Gail Edwards
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Gail June Edwards is a retired American actress best known for her roles as Dot Higgins in ABC
's It's a Living, Sharon Lemure in NBC
's Blossom
, and Vicky Larson in ABC
's Full House
.
, was raised in Coral Gables and caught the performing bug early in life. She had her father hang the curtain and lights while she choreographed, costumed, and starred in her own neighborhood musicals. In the sixth grade, Edwards played “Little Mary” in The Women at the Coconut Grove Playhouse
where famed theater producer-playwright
George Abbott
came backstage to single out her performance. This appearance became her launching pad for numerous industrial films and local television commercials in South Florida
.
In 1970, after graduating from the University of Miami
, Cum Laude, Edwards wrote, produced, and starred in the off-Broadway
musical Becoming. It won the Miami Herald Critics’ Choice award three times before the musical debuted in New York
. While in New York, Edwards signed with the LeMond/Zetter Management Group. Soon afterwards, she landed the role of “Sandy” opposite Peter Gallagher
in Broadway's East Coast
tour of Grease
. After producing and starring in two additional productions, The Good One and Vanities
, both earning her the Drama-Logue
Critics' Award, Edwards turned her focus toward television.
Upon moving to Los Angeles in 1976, Edwards signed with the Ro Diamond Agency (later with the Gersh Agency) and immediately began landing guest-star roles on such television series as Happy Days
, Lou Grant
, M*A*S*H and Taxi
.
In 1979, Edwards auditioned for a Witt-Thomas production in which she landed the role of “Dot Higgins” on ABC’s It’s a Living. She, along with Barrie Youngfellow
, Paul Kreppel
and the late Marian Mercer
were the only four members of the It's a Living cast who lasted during the network and syndicated runs of the show. During this six-year run, Edwards appeared in many movies-of-the-week along with numerous other guest-star appearances in such series as Benson
, Buffalo Bill
, Doogie Howser, M.D.
, Knight Rider, Night Court
and the premiere episode of Amazing Stories
, directed by Steven Spielberg
.
Upon moving to the Southwest
in 1994, Edwards retired from showbiz while concluding her last two roles, portraying the engaged Vicky Larson on ABC’s Full House
and Sharon Lemure, the fast-talking mother of Six on NBC’s Blossom
.
American 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...
's It's a Living, Sharon Lemure in NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Blossom
Blossom (TV series)
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
, and Vicky Larson in ABC
American 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...
's Full House
Full House
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
.
Early life and career
Edwards, a native FloridianFloridian
Floridian may refer to:* Floridian, the demonym for a person from the U.S. state of Florida* Floridian , an Amtrak route that ran from Chicago to Miami and St. Petersburg, Florida...
, was raised in Coral Gables and caught the performing bug early in life. She had her father hang the curtain and lights while she choreographed, costumed, and starred in her own neighborhood musicals. In the sixth grade, Edwards played “Little Mary” in The Women at the Coconut Grove Playhouse
Coconut Grove Playhouse
The Coconut Grove Playhouse was a legitimate theater in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States.The building was originally constructed as a movie theater called the Player's State Theater. It first opened on January 3, 1927 as a part of the Paramount chain. The movie house...
where famed theater producer-playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
George Abbott
George Abbott
George Francis Abbott was an American theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer whose career spanned more than nine decades.-Early years:...
came backstage to single out her performance. This appearance became her launching pad for numerous industrial films and local television commercials in South Florida
South Florida metropolitan area
The South Florida metropolitan area, also known as the Miami metropolitan area, and designated the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S...
.
In 1970, after graduating from the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, Cum Laude, Edwards wrote, produced, and starred in the off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
musical Becoming. It won the Miami Herald Critics’ Choice award three times before the musical debuted in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. While in New York, Edwards signed with the LeMond/Zetter Management Group. Soon afterwards, she landed the role of “Sandy” opposite Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher
Peter Killian Gallagher is an American actor, musician and writer. Since 1980, Gallagher has played many roles in numerous Hollywood films. He starred as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007...
in Broadway's East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
tour of Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
. After producing and starring in two additional productions, The Good One and Vanities
Vanities
Vanities is a comedy-drama stage production written by Jack Heifner. The story centers on the lives and friendship of three Texas cheerleaders starting from high school.-Production history:Vanities had one of the longest Off-Broadway runs on record...
