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'''Connie Sawyer''', born '''Rosie Cohen''' (born November 27, 1912), is an American actress. She was born in [[Pueblo]], [[Colorado]].
'''Connie Sawyer''', born '''Rosie Cohen''' (born November 27, 1912), is an American actress. She was born in [[Pueblo]], [[Colorado]].


Born in 1912 into a Jewish family,<ref name=jj>[http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywoodjew/item/the_99-year-old_actress_20120215/ Jewishjournal.com Connie Sawyer: The world’s eldest working actress]</ref> her early career included working as a stand-up comedian and nightclub performer.<ref name=lat>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/academy-oscar-voters-connie-sawyer.html Los Angeles Times: Oscar voters: 99-year-old in academy 'never wanted to be a star']</ref> Sawyer's first television appearances were in [[The Milton Berle Show]], The [[Colgate Comedy Hour]] and [[The Jackie Gleason Show]] in the late 1940s. In 1959 she was cast in the comedy film [[A Hole in the Head]] alongside stars like [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Edward G. Robinson]] and [[Eleanor Parker]].<ref name=imdb>{{IMDb name|nm0768145}}</ref>
Born in 1912 into a Jewish family,<ref name=jj>[http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywoodjew/item/the_99-year-old_actress_20120215/ Jewishjournal.com Connie Sawyer: The world’s eldest working actress]</ref> her early career included working as a stand-up comedian and nightclub performer.<ref name=lat>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/academy-oscar-voters-connie-sawyer.html Los Angeles Times: Oscar voters: 99-year-old in academy 'never wanted to be a star']</ref> Sawyer's first television appearances were in ''[[The Milton Berle Show]]'', The ''[[Colgate Comedy Hour]]'' and ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' in the late 1940s. In 1959 she was cast in the comedy film ''[[A Hole in the Head]]'' alongside stars like [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Edward G. Robinson]] and [[Eleanor Parker]].<ref name=imdb>{{IMDb name|nm0768145}}</ref>


She continued to appear regularly in various films and television shows, having over 100 credits to her name. These include [[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]], [[The Rockford Files]], [[Hawaii Five-O]], [[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]], [[When Harry Met Sally...]], [[Murder, She Wrote]], [[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]], [[Seinfeld]], [[Boy Meets World]], [[Will & Grace]], [[That '70s Show]], [[8 Simple Rules]], [[ER (TV series)|ER]], [[How I Met Your Mother]] and [[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]].<ref name=imdb/>
She continued to appear regularly in various''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]'', ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[Will & Grace]]'', ''[[That '70s Show]]'', ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' and ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''.<ref name=imdb/>


