Actress
The Resume
(July 3, 1947- )
Appeared on Broadway in '1776,' 'Pippin,' 'Cats,' 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood,' 'Carrie,' 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'Triumph of Love'
Films include 'The Devil's Work,' 'Carrie,' 'Bobby and Sarah,' 'Tender Mercies,' 'Another Woman,' 'Frantic' and 'Wyatt Earp'
Portrayed 'Sandra Sue 'Abby' Bradford' on 'Eight Is Enough' and 'Suzanne Fitzgerald' on 'Oz'
Why she might be annoying
She has a rabid following of musical-theater fans.
She irritates her own fans by singing jazz standards instead of show tunes at her concerts.
Her film career has never equaled her stage career.
Her 'Oz' character was the impetus for 'Variety,' a campy musical episode that some fans detest.
She appeared in the Ricki Lake vehicle 'Babycakes,' about a fat girl who falls in love with a hunk.
She went to a religious college (TCU).
She starred in the Broadway musical of Stephen King's 'Carrie,' an infamous flop which closed after only three nights.
She is a vegan.
Why she might not be annoying
She has a distinctively powerful and unique singing voice.
She gives modest and sincere interviews.
She won the Tony Award for best featured actress in the musical 'Cats (1982).'
She earned an Emmy nomination for the after school special 'Bobby and Sarah (1983).'
She visited wounded troops in Vietnam and Japan during the Vietnam War.
After leaving TCU to sign with a modeling agency, she returned to school and completed her degree.
Credit: D and Wieland Kalligaro
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For 2010, as of last week, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
For 2009, Out of 85 Votes: 36.47% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 77 Votes: 33.77% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 235 Votes: 43.83% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 273 Votes: 41.39% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 892 Votes: 42.38% Annoying
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