Beth Dover
publication date: Friday, September 24, 2021 (part of Fall 2021)
category: 
Television
clue: She played a mad housemaid in a period comedy and a prison official who became a de-facto inmate.
explanation: Dover played Blanche in Another Period and Linda Ferguson in Orange is the New Black. She is marred to Joe Lo Truglio. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff
Nine-Nine Family Reunion: The recently-concluded comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine was a hit with critics and audiences, getting picked up for three more seasons after an outcry over its premature cancellation. But the improv-comedy ringers in its cast have more in common than the show: Many of them have famous relatives. If the precinct had a bring-your-family-to-work day, could you recognize these seven famous faces in the building?Similar Goos
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