, both earning her the Drama-Logue
Drama-Logue Award
The Drama-Logue Award was a theater award established in 1977, given by the publishers of Drama-Logue newspaper, a weekly west-coast theater trade publication. Winners were selected by the publication's theater critics, and would receive a certificate at an annual awards ceremony...
Critics' Award, Edwards turned her focus toward television.
Upon moving to Los Angeles in 1976, Edwards signed with the Ro Diamond Agency (later with the Gersh Agency) and immediately began landing guest-star roles on such television series as Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
, Lou Grant
Lou Grant (TV series)
Lou Grant is an American television drama series starring Ed Asner in the titular role as a newspaper editor. Unusual in American television, this drama series was a spinoff from a sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Aired from 1977 to 1982, Lou Grant won 13 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Drama...
, M*A*S*H and Taxi
Taxi (TV series)
Taxi was an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series, which won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for "Outstanding Comedy Series", focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher...
.
In 1979, Edwards auditioned for a Witt-Thomas production in which she landed the role of “Dot Higgins” on ABC’s It’s a Living. She, along with Barrie Youngfellow
Barrie Youngfellow
Barrie Youngellow is a retired American film and television actress.She began her career in the early 1970s in an episode of The Streets of San Francisco. Throughout the 1970s she starred in numerous television shows and made for TV movies and she appeared in commercials too...
, Paul Kreppel
Paul Kreppel
Paul Kreppel is an actor, producer, director. On television, he was best known as the pianist, Sonny Mann in the show, It's a Living. In his work as theater director- producer-creator, he received the 2007 Tony Award for Jay Johnson: The Two and Only.-Early Theater Career:Kreppel was born in...
and the late Marian Mercer
Marian Mercer
Marian Ethel Mercer was an American actress and singer.Born in Akron, Ohio, she graduated from the University of Michigan, then spent several seasons working in summer stock. She made her Broadway debut in the chorus of the short-lived musical, Greenwillow in 1960...
were the only four members of the It's a Living cast who lasted during the network and syndicated runs of the show. During this six-year run, Edwards appeared in many movies-of-the-week along with numerous other guest-star appearances in such series as Benson
Benson (TV series)
Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap ; however, Benson discarded the...
, Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill (TV series)
Buffalo Bill is an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host and his staff at WBFL-TV, a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered May 31, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons...
, 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....
, Knight Rider, Night Court
Night Court
Night 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...
and the premiere episode of Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (TV series)
Amazing Stories is a fantasy, horror, and science fiction television anthology series created by Steven Spielberg. It ran on NBC from 1985 to 1987, and was somewhat erratically screened in Britain by BBC1 and BBC2 - billed in the Radio Times as "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" - with episodes...
, directed by Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
.
Upon moving to the Southwest
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
in 1994, Edwards retired from showbiz while concluding her last two roles, portraying the engaged Vicky Larson on ABC’s Full House
Full House
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
and Sharon Lemure, the fast-talking mother of Six on NBC’s Blossom
Blossom (TV series)
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
.
