Sheree North(1932-2005)
- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Sheree North was born on 17 January 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Breakout (1975), Lawman (1971) and The Shootist (1976). She was married to Phillip Alan Norman, Dr. Gerhardt Ralph Sommer, John M. "Bud" Freeman and Frederick Arnold Bessire Jr.. She died on 4 November 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total
Actress
Additional Crew
Soundtrack
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show8.3TV Series
- performer: "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (uncredited)
- 1974
- The Best Things in Life Are Free6.0
- performer: "Button Up Your Overcoat", "The Best Things in Life Are Free", "Black Bottom", "Birth of the Blues"
- 1956
- Alternative names
- Sherree Bessire
- Height
- 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Born
- Died
- November 4, 2005
- Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from cancer surgery)
- SpousesPhillip Alan NormanFebruary 6, 2003 - November 4, 2005 (her death)
- ChildrenDawn Jeanette Bessire
- ParentsRichard Francis Crang
- Other worksStage: Appeared (as "Martha Mills") in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Book by Jerome Weidman, based on his novel. Music / lyrics by Harold Rome. Musical Director / Vocal Arrangements by Lehman Engel. Music orchestrated by Sid Ramin. Dance music / incidental music arranged by Peter Howard. Musical Staging by Herbert Ross. Directed by Arthur Laurents. Shubert Theatre (moved to The Broadway Theatre from 1 Oct 1962-close): 22 Mar 1962-8 Dec 1962 (300 performances + 2 previews). Cast: Lillian Roth (as "Mrs. Bogen"), Marilyn Cooper, Elliott Gould (as "Harry Bogen"), Jack Kruschen, Harold Lang, Ken Le Roy, Bambi Linn (as "Blanche Bushkin", Barbra Streisand (as "Miss Marmelstein"), Francine Bond, Kelly Brown, Ed Collins, Wilma Curley, Steve Curry, Marion Fels, Martha Gathright, Don Grilley, James Hickman, Luba Lisa, Barbara Monte, Jack Murray, William Reilly, Stanley Simmonds, William Sumner, Pat Turner, Edward Verso. Produced by David Merrick. NOTE: Filmed as I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951).
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- TriviaBest-known in later years for her prolific television work, she played Lou Grant's spunky girlfriend on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and was Kramer's mom on Seinfeld (1989), who was the first to announce his first name to fans: "Cosmo". She also earned Emmy nominations for appearances on Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979).
- Quotes[in a 1983 interview] There's still the same reaction when producers hear my name. They remember me as the blond who was to have taken over from Marilyn Monroe.
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