Warren was born on August 16, 1946, in Manhattan, the daughter of real estate agent William C. Warren (née Woronoff), and the former Carol Margot Dorothea Verblow, a nightclub singer who migrated to the US from Eastbourne, England.[1][2][3] She has a younger brother, Richard Lewis Warren.[4] Her family is Jewish, with roots in Russia on both sides.[5]
Warren began training as a ballet dancer at the age of 14, entering the School of American Ballet in 1961. The following year she made a tape of herself singing the Queen of the Night aria from The Magic Flute (the first and only time she sang opera).[citation needed] She entered the Actors Studio at the age of 17 — reputedly the youngest applicant ever to be accepted. Her Broadway debut came in 1963 in the musical 110 in the Shade. She won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the 1965 flop musical Drat! The Cat![6]
Warren appeared in two feature films during the decade, Pickup on 101 (1972) and Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976). In between films, she returned to the stage to portray Scarlett O'Hara in the 1973 Los Angeles production of the musical Scarlett, though poor reviews prevented the intended Broadway run.[8]
In the 2000s, Warren appeared in a number of independent films, most notably the 2002 comedy-drama Secretary, playing the mother of the title character.
Warren appeared in the films Peep World (2010), Jobs (2013), I Am Michael (2015) and 3 Days with Dad (2019). In 2013, she reunited with Clue castmates Christopher Lloyd and Martin Mull when they guest-starred in an episode of Psych, and again with Martin Mull in 2015 guest-starring on Community. In 2016, she had a recurring role in the Starz comedy Blunt Talk and in 2018 appeared in the Netflix superhero series Daredevil as Esther Falb.[14] In 2019, she co-starred in the short-lived Lifetime comedy-drama series American Princess,[15] and appeared opposite Sarah Drew in the Lifetime Christmas movie Twinkle All the Way.[16]
2020s
In 2021, Warren guest-starred in an episode of the legal series All Rise on CBS. In 2022, she appeared as a regular cast member of the crime dramedy streaming series Panhandle, and had a featured role in the independent film It Snows All the Time.
Personal life
Warren married producer Jon Peters in 1967 and divorced him in 1975 after a two-year separation.[4][17] They have one son, Christopher Peters.[18][19]
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