Margaret Whitton

Actress

November 30, 1949 (67 years)

† December 4, 2016

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Margaret Whitton (November 30, 1949 – December 4, 2016) was an American actress. Her most known roles were that of baseball team owner Rachel Phelps in Major League (1989) and its sequel Major League II, and as Michael J. Fox's vibrant and underappreciated aunt-by-marriage in The Secret of My Success (1987). She also appeared in the films The Best of Times (1986) and The Man Without a Face (1993). She first noticeably appeared on the stage in 1973, billed as Peggy Whitton. In the early 1980s, s…

Filmography

7.5

Miami Vice

Cassie Bramlette

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.

7.2

Tales from the Darkside

Mary Jones

Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.

6.9

Spenser: For Hire

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

6.1

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Molly

An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.

6.9

Major League

Rachel Phelps

When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.

6.4

Baby Boom

Executive In Conference Room (uncredited)

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!

6.5

The Secret of My Success

Vera Prescott

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When he visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the mail room.

5.8

Little Monsters

Holly Stevenson

A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really exists. Soon the brother becomes friends with the monster and discovers a whole new world of fun and games under his bed where pulling pranks on kids and other monsters is the main attraction.

6.5

A Fine Romance

Louisa Phillips

Louisa Phillips and Michael Trent are a once-married couple who are still tied together by their job of co-hosting a travel show.

7.0

Good & Evil

Genevieve

Good & Evil is a situation comedy which was broadcast in the United States by ABC from September 25, 1991 until October 30, 1991. The series was created by Susan Harris, and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions in association with Touchstone Television.

5.7

Major League II

Rachel Phelps

After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team.

6.5

The Man Without a Face

Catherine Palin

Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.

6.3

Ironweed

Katrina

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

5.4

Trial by Jury

Jane Lyle, Juror

Valerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.

5.6

Love Child

Jacki Steinberg

The true story of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman who is imprisoned for seven years on account of a "five-dollar" robbery. While in prison, she gets pregnant by a jailer and must fight to keep her child.

5.7

Teenage Hitchhikers

Sola Alcoa (as Peggy Whitton)

Three girls go on the road and run into trouble with the people who give them rides.

5.7

The Best of Times

Darla Robinson

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

3.4

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

First Lady Lousille Fogerty ("Success Wanters")

A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.

6.1

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

Melinda

A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.

6.3

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

Leslie Abramson

About the 1989 murders of Carolco Entertainment chairman, Jose Menendez, and his wife, Kitty, who were killed by their sons, Lyle and Erik, in Beverly Hills, allegedly for a multimillion-dollar inheritance.