Jane Galloway Heitz, a veteran actress in film and television, has died. She was 78 and the cause of death was not disclosed.
Heitz had a variety of roles during her career. Many cited her work as the character Lillian Adler in the Fox musical dramedy Glee, though she only appeared twice — in the pilot and as an image in a trophy case. She was a former head of the glee club at McKinley High, according to her backstory.
Among her other television credits were appearances on The Big Bang Theory, Shameless, Grey’s Anatomy, ER, Monk, Prison Break, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace and Early Edition.
In film, Galloway Heitz starred with Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek in David Lynch’s 1999 The Straight Story and played a nurse opposite Lindsey Lohan in the 2007 thriller I Know Who Killed Me. Her other credits included the film Just Visiting with Jean Reno and Christina Applegate,...
Heitz had a variety of roles during her career. Many cited her work as the character Lillian Adler in the Fox musical dramedy Glee, though she only appeared twice — in the pilot and as an image in a trophy case. She was a former head of the glee club at McKinley High, according to her backstory.
Among her other television credits were appearances on The Big Bang Theory, Shameless, Grey’s Anatomy, ER, Monk, Prison Break, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace and Early Edition.
In film, Galloway Heitz starred with Richard Farnsworth and Sissy Spacek in David Lynch’s 1999 The Straight Story and played a nurse opposite Lindsey Lohan in the 2007 thriller I Know Who Killed Me. Her other credits included the film Just Visiting with Jean Reno and Christina Applegate,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jane Galloway Heitz, known for playing the character of Lillian Adler on “Glee,” has died, according to an obituary posted in the Chicago Tribune. She was 78.
The actress only appeared in person twice on the Fox show, once in the pilot and on another occasion in 2015, as her character’s image appeared in a trophy case commemorating her life. A quote from Lillian, “By its very definition, Glee is about opening yourself up to joy,” was visible on a plaque and helped inspire Will, played by Matthew Morrison, to pursue his dream of becoming the glee club director. Galloway Heitz’s character was herself a former head of glee club at McKinley High.
Galloway Heitz also played the character of Mildred in a 2009 episode of “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS, and Claire in a 2012 episode of “Shameless.” Her other TV credits include “Grey’s Anatomy,” “ER,” “Monk,” “Prison Break,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,...
The actress only appeared in person twice on the Fox show, once in the pilot and on another occasion in 2015, as her character’s image appeared in a trophy case commemorating her life. A quote from Lillian, “By its very definition, Glee is about opening yourself up to joy,” was visible on a plaque and helped inspire Will, played by Matthew Morrison, to pursue his dream of becoming the glee club director. Galloway Heitz’s character was herself a former head of glee club at McKinley High.
Galloway Heitz also played the character of Mildred in a 2009 episode of “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS, and Claire in a 2012 episode of “Shameless.” Her other TV credits include “Grey’s Anatomy,” “ER,” “Monk,” “Prison Break,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Jane Galloway Heitz, an actress and former casting agent whom Glee aficionados will recognize from her photo in the choir room and auditorium at William McKinley High School, has died. She was 78.
Galloway Heitz died Nov. 13 of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Highland Park, Illinois, her daughter, Amie Richardson, told The Hollywood Reporter.
A photograph of Galloway Heitz was seen often on Glee on a plaque in a trophy case commemorating the life of Lillian Adler, the former head of glee club at McKinley High. That plaque, which contained Adler's birth and death years (1937-1997) and ...
Galloway Heitz died Nov. 13 of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Highland Park, Illinois, her daughter, Amie Richardson, told The Hollywood Reporter.
A photograph of Galloway Heitz was seen often on Glee on a plaque in a trophy case commemorating the life of Lillian Adler, the former head of glee club at McKinley High. That plaque, which contained Adler's birth and death years (1937-1997) and ...
- 11/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jane Galloway Heitz, an actress and former casting agent whom Glee aficionados will recognize from her photo in the choir room and auditorium at William McKinley High School, has died. She was 78.
Galloway Heitz died Nov. 13 of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Highland Park, Illinois, her daughter, Amie Richardson, told The Hollywood Reporter.
A photograph of Galloway Heitz was seen often on Glee on a plaque in a trophy case commemorating the life of Lillian Adler, the former head of glee club at McKinley High. That plaque, which contained Adler's birth and death years (1937-1997) and ...
Galloway Heitz died Nov. 13 of congestive heart failure at a hospital in Highland Park, Illinois, her daughter, Amie Richardson, told The Hollywood Reporter.
A photograph of Galloway Heitz was seen often on Glee on a plaque in a trophy case commemorating the life of Lillian Adler, the former head of glee club at McKinley High. That plaque, which contained Adler's birth and death years (1937-1997) and ...
- 11/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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