Barbara Bosson
Biography: Barbara Bosson, who earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance on Murder One (1995), was raised in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, a small coal-mining town about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. When she was a teenager, she and her family moved to Florida, where she attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport. After graduation, she was accepted into the Drama Department of Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Mellon). When Bosson learned the tuition would be too great a burden on her parents, she instead moved to New York. She supported herself in a variety of jobs -- secretary, television production assistant, Playboy Bunny, etc. -- while studying acting with Milton Katselas and Herbert Berghof, and musical comedy with Word Baker. Six years later, Bosson reevaluated her prospects while working as a secretary for ACT (the American Conservatory Theater). She spoke frequently with various drama department heads, including Earl Gister, head of Carnegie Tech's Drama Department. Deciding it wasn't too late to pursue her dream, she asked Gister for an audition. He agreed. Bosson can't remember her audition, but it convinced Gister to place her in the school and to assist her in finding scholarship money. So, at 26, she became Carnegie Tech's oldest freshman. While attending Carnegie Tech, Bosson met her future husband, Steven Bochco (whom she would not marry until years later), and fellow Hill Street Blues (1981) stars Bruce Weitz and Charles Haid. On a summer break from Carnegie Tech, she landed a job in San Francisco with the improvisational group, "The Committee". With Gister's blessing, she stayed with the group and performed with them for three years. Bosson is a five-time Emmy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series for her portrayal of "Fay Furillo" in the Emmy Award-winning series, Hill Street Blues (1981). An innovative cook, Bosson raised her own herbs and vegetables. She enjoyed skiing, doing crossword puzzles and dancing. Bosson also hated dieting, which she had done unsuccessfully for 25 years. Bosson had two children with Bochco and resided in Los Angeles.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 01, 1939
Deathday: February 18, 2023
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The Last Starfighter
1984-07-13
The Last Starfighter
Overview: Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering the video game The Last Starfighter, only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-13
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Imps*
1983-12-12
Imps*
Overview: Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not so very far away, a witty group of actors with 38 EMMY Nominations, 3 Academy Award nominations, and 8 Golden Globe nominations, along with 4 Playmates and a Penthouse Pet, came together in a burst of comic frenzy and created imps*.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-12
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Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976-10-27
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
Overview: A young private detective takes on his first case, a young woman with amnesia who doesn't know why a gunman is trying to kill her but believes she might be involved in a murder.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-27
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The Impatient Heart
1971-10-07
The Impatient Heart
Overview: A social worker has problems in her private life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-07
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Calendar Girl Murders
1984-04-08
Calendar Girl Murders
Overview: During the launch party of a nude calendar, one of the models is thrown to her death by a black gloved killer. When the killer begins to strike again, going in the order of the calendar itself, a hard nosed cop realizes that he needs to solve the mystery, or risk all of the models ending up in the morgue!
Genres: Crime Mystery TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-08
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Supermom's Daughter
1987-02-18
Supermom's Daughter
Overview: A career driven mother and her daughter don't see eye to eye when it comes to the daughter's future plans.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-18
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Your Alcohol I.Q.
1988-01-01
Your Alcohol I.Q.
Overview: Just how much do you know about alcohol consumption? Take this video quiz to find out!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Petulia
1968-06-10
Petulia
Overview: Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow, they must decide what it is they truly want.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-06-10
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Capricorn One
1977-12-10
Capricorn One
Overview: In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-10
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Mame
1974-03-07
Mame
Overview: The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-07
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Hostage Flight
1985-11-17
Hostage Flight
Overview: A plane is hijacked and bound for London. Once the terrorists begin killing hostages, the passengers take matters into their own hands.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-17
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The Bunny Years
1999-12-07
The Bunny Years
Overview: A documentary based on former Playboy Bunny Kathryn Leigh Scott's book of the same name. The book and the documentary feature many interviews with former Bunnies on their experiences of working as cottontails in the Playboy Clubs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-07
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Little Sweetheart
1989-10-19
Little Sweetheart
Overview: A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-19
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The Love God?
1969-08-01
The Love God?
Overview: Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who turns it into a girlie mag, making it a massive financial success. After Peacock and the magazine are taken to court on obscenity charges, he unwillingly becomes a reluctant hero and ends up a swinging libertine.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-08-01
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The Abduction of Allison Tate
1986-10-03
The Abduction of Allison Tate
Overview: When wealthy real estate developer Richard Tate seizes land belonging to a Native American tribe for his next construction project, a group of young men from the tribe decide to kidnap Tate's daughter Allison as a means of persuading her father to abandon the project and return their land. As time drags on with no resolution in sight, Allison begins to sympathize with the plight of her captors and joins them in their fight against her father.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-03
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Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990-01-14
Jury Duty: The Comedy
Overview: Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from Trout Industries. A decidedly mixed bag of jurors are chosen to serve on the case, including Eddie, a waiter; Rita, a high-priced call girl; Phil, a high-powered businessman; and Abby, a rabble rousing ex-hippie. When the star witness, the voluptuous Hope Hathaway, takes the stand, she startles everyone with her stories of Sanford's Lothario-esque conquests. Suddenly, the unassuming Sanford is a celebrity heartthrob and he finds himself in headlines and gossip columns across the country. Due to the case's growing notoriety, the judge sequesters the jury. And things start to get wild...
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-14
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A Session with the Committee
1969-08-11
A Session with the Committee
Overview: A Session with the Committee
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-08-11
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