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 Cast photo of Laverne and Shirley (1976). Standing, L-R: Carole Ita White, Phil Foster, Eddie Mekka, Betty Garrett. Middle row, standing: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams. Seated: Michael McKean, David Lander | |
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Carol Ita White Carole White Carol White |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–present |
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Carole Ita White is an American television and film actress.
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Carole Ita White was born in New York City to actors Jesse White and Celia ("Simmy") Cohn. Her father was a character actor, appearing in dozens of films and TV programs for more than 50 years. Her sister is Janet Jonas.
Carole Ita White started appearing in episodic TV and small film roles in the early 1970s. Her first TV job was a TV movie titled Evil Roy Slade , starring John Astin, Mickey Rooney, and Milton Berle. The movie was written by producer and director Garry Marshall. Marshall cast her in a role on his series The Odd Couple .
She played Big Rosie Greenbaum on Laverne & Shirley . White landed the recurring role after an appearance as Raunchy Girl 1 in the first season episode "Dating Slump". Big Rosie was first seen as a nemesis to the title characters during the second season in the episode "Bachelor Mothers". She continued to make appearances as Big Rosie during the second and third seasons of the show. White did not appear again until the seventh season in an episode where Laverne and Shirley attend a high school reunion ("Class of '56"). [1]
White made guest starring appearances on such programs as Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman , The Love Boat , Beverly Hills, 90210 , The Wayans Bros. and Profiler . She appeared on several game shows, including The $20,000 Pyramid . She has continued to appear in small roles in films over the years, including Falling Down , The Witches of Eastwick , Grand Canyon , and The Fabulous Baker Boys . She appeared in the 2006 independent film Wannabe .
On January 19, 2010, White came out as a bisexual during an interview on Sirius Radio's Frank Decaro Show on OutQ Gay Radio.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Girl at Party | 1 episode |
| Love, American Style | segment "Love and the Baby Derby" | 2 episodes | |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | Augusta | 1 episode |
| 1975–1976 | Starsky & Hutch | Bertha Zelinka | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Nurse Pudney | 1 episode |
| Helter Skelter | Big Sal | TV movie | |
| Baby Blue Marine | Girl on Bus | ||
| Pipe Dream | Rosey Rottencrotch | ||
| 1976–1982 | Laverne & Shirley | Rosie Greenbaum | 12 episodes |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Penny Jacobs | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Diff'rent Strokes | Valerie | 1 episode |
| 1982 | The Concrete Jungle | Cheeks | |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Spider | as Carol White |
| Remington Steele | Terry Lowell Dannon | 1 episode | |
| 1984 | National Lampoon's Joy of Sex | Roberta | |
| Savage Streets | Ms. Jenkins | ||
| Airwolf | Nurse | 1 episode | |
| 1985 | Trapper John, M.D. | Corky | 1 episode |
| Hellhole | Nurse Turner | ||
| 1986 | The Naked Cage | Trouble | |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | Cashier | |
| Falcon Crest | 1 episode | ||
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Ginder Grunski | as Carol Ita White |
| 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Bad singer | |
| 1990 | Who's the Boss? | Receptionist | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Life Goes On | Carol Matthews | 1 episode |
| Grand Canyon | Morning Nurse | ||
| 1992 | The Jackie Thomas Show | Erin | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Unborn II | Marge Philips | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Nurse Bethany | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Bombshell | Carol | |
| The Wayans Bros. | Doris | 1 episode | |
| Ned and Stacey | Mary | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | Profiler | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | Wannabe | Janice Peterson | |
| 2006 | Karla | Waitress |
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