Ellen Crawford (born 1950 or 1951) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nurse Lydia Wright on ER from 1994 through 2003 and then again in 2009 for the series finale.
Crawford has also performed on stage, in A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill. Crawford also made a couple of guest appearances in 2010 in comedy-drama Desperate Housewives.
Biography
Crawford was born in Dayton, Ohio, and lived in nearby Sidney before her family relocated to Normal, Illinois. She graduated from University High School in Normal in 1969. From 1969 to 1970, Crawford played Sheila for over 400 performances in the Chicago production of the musical Hair. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, and married actor Mike Genovese in 1982. On ER, Genovese portrayed officer Alfred Grabarsky, whom Nurse Wright wed during the show's third season.
Crawford previously performed on stage at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, in Cedar City, Utah, where she was Mrs Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and Miss Havisham in Great Expectations.