In 2012 Sawyer, at the age of 99, was one of the oldest members of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=lat/> She [[centenarian|turned 100]] in November 2012.<ref name="Centenary">{{cite journal|title = Connie Sawyer, 100, World's Oldest Working Actress|journal = Growing Bolder|page = 6|publisher = Growing Bolder|date = May 2013|url = http://issuu.com/orlandolife/docs/gb_may13|accessdate = 2013-07-04}}</ref>
In 2012 Sawyer, at the age of 99, was one of the oldest members of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=lat/> She [[centenarian|turned 100]] in November 2012.<ref name="Centenary">{{cite journal|title = Connie Sawyer, 100, World's Oldest Working Actress|journal = Growing Bolder|page = 6|publisher = Growing Bolder|date = May 2013|url = http://issuu.com/orlandolife/docs/gb_may13|accessdate = 2013-07-04}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*[[Armstrong Circle Theatre]] (1 episode, 1953)
*''[[Armstrong Circle Theatre]]'' (1 episode, 1953)
*[[The Jackie Gleason Show]] (2 episodes, 1954)
*''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' (2 episodes, 1954)
*[[A Hole in the Head]] (1959) - Miss Wexler
*''[[A Hole in the Head]]'' (1959) - Miss Wexler
*[[Ada (film)|Ada]] (1961) - Alice Sweet
*''[[Ada (film)|Ada]]'' (1961) - Alice Sweet
*[[The Way West (film)|The Way West]] (1967) - Mrs. McBee
*''[[The Way West (film)|The Way West]]'' (1967) - Mrs. McBee
*[[The Andy Griffith Show]] (1 episode, 1968) - Mrs. Blanchard
*''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' (1 episode, 1968) - Mrs. Blanchard
*[[True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]] (1969) - Talkative woman at hanging
*''[[True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]]'' (1969) - Talkative woman at hanging
*[[Evil Roy Slade]] (1972) - Aggie Potter
*''[[Evil Roy Slade]]'' (1972) - Aggie Potter
*[[Hawaii Five-O]] (2 episodes, 1974-1979)
*''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'' (2 episodes, 1974-1979)
*[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]] (1 episode, 1975)
*''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (1 episode, 1975)
*[[The Streets of San Francisco]] (2 episodes, 1976)
*''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' (2 episodes, 1976)
*[[Starsky and Hutch]] (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
*''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'' (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
*[[The Rockford Files]] (1 episode, 1978)
*''[[The Rockford Files]]'' (1 episode, 1978)
*[[Archie Bunker's Place]] (2 episodes, 1979)
*''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' (2 episodes, 1979)
*[[...And Justice for All (film)|...And Justice for All]] (1979) - Gitel
*''[[...And Justice for All (film)|...And Justice for All]]'' (1979) - Gitel
*[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]] (1 episode, 1982)
*''[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]'' (1 episode, 1982)
*[[When Harry Met Sally...]] (1989)
*''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]'' (1989)
*[[Murder, She Wrote]] (2 episodes, 1986-1991)
*''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (2 episodes, 1986-1991)
*[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]] (1 episode, 1990)
*''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1 episode, 1990)
*[[Dumb and Dumber]] (1994) - elderly lady
*''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'' (1994) - elderly lady
*[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]] (1 episode, 1995) - old lady
*''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' (1 episode, 1995) - old lady
*[[Seinfeld]] (1 episode, 1997) - old lady
*''[[Seinfeld]]'' (1 episode, 1997) - old lady
*[[Boy Meets World]] (2 episodes, 1998) - Foofie
*''[[Boy Meets World]]'' (2 episodes, 1998) - Foofie
*[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]] (3 episodes, 1999) - Mrs. Yudelson
*''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]'' (3 episodes, 1999) - Mrs. Yudelson
*[[ER (TV series)|ER]] (2 episodes, 1999-2006)
*''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (2 episodes, 1999-2006)
*[[Will & Grace]] (1 episode, 2000) - old lady
*''[[Will & Grace]]'' (1 episode, 2000) - old lady
*[[That '70s Show]] (1 episode, 2000) - Aunt Pearl
*''[[That '70s Show]]'' (1 episode, 2000) - Aunt Pearl
*[[8 Simple Rules]] (1 episode, 2003)
*''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' (1 episode, 2003)
*[[How I Met Your Mother]] (2007, 1 episode) - old lady
*''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' (2007, 1 episode) - old lady
*[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]] (2008) - Faye Belogus
*''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]'' (2008) - Faye Belogus
*[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]] (1 episode, 2009) - Nana
*''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' (1 episode, 2009) - Nana
*[[2 Broke Girls]] (1 episode, 2013) - elderly lady
*''[[2 Broke Girls]]'' (1 episode, 2013) - elderly lady
*[[Dumb and Dumber To]] (2014) - elderly lady
*''[[Dumb and Dumber To]]'' (2014) - elderly lady


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:21, 26 December 2013

Connie Sawyer
Born
Rosie Cohen

(1912-11-27) November 27, 1912 (age 112)
Pueblo, Colorado, United States
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1948-present

Connie Sawyer, born Rosie Cohen (born November 27, 1912), is an American actress. She was born in Pueblo, Colorado.

Born in 1912 into a Jewish family,[1] her early career included working as a stand-up comedian and nightclub performer.[2] Sawyer's first television appearances were in The Milton Berle Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour and The Jackie Gleason Show in the late 1940s. In 1959 she was cast in the comedy film A Hole in the Head alongside stars like Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson and Eleanor Parker.[3]

She continued to appear regularly in variousThe Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, Dynasty, When Harry Met Sally..., Murder, She Wrote, Home Improvement, Seinfeld, Boy Meets World, Will & Grace, That '70s Show, 8 Simple Rules, ER, How I Met Your Mother and The Office.[3]

In 2012 Sawyer, at the age of 99, was one of the oldest members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[2] She turned 100 in November 2012.[4]

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ Jewishjournal.com Connie Sawyer: The world’s eldest working actress
  2. ^ a b Los Angeles Times: Oscar voters: 99-year-old in academy 'never wanted to be a star'
  3. ^ a b Connie Sawyer at IMDb
  4. ^ "Connie Sawyer, 100, World's Oldest Working Actress". Growing Bolder. Growing Bolder: 6. May 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-04.

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