Filmography
| Television / Film Appearances - Alphabetized | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Director | Role | Airing | Year |
| A Quiet Little Neighborhood, A Perfect Little Murder | Anson Williams Anson Williams Anson Williams is an actor and director, best known for his role as gullible but well intentioned singer Warren "Potsie" Weber on the television series Happy Days.-Biography:... |
Judy Lipton | MOW - ABC | 1990 |
| Amazing Stories Amazing Stories (TV series) Amazing Stories is a fantasy, horror, and science fiction television anthology series created by Steven Spielberg. It ran on NBC from 1985 to 1987, and was somewhat erratically screened in Britain by BBC1 and BBC2 - billed in the Radio Times as "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" - with episodes... |
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an... |
Joleen | NBC | 1985 |
| Barnaby Jones Barnaby Jones Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. A spin-off from Cannon, the show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement... |
Kenneth C. Gilbert | Karen Webster | CBS | 1979 |
| Benson Benson (TV series) Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap ; however, Benson discarded the... |
Gilbert Moses Gilbert Moses Gilbert Moses III was an American stage, screen, and television director.-Early life and career:Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Moses was the co-founder of the Free Southern Theater company, an important pioneer of African-American theatre... |
Linda | NBC | 1984 |
| Big Brother Jake | Gary Shimokawa | Suzie | Family Channel | 1990 |
| Blinded by the Light Blinded by the Light (film) Blinded by the Light is a 1980 television film directed by John A. Alonzo. The film is based upon a Robin F. Brancato novel.-Plot:David Bowers is a teenager who runs away from home to join a quasi-religious cult... |
John A. Alonzo John A. Alonzo John Alonzo, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer who pioneered hand held work, lighting techniques and HD development during his career... |
Zora | MOW - CBS | 1980 |
| Blossom Blossom (TV series) Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :... |
Bill Bixby Bill Bixby Wilfred Bailey Everett “Bill” Bixby III was an American film and television actor, director, and frequent game show panelist.His career spanned over three decades; he appeared on stage, in motion pictures and TV series... , Ted Wass Ted Wass (actor) Ted Wass , is an American actor and director. Goodman School of Drama graduate Wass made his Broadway debut in the 1976 production Grease... |
Sharon Lemure | NBC | 1991 – 1993 |
| Brothers Brothers (TV series) Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989, totaling 115 episodes. It was produced by Gary Nardino Productions, in association with two separate divisions of Paramount; first by the Paramount Video division and... |
Gary Nardino | Liza | Showtime | 1984 |
| Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill (TV series) Buffalo Bill is an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host and his staff at WBFL-TV, a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered May 31, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons... |
Tom Patchett | Reporter | NBC | 1983 |
| Danny Thomas: Young & Foolish | Buddy Bregman | Gail | CBS | 1978 |
| 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.... |
Stephen Cragg Stephen Cragg Stephen Cragg is an American television producer and director. Cragg has directed for several present-day network television series. More recently Cragg has directed episodes of Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal and Third Watch... |
Mrs. Fukes | ABC | 1992 |
| Duet Duet (TV series) Duet is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from April 19, 1987 to August 20, 1989... |
Lee Shallat-Chemel Lee Shallat-Chemel Lee Shallat-Chemel is a television director and producer.She began her professional directorial career at the South Coast Repertory theatre in Costa Mesa, CA, while working at the same time as the head of the theatre's conservatory program... |
Dr. Dellerton | FOX | 1989 |
| Full House Full House Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and... |
Joel Zwick Joel Zwick Joel Zwick is an American film, television and theatre director. He is best known for his work on Perfect Strangers, Full House, Family Matters and well as directing the films My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Second Sight and Fat Albert.Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was educated at Brooklyn College... |
Vicky Larson | ABC | 1990 – 1993 |
| Get Crazy Get Crazy Get Crazy is a 1983 film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, and Ed Begley, Jr.-Premise:... |
Allan Arkush Allan Arkush Allan Arkush is an American cult film and television director and frequent collaborator of Joe Dante.... |
Willy Loman | Film | 1983 |
| Happy Days Happy Days Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America.... |
Jerry Paris Jerry Paris Jerry Paris was an American actor and director best known for playing Jerry Helper, the dentist and next door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie, on The Dick Van Dyke Show.-Life and career:... |
