Bobbi Jordan

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Bobbi Jordan
Born
Bobbi Carol Bartlett

July 11, 1937
Hardinsburg, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 2012(2012-11-09) (aged 75)
Encinitas, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesRoberta Carol Jordan
Bobbie Jordan
OccupationActress

Roberta Carol "Bobbi" Jordan (née Bartlett; July 11, 1937 – November 9, 2012) was an American actress whose television and film credits included the soap opera General Hospital and the 1974 musical film Mame.[1][2] Her name is sometimes seen as Bobbie Jordan.[3]

Early years

Jordan was born Bobbie Carol Bartlett and was raised in

talent agency.[1]

Acting

Jordan debuted as a series regular in a 1966 ABC television series, The Rounders,[1][2] in the role of Ada.[6]: 912  She also co-starred in the role of Tootsie Woodley in the CBS series Blondie, beginning in 1968.[6]

She later co-starred as Terri Webber Arnett, a singer and former

nightclub singer, on General Hospital during the mid-1970s.[1] She remained as a series regular on General Hospital from March 1976 until September 1977. Jordan was also a series regular in the role of Estelle on the short-lived CBS series Joe and Sons,[6]: 536  and she played Judy Overmeyer in the 1978–1979 NBC sitcom, Turnabout,[6]: 1113  written by Steven Bochco.[1][2]

She appeared in guest roles on

Ironside.[1][2]

Jordan pursued film roles as well. She was cast as a waitress in the 1967 film A Guide for the Married Man, starring Walter Matthau.[1] She also was featured in Mame, a 1974 musical starring Lucille Ball and Bea Arthur, as an Irish maid who ends up marrying Mame's ward, her nephew Patrick Dennis.[1]

She remained a stage actress throughout her career, including a leading role in the first national tour of the musical comedy Company, by Stephen Sondheim.[1] Her additional credits included South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, and Damn Yankees.

Death

Jordan died of a heart attack at her home in Encinitas, California on November 9, 2012, at the age of 75.[2] She was predeceased by her late husband of 43 years, television writer William "Bill" Jacobson (September 22, 1919 – July 19, 2011), whom she married on October 23, 1968.[7] Jacobson had been the lead writer for The Kate Smith Show in 1960.[1] She was survived by her son, screenwriter Jordan Roberts (born Bruce Robert Jordan on June 19, 1957), two grandchildren, Brandon and Cameron, and her stepdaughter, Jessie Jacobson.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barnes, Mike (November 26, 2012). "Actress Bobbi Jordan Dies at 75". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Actress Bobbi Jordan dies, Was former star of 'General Hospital'". Variety. November 26, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. ISBN 9780786479924
    . Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Kentucky Birth Certificate No. 056-27706.
  5. ^ Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper, September 26, 1950, Section 2, Page 6, citing Jefferson Circuit Court, File No. 323348.
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7
    .
  7. ^ Barnes, Mike (August 5, 2011). "Bill Jacobson, Comedy Writer From TV's Golden Era, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2012.

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