American actress
Julie Cobb (born 1947) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Lee J. Cobb.
Early life
Cobb was born in Los Angeles , California , to a Jewish family.[ 2] [ 3] Her parents were actor Lee J. Cobb and actress Helen Beverley .[ 4] She went to Beverly Hills High School and attended San Francisco State College for two years. Before she became an actress, she was a receptionist, taught English in Mexico City, and for a few months worked as a Playboy bunny .[ 1]
Career
Cobb's career, which lasted over 40 years, mostly consisted of guest appearances on television shows. Her first credited role was in an episode of Star Trek entitled "By Any Other Name ", which was first broadcast on February 23, 1968. (She was the only female Redshirt to be killed in the original series.) She appeared on Gunsmoke (1974), Season 20, Ep 13, "The Colonel", as a daughter painfully reuniting with her father, a once proud military officer. The Colonel was portrayed by Julie Cobb's real life father, actor Lee J. Cobb. She appeared on The Brady Bunch (1971), Season 2, Ep 18, "Our Son The Man", as Greg Brady's high school love interest. She appeared in a first season episode of Little House on the Prairie. Cobb played the matriarch of the Pembroke family in the first season of the sitcom Charles in Charge and also appeared on the short-lived series The D.A.
Her film career has included roles in The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974), Just You and Me, Kid (1979), The Runnin' Kind (1989), Lisa (1990), Defending Your Life (1991) and Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995). She also appeared in the TV movie versions of Salem's Lot (1979) and Brave New World (1980). As a stage actress, she won the L.A. Drama Critics Award for her role in a stage production of Arthur Miller 's play After the Fall .[citation needed ]
Personal life
Cobb married actor James Cromwell on May 29, 1986; he filed for a divorce in 2005.[ 5]
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1968
Star Trek
Yeoman Thompson
"By Any Other Name "
1970
Love, American Style
Valerie
segment "Love and the Pen Pals"
1970
Bracken's World
Girl in Club
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
young girl
1971
The Brady Bunch
The Girl
1971
The D.A.
Katy Benson, Katy, Public Defender Katherine Benson
6 ep.
1972
Sarge
Milly
1973
Cannon
Amy Gladstone
1973
The Waltons
Sue Cooper
1974
The Death Squad
Sharon
TV movie
1974
Dirty Sally
Melinda
1974
The Second Coming of Suzanne
Stewardess
Film
1973–1974
Gunsmoke
Anne Ludley, Minnie Nolen
2 ep.
1974
Petrocelli
Millie Conway
1975
Little House on the Prairie
Trudy Coulter
1975
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Steffie Rhodes
1975
Medical Story
1976
State Fair
Karen
TV movie
1976
The Quest
Lucy Braxton
1977
The Fantastic Journey
Andrea
1977
A Year at the Top
Trish
1977
Rosetti and Ryan
Kelly
1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man
Katy Benson
TV movie
1978
CHiPs
Juliet
1978
Fantasy Island
Florence Stouton
1978
Steel Cowboy
Gloria
TV movie
1978
The Incredible Hulk
Jill Norton
1979
Kaz
1979
Just You and Me, Kid
Dr. Nancy Faulkner
Film
1979
Lou Grant
Barbara Benedict
1979
Salem's Lot
Bonnie Sawyer
TV miniseries 2 ep.
1980
Hart to Hart
Scottie McClain
1980
Brave New World
Linda Lysenko
TV movie
1980
To Find My Son
Connie Marx
TV movie
1981
Ladies' Man
Sheila Thackeray
1981
Riker
Janis
1981
Ramblin' Man
Nancy
1982
Knots Landing
1982
Insight
Laurie
1983
Uncommon Valor
Karen Merritt
1983
The Mississippi
1983
Tucker's Witch
Natalie Gorman
1984–1985
Charles in Charge
Jill Pembroke
22 episodes
1985
MacGruder and Loud
Olivia
1985
T. J. Hooker
Martha Kenter
1986
St. Elsewhere
Mrs. Moynihan
1986
MacGyver
Susan Cooper
1986
Matlock
Janice Pearson
1987
Family Ties
Maureen Keaton
2 ep.
1987
Designing Women
Janet Shackleford
2 ep.
1987
Starman
Joanna Daniels Kendall
1987
Baby Girl Scott
Robin
TV movie
1987
Newhart
Leah Myers
1987
Jake and the Fatman
Ellen Gregg
1988
Our House
Charlotte
1985–1988
Magnum P.I.
Magnum's Cousin Karen, Karen
3 eps.
1987–1989
Growing Pains
Grace Thornton, Gracie Thornton, Mrs.Dufelder
4 eps.
1989
Heartbeat
Beverly
1989
Duet
Annette
1989
The Robert Guillaume Show
Lisa
1989
The Runnin' Kind
Aunt Barbara
Film
1989
Lisa
Mrs. Marks
Film
1989
Doogie Howser M.D.
Lauren Aaron
1990
Life Goes On
Marina Maxwell
1991
Defending Your Life
Tram Guide
Film
1991
Wildest Dreams
TV movie
1992
Reasonable Doubts
Barbara Lake
1993
Civil Wars
Jo Ann Reiman
1993
Brooklyn Bridge
Alice, Aunt Alice
2 eps.
1994
Home Improvement
Francine
1994
Beverly Hills, 90210
Group Leader
1992–1995
Hearts Afire
Diandra
2 eps.
1995
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
DuBois' Psychiatrist
Film
1995
Partners
Mrs. Blumenthal
1995
Land's End
Leigh Breck
1995
Present Tense, Past Perfect
TV movie
1995
New York Daze
1996
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Sally Reynolds
1996
Chicago Hope
Joanna-Sutton's ex #1
1997
Moloney
Dr. Jenny Russell
1998
Silk Stalkings
Victoria Bradford
1999
Family Law
Marilyn Reston
2002
ER
Dr. Felicia Kind
2002
Days of Our Lives
Carol Burns
2002–2004
Judging Amy
Attorney Denise Thebault, Mrs. Grandson's Attorney
2 eps.
2007
The Happiest Day of His Life
Ms. Jacob's
Film
2007
The Circuit
2010
Jelly
Marie Woods
Film
2015
Almost Midnight
Grandma
Short
2017–2018
Whatta Lark
Diane Revere
5 eps.
2020
Teenage Bounty Hunters
Mother
References
^ a b Kleiner, Dick (December 24, 1971). "Follows Dad's Footsteps" . The Town Talk . Alexandria, Louisiana. p. 42. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Vernon Scott (January 4, 1976). "Bicentennial a 'very special event" for actor Lee J. Cobb" . The Pittsburgh Press . Retrieved March 24, 2009 .
^ Dewey, Donald (February 18, 2014). Lee J. Cobb: Characters of an Actor . Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-8772-5 .
^ Simonson, Robert (July 26, 2011). "Helen Beverley, Yiddish Theatre Actress, Dies at 94" . Playbill.com . Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011 .
^ "James Cromwell files for divorce" . People . Associated Press. January 14, 2005. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2022 .
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