Sarah Kennedy (actress)

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Sarah Kennedy
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Kennedy in 1972
Born (1948-01-27) January 27, 1948 (age 75)
Other namesSarah Kennedy Roth [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1971–1981, 2004 [1]
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
SpouseEdwin Morton Roth (1982 - ?) (divorced)

Sarah Kennedy (born January 27, 1948) [2] is an American actress who appeared in many popular television shows during the 1970s and early 1980s, including Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In . She was also an occasional guest on Match Game and The Tonight Show , and appeared in films such as The Telephone Book (1971) and The Working Girls (1974).

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Early life

Born and raised in Coquille, Oregon, [3] where her father was a doctor, Kennedy knew she wanted to be an actress from age five. [4] Kennedy graduated from Coquille High School where she was a cheerleader and travelled around the country as a cheerleader clinic instructor. [1] She attended Oregon State University and San Francisco State University, majoring in English and dance, [3] and her first job was as a receptionist at a talent agency in New York City, which led to many commercial and acting roles. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1971 The Telephone Book AliceComedy film written and directed by Nelson Lyon [5] [6] [7]
1974 The Working Girls Honey Exploitation film written and directed by Stephanie Rothman [8] [9]
1976Sammy SomebodyCrime and drama film directed by Joseph Adler [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Miss MoscripEpisode: "Operation: Mr. Felix" (S 1:Ep 20)
Banyon SusieEpisode: "The Decent Thing to Do" (S 1:Ep 1–Pilot)
1972–73 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Various charactersContract role: Last season
1973 Love, American Style BeebeEpisode: "Love and the Singing Suitor / Love and the Unmarriage / Love and the Wee He" (S 4:Ep 17)
Episode: "Love and the Mind Reader / Love and the Mr. and Mrs. / Love and the Soap Opera" (S 4:Ep 22)
Bachelor-at-LawEllen Brandon Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Jay Sandrich [11]
Love, American StyleMimi HollowayEpisode: "Love and the Comedienne / Love and the Lie / Love and the Lifter / Love and the Suspicious Husband" (S 5:Ep 2)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice BerylEpisode: "Open Marriage/Closed Mind" (S 1:Ep 5)
1973–74 Emergency +4 Sally and Carol HarperContract role: 2 seasons in production and 1 in rerun
1973–75 Bailey's Comets BunnyContract role: Second season consisted entirely of reruns
1974 Dirty Sally Episode: "All That Glitters" (S 1:Ep 7)
ABC Afterschool Special Little RedEpisode: "The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head" (S 2:Ep 6)
1975 The Oddball Couple voiceContract role
1977 Future Cop MargeEpisode: "Girl on the Ledge" (S 1:Ep 3)
1979 Barnaby Jones Cleo da VinciEpisode: "The Medium" (S 7:Ep 13)
1980 Willow B: Women in Prison Sabrina ReynoldsPilot
Nobody's Perfect MarleneEpisode: "Hart in Jail" (S 1:Ep 8)
1981 Laverne & Shirley Episode: "Born Too Late" (S 6:Ep 9)
Barney Miller Spec. Alice GrantEpisode: "Games" (S 8:Ep 6)

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 Seascape NancyTwo-act play by American playwright Edward Albee performed at the Thunder River Theatre Company, Carbondale, Colorado [1]

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