Ellen Crawford

Ellen Ann Crawford (born April 29, 1951) is an American actress known for her role as Nurse Lydia Wright on the TV series ER from 1994 to 2003 and again in 2009 for the series finale. She has also made guest appearances in the comedy-drama Desperate Housewives in 2010. Crawford began her career performing on stage, including roles in A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill and at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts in 1975. Crawford is married to actor Mike Genovese, who coincidentally played her husband on ER as officer Alfred Grabarsky.