Susan Blommaert

Susan J. Blommaert (born October 13, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mr. Kaplan on the drama series The Blacklist, and for her recurring role as Judge Rebecca Steinman in Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury. She has portrayed judges in a number of legal dramas, including Judge Rudy Fox in The Practice, Judge Barbara Burke in Family Law, and Judge Hanlon in Bull.

Susan Blommaert
Born	Susan J. Blommaert (1947-10-13) October 13, 1947 (age 77) United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1987	Forever, Lulu	Jackie Coles
1988	Crossing Delancey	Leslie
1989	Pet Sematary	Missy Dandridge
1990	Love or Money	Midge Reed
	The Ambulance	Hospital Receptionist
	Edward Scissorhands	Tinka	[1]
1992	Stay Tuned	Ducker
1993	For Love or Money	Charlotte
1994	Guarding Tess	Kimberly Cannon
1995	The Jerky Boys	Sister Mary
1997	MouseHunt	Ms. Park Avenue
1999	Henry Hill	Gertrude Cox Hill
2000	Down to You	Psychologist
	Clowns	Frances
2002	Personal Velocity: Three Portraits	Mrs. Toron
	The Empath
2004	King of the Corner	Gloria
	Kinsey	Staff Secretary
2006	United 93	Jane Folger
	Love Comes to the Executioner	Nancy Novacelik
2008	The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond	Addie's Nurse
	Doubt	Mrs. Carson
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Charity Store Orla
	Happy Tears	Mallory
	The Good Heart	Nurse Nora
2010	It's Kind of a Funny Story	HS Teacher
2013	Inside Llewyn Davis	Nurse
	The Double	Liz
2014	A Good Marriage	Waitress
2015	Fan Girl	Mrs. Smith
2019	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	The Librarian
	The Kitchen	Mrs. Sullivan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1990	Tales from the Crypt	Luisa	Episode: "Four-Sided Triangle"
1991	Murphy Brown		Episode: "On Another Plane: Part 2"
1991–2004	Law & Order	Judge Rebecca Steinman	8 episodes
1992	Terror on Track 9	Umbrella	TV film
1993	L.A. Law	Dr. Janice Scheinbaum	Episode: "Odor in the Court"
1993–1994	Mad About You	Miss Grundy / Rita, The Cabby	2 episodes
1994	Grace Under Fire	Katherine Fleiss	2 episodes
1994	Diagnosis: Murder	Hannah	Episode: "You Can Call Me Johnson"
1995	The X-Files	Phyllis H. Paddock	Episode: "Die Hand Die Verletzt"
1996	New York Undercover		Episode: "Fire Show"
1997	Fame L.A.	Bobbie Bendetti	Episode: "Seize the Day"
1997	Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest	Dottie	TV film
1998	The Drew Carey Show	Judge Oberman	Episode: "The Sex Drug"
1998–2000	The Brian Benben Show	Beverly Shippel	5 episodes
1998–2003	The Practice	Judge Rudy Fox	9 episodes
1999	Ally McBeal	Judge Fox	Episode: "Only the Lonely"
2000	ER	Sarah McKenzie	Episode: "The Fastest Year"
2000–2002	Family Law	Judge Barbara Burke	4 episodes
2001	Angel	Vakma	Episode: "Over the Rainbow"
2002	The Division	Dana Joyce	Episode: "Long Day's Journey"
2003	The Guardian	Abbey	Episode: "Let God Sort 'Em Out"
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Judge Rebecca Steinman	Episode: "Ritual"
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Judge Rebecca Steinman	Episode: "Vigilante"
2006	The Sopranos	Betty Wolf	2 episodes
2007	Guiding Light	Gloria	Episode: "Find Your Light"
2009	The Good Wife	Ruth	Episode: "Crash"
2009	Flight of the Conchords	Tour Guide	Episode: "Prime Minister"
2010	Boardwalk Empire	Irene Davis	Episode: "Nights in Ballygran"
2011	The Big C	Daisy	Episode: "Crossing the Line"
2013–2021	The Blacklist	"Mr. Kaplan" / Kathryn Nemec	28 episodes	[2]
2014	Mozart in the Jungle	Karla	Episode: "You Go to My Head"
2014–2015	Louie	Nurse	2 episodes
2016	Madoff	Vera Zweig	Miniseries
2016	Elementary	Dr. Xanthopoulos	Episode: "It Serves You Right to Suffer"
2017–2018	Bull	Judge Hanlon	2 episodes
2018	One Dollar		Episode: "Cooper Shaw"
2020	Blue Bloods	Polly Riley	Episode: "The Puzzle Palace"
2022	Partner Track	Roberta	6 episodes
2022	New Amsterdam	"Toots" Cannon	Episode: "Grabby Hands"
2023	Dead Ringers	Agnes	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Bully	Mrs. McRae	Voice