Family Ties Actors You May Not Know Passed Away

Doris Belack was featured on the Season 3 episode "Fabric Smarts" as Mrs. Willis but like Venture, her career went much further back than "Family Ties."

The actress worked on the stage before she found a niche in the soap opera world. She had a recurring part on "One Life To Live" from 1968 to 1977 and appeared on several others, including "The Doctors" (via Variety). This later aided her performance in the Eighties comedy "Tootsie" as the take no prisoners soap opera producer Rita Marshall. Belack would make several other films in later years, including "*batteries not included" and "What About Bob?"

Her later recurring role on "Law and Order" as a tough judge then was perfect casting for such a formidable actress, though younger generations should also know her as the voice of Mrs. Dink on the animated series "Doug" (via IMDB). Her final television role was in a 2003 episode of "Sex and the City," though she also performed voiceover roles for videogames. Belack died of natural causes on October 4, 2011, aged 85.