Julie Cobb

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Julie Cobb
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Cobb in 1977
Born
Education Beverly Hills High School
Alma mater San Francisco State College
OccupationActress
Years active1968present
Known for Charles in Charge
Growing Pains
After the Fall
Spouses
(m. 1976;div. 1978)
(m. 1986;div. 2005)
Parents

Julie Cobb is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Lee J. Cobb.

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Early life

Cobb was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. [1] [2] Her parents were actor Lee J. Cobb and actress Helen Beverley. [3] 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. [4]

Career

Cobb's career, which lasted over forty 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 ]

Personal life

Cobb married actor James Cromwell on May 29, 1986; he filed for a divorce in 2005. [5]

Filmography


YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 Star Trek Yeoman ThompsonBy Any Other Name
1970 Love, American Style Valeriesegment "Love and the pen pal"
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 Benson6 ep.
1972 Sarge Milly
1973 Cannon Amy Gladstone
1973 The Waltons Sue Cooper
1974 The Death Squad SharonTV movie
1974 Dirty Sally Melinda
1974 The Second Coming of Suzanne StewardessFilm
1973-1974 Gunsmoke Anne Ludley, Minnie Nolen2 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 KarenTV 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 BensonTV movie
1978 CHiPs Juliet
1978 Fantasy Island Florence Stouton
1978 Steel Cowboy GloriaTV movie
1978 The Incredible Hulk Jill Norton
1979 Kaz
1979 Just You and Me, Kid Dr. Nancy FaulknerFilm
1979 Lou Grant Barbara Benedict
1979 Salem's Lot Bonnie SawyerTV miniseries 2 ep.
1980 Hart to Hart Scottie McClain
1980 Brave New World Linda LysenkoTV movie
1980 To Find My Son Connie MarxTV movie
1981 Ladies' Man Sheila Thackeray
1981 Riker Janis
1981Ramblin' ManNancy
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 Pembroke22 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 Keaton2 ep.
1987 Designing Women Janet Shackleford2 ep.
1987 Starman Joanna Daniels Kendall
1987 Baby Girl Scott RobinTV 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, Karen3 eps.
1987-1989 Growing Pains Grace Thornton, Gracie Thornton, Mrs.Dufelder4 eps.
1989 Heartbeat Beverly
1989 Duet Annette
1989 The Robert Guillaume Show Lisa
1989 The Runnin' Kind Aunt BarbaraFilm
1989 Lisa Mrs. MarksFilm
1989 Doogie Howser M.D. Lauren Aaron
1990 Life Goes On Marina Maxwell
1991 Defending Your Life Tram GuideFilm
1991Wildest DreamsTV movie
1992 Reasonable Doubts Barbara Lake
1993 Civil Wars Jo Ann Reiman
1993 Brooklyn Bridge Alice, Aunt Alice2 eps.
1994 Home Improvement Francine
1994 Beverly Hills 90210 Group Leader
1992-1995 Hearts Afire Diandra2 eps.
1995 Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde DuBois' PsychiatristFilm
1995 Partners Mrs. Blumenthal
1995 Land's End Leigh Breck
1995 Present Tense, Past Perfect TV movie
1995 New York Daze
1996 Lois and 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 Attorney2 eps.
2007 The Happiest Day of His Life Ms. Jacob'sFilm
2007 The Circuit
2010JellyMarie WoodsFilm
2015 Almost Midnight GrandmaShort
2017-2018 Whatta Lark Diane Revere5 eps.
2020 Teenage Bounty Hunters Mother

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