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'''Connie Sawyer''' (born |
'''Connie Sawyer''' (born November 27, 1912), is an American actress. She was born in [[Pueblo, Colorado]]. |
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Born '''Rosie Cohen''' in 1912 to 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]]'', which starred [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Edward G. Robinson]] and [[Eleanor Parker]]. |
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She continued to appear regularly on television, in such series as ''[[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]]''. |
She continued to appear regularly on television, in such series as ''[[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]]''. |
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Author and gerontologist Jacob Appel MD paid tribute to Sawyer by modeling a minor character after her in his novel, ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up]]'' (2012).<ref>Appel, Phoning Home: Essays, University of South Carolina Press, June 2014</ref> |
Author and gerontologist Jacob Appel MD paid tribute to Sawyer by modeling a minor character after her in his novel, ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up]]'' (2012).<ref>Appel, Phoning Home: Essays, University of South Carolina Press, June 2014</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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*''[[Armstrong Circle Theatre]]'' (1 episode, 1953) |
*''[[Armstrong Circle Theatre]]'' (1 episode, 1953) |
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*''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' (2 episodes, 1954) |
*''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' (2 episodes, 1954) |
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*''[[Dumb and Dumber To]]'' (2014) - elderly lady |
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* [[List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)]] |
* [[List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)]] |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb name|0768145|Connie Sawyer}} |
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| NAME = Sawyer, Connie |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Cohen, Rosie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actress |
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| Born | Rosie Cohen November 27, 1912 Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1948-present |
Connie Sawyer (born November 27, 1912), is an American actress. She was born in Pueblo, Colorado.
Born Rosie Cohen in 1912 to 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, which starred Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson and Eleanor Parker.
She continued to appear regularly on television, in such series as The 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.
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.[3]
Author and gerontologist Jacob Appel MD paid tribute to Sawyer by modeling a minor character after her in his novel, The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up (2012).[4]
Filmography
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (1 episode, 1953)
- The Jackie Gleason Show (2 episodes, 1954)
- A Hole in the Head (1959) - Miss Wexler
- Ada (1961) - Alice Sweet
- The Way West (1967) - Mrs. McBee
- The Andy Griffith Show (1 episode, 1968) - Mrs. Blanchard
- True Grit (1969) - Talkative woman at hanging
- Evil Roy Slade (1972) - Aggie Potter
- Hawaii Five-O (2 episodes, 1974-1979)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1 episode, 1975)
- The Streets of San Francisco (2 episodes, 1976)
- Starsky and Hutch (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
- The Rockford Files (1 episode, 1978)
- Archie Bunker's Place (2 episodes, 1979)
- ...And Justice for All (1979) - Gitel
- Dynasty (1 episode, 1982)
- When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
- Murder, She Wrote (2 episodes, 1986-1991)
- In the Heat of the Night (1 episode, 1990)
- Dumb and Dumber (1994) - elderly lady
- Home Improvement (1 episode, 1995) - old lady
- Seinfeld (1 episode, 1997) - old lady
- Boy Meets World (2 episodes, 1998) - Foofie
- Becker (3 episodes, 1999) - Mrs. Yudelson
- ER (2 episodes, 1999-2006)
- Will & Grace (1 episode, 2000) - old lady
- That '70s Show (1 episode, 2000) - Aunt Pearl
- 8 Simple Rules (1 episode, 2003)
- How I Met Your Mother (2007, 1 episode) - old lady
- Pineapple Express (2008) - Faye Belogus
- The Office (1 episode, 2009) - Nana
- 2 Broke Girls (1 episode, 2013) - elderly lady
- Dumb and Dumber To (2014) - elderly lady
See also
References
- ^ Jewishjournal.com Connie Sawyer: The world’s eldest working actress
- ^ a b Los Angeles Times: Oscar voters: 99-year-old in academy 'never wanted to be a star'
- ^ "Connie Sawyer, 100, World's Oldest Working Actress". Growing Bolder. Growing Bolder: 6. May 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ Appel, Phoning Home: Essays, University of South Carolina Press, June 2014
External links
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