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Talia Balsam Biography

Birth Place:
New York, New York, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • At 25, she bought a Vespa, rode it once, fell off and never got on it again
  • In a 1980 episode of Archie Bunker's Place, she played the estranged daughter of series regular Murray, who was portrayed by her real-life father, Martin Balsam
  • In 1989, eloped with George Clooney in a Winnebago to Las Vegas, where their wedding ceremony was officiated by an Elvis impersonator
  • On Mad Men, she played the ex-wife of ad exec Roger Sterling, who is portrayed by her real-life husband, John Slattery
  • Keeps her father's Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 1965's A Thousand Clowns at her New York house