Bess Armstrong

Armstrong turned up in ABC's groundbreaking one-hour dramatic series "My So-Called Life" (1994-95) as the well-meaning but controlling mother of a l5-year-old girl going through adolescence. Armstrong brought a certain edgy vulnerability to her character, a strong woman hitting 40, feeling insecure about her fading youth and her family's devotion to her.

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CRIMINAL MINDS · S4, E15

Zoe's Reprise

The team pursues a copycat serial killer who is recreating the techniques used by past famous murderers.
ONE TREE HILL · S2, E1

The Desperate Kingdom of Love

At the hospital bed where Dan lies after a heart attack, Deb contemplates her role in the tragedy. On his way to attempt reconciliation, Dan had found Deb making love to Keith. Meanwhile, Haley and Nathan have gotten married in a ceremony attended only by her parents. Peyton and Brooke begin to recapture their friendship with a day on Brooke's family boat and vow to avoid letting guys come between them again. Whitey learns that he has a brain tumor. And Lucas is living in Charleston with Keith, both having left their problems behind and started new lives. But the news of Dan's hospitalization leads to some soul searching on both of their parts, and when Lucas and Keith arrive back in Tree Hill, life only becomes more tumultuous for everyone involved.
ONE TREE HILL · S7, E17

At the Bottom of Everything

Nathan tries to help Haley and Jamie confront Lydia's (recurring guest star BESS ARMSTRONG - My So-Called Life, Boston Legal) seemingly hopeless situation, while Brooke and Julian navigate their volatile relationship in the midst of a hectic movie shoot. Meanwhile, Clay and Quinn spend some time apart, and Miranda (recurring guest star INDIA DE BEAUFORT) tries to prove to Grubbs (recurring guest star MICHAEL GRUBBS - of the band Wakey!Wakey!) that she's the right person to produce his album. The episode was directed by series star Bethany Joy Galeotti.
ONE TREE HILL · S2, E2

The Truth Doesn't Make a Noise

With the assistance of Peyton and Brooke, Lucas gives Nathan and Haley a wedding reception. Although Haley's parents, Jim (HUEY LEWIS - "Duets") and Lydia (BESS ARMSTRONG - "My So-Called Life"), support their daughter's marriage, Deb doesn't. Meanwhile, Dan's recent heart attack causes him to try mending his relationships with Deb and Lucas.
ONE TREE HILL · S7, E16

My Attendance Is Bad But My Intentions Are Good

Brooke and Julian try to find a balance between their personal lives andwork as the movie shoot begins. Nathan and Haley receive a surprise visit, and Clay supports Quinn as she faces some unexpected news. Alex (recurring guest star JANA KRAMER) sets her sights on Alexander (recurring guest star MITCH RYAN), and Millicent finds herself struggling with temptation.