Anne Bloom
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Biography
Anne Bloom's television acting career began with an appearance on ABC'sAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
medical drama
Medical drama
A medical drama is a television program, in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.In the United States, most medical episodes are one hour long and, more often than not, are set in a hospital. Most current medical Dramatic programming go beyond the...
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell...
in 1974. A brief film career included the part of Peter Billingsley's
Peter Billingsley
Peter Billingsley , also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie A Christmas Story. He began his career as an infant, in television commercials.-Early life, family and...
mother in 1985's The Dirt Bike Kid
The Dirt Bike Kid
The Dirt Bike Kid is a 1985 film directed by Hoite Caston, produced by Julie Corman, starring Peter Billingsley and Stuart Pankin, about a boy who discovered a magic dirt bike that has a mind of its own.-Plot:...
, though she is probably best known for her role as television news correspondent Frosty Kimelman on HBO's Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News
Not Necessarily the News was a satirical sketch comedy series that ran on HBO from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News...
.
She also appeared as Parker Lewis' mother Judy for the first season of the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Parker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris...
, being replaced in subsequent seasons by Mary Ellen Trainor
Mary Ellen Trainor
Mary Ellen Trainor is an American actress best remembered as either Dr. Stephanie Woods in Lethal Weapon or as Harriet Walsh in The Goonies.Trainor was born in Chicago, Illinois...
.
Today, Bloom is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Beverly Hills, California.
Filmography
- Loving Couples (1980) as Nurse
- The Dirt Bike KidThe Dirt Bike KidThe Dirt Bike Kid is a 1985 film directed by Hoite Caston, produced by Julie Corman, starring Peter Billingsley and Stuart Pankin, about a boy who discovered a magic dirt bike that has a mind of its own.-Plot:...
(1985) as Janet Simmons - Talking Walls (1987)
- That's AdequateThat's AdequateThat's Adequate is a 1989 mockumentary documenting a fictional Hollywood studio, Adequate Film Studios. Narrated and hosted by Tony Randall, the film features an all-star cast including James Coco, Robert Downey, Jr., Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, and Bruce Willis....
(1989) as Maid Marian - False IdentityFalse IdentityFalse Identity is a 1990 film directed by James Keach. It stars Stacy Keach and Geneviève Bujold.-Plot summary:When Rachel, a radio personality, discovers a Purple Heart at a garage sale she decides to find out its history...
(1990) as Elsie
TV series
- Marcus Welby, M.D.Marcus Welby, M.D.Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell...
(1974) (episode "The 266 Days") as Susan - Cage Without a KeyCage Without a KeyCage Without a Key is a 1975 made-for-TV movie starring Susan Dey and Sam Bottoms, with Jonelle Allen and Lani O'Grady in supporting roles. The movie appeared on the NBC television network, later repeating on The CBS Late Movie...
(1975) (TV Movie) as Joleen - The RookiesThe RookiesThe Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It followed the exploits of three rookie police officers in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department .-History:...
(1975) (episode "Measure of Mercy") as Midge Warren - Everyday (1978) (unknown episodes)
- The Amazing Spider-ManThe Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)The Amazing Spider-Man is the first live-action TV series based on the popular comic book The Amazing Spider-Man, not counting his appearances on the educational The Electric Company series, and was shown in the USA between 1977-1979...
(1978) (episode "The Deadly Dust: Part I") as Carla Wilson - Turnabout (1979) (episode "Till Dad Do Us Part") as Valerie
- Lobo (1981) (episode "Macho Man") as Photographer Jackie
- Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
(1981) (episode "All Roads Lead To Floyd") as Cindy Lewellyn - The Greatest American HeroThe Greatest American HeroThe Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama television series that aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981...
(1982) (episode "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea") as Linda Harrison - Desire, the Vampire (1982) as Marge Bookman
- All-Star Blitz (1985) (episode dated 24 October 1985) as herself
- AirwolfAirwolfAirwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 until 1987. The program centers on a high-tech military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and its crew as they undertake various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme....
(1986) (episode "Discovery") as Alma Grace Harrison - Celebrity Double Talk (1986) (5 episodes) as herself
- Night CourtNight CourtNight Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984, to May 20, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone...
(1988) (episode "Danny Got His Gun: Part I") as Wanda Chaney - ABC Weekend Specials (1988) (episode "Runaway Ralph") as Garf's Mother
- Blackout (1988) (5 episodes) as herself
- The New Hollywood Squares (1988) (episode date 18 April 1988) as herself
- Doogie Howser, M.D.Doogie Howser, M.D.Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes.-Plot:Dr....
(1989) (episode "She Ain't Heavy, She's My Cousin") as Ruth Favor - Not Necessarily the NewsNot Necessarily the NewsNot Necessarily the News was a satirical sketch comedy series that ran on HBO from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News...
(1982–1990) (60 episodes) as Frosty Kimelman - The $20,000 Pyramid (1986–1991) (30 episodes) as herself
- Totally Hidden VideoTotally Hidden VideoTotally Hidden Video was an American television show that aired on the Fox Network from 1989 to 1992, with Steve Skrovan as host for the first two years and Mark Pitta taking over in 1991...
(1990–1991) (unknown episodes) as Host - Parker Lewis Can't LoseParker Lewis Can't LoseParker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris...
(1990–1991) (10 episodes) as Judy Lewis - On the Air (1992) (TV mini-series) (episode # 1.3) as Sylvia Hudson
- Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1996) (episode "Sperms of Endearment") (voice)
- Johnny BravoJohnny BravoJohnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
(1997) (episode "Substitute Teacher/A Wolf in Chick's Clothing/Intensive Care") as Fluffy/woman (voice) - The Angry BeaversThe Angry BeaversThe Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the Nickelodeon channel. The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near Wayouttatown, Oregon. The show premiered...
(1997) (episode "House Broken/Stinky Toe") as Tina/Older Woman (voice) - The History of Coolness: A Look Back at 'Parker Lewis Can't Lose (2009) (video documentary short) as herself
Awards and nominations
- Cable Ace AwardCableACE AwardThe CableACE Award was an award that was given from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in American cable television programming...
Actress in a Comedy Series for Not Necessarily the NewsNot Necessarily the NewsNot Necessarily the News was a satirical sketch comedy series that ran on HBO from 1983 to 1990. It featured sketches, parody news items, commercial parodies, and humorous bits made from overdubbing or editing actual news footage. It was based on the British series, Not the Nine O'Clock News...
4 Nominations (1983, 1984, 19854, 1987)