Biography
Anita Gillette is best recalled as Mona, Vincent Gardenia's mistress in Norman Jewison's "Moonstruck" (1987) and as Mary-Louise Parker's outspoken mother in Herbert Ross' "Boys on the Side" (1995).
The petite, light-haired performer began on stage in a 1958 summer stock production of "Roberta" at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA, then made her Broadway debut the following year as Thelma in the landmark stage musical "Gypsy". She …
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Career Milestones
1958 | Made stage debut in "Roberta" in summer stock production in Beverly, Massachusetts |
1959 | Made Broadway debut as Thelma in "Gypsy" |
1963 | Had title role of "Pocohantas" in London stage debut |
1966 | Toured US as Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" |
1968 | Assumed the role of Sally Bowles in Broadway musical "Cabaret" |
1968 | Made first appearances as a panelist on the game show "What's My Line?" |
1972 | Became panelist, "I've Got a Secret" |
1972 | Primetime series debut as regular, "Me and the Chimp" (CBS) |
1973 | Played Alice in the ABC sitcom "Bob & Ted & Carol & Alice" |
1979 | Was regular on the syndicated experimental series, "The Baxters" |
1982 | Portrayed Jack Klugman's wife on the NBC drama "Quincy, M.E." |
1987 | Played featured role of Mona in Norman Jewison's film comedy "Moonstruck" |
1988 | Played Eve Gordon's mother on the CBS drama series "Almost Grown" |
1995 | Played Mary-Louise Parker's mother in "Boys on the Side" |
1996 | Featured in "Larger Than Life" and "She's the One" |
2000 | Joined regular cast of "Normal, Ohio", a fall Fox sitcom starring John Goodman |
2001 | Appeared on tour as Madame Hortense in the stage musical "Zorba" |
2004 | Appeared in "Shall We Dance," a remake of a classic Japanese ballroom dance film |