Carol Ann Susi
Carol Ann Susi | |
---|---|
Born | Saint Charles Cemetery | February 2, 1952
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1974–2014 |
Carol Ann Susi (February 2, 1952 – November 11, 2014) was an American actress whose career spanned 40 years. Her best known roles were probably her first and last; she debuted as the recurring character of semi-competent but likable intern Monique Marmelstein on Kolchak: The Night Stalker. More than three decades and countless supporting roles later, her level of celebrity was elevated for having provided the voice of recurring off-screen character Mrs. Wolowitz, mother of Howard Wolowitz, on the television series The Big Bang Theory.[3][4][5]
Career
Susi made her first on-screen appearance in
Personal life
Susi was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1952 to an Italian-American family.[1][9] She graduated from Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn in 1970.[10] She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s.[1]
Death
Susi died of cancer on November 11, 2014, in
Filmography
Film
Film | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1984 | Love Scenes | Susan | |
1987 | Outrageous Fortune | Receptionist | |
The Secret of My Success | Jean | Credited as Carol-Ann Susi | |
1989 | Blood Red | Segestra Daughter #1 | |
Wedding Band | Angela | ||
Sea of Love | Additional voice | ||
1990 | My Blue Heaven | Filomena | |
Masters of Menace | Candy Colletti | ||
1992 | Death Becomes Her | Psychiatric Patient | |
1993 | Under Investigation | Neighbor | |
1996 | Qiana | Waitress | Short film |
Edie & Pen | Irma | ||
Wedding Bell Blues | Aunt Anash | ||
The Cottonwood | |||
1997 | Eat Your Heart Out | Cynthia | |
1998 | Mafia! | Clamato's Wife | |
Waiting for Woody | Short film | ||
2000 | The Amati Girls | Ticket Seller | |
Tempest Eye | Monique | ||
2001 | Cats & Dogs | Sophie's Sister | |
2002 | Duty Dating | Seminar Woman | |
2006 | Coffee Date | Diana's Assistant | |
2008 | Red Velvet | Mother | |
2011 | Just Go with It | Mrs. Maccabee | |
2014 | A Life, Taken | Ms. Mancuso | Short film Final film role |
Television
Television | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Monique Marmelstein | 3 episodes |
Crackle of Death | Monique Marmelstein | TV movie Segment: "Firefall" | |
1975 | McCoy | Episode 1: "The Big Ripoff | |
McMillan & Wife | Luana / Waitress not Laura | 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode | |
1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | Waitress | Episode: "Part V: Chapter 7" |
1981 | Leave 'em Laughing | Gina | TV movie |
1987 | My Sister Sam | Marsha Hammer | Season 1 episode 14: "Go Crazy" |
Simon & Simon | Doreen | Carol-Ann Susi Season 7 episode 1: "New Cop in Town" | |
Jake and the Fatman | Sally | Credited as Carolann Susi Season 1 episode 11: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | |
1989 | Married to the Mob | Marilyn | TV short |
Who's the Boss? | Ginger | Season 6 episode 3: "In Your Dreams" | |
1989-1990 | Generations | Thelma | 8 episodes Credit only - 5 episodes |
1990 | Growing Pains | Norma | Season 5 episode 16: "The Home Show" |
Night Court | Mara Bernstein | Season 7 episode 21: "My Three Dads" | |
Head of the Class | Nurse Lemas | Season 5 episode 7: "Billy's Big One" | |
Adam-12 | Vicki | Also known as The New Adam-12 Season 1 episode 6: "Vigilante" | |
Married People | Gloria | Episode 9: "Term Paper" | |
Doner | Berlinetti | TV movie | |
1990–1993 | Murphy Brown | Woman Checker / Secretary #37 | 2 episodes |
1991 | Cheers
|
Angeline | Season 9 episode 13: "Honor Thy Mother |
Doogie Howser, M.D. | Psychic | Season 2 episode 23: "Doogie's Wager" | |
1992 | Seinfeld | Carrie | Episode: "The Boyfriend" |
Bob | Debra | Season 1 episode 6: "P.C. or Not P.C." | |
A Different World | Desk Sergeant | Season 6 episode 10: "Faith, Hope, and Charity: Part 2" | |
Mad About You | Female Passenger | 2 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode (clip show) | |
1993 | Blossom | Nun | Season 3 episode 19: "The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men" |
Good Advice | Patient | Season 1 episode 4: "The Kiss" | |
1994 | NYPD Blue | Connie | Season 1 episode 14: "Jumpin' Jack Fleishman" |
Big Daddy's Barbeque | Deirdre | TV movie | |
1995 | Pointman | Pageant Director Miss Sloane | Season 2 episode 7: "Here She Comes, Miss Murder" |
1995–1996 | Married... with Children | Frannie | 3 episodes |
1996 | The Home Court | Connie | Episode 11: "Touched by an Anger" |
ER
|
Pregnant Alien-Abductee | Season 2 episode 15: "Baby Shower" | |
1996–1997 | Something So Right | Gracie/Grace | 8 episodes |
1997 | Fired Up | Meat Selling Woman | Season 1 episode 1: "Pilot" |
1998 | Just Shoot Me! | Mrs. Boukidis | Season 2 episode 13: "Pass the Salt" |
Oh Baby | Felicia | Season 1 episode 2: "Picking a Donor" | |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
|
Doris | Season 3 episode 1: "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Season Opener" | |
Becker | Mrs. Marino | Season 1 episode 2: "Take These Pills and Shove 'Em" | |
USA High | Mrs. Lazzarini | Season 1 episode 75: "Goodbye Lazz" | |
1999 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Third Pigeon | Voice Season 3 episode 5: "The Happy Prince" |
2000 | City Guys | Surly Woman | Season 4 episode 18: "Who Da Man?" |
2000-2005 | The King of Queens | Florist/ Service Counter Manager / Mrs. Deluca | 3 episodes |
2001 | Rude Awakening | Brandy | Season 3 episode 19: "Dawg Daze Afternoon" |
That's Life | Tessie Dalton | Season 1 episode 18: "Miracle at the Cucina" | |
Six Feet Under | Pauline Romano | Season 1 episode 3: "The Foot" | |
2004 | Just Desserts | Mrs. Guzzi | TV movie |
The Drew Carey Show | Doris | Season 9 episode 20: "Liar Liar House on Fire" | |
2005 | McBride: It's Murder, Madam | Helen | TV movie |
Out of Practice | Susy | 2 episodes | |
2006 | Love, Inc. | Gwen | Episode 13: "Grace Under Fire" |
That '70s Show | Receptionist | 2 episodes | |
2007 | Journeyman | Episode 7: "Double Down" | |
2007–2014; 2017 | The Big Bang Theory | Debbie Wolowitz
|
40 episodes |
2008 | Ugly Betty | Mrs. Galeano | |
Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Borsokowski | Season 5 episode 4: "Brave New World" | |
2010 | 'Til Death | Marjorie Putnam | Season 4 episode 12: "Snore Loser" |
2012 | Robot and Monster | Katie | Season 2 episode 3: "How to Train Your Marf/Blinking Light" |
2019 | Young Sheldon | Debbie Wolowitz | Voice Archived recording Season 2 episode 22: "A Swedish Science Thing and the Equation for Toast" |
Video games
Video games | |||
---|---|---|---|
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2008 | CSI: NY | Doris Brown / Pamela Ross | Voice |
2010 | Mafia II | Cleaning Lady / Maria Agnello | Voice |
References
- ^ a b c Hughes, Jason (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's' Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead at 62". The Wrap. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "Big Bang Theory actress dies at 62". The Globe and Mail. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- Contra Costa Times. p. 2A. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ Salem, Rob (January 24, 2009). "Nerd herd doing a bang-up job". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ Owen, Rob (March 16, 2012). "TV Q&A with Rob Owen". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- Lewiston Evening Journal. p. 21. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ Drake, Sylvie (September 16, 1988). "'Ladies' Room' Lives Up to Expectations of Racy Domain". Los Angeles Times. p. C6. Retrieved June 2, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Collins, Scott (December 19, 1995). "Ollstein's 'Pot Roast' Is Rich in Flavor". Los Angeles Times. p. F8. Retrieved June 2, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead". Deadline. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "FDR High School is Turning 50! Here Are Some Alumni You Should Know About". May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's MRS. Wolowitz, Dead". November 12, 2014.
- ^ Swift, Andy (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, Voice Behind Big Bang Theory's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead at 62". TV Line. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ISBN 9780786479924. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fowle, Kyle (February 19, 2015). "The Big Bang Theory: "The Comic Book Store Regeneration"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
External links
- Carol Ann Susi at IMDb