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Dorothy Russell is a fictional character portrayed by Phyllis Somerville in the TV series NYPD Blue.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled One Big Happy Family (season 3), they were 51 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 261 aired

Dorothy Russell

by Phyllis Somerville

character

Episodes2

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    One Big Happy Family
    episode S3.E3 november 1995
    Meadavoy and Lesniak pair up to identify who's launched a series of vicious attacks on a man. Meanwhile, Simone tries to locate a possible suspect in a series of rapes. Russell tries to maintain her sobriety and it's strongly tested when her parents domestic problems get out of hand. Also, Martinez finally gets out of the hospital and returns to duty. But in a final surprising twist, Lesniak tells Martinez that she likes him as friend only... because she happens to be gay.
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    These Old Bones
    episode S3.E12 february 1996
    A strange woman walks into the precinct and gives Sipowicz and Medavoy some information about a disappearance that occurred eight years ago and where the body may be located. Meanwhile, domestic violence in Russell's parents apartment leads to tragedy when her drunken father is found murdered in their apartment and her brother, Doug, claims to have shot him in self defense. But Simone thinks otherwise and presses to get the truth about what really happened to her Russell's father and soon learns that Russell's simpleton mother in fact did the deed and Doug is trying to take the rap out of blind loyalty to the family.