Talia Balsam is a well-known American actress who has appeared in films and on television. She is also known for being the daughter of Joyce Van Patten and Martin Balsam, both of whom are actors. Balsam has worked on a number of modest and large-scale projects to date. To name a few, she has appeared in the films ‘Mass Appeal,’ ‘In the Mood,’ ‘Killer Instinct,’ ‘Coldblooded,’ ‘Little Manhattan,’ ‘Conviction,’ ‘Choice,’ ‘No Strings Attached,’ and ‘Little Men.’ She appeared in television shows such as ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Homeland,’ ‘L.A. Doctors,’ ‘K Street,’ and ‘Without a Trace.’ Currently, she may be seen in the comedy series ‘Divorce’ in the regular role of Dallas Holt. Balsam has also been in a number of television movies, including ‘The Initiation of Sarah,’ ‘Stickin’ Together,’ ‘Fast Lane Blues,’ ‘The Millionaire,’ ‘Survival of Dana,’ ‘Calamity Jane,’ ‘Sins of the Mother,’ and ‘The Companion.’ When it comes to her personal life, she is married to John Slattery. Previously, she was married to actor George Clooney.
Career of Talia
Talia Balsam began her acting career in 1977. She made her television debut in the sitcom ‘Happy Days.’ Following that, she appeared in the television movies ‘The Initiation of Sarah,’ ‘Stickin’ Together,’ ‘Fast Lane Blues,’ and ‘The Millionaire.’ Then she was cast in the sitcom ‘Taxi’ as Cathy Consuelos. With the film ‘Sunnyside,’ she made her big screen debut in 1979.
Balsam appeared in a number of TV shows from then to 1983, including ‘Survival of Dana,’ ‘The Runaways,’ ‘OHMS,’ ‘Archie Bunker’s Place,’ Kent State, ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ and ‘Family Ties.’ She starred in both the film ‘Mass Appeal’ and the television movie ‘Calamity Jane’ in 1984. The next year, she starred in the TV series ‘Murder, She Wrote’ as Debbie Delancey.
She went on to star in films, television shows, and movies such as ‘Crawlspace,’ ‘The Supernaturals,’ ‘The Kindred,’ ‘In the Mood,’ ‘The Ladies,’ and ‘Tour of Duty.’ The actress was cast as Paige in the television show ‘Thirtysomething’ in 1989. After that, she appeared in the TV movies ‘Sins of the Mother’ and ‘Past Imperfect,’ as well as the series ‘Life Goes On,’ ‘Stat,’ and ‘Jake and the Fatman,’ as well as the film ‘Killer Instinct.’
Talia Balsam starred in the television shows ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ and ‘Mad About You’ in 1993. She went on to star in the films ‘Coldblooded’ and ‘Diagnosis: Murder,’ ‘Touched by an Angel,’ and ‘Almost Perfect’ two years later. The American actor then had a recurring part in ‘L.A. Doctors’ in 1998. She went on to have recurring appearances in the TV shows ‘K Street’ and ‘Without a Trace.’ Balsam starred in the television movie ‘Into the Fire’ and the film ‘Little Manhattan’ in 2005. She was offered the role of Mona in the TV show ‘Mad Men’ two years later.
She played Cynthia Walden in the series ‘Homeland’ in 2012, after making a guest appearance in the series ‘Treme.’ She appeared in the films ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ and ‘The Girl in the Book’ three years later. Balsam directed the film ‘Little Men’ in 2016. She now has a regular part in the television comedy series ‘Divorce.’
Personal Experiences of Talia
Talia Balsam was born in New York City, New York, to Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten on March 5, 1959. Adam and Zoe are her half-siblings. She attended Treehaven School before pursuing an acting career. In 1989, Balsam married George Clooney. The marriage, however, did not last long. She married John Slattery, with whom she has a son, Harry, after divorcing George Clooney in 1993.
Estimated Net Worth
Talia Balsam net worth: Talia Balsam is a $4 million dollar actress from the United States. Talia Balsam was born in New York and raised in Tucson, Arizona, where she went to boarding school. Her professional acting career began with a modest role in “Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn,” a 1977 made-for-television film.