Julie Payne is an actress, known for Misery, Rain Man, and This is Spinal Tap. Other film credits include Cruel But Necessary, American Wedding, A Thousand Acres, Glengarry Glen Ross, Uncle Buck, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, The Lonely Guy, Real Life, The Candidate, THX 1138, and The Strawberry Statement.

Television credits include Cheryl’s mom on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Colonel Turner on ABC’s Laverne & Shirley, Buffy Denver on CBS’ WKRP in Cincinnati, and Peggy on FOX’s Beverly Hills, 90210.

Theatre credits include Betty in Only The Dead Know Burbank (Inkwell Theatre).