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Barbara Bosson

Barbara Bosson

Barbara Bosson, who earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance on Murder One (1995), was raised in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, a small coal-mining town about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. When she was a teenager, she and her family moved to Florida, where she attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport. After graduation, she was accepted into the Drama Department of Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Mellon). When Bosson learned the tuition would be too great a burden on her parents, she instead moved to New York. She supported herself in a variety of jobs -- secretary, television production assistant, Playboy Bunny, etc. -- while studying acting with Milton Katselas and Herbert Berghof, and musical comedy with Word Baker. Six years later, Bosson reevaluated her prospects while working as a secretary for ACT (the American Conservatory Theater). She spoke frequently with various drama department heads, including Earl Gister, head of Carnegie