Loretta | ABC | 1980 |
| In Self Defense | Bruce Seth Green Bruce Seth Green Bruce Seth Green is an American television director.His credits include Knight Rider, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Angel, Dawson’s Creek, Gilmore Girls, Law & Order, Diagnosis Murder, Baywatch and other series.His last directorial credit... |
Alice Miller | MOV - NBC | 1987 |
| It's a Living / Making a Living | J.D. Lobue, John Bowab John Bowab John Bowab is an American director and producer of television and theatre.Bowab began his career in theatre, directing a number of stage productions. Such as Mame , The Night of the Hunter and most recently 70, Girls, 70 .... , Jay Sandrich Jay Sandrich Jay Henry Sandrich is an American television director.He began his career as an Assistant Director on I Love Lucy. Sandrich has directed and/or produced episodes of The Bill Dana Show, Get Smart, 2/3 of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Soap, first 3 seasons of The Cosby Show, and The Odd Couple... |
Dot Higgins | ABC - Syndication | 1980 – 1982 / 1985 – 1989 |
| J.O.E. and the Colonel • Humanoid Defender | Ron Satlof | Dr. Lena Gant | MOV - ABC | 1985 |
| Jennifer Slept Here Jennifer Slept Here Jennifer Slept Here is an American fantasy sitcom series that ran for one season on NBC from October 21, 1983 to September 5, 1984.-Overview:... |
John Bowab | Pam Wilson | NBC | 1983 |
| Just Married | Bill Foster Bill Foster (director) Billy Ray Foster was an American television director known for his work with sitcoms. His credits, which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed hundreds of hours, included episodes of Full House, Sanford and Son, Amen, Marblehead Manor and You Again?.Foster directed the 1967 pilot episode... |
Linda Altobello | Pilot - NBC | 1985 |
| Knight Rider | Robert Foster | Flannery Roe | NBC | 1983 |
| Lou Grant Lou Grant (TV series) Lou Grant is an American television drama series starring Ed Asner in the titular role as a newspaper editor. Unusual in American television, this drama series was a spinoff from a sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Aired from 1977 to 1982, Lou Grant won 13 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Drama... |
Alexander Singer Alexander Singer Alexander Singer is an American director. He began his career behind the camera in 1951 as a cinematographer on the short documentary Day of the Fight, directed by his high school friend, Stanley Kubrick... |
Karen | CBS | 1977 |
| M*A*S*H | Charles S. Dubin Charles S. Dubin Charles Samuel Dubin was an American film and television director.From the early 1950s to 1991, Dubin worked in television, directing episodes of Tales of Tomorrow, Omnibus, The Defenders, The Big Valley, The Virginian, Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, Matlock, The Rockford Files, Murder, She Wrote and... |
Marina Ryan | CBS | 1981 |
| New Love, American Style | Lee Bernhardi | Lucy | ABC | 1986 |
| Night Court Night Court Night 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... |
Jim Drake Jim Drake (director) James R. Drake is an American film and television director.Drake's career began in 1974, working as an associate director for the Norman Lear sitcoms All in the Family and Good Times, he made is solo directorial debut in the series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman which was executive produced by Lear... |
Tracy Knight | NBC | 1989 |
| Starting Fresh | Bob Claver | Gale | CBS | 1979 |
| Taxi Taxi (TV series) Taxi was an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series, which won 18 Emmy Awards, including three for "Outstanding Comedy Series", focuses on the everyday lives of a handful of New York City taxi drivers and their abusive dispatcher... |
James Burrows James Burrows James Edward Burrows is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s.-Biography:... |
Denise | ABC | 1978 |
| The Family Man | Richard Correll | Hilary Kozak | CBS | 1990 – 1991 |
| The Last Resort The Last Resort (1979 TV series) The Last Resort was a 1979 American television sitcom, centered around a group of college students working in a hotel kitchen; the humor was in the style of Animal House, and it ran for one season of 15 episodes on CBS.-Cast and characters:... |
Asaad Kelada Asaad Kelada Asaad Kelada is an American television director of many popular American television situation comedies.-Early life:Kelada was born in Cairo, Egypt where he studied drama under Youssef Chahine at the American University in Cairo... |
Beverly | CBS | 1979 |
| Three's a Crowd Three's a Crowd Three's a Crowd is an American television sitcom spinoff of Three's Company... |
Lee Shallat-Chemel Lee Shallat-Chemel Lee Shallat-Chemel is a television director and producer.She began her professional directorial career at the South Coast Repertory theatre in Costa Mesa, CA, while working at the same time as the head of the theatre's conservatory program... |
Dorothy | ABC | 1985 |
| Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della... |
Tim Van Patten Tim Van Patten Tim Van Patten is an American television director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. As a director, Van Patten has directed episodes of The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Rome, The Pacific, Game of Thrones, Ed, and Sex and the City. Van Patten is perhaps best known for portraying... |
