Julie Cobb | |
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 Cobb in 1977 | |
| Born | 1947 [1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Beverly Hills High School |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Known for | Charles in Charge After the Fall |
| Spouses | Christopher Morgan (m. 1978;div. 1985) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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Julie Cobb (born 1947) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Lee J. Cobb.
Cobb was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. [2] [3] Her parents were actor Lee J. Cobb and actress Helen Beverley. [4] She went to Beverly Hills High School and attended San Francisco State College for two years. Before she became an actress, she was a receptionist, taught English in Mexico City, and for a few months worked as a Playboy bunny. [1]
Cobb's career, which lasted over 40 years, mostly consisted of guest appearances on television shows. Her first credited role was in an episode of Star Trek entitled "By Any Other Name", which was first broadcast on February 23, 1968. (She was the only female Redshirt to be killed in the original series.) She appeared on Gunsmoke (1974), Season 20, Ep 13, "The Colonel", as a daughter painfully reuniting with her father, a once proud military officer. The Colonel was portrayed by Julie Cobb's real life father, actor Lee J. Cobb. She appeared on The Brady Bunch (1971), Season 2, Ep 18, "Our Son The Man", as Greg Brady's high school love interest. She appeared in a first season episode of Little House on the Prairie. Cobb played the matriarch of the Pembroke family in the first season of the sitcom Charles in Charge and also appeared on the short-lived series The D.A.
Her film career has included roles in The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974), Just You and Me, Kid (1979), The Runnin' Kind (1989), Lisa (1990), Defending Your Life (1991) and Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995). She also appeared in the TV movie versions of Salem's Lot (1979) and Brave New World (1980). As a stage actress, she won the L.A. Drama Critics Award for her role in a stage production of Arthur Miller's play After the Fall .[ citation needed ]
Cobb married actor James Cromwell on May 29, 1986; he filed for a divorce in 2005. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Star Trek | Yeoman Thompson | "By Any Other Name" |
| 1970 | Love, American Style | Valerie | segment "Love and the Pen Pals" |
| 1970 | Bracken's World | Girl in Club | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | young girl | |
| 1971 | The Brady Bunch | The Girl | |
| 1971 | The D.A. | Katy Benson, Katy, Public Defender Katherine Benson | 6 ep. |
| 1972 | Sarge | Milly | |
| 1973 | Cannon | Amy Gladstone | |
| 1973 | The Waltons | Sue Cooper | |
| 1974 | The Death Squad | Sharon | TV movie |
| 1974 | Dirty Sally | Melinda | |
| 1974 | The Second Coming of Suzanne | Stewardess | Film |
| 1973–1974 | Gunsmoke | Anne Ludley, Minnie Nolen | 2 ep. |
| 1974 | Petrocelli | Millie Conway | |
| 1975 | Little House on the Prairie | Trudy Coulter | |
| 1975 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Steffie Rhodes | |
| 1975 | Medical Story | ||
| 1976 | State Fair | Karen | TV movie |
| 1976 | The Quest | Lucy Braxton | |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Andrea | |
| 1977 | A Year at the Top | Trish | |
| 1977 | Rosetti and Ryan | Kelly | |
| 1978 | Confessions of the D.A. Man | Katy Benson | TV movie |
| 1978 | CHiPs | Juliet | |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Florence Stouton | |
| 1978 | Steel Cowboy | Gloria | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Incredible Hulk | Jill Norton | |
| 1979 | Kaz | ||
| 1979 | Just You and Me, Kid | Dr. Nancy Faulkner | Film |
| 1979 | Lou Grant | Barbara Benedict | |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot | Bonnie Sawyer | TV miniseries 2 ep. |
| 1980 | Hart to Hart | Scottie McClain | |
| 1980 | Brave New World | Linda Lysenko | TV movie |
| 1980 | To Find My Son | Connie Marx | TV movie |
| 1981 | Ladies' Man | Sheila Thackeray | |
| 1981 | Riker | Janis | |
| 1981 | Ramblin' Man | Nancy | |
| 1982 | Knots Landing | ||
| 1982 | Insight | Laurie | |
| 1983 | Uncommon Valor | Karen Merritt | |
| 1983 | The Mississippi | ||
| 1983 | Tucker's Witch | Natalie Gorman | |
| 1984–1985 | Charles in Charge | Jill Pembroke | 22 episodes |
| 1985 | MacGruder and Loud | Olivia | |
| 1985 | T. J. Hooker | Martha Kenter | |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | Mrs. Moynihan | |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Susan Cooper | |
| 1986 | Matlock | Janice Pearson | |
| 1987 | Family Ties | Maureen Keaton | 2 ep. |
| 1987 | Designing Women | Janet Shackleford | 2 ep. |
| 1987 | Starman | Joanna Daniels Kendall | |
| 1987 | Baby Girl Scott | Robin | TV movie |
| 1987 | Newhart | Leah Myers | |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Ellen Gregg | |
| 1988 | Our House | Charlotte | |
| 1985–1988 | Magnum P.I. | Magnum's Cousin Karen, Karen | 3 eps. |
| 1987–1989 | Growing Pains | Grace Thornton, Gracie Thornton, Mrs.Dufelder | 4 eps. |
| 1989 | Heartbeat | Beverly | |
| 1989 | Duet | Annette | |
| 1989 | The Robert Guillaume Show | Lisa | |
| 1989 | The Runnin' Kind | Aunt Barbara | Film |
| 1989 | Lisa | Mrs. Marks | Film |
| 1989 | Doogie Howser M.D. | Lauren Aaron | |
| 1990 | Life Goes On | Marina Maxwell | |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Tram Guide | Film |
| 1991 | Wildest Dreams | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Barbara Lake | |
| 1993 | Civil Wars | Jo Ann Reiman | |
| 1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Alice, Aunt Alice | 2 eps. |
| 1994 | Home Improvement | Francine | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Group Leader | |
| 1992–1995 | Hearts Afire | Diandra | 2 eps. |
| 1995 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | DuBois' Psychiatrist | Film |
| 1995 | Partners | Mrs. Blumenthal | |
| 1995 | Land's End | Leigh Breck | |
| 1995 | Present Tense, Past Perfect | TV movie | |
| 1995 | New York Daze | ||
| 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Sally Reynolds | |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Joanna-Sutton's ex #1 | |
| 1997 | Moloney | Dr. Jenny Russell | |
| 1998 | Silk Stalkings | Victoria Bradford | |
| 1999 | Family Law | Marilyn Reston | |
| 2002 | ER | Dr. Felicia Kind | |
| 2002 | Days of Our Lives | Carol Burns | |
| 2002–2004 | Judging Amy | Attorney Denise Thebault, Mrs. Grandson's Attorney | 2 eps. |
| 2007 | The Happiest Day of His Life | Ms. Jacob's | Film |
| 2007 | The Circuit | ||
| 2010 | Jelly | Marie Woods | Film |
| 2015 | Almost Midnight | Grandma | Short |
| 2017–2018 | Whatta Lark | Diane Revere | 5 eps. |
| 2020 | Teenage Bounty Hunters | Mother |
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