Sarah Kennedy | |
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Born | |
Other names | Sarah Kennedy Roth [1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1971–1981, 2004 [1] |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Spouse | Edwin 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).
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1971 | The Telephone Book | Alice | Comedy 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] |
1976 | Sammy Somebody | Crime and drama film directed by Joseph Adler | [10] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1972 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Miss Moscrip | Episode: "Operation: Mr. Felix" (S 1:Ep 20) | |
Banyon | Susie | Episode: "The Decent Thing to Do" (S 1:Ep 1–Pilot) | ||
1972–73 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Various characters | Contract role: Last season | |
1973 | Love, American Style | Beebe | Episode: "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-Law | Ellen Brandon | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Jay Sandrich | [11] | |
Love, American Style | Mimi Holloway | Episode: "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 | Beryl | Episode: "Open Marriage/Closed Mind" (S 1:Ep 5) | ||
1973–74 | Emergency +4 | Sally and Carol Harper | Contract role: 2 seasons in production and 1 in rerun | |
1973–75 | Bailey's Comets | Bunny | Contract role: Second season consisted entirely of reruns | |
1974 | Dirty Sally | Episode: "All That Glitters" (S 1:Ep 7) | ||
ABC Afterschool Special | Little Red | Episode: "The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head" (S 2:Ep 6) | ||
1975 | The Oddball Couple | voice | Contract role | |
1977 | Future Cop | Marge | Episode: "Girl on the Ledge" (S 1:Ep 3) | |
1979 | Barnaby Jones | Cleo da Vinci | Episode: "The Medium" (S 7:Ep 13) | |
1980 | Willow B: Women in Prison | Sabrina Reynolds | Pilot | |
Nobody's Perfect | Marlene | Episode: "Hart in Jail" (S 1:Ep 8) | ||
1981 | Laverne & Shirley | Episode: "Born Too Late" (S 6:Ep 9) | ||
Barney Miller | Spec. Alice Grant | Episode: "Games" (S 8:Ep 6) | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2004 | Seascape | Nancy | Two-act play by American playwright Edward Albee performed at the Thunder River Theatre Company, Carbondale, Colorado [1] | |
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