Roberta Weiss

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Roberta Weiss
Born (1961-11-15) November 15, 1961 (age 63) [1]
Other namesRoberta Bizeau
Years active1979–1993
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(m. 19942000)
Children1

Roberta Jane Weiss (born November 15, 1961) [1] is a Canadian actress. She sometimes works professionally as Roberta Bizeau. Weiss played Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara .

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Career

Weiss enrolled in the Manitoba School of Theatre and Allied Arts at the age of 16, later moving to Toronto to study theatre arts at York University. [2] [3] She gained national attention in Canada in an advertising campaign for Crispy Crunch. [4] In 1986 she starred in the films Abducted and High Stakes. [5] In 1988 Weiss appeared as a scantily-clad island girl in the controversial cult French sex-comedy film Mangeuses d'Hommes . She also played the lead in the controversial film How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired , [3] which Peter Rainier of the Los Angeles Times called "a flat parody." [6] Weiss played "incendiary con artist" Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara from 1990 to 1991, [3] and later appeared in Family Passions , a soap opera produced in Canada with German funding. [7]

Personal life

Weiss married her Santa Barbara co-star Roscoe Born on September 30, 1994. [8] Weiss is Jewish.

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References

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  2. Novakovich, Lilana (October 5, 1990). "Like Flame, Roberta wants it all". Toronto Star . p. B6.
  3. 1 2 3 Spencer, Donna (October 19, 1991). "Actress grateful for Canadian roots". Calgary Herald . p. F4.
  4. McKay, John (December 6, 1995). "Search on for new candybar couple". The Record . p. F7.
  5. Salem, Rob; Zekas, Rita (March 21, 1986). "Bubbly and beefcake top this week's party menu". Toronto Star . p. D3.
  6. Rainier, Peter (July 27, 1990). "Despite Hoopla, How to Make Love to a Negro a Flat Parody". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. Masson, Charles (August 7, 1994). "Carrying a Torch for Flame". The Times-Picayune . p. T16.
  8. Novakovich, Lilana (December 9, 1994). "Y&R actor shows concern for global matters". The Record . p. E7.