Rose Marie

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Biography

She launched her career as radio star and singing sensation Baby Rose Marie, captivating audiences with her cute-as-a-button charm and vocal talent. Marie soon starred in her own film and television specials, performing alongside the likes of W.C. Fields and George Burns. After dropping Baby from her stage name, Marie developed into a seasoned performer by the time she was a teenager, headlining nightclubs and performing at grand openings of …
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Job Title

Actor, Sound

Born

August 15, 1923

Career Milestones

2004

Revised her role as Sally Rogers in "The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited", a television special which brought together the old cast of the 1960's hit show

2001

Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (October 4)

1997

Featured in "Vaudeville" episode of "American Masters" (PBS)

1996

Last screen teaming with Morey Amsterdam, guest appearance as a married couple on the NBC sitcom "Caroline in the City"

1994

Played Mitzi Balzer, the sharp-tongued owner of the Pioneers, in Fox's short-lived series "Hardball"

1990

Appeared as Frank Fontana's mother, Rose Fontana, in CBS comedy "Murphy Brown"

1980

Portrayed Mrs. Schmeckler in the feature "Lunch Wagon"

Had regular role (Myrna Gibbons) on "The Doris Day Show" (CBS)

Celebrity panelist on NBC's daytime "Hollywood Squares"

1966

Played Margaret Kirby in "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round"

1966

Starred with TV pal Morey Amsterdam in the feature bomb "Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title"

Portrayed Sally Rogers, her most memorable role, in the classic CBS sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show"

1960

Had recurring role as Bertha Bronsky on CBS series "My Sister Eileen"

1954

Played second banana to Phil Silvers in "Top Banana", a feature reprise of his Broadway show

Began making dramatic guest appearances on TV in the early 1950s

1942

Returned to show business, billed as 'Miss Rose Marie'; worked the nightclub circuit in the 1940s

1937

"Retired" from show business

1933

Appeared in the feature "International House" as 'Baby Rose Marie'

Made a series of musical shorts in the 1930s

Took her singing act across the country during vaudeville's last days

Billed as 'Baby Rose Marie', had her own radio show (NBC)

1926

Won a singing contest at the Mecca Theater (NYC) at the age of 3 (date approximate)

Awards

1966

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By an Actress In a in The Dick Van Dyke Show

1964

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance In a Supporting Role By an in The Dick Van Dyke Show

1963

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance In a Supporting Role By in The Dick Van Dyke Show