Jessica Walter’s fans were shocked to see her guest starring as Dean’s mom Judith on Good Girls Season 2, Episode 9, titled One Last Time, which aired on Sunday, April 28.
Jessica Walter is best known to her younger fans for her starring role as Lucille, George Bluth’s alcoholic wife on the sitcom Arrested Development.
Walter appeared on Sunday’s episode of Good Girls as Dean Boland’s previously unknown mom, Judith.
Emma’s party was at Judith’s house. Judith cut the cake, but more importantly, she revealed to Beth why Dean behaves the way he does. Dean takes after his father, Judith revealed.
“Did Dean tell you what’s going on?” Beth asked Judith.
“He told me why he left,” Judith answered.
“What did he say?” Beth wanted to know.
“That he’s too much like his father,” the old lady answered.
Fans went wild with excitement to see Jessica Walter on the show, many not expecting to see her guest starring on Good Girls. Fans took to Twitter after the show on Sunday to express their amazement and surprise at Walter playing a guest star role as Dean’s mother on Good Girls.
WHAT????? Jessica Walter??? Are you kidding me???? ???????? #goodgirls pic.twitter.com/FtllvpFEUE
— Destiny Reel (@DestinyReelly20) April 29, 2019
I had a much stronger emotional reaction to QUEEN JESSICA WALTER and that whole beautiful scene with her and Christina than the Brio stuff #GoodGirls pic.twitter.com/LZMvitdMuP
— Mary livetweeting (@maryarrrlive) April 29, 2019
I LOVE YOU JESSICA WALTER!!! #GoodGirls (loves her on arrested development yeaaaars ago)
— ABettencourt (@weoow321) April 29, 2019
Special guest star appears in @NBCGoodGirls Jessica Walter from @arresteddev favorite actress pic.twitter.com/cXHUc5IBWI
— Anthony (@anthonypesina12) April 29, 2019
Deans mom is JESSICA WALTER omg #goodgirls
— maria (@bossbxtchs) April 29, 2019
Dean’s mama is Jessica Walter? He’s not cool enough to be her son, sorry. #goodgirls
— ashley ?? (@ashleyayer) April 29, 2019
YES JESSICA WALTER !!!! #goodgirls
— ?????? (@swiftsmadchen) April 29, 2019
a young Jessica Walter, Lucille Bluth looking good!, Rate this girl on the scale 1-10 http://t.co/sT3reJXoTO
— Lajker.com (@lajkercom) July 9, 2013
I love you Jessica Walter ? #goodgirls
— falice’s wedding officiator ? (@AMlCKS) April 29, 2019
jessica walter ily til my final day #GoodGirls
— meredith (@chidisanswer) April 29, 2019
Jessica Walter! #GoodGirls
— Molly (@AnotherMolly25) April 29, 2019
Besides her role as Lucille on Arrested Development, Walter is also known for playing Pat in Grand Prix (1966), Libby MacAusland in The Group (1966), and Evelyn in Play Misty for Me (1971).
She portrayed Amy Prentiss in the show of the same name (1974), voiced Fran Sinclair in Dinosaurs (1991-1994), and Malory Archer in FX’s Archer (2009).
She also appeared as Tabitha Wilson in 90210 (2008-2009).
In 1975, She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her role in Amy Prentiss (1974). In 2005, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Arrested Development (2003).
Jessica Walter was born in January 1941 and is a graduate of New York’s High School of the Performing Arts, and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
Her credits also include on- as well as off-Broadway productions.