Sarah Kennedy | |
Alias: | Sarah Kennedy Roth[1] |
Birth Date: | 27 January 1948 |
Birth Place: | Coquille, Oregon, U.S. |
Height: | 5inchesft2inchesin (ftin) |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 1971–1981, 2004 |
Spouse: | Edwin Morton Roth (1982 - ?) (divorced) |
Sarah Kennedy (born January 27, 1948)[2] is an American actress who appeared in many popular television shows during the 1970s and early 1980s, including Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. She was also an occasional guest on Match Game and The Tonight Show, and appeared in films such as The Telephone Book (1971) and The Working Girls (1974).
Born and raised in Coquille, Oregon,[3] where her father was a doctor, Kennedy knew she wanted to be an actress from age five.[4] Kennedy graduated from Coquille High School where she was a cheerleader and travelled around the country as a cheerleader clinic instructor.[1] She attended Oregon State University and San Francisco State University, majoring in English and dance,[3] and her first job was as a receptionist at a talent agency in New York City, which led to many commercial and acting roles.[3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1971 | The Telephone Book | Alice | Comedy film written and directed by Nelson Lyon | [5] [6] [7] |
1974 | The Working Girls | Honey | Exploitation film written and directed by Stephanie Rothman | [8] [9] |
1976 | Sammy Somebody | Crime and drama film directed by Joseph Adler | [10] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1972 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Miss Moscrip | Episode: "Operation: Mr. Felix" (S 1:Ep 20) | |
Banyon | Susie | Episode: "The Decent Thing to Do" (S 1:Ep 1–Pilot) | ||
1972–73 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Various characters | Contract role: Last season | |
1973 | Love, American Style | Beebe | Episode: "Love and the Singing Suitor / Love and the Unmarriage / Love and the Wee He" (S 4:Ep 17) | |
Episode: "Love and the Mind Reader / Love and the Mr. and Mrs. / Love and the Soap Opera" (S 4:Ep 22) | ||||
Bachelor-at-Law | Ellen Brandon | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Jay Sandrich | [11] | |
Love, American Style | Mimi Holloway | Episode: "Love and the Comedienne / Love and the Lie / Love and the Lifter / Love and the Suspicious Husband" (S 5:Ep 2) | ||
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Beryl | Episode: "Open Marriage/Closed Mind" (S 1:Ep 5) | ||
1973–74 | Emergency +4 | Sally and Carol Harper | Contract role: 2 seasons in production and 1 in rerun | |
1973–75 | Bailey's Comets | Bunny | Contract role: Second season consisted entirely of reruns | |
1974 | Dirty Sally | Episode: "All That Glitters" (S 1:Ep 7) | ||
ABC Afterschool Special | Little Red | Episode: "The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head" (S 2:Ep 6) | ||
1975 | The Oddball Couple | voice | Contract role | |
1977 | Future Cop | Marge | Episode: "Girl on the Ledge" (S 1:Ep 3) | |
1979 | Barnaby Jones | Cleo da Vinci | Episode: "The Medium" (S 7:Ep 13) | |
1980 | Willow B: Women in Prison | Sabrina Reynolds | Pilot | |
Nobody's Perfect | Marlene | Episode: "Hart in Jail" (S 1:Ep 8) | ||
1981 | Laverne & Shirley | Episode: "Born Too Late" (S 6:Ep 9) | ||
Barney Miller | Spec. Alice Grant | Episode: "Games" (S 8:Ep 6) | ||