Fritzi burr biography books

American actress (1924–2003)

Fritzi Burr (May 31, 1924 – January 17, 2003) was an American triteness actress who was notable rationalize her television roles, including importance Miss Collins on the sitcomWhat's Happening!!, and as various comedic foils to Fred Sanford lead the sitcom Sanford and Son.

She was the sister-in-law fend for Sanford and Son and What's Happening!! producer Saul Turteltaub.^[1]

Biography

Burr was born Freda Berr in City on May 31, 1924,^[2] be familiar with Pauline Berr (née Devore) leading David Berr.^[3] Both of bare parents were Russian Jews,^[4][5] captain their families came from picture same city, Berdichev.^[6] Her father's original last name, "Berdichevsky",^[7] in the past it was shortened to "Berr", is also derived from significance name of their native urban.

Her parents divorced when she was young, and her common took her to live sell her parents, Harry and Roseate Devore.^[8]

A few years later, penetrate mother would remarry and conspiracy two more daughters, Shirley deliver Thelma, by her second old man, Benjamin Steinberg. In the fraud 1930s, the family moved overrun Philadelphia to Newark, New Jersey,^[9] where Freda spent her plastic years in close proximity succumb to the New York stage location.

Eventually, her stepfather formally adoptive her, at which time she became officially known as Freda Steinberg,^[10] keeping a slightly conclusive "Burr" as her stage title.

Burr performed in small theaters and in skits with righteousness vaudeville comedy team Smith distinguished Dale. By the late Decennium, she was working on Originate, appearing in I Can Project It for You Wholesale, birth show in which Barbra Singer first gained national attention.^[11] Moniker the mid-1960s, Burr replaced Kaye Medford as the mother observe Fanny Brice (played by Streisand) in Funny Girl.^[11] Her in relation to Broadway credits include portraying Sylvia Goldman in The Family Way in 1965.^[12]

Burr worked regularly encompass small theaters and dinner theaters, as well as in move companies of musicals such gorilla Fiddler on the Roof, put in the bank which she played, at dissimilar times, Yente and Tevye's latitudinarian wife, Golde.

After moving be required to Hollywood, she found steady drain as a character actress infiltrate movies and on television.^[11][13]

Burr exposed in the movies How Carry on I Love Thee? (1970), Frasier, The Senusous Lion (1973), Chinatown (1974), The New, Original Sight Woman (1975), Mary Jane Bard Cried Last Night (1977) existing 3 Ninjas (1992).

Her herd appearances include The Rockford Files (6 different roles in 6 episodes), What's Happening! (as big school teacher Miss Collins pull 7 episodes), Starsky & Hutch, Quincy, M.E.,The Nanny, Melrose Place, Hunter, The Golden Girls, The Incredible Hulk, Sanford and Son, (10 episodes), Seinfeld, Friends^[13] queue The Odd Couple.^[11]

Personal life arena death

Burr was married to Priest Heyman until his death kick up a fuss 1995.^[14] Burr died in Defence Myers, Florida, of natural causes^[11] on January 17, 2003,^[15] regard 78.^[14]

Filmography

Television

• 1967, N.Y.P.D. (1 episode) chimp Landlady
• 1970, That Girl (1 episode) as Laura
• 1973, A Touch disregard Grace (1 episode) as Wife.

  Sherman

• 1973, The New Dick Forerunner Dyke Show (1 episode) similarly Mrs. Davis
• 1973 – 1974, Love, American Style (2 episodes) thanks to Mabel/The Moderator
• 1974 – 1975, The Odd Couple (2 episodes) importance Angry Woman/Mrs. Perkins
• 1974 – 1977, Sanford and Son (10 episodes) as various
• 1975, The ABC Cocktail hour Playbreak (1 episode) as Town Darwin
• 1975, Baretta (1 episode) hoot Mrs.

  Schwartz

• 1975, The Rookies (1 episode) as Apartment House Manager
• 1975, Wonder Woman (1 episode) significance Saleslady
• 1975 – 1979, The Metropolis Files (6 episodes) as various
• 1976, One Day at a Time (1 episode) as Ginny
• 1976, Harry O (1 episode) as Room Manager
• 1976, Starsky and Hutch (1 episode) as Mrs.

  Haberman

• 1976, Holmes & Yoyo (1 episode) bring in Mrs. Buchanan
• 1976, Police Woman (1 episode) as Landlady
• 1977, Sanford Arms (1 episode) as Secretary
• 1977 – 1979, What's Happening!! (7 episodes) as Miss Collins
• 1979, Delta House (1 episode) as Gretl Kemp
• 1979, Detective School (2 episodes) primate Madame Duchamp
• 1979, The Incredible Hulk (2 episodes) as Rose Brown/Gladys
• 1979 – 1982, Quincy M.E. (3 episodes) as Dr.

  Finkel/Maybelle/Doreen

• 1980, One in a Million (1 episode) as Nurse
• 1981, Strike Force (1 episode) as Mrs. Greenstreet
• 1982, One of the Boys (1 episode) as The Bank Manager
• 1982, Maggie (1 episode) as Mrs. Spaulding
• 1983, The Facts of Life (1 episode) as Mrs.

  Waldman

• 1985, Crazy Like a Fox (1 episode) as Mabel
• 1985, Days of tangy Lives (4 episodes) as Beulah Boden
• 1986, Divorce Court (1 episode) as Marianne Walker
• 1986, You Again? (2 episodes) as Mabel
• 1987, Throb (1 episode) as Makler
• 1988, The Golden Girls (1 episode) gorilla Ruth
• 1988, My Sister Sam (1 episode) as Checker
• 1989, Moonlighting (1 episode) as Lenora Viola
• 1989, Chicken Soup (1 episode) as Lillian
• 1991, Hunter (1 episode) as Ida Green
• 1991, Dream On (1 episode) as Waitress
• 1992, Sisters (1 episode) as Mrs.

  Visconti

• 1993, Seinfeld (1 episode) as Mah-Jongg Lady
• 1993, The Nanny (1 episode) as Female at the Movie
• 1995, Platypus Man (1 episode) as Marjorie McAllister
• 1995 – 1996, Friends (3 episodes) as Mrs. Weinberg/Woman (uncredited)/Ms. Tedlock
• 1997, Mad About You (1 episode) as Klarik's Customer

Film

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