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Jill Basey(I)

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Jill Basey
A Bodhi tree sprouts up on the property of literary agent Jack McCall after he stretches the truth on a book deal with a guru. Seeing that a leaf from the tree falls to the ground with each word he speaks, Jack must learn the power of the spoken word or suffer the consequences.
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A Thousand Words (2012)
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Jill Basey was born on 11 October 1942 in the USA. She is an actress, known for A Thousand Words (2012), He's All That (2021) and Dexter (2006).
BornOctober 11, 1942
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    Known for

    Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, and Emanuel Ragsdale in A Thousand Words (2012)
    A Thousand Words
    5.9
    • Woman in Starbucks
    • 2012
    Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan in He's All That (2021)
    He's All That
    4.4
    • Grandma
    • 2021
    Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
    Dexter
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Elderly Southern Nanny
    Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christoph Waltz, and Chris Pine in Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
    Horrible Bosses 2
    6.3
    • Older Receptionist
    • 2014

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    Actress

    • Little Sky
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Rob Lowe and Gina Torres in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
      9-1-1: Lone Star
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Myra
      • 2024
    • Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp, Sam Morelos, Mace Coronel, Ashley Aufderheide, Callie Haverda, Maxwell Acee Donovan, and Reyn Doi in That '90s Show (2023)
      That '90s Show
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Louise
      • 2024
    • Rose Byrne in Physical (2021)
      Physical
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Ina
      • 2023
    • Night Court (2023)
      Night Court
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Marsha
      • 2023
    • Brad Garrett, Gina Rodriguez, Hannah Simone, and Lauren Ash in Not Dead Yet (2023)
      Not Dead Yet
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Older Woman
      • 2023
    • Annie Potts, Lance Barber, Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, and Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
      Young Sheldon
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Barbara
      • 2023
    • The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
      The L Word: Generation Q
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Dolores
      • 2022
    • Christmas Always Finds Its Way (2022)
      Christmas Always Finds Its Way
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Nana
      • 2022
    • Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Niecy Nash, Ian Roberts, Nick Swardson, Cedric Yarbrough, and Wendi McLendon-Covey in Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist (2022)
      Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Nora the Senior Citizen
      • 2022
    • Never Have I Ever (2020)
      Never Have I Ever
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Peppers
      • 2022
    • Logan Marmino in Best Foot Forward (2022)
      Best Foot Forward
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Alderman
      • 2022
    • Gbemisola Ikumelo, Abbi Jacobson, D'Arcy Carden, and Chanté Adams in A League of Their Own (2022)
      A League of Their Own
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Older Woman
      • 2022
    • Holly Hunter, Ted Danson, Bobby Moynihan, Kyla Kenedy, Mike Cabellon, and Vella Lovell in Mr. Mayor (2021)
      Mr. Mayor
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Old Lady
      • 2022
    • Elizabeth Perkins, John Cho, Ken Jeong, Vivian Wu, Tiffany Haddish, Zach Woods, Jack Whitehall, Paul Walter Hauser, Zoë Chao, Sam Richardson, Anna Konkle, and Poppy Liu in The Afterparty (2022)
      The Afterparty
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Pattendole
      • 2022
    • Albert Rutecki, Sue Ann Pien, and Rick Glassman in As We See It (2022)
      As We See It
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Iris
      • 2022

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