Bibi Besch
Bibi Besch | |
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Reichsgaue of the Ostmark (now Austria) | |
Died | September 7, 1996 , U.S. | (aged 54)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1954–1996 |
Spouse |
Donald B. Mathis
(m. 1965; div. 1973) |
Children | Samantha Mathis |
Parents |
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Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert; February 1, 1942 – September 7, 1996) was an Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of
Early life
Bibiana Maria Köchert was born in Vienna in 1942, the younger of two daughters born to theater actress Gusti Huber, who starred in German films during World War II, and Gotfrid Köchert, an Austrian racing driver, who served in the Wehrmacht. She had an elder sister, Christiana Barbara Köchert. Gusti and her two daughters remained in Vienna throughout World War II, immigrating to the United States after the war ended.[1]
Joseph Besch, a radio executive and former U.S. Army captain, married Huber, a divorcee, in 1946, and became Huber's daughters' stepfather; his stepchildren took his surname. Huber and Besch later had two children, born in the United States, Drea and Andrew, the half-siblings of Bibiana and Christiana.[2] She had a daughter, Samantha Mathis, also an actress.[3]
Career
Most of Besch's early TV experience came from years spent on New York-based daytime soap operas — The Secret Storm (1966), The Edge of Night (1969), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1973) and Somerset (1974). In later years she was seen in primetime soaps, such as Secrets of Midland Heights (1980), The Hamptons (1983), Dynasty (1984), Dallas (1985), Falcon Crest (1985-1986), Knots Landing (1989) and an episode of Melrose Place which aired on September 9, 1996, two days after her death.
Besch guest starred in a variety of television series, including Street Hawk, The Rockford Files, The Golden Girls, Murder, She Wrote, Backstairs at the White House, and It's Garry Shandling's Show. Having appeared on a 1979 episode of James Arness' western series, How the West Was Won, she reunited with him in the 1981 made-for-TV film McClain's Law which served as the two-hour debut episode of Arness' 1981–82 same-named police detective series.
She played
In 1992, she received an
Death
Bibi Besch died of
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Distance | Joanne Morse | |
1976 | Victory at Entebbe | German Woman | TV movie |
1977 | The Pack | Marge | |
1978 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Countess Lysandra Korischeva | Episode: The Madonna Caper |
1979 | Hardcore | Mary | |
1979 | The Promise | Dr. Faye Allison | |
1979 | Meteor | Helen Bradley | |
1981 | McClain's Law | Annie Lammon | TV movie |
1982 | The Beast Within | Caroline MacCleary | |
1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Dr. Carol Marcus | |
1983 | The Lonely Lady | Veronica Randall | |
1983 | The Day After | Eve Dahlberg | TV movie |
1983 | Likely Stories, Vol. 3 | Beth Warner | |
1984 | Cagney & Lacey | Linda Carson | Episode: Matinee |
1986 | Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry | Doreen Delafield | TV movie |
1987 | Who's That Girl | Mrs. Worthington | |
1987 | He's My Girl | Marcia | |
1987 | Date with an Angel | Grace Sanders | |
1988 | Family Ties | Dr. Hewitt | |
1989 | Kill Me Again | Jack's Secretary | |
1989 | The Golden Girls | Helen Budd | Episode: Sick and Tired (part 2) |
1989 | Steel Magnolias | Belle Marmillion | |
1990 | Night Court | Mrs. Rollins | |
1990 | Tremors | Megan as The Doctor's Wife | |
1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Nancy Lovell | |
1991 | Lonely Hearts | Maria Wilson | |
1992 | Doing Time on Maple Drive | Lisa Carter | TV movie |
1992–1993 | Northern Exposure | Jane O'Connell | 2 Episodes: "Burning Down the House" and "Grosse Pointe, 48230" |
1995 | My Family | Mrs. Gillespie | |
1999 | California Myth | Harriet | (final film role) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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1984 | 4th Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
1992 | 44th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
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Nominated | |
1993 | 45th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
References
- ^ "BIBI BESCH, APPEARED IN TV ROLES". Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2015. [when accessed on August 4, 2020, this link was no longer active]
- ^ Profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine AmericanHeritage.com; accessed November 3, 2015. [when accessed on August 4, 2020, this link was no longer active]
- ^ a b Van Gelder, Lawrence (September 14, 1996). "Bibi Besch, 54, Dies; TV and Film Actress And a Force in Guild". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
- Bibi Besch at IMDb
- Bibi Besch at AllMovie