The Resume

(July 1, 1924-October 3, 2003)
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Birth name was Florence Schwartz
Portrayed Bernice Fish in Barney Miller and Fish, Judge Margaret Wilbur in My Two Dads, and Dr. Amanda Riskin in 'Nurses'
Voice of Grandma Ethyl Philips in Dinosaurs
Appeared in the films 'Up the Down Staircase' (1967), 'The Day of the Dolphin' (1973), 'The Prisoner of Second Avenue' (1975), 'The Fortune' (1975), 'Outrageous Fortune' (1987), 'Trapped in Paradise' (1991), 'Bulworth' (1998), 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (voice only, 1991), and 'Down with Love' (2003)
Appeared on Broadway in 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1966-71), 'The Prisoner of Second Avenue' (1971-72), 'The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild' (1972), 'Fools' (1981), 'What's Wrong with This Picture?' (1991), and 'The Apple Doesn't Fall Far' (1996)

Why she might be annoying:

She said that early in her career she would have preferred being known for her looks instead of her voice.
She described her voice as 'a cross between Bette Davis and Donald Duck.'
She played the wife of Fred the Baker in Dunkin' Donuts commercials (1984).

Why she might not be annoying:

She was married to Martin Newman for 52 years.
She was a favorite of Mike Nichols, who cast her in three movies and two plays.
She gave an acclaimed performance as Clytemnestra in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of 'Electra.' (1964)

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 83]
• I am from Chicago
• I Attended Northwestern
• I Died in 2003 (Ranked: 79)
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I'm Buried at Mount Sinai Jewish Cemetery [Hollywood, Ca]
• Look at Me, I'm on the Telephone
• Musical Theater Star
• Profiles 51501-51750 (Ranked: 51739)
• Tap Dancers
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20031003)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying