Rochelle Oliver

Rochelle Oliver (born April 15, 1937) is an American acting coach and former actress. She studied acting with Uta Hagen and has had an extensive stage career, with notable appearances in plays such as The Brothers Karamazov, The Cave Dwellers, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Toys in the Attic, for which she received a Clarence Derwent Award in 1960. Oliver has also made several television appearances, including on shows like Naked City, The Defenders, and Law & Order, where she portrayed Judge Grace Larkin from 1993 to 2003. Additionally, she has been teaching acting since the 1970s and currently serves on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City. Oliver is Jewish and was married to actor James Patterson, with whom she had a son, until his death in 1972.