Susan Ruttan

Susan Ruttan (born September 16, 1948, Oregon City, Oregon) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne Melman, the motherly secretary of Arnie Becker (Corbin Bernsen) in L.A. Law (1986-1993). She reprised the role in 2002 for the TV reunion L.A. Law: The Movie. Ruttan first attracted significant attention playing the scheming wife of George Jefferson's dry-cleaning archrival, Gil Cunningham, on The Jeffersons. Other televis... more

Susan Ruttan (born September 16, 1948, Oregon City, Oregon) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne Melman, the motherly secretary of Arnie Becker (Corbin Bernsen) in L.A. Law (1986-1993). She reprised the role in 2002 for the TV reunion L.A. Law: The Movie. Ruttan first attracted significant attention playing the scheming wife of George Jefferson's dry-cleaning archrival, Gil Cunningham, on The Jeffersons. Other television appearances included episodes of Third Rock from the Sun, Gilmore Girls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Remington Steele, and Yes, Dear. Buffy creator Joss Whedon cast numerous show alumni in 2008's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, including Ruttan who appeared briefly in a non-speaking role. Ruttan played convicted killer Genene Jones in the television movie Deadly Medicine (1991). She has also appeared in an episode of Hannah Montana ("Promma Mia"). Her most dramatic role to date was in the 2004 remake of Helter Skelter, in which she played... less