Barbara Archibald | CBS | 1994 |
| Tough Cookies | Paul Krasny Paul Krasny Paul Kransy was an American film and television director.Beginning his career in 1964, he amassed a large number of credits in television... |
Diane Taylor | NBC | 1986 |
| When the Whistle Blows | Edward Parone | Jolene Jennings | ABC | 1980 |
| Working Stiffs Working Stiffs (TV series) Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 television series which starred James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke. The pair were janitors who aspired to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers worked in an office building owned by their Uncle Harry... |
Norman Abbott Norman Abbott Norman Abbott is a television director. He directed episodes of Get Smart, Leave It To Beaver, The Munsters, and The Jack Benny Program.He is a nephew of the comedian Bud Abbott.-External links:... |
Sandy | CBS | 1979 |
| You are the Jury | Burt Brinckerhoff Burt Brinckerhoff Burt Brinckerhoff , is an American actor, director, and producer best known for directing the WB television series 7th Heaven from 1996 to 2002; some older works credit him as Burt Brinkerhoff.-Biography:Burt Brinckerhoff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1936 to J... |
Maggie Henshaw | NBC | 1986 |
| Television Commercials - Alphabetized | ||||
| Title | Appearing with | Role | Year | Notes |
| Bold Detergent | Solo | Mother | 1978 | |
| Canon Copiers | Jack Klugman Jack Klugman Jacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman is an American stage, film and television actor known for his roles in sitcoms, movies, and television and on Broadway... |
Executive | 1988 | |
| Dr. Pepper | Chuck McCann Chuck McCann Chuck McCann is a film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor from Brooklyn, New York.-Early career:... |
Esmeralda | 1984 | Clio Award |
| Johnson's Baby Shampoo | Solo | Teenager | 1976 | |
| Kodak | David Copperfield David Copperfield (illusionist) David Copperfield is an Emmy Award-winning American illusionist, and was described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's network specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards and won a total of 21 Emmys... |
Pitchwoman | 1984 | |
| Sizzler | N/A | Secretary | 1986 | |
| Theatre - Alphabetized | ||||
| Title | Appearing with | Role | Year | Notes |
| Becoming | Anne Sward | Woman 1 | 1975 – 1976 | Miami / Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts... |
| Cabaret Cabaret (musical) Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions.... |
Mercedes McCambridge Mercedes McCambridge Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge was an American actress. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress."-Early life:... |
Sally Bowles | 1973 | Gusman Center |
| Grease | Peter Gallagher Peter Gallagher Peter Killian Gallagher is an American actor, musician and writer. Since 1980, Gallagher has played many roles in numerous Hollywood films. He starred as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007... |
Sandy | 1977 | East Coast East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S... Tour |
| Jacques Brel Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris is an American musical revue of the songs of Jacques Brel.-Original Off-Broadway Production:... |
Robert J. Lowery | Woman 1 | 1975 | Parker Playhouse Parker Playhouse The Parker Playhouse is a 1,191-seat theatre in southern Florida.The Playhouse was established by Dr. Louis Parker. The curtain rose for the first time on February 6, 1967 as E.G. Marshall and Dennis O'Keefe starred in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple... |
| Mame | Numerous UM performers | Mame | 1996 | Jerry Herman Ring Theatre Jerry Herman Ring Theatre The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, located on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, United States, is the student theatre of the University of Miami.... (Christening) |
| The Good One | Penny Peyser Penny Peyser Penny Peyser is an actress. She graduated from Emerson College in Boston in 1973.-Career:Peyser is best known for her role as Cindy in the 1980s series Crazy Like a Fox... |
Tura | 1985 | Drama-Logue Drama-Logue Award The Drama-Logue Award was a theater award established in 1977, given by the publishers of Drama-Logue newspaper, a weekly west-coast theater trade publication. Winners were selected by the publication's theater critics, and would receive a certificate at an annual awards ceremony... Critic's Award |
| The Wisdom of Eve | Various | Eve | 1983 | In Memory of Dalton Cathey |
| The Women | Toby Wing Toby Wing -Life and career:Born Martha Virginia Wing, she began working onscreen at age 9; her father, Paul Wing, was an assistant director for Paramount Pictures. In 1931 she became one of the first Goldwyn Girls, and in 1932 she was seen in Mack Sennett-produced comedies made by Paramount, one starring... |
