Nancy Dussault

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Nancy Dussault
Dussault in 2010
Born (1936-06-30) June 30, 1936 (age 87)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1961–present
Known for
Spouses
James Dunton Travis
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(m. 1958; div. 1982)​
Valentine Mayer
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(m. 1985)​

Nancy Dussault (born June 30, 1936)[1] is an American actress and singer.

She is best known for playing Muriel Rush in the sitcom

Tony Award
nominations.

Early life

Dussault was born in Pensacola, Florida. Her parents were George Adrian, a naval officer, and Sarah Isabel (née Seitz) Dussault.[citation needed]

Broadway

In 1962, Dussault stepped into the role of Maria in the

Gilbert & Sullivan NYC Company, directed by Dorothy Raedler, with such Metropolitan Opera singers as Nico Castel, Muriel Costa-Greenspon, and Frank Poretta, Sr. Dussault took over as the Witch in Into the Woods on Broadway (1987–1989). She had appeared twelve years earlier in the revue Side by Side by Sondheim
on Broadway. More recently she has appeared at The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco as Mrs Peachum in "Threepenny Opera" (1999) and as Toinette in Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid" (2007)

Film

In Arthur Hiller's 1979 film The In-Laws, she played Carol Kornpett, wife of Alan Arkin who played Sheldon S. Kornpett, D.D.S.

Television

On television, Dussault made guest appearances (primarily as a vocalist and dancer) on variety shows of the 1960s, including The Ed Sullivan Show, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Garry Moore Show. She was a regular on the 1970s series The New Dick Van Dyke Show and the long-running CBS game show Match Game.

Dussault played the pivotal character in the 1975 "The Courtesans" episode of Barney Miller (S1 E5), in which creator/producer Danny Arnold threatened to quit his own show if network censors removed a risque line. The resulting publicity over the x-rated episode ensured the series ratings survival, according to Hal Linden.[4]

Dussault guest-starred in an episode of the 1979

situation comedy Too Close for Comfort. She was part of the first anchor team of the ABC morning show Good Morning America, paired with David Hartman, when that show launched in 1975. Dussault was the first actress to portray the character of Theresa Stemple, the mother of character Jamie Stemple Buchman, in season one of the NBC TV series Mad About You. In January 1997, she played the mayor of Metropolis in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
("Lethal Weapon" – Season 4, Episode 12).

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1961 15th Tony Awards Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Do Re Mi
 Nominated
1965 19th Tony Awards Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Bajour
 Nominated

References

  1. ISBN 9780786421893
    .
  2. ISBN 1-57912-390-2
    , p. 87
  3. ^ 1965: Bucks County Playhouse Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Bucks County Playhouse official website (2009)
  4. ^ Harrington, Amy (July 2, 2013). "Hal Linden Actor, Min 30-34". Television Academy Foundation 'The Interviews'. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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Preceded by
None 		Good Morning America co-host
November 3, 1975–August 5, 1977
with David Hartman 		Succeeded by
Sandy Hill as David Hartman
's co-host from 1977 to 1980
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