<P> Her earliest notable film role was in the movie Play Misty for Me (1971), in which she played a young woman with behavior consistent with borderline personality disorder who becomes infatuated with and ultimately stalks a disc jockey . For her performance, Walter received a Golden Globe Award nomination in the Best Motion Picture Actress--Drama category and critical praise, with Roger Ebert describing Walter as demonstrating "unnerving effectiveness" in the role . Walter's other film credits from that era include Lilith (1964), Grand Prix (1966), The Group (1966), Bye Bye Braverman (1968) and Number One (1969). </P> <P> In 1974, Walter co-starred in an episode of Columbo, "Mind Over Mayhem". She starred on the short - lived series Amy Prentiss, a spinoff of Ironside and had a recurring role on Trapper John, M.D. as Melanie McIntyre, Trapper John's former wife . In 1983, she had a role on the short - lived NBC primetime soap opera Bare Essence as Ava Marshall . Since then, she has worked most frequently in television and theater, though she did appear in some films including The Flamingo Kid (1984) and the film PCU (1994). In the 1990s, she voiced Fran Sinclair on the ABC comedy Dinosaurs, and appeared on Just Shoot Me! as Eve Gallo, the mother of Maya and the ex-wife of magazine publisher Jack Gallo . </P> <P> From 2003 to 2006, she appeared in a regular role as the scheming alcoholic socialite matriarch Lucille Bluth on Fox's critically acclaimed comedy series Arrested Development . In 2005, she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role . Despite her convincing portrayal of Lucille, she states: "I'm nothing like Lucille . Nothing . My daughter will tell you . I'm really a very nice, boring person ." Despite acclaim from critics, Arrested Development received low ratings and viewership on Fox, which cancelled the series in 2006 . It was revived by Netflix for season four in 2013, where it gained huge popularity . Walter reprised her role for season five, premiering in 2018 . </P> <P> Walter played Tabitha Wilson on the first season of 90210, until the character was written off halfway through the season . She also guest - starred on the sitcom Rules of Engagement in the episode titled "Kids". She guest - starred in an episode of Law & Order: SVU in 2009, and appeared again later on as legal - aid lawyer Petra Gilmartin . </P>

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