland were discovered in bed was ranked as the 38th greatest moment in television in an issue of ''EGG'' magazine.
A graduate of Sweet Briar College, Muldaur was at one point a board member of the Screen Actors Guild and later the president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Retired from acting, Diana Muldaur is an Airedale Terriers breeder, owner, and judge.

Personal life

She is currently married to Robert Dozier; she was previously married to James Vickery until his death. She has no children.

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