Biography
The Missouri native with the prominent chin ended up in show business quite by accident. After earning an M.A. at Syracuse University, she joined the Kansas City affiliate of National Public Radio as a newswriter and documentary producer. Visiting her actor brother in San Francisco, she was asked to participate in an impromptu stage performance by the Pitschel Players. She soon joined the cast and moved to Los Angeles. There she landed her …
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Career Milestones
| Voiced Normina Normanmeyer on animated children's series, "The Addams Family" | ||
| Provided voice for an animated children's series, "Rick Moranis in Gravedale High" | ||
| Played Mrs. Poole on the NBC sitcom, "Valerie"; remained with the show through its later incarnations, "Valerie's Family" and CBS's "The Hogan Family" | ||
1986 | Cast in the role of the sympathetic school secretary in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", the first of four John Hughes features in which she has been cast | |
| Voiced character for an animated TV series, "The New Jetsons" | ||
| Provided voice for an animated children's series, "The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo" | ||
| Regular on a syndicated children's series, "Small Wonder" | ||
1984 | Provided voice for animated TV series, "Snorks" | |
1983 | Debut in a TV-movie, "Bill on His Own" | |
1982 | Regular on the short-lived comedy series, "No Soap, Radio" | |
1982 | Regular on the syndicated comedy series, "Madame's Place" | |
1981 | Regular on the short-lived series, "Harper Valley PTA" | |
1980 | Regular guest on a short-lived morning variety series, "The David Letterman Show" | |
1980 | Regular on a variety series, "The Big Show" | |
| Cast in recurring role of Lucille Tarlek on a series, "WKRP in Cincinnati" | ||
1977 | Co-star of a short-lived TV series, "The Kallikaks" | |
1976 | Debut as regular on variety series, "Tony Orlando and Dawn" | |
1976 | Feature acting debut, "Carrie" | |
1976 | Became a member of the Los Angeles Groundlings Improv Comedy Revue | |
1975 | Joined the Pitschel Players in San Francisco | |
| Worked as newswriter and documentary producer for National Public Radio affliate, KCUR-FM | ||
| Taught radio at the University of Missouri | ||
| Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri | ||