Dinah Manoff
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Dinah Manoff | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | January 25, 1956
Alma mater | Actors Studio |
Occupation(s) | Actress, television director |
Years active | 1975–present |
Spouses | Jean-Marc Joubert
(m. 1980; div. 1985)Arthur Mortell (m. 1997) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Arnold Manoff Lee Grant |
Dinah Manoff (born January 25, 1956)
Early life
Manoff was born in New York City to actress, director, and writer Lee Grant and screenwriter Arnold Manoff.[2] Her half-brother, Tom Manoff, is the classical music critic for NPR's All Things Considered and a notable composer. Her stepfather is producer Joseph Feury.[2]
She spent her childhood and teenage years in New York City and Malibu, California. She attended the New Lincoln School and Santa Monica High School and later studied at the Actors Studio. Manoff is Jewish.[3]
Career
1970s
Manoff's first project was the animated independent film Everybody Rides the Carousel (1975), providing one of the voices. In 1976, she made her first television appearance on the PBS production of The Stronger. This was followed by a guest appearance on Welcome Back, Kotter in the episode "Sadie Hawkins Day", followed by an appearance in Visions. In 1977, she made a cameo appearance in her first TV movie, Raid on Entebbe.
In 1978, Manoff got the role of Elaine Dallas (née Lefkowitz) on the ABC sitcom Soap, and remained on the show until the end of the year. Manoff made her film debut in 1978 as Marty Maraschino, one of the Pink Ladies, in the movie version of Grease.[4][5]
1980s
In 1980, Manoff made her Broadway debut as Libby Tucker in
In 1985, Manoff portrayed songwriter Ellie Greenwich in the Broadway jukebox musical Leader of the Pack. In 1988, she played Maggie Peterson in Child's Play, the first character to be killed by the murderous, possessed doll Chucky. Manoff then started a seven-year stint as Carol Weston on the NBC sitcom Empty Nest, which was a spin off of The Golden Girls, a role for which she is best known on television, and appeared in every episode of the series. In 1989, Manoff appeared in minor roles in two films late in the year: Bloodhounds of Broadway and Staying Together.
1990s
In 1990, Manoff appeared in
In 1999, Manoff directed the 82nd episode of the television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch, titled "Prelude to a Kiss."
2000s–present
In 2000, Manoff appeared in the TV movie The Lost Child starring
In celebration of the poet
In 2010, Grease was released a second time as a sing-along. Coinciding with its release, Manoff appeared at the Seattle International Film Festival.
Personal life
Manoff is the daughter of actress
She was married to French designer Jean-Marc Joubert from 1980 to 1985.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Everybody Rides the Carousel | Stage 7 (voice) | Voice |
1976 | The Stronger | ||
1977 | Raid on Entebbe | Rachel Sager | |
1978 | Grease | Marty Maraschino | |
1980 | Ordinary People | Karen Aldrich | |
1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | Libby Tucker | |
1988 | Backfire | Jill Tyson | |
1988 | Child's Play | Maggie Peterson | |
1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Maude Miligan | |
1989 | Staying Together | Lois Cook | |
1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Evelyn Whittacher | |
2000 | The Amati Girls | Denise | |
2001 | Zigs
|
Marge | Alternative title: Double Down |
2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Herself | Documentary |
2008 | Bart Got a Room | Mrs. Goodson | |
2017 | Cult of Chucky | Maggie Peterson | Archive footage |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Charmaine | Episode: "Sadie Hawkins Day" |
1976 | Visions | Gisella Farkas | Episode: "The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike" |
1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Rachel Sager | Television movie |
1977 | Night Drive | Attendant's Girlfriend | Television movie (a.k.a. Night Terror) |
1977 | The Possessed | Celia | Television movie |
1978 | Family | Mara | Episode: "Sleeping Gypsy" |
1978 | Soap | Elaine Lefkowitz | 16 episodes |
1979 | $weepstake$ | Maggie | Episode: "Dewey and Harold and Sarah and Maggie" |
1979 | Lou Grant | Joanie Hume | Episode: Bomb" |
1979 | Mork & Mindy | Kathy | Episode: "Mork's Baby Blues" |
1981 | For Ladies Only | Mary Louise | Television movie |
1982 | Table Settings | Television movie | |
1984 | A Matter of Sex | Glennis | Television movie |
1984 | The Seduction of Gina | Mary | Television movie |
1984 | Celebrity | Missy Craymore | Miniseries |
1984 | Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | Priscilla Tirado | Television movie |
1984 | Night Court | Sister Sara | Episode: "The Nun" |
1984 | Hot Pursuit | Gillian | Episode: "Gillian" |
1984 | Cagney & Lacey | Jane Tanton | Episode: "Fathers & Daughters" |
1986 | Classified Love | Theresa Leonetti | Television movie |
1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Jenny Coopersmith | Episode: "Murder in a Minor Key" |
1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Franny | Episode: "Sirens" |
1987 | Brothers | Episode: "Las Vegas Serenade (Part 1)" | |
1988-1995 | Empty Nest | Carol Weston | 170 episodes |
1989 | The Cover Girl and the Cop | Denise Danielovitch | Television movie |
1990 | Babies | Laura | Television movie |
1991-1992 | The Golden Girls | Carol Weston | 2 episodes |
1992 | Maid for Each Other | Tibby Bloom | Television movie |
1992 | Nurses | Carol Weston | 2 episodes |
1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Kelly | Episode: "Newcomer" |
1995 | Touched by an Angel | Callie Martin | Episode: "Interview with an Angel" |
1995 | Sister, Sister | –
|
Director, Episode: "Weird Science" |
1996 | Cybill | Amy Fitzpatrick | 2 episodes |
1996 | Minor Adjustments | –
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Director, Episode: "My Fair Darby" |
1998 | George and Leo | Mary | Episode: "The Other Bookstore" |
1999 | Brother's Keeper | –
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Director, 3 episodes |
1999 | Movie Stars | –
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Director, 2 episodes |
1999 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | –
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Director, Episode: "Prelude to a Kiss" |
2000 | The Lost Child | Helen | Television movie |
2002 | State of Grace | Evelyn Rayburn | 38 episodes |
2003 | A Carol Christmas | Aunt Marla | Television movie |
References
- Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Morehouse, Rebecca. "She Belonged To New York But Fell Out of Love With It". The Virgin Islands Daily News. Saint Thomas. p. 10. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Dinah 'Ought To Be In Pictures'". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. September 16, 1981. pp. 6–7B. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Grease Actors Visit S.L." Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. June 12, 1978. p. C7. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the originalon September 30, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the originalon March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the originalon September 30, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Pilling, Nathan (January 9, 2017). "Bainbridge student killed in wreck while driving to WSU". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Shadler, Katie. "Dash Mortell impacted the lives around him". The Daily Evergreen. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links
- Dinah Manoff at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dinah Manoff at IMDb
- Dinah Manoff at AllMovie
- Dinah Manoff at Rotten Tomatoes