Little Mary | 1963 | Coconut Grove Playhouse Coconut Grove Playhouse The Coconut Grove Playhouse was a legitimate theater in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States.The building was originally constructed as a movie theater called the Player's State Theater. It first opened on January 3, 1927 as a part of the Paramount chain. The movie house... |
| To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday | Various | Kevin | 1985 | West Coast West Coast of the United States West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in... Premiere |
| Vanities | Annie Potts Annie Potts Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts is an American film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s popular films such as Ghostbusters , Pretty in Pink , Jumpin' Jack Flash , Who's Harry Crumb? and Ghostbusters II . Potts is also known as a voice-actress... |
Joanne | 1979 | Drama-Logue Drama-Logue Award The Drama-Logue Award was a theater award established in 1977, given by the publishers of Drama-Logue newspaper, a weekly west-coast theater trade publication. Winners were selected by the publication's theater critics, and would receive a certificate at an annual awards ceremony... Critic's Award |
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| Celebrity Family Feud Celebrity Family Feud Celebrity Family Feud is a spin-off game show created by NBC, and hosted by television weather anchor Al Roker. The announcer was Burton Richardson. Celebrity Family Feud pitted two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed to 100... |
It’s a Living vs. Dallas Dallas (TV series) Dallas is an American serial drama/prime time soap opera that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing... |
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| E! True Hollywood Story E! True Hollywood Story E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and well-known public figures... |
Blossom Blossom (TV series) Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :... biography interview |
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| The John Davidson Show John Davidson (entertainer) John Hamilton Davidson, Sr. is an American singer, actor and game show host known for hosting That's Incredible!, Time Machine, and Hollywood Squares in the 1980s, and a revival of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1991.... |
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), Gary David GoldbergGary David GoldbergGary David Goldberg is a United States writer and producer for television and film. Goldberg is best known for his work on Family Ties , Spin City , and his semi-autobiographical series Brooklyn Bridge .-Background:Gary David Goldberg was born on June 25, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of...
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), Don ReoDon ReoDon Reo is an American television writer and producer. He created such shows as Blossom and The John Larroquette Show for NBC and My Wife and Kids for ABC....
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), Martha WilliamsonMartha WilliamsonMartha Williamson is the host and voice of A Touch of Encouragement on Beliefnet.com. She is best known as the head writer and Executive Producer of the long-running hit CBS television series Touched by an Angel...
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) and Jerry HermanJerry HermanJerry Herman is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for Hello, Dolly! and La Cage...
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- Award of Excellence from the American College Theatre Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
in 1972
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at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on March 24, 1974 benefiting Danny ThomasDanny ThomasDanny Thomas was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor, best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy . He was also the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...
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- Backup vocalist for Sergio FranchiSergio FranchiSergio Franchi was an Italian tenor.Franchi was born in Cremona, Italy. His father wanted him to become an electrical engineer, so he studied both music and engineering simultaneously. The family moved to South Africa in 1952, where Sergio worked part-time as a draftsman, while continuing to study...
’s 1976 US tour
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from 1977 through 1979
- Bronze Halo award for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry from the Southern California Motion Picture Council in 1986
- Inducted alongside Janet RenoJanet RenoJanet Wood Reno is a former Attorney General of the United States . She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11...
and Al Del GrecoAl Del GrecoAlbert Louis Del Greco is a former American football placekicker and a current sports radio personality and high school coach in Birmingham, Alabama.-Biography:...
in the Coral Gables High SchoolCoral Gables High SchoolCoral Gables Senior High School is a secondary school located at 450 Bird Road in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.Coral Gables SHS opened its doors in 1950; its architectural design reflects a Spanish influence with its open courtyards adorned with water fountains...
Hall of Fame on March 1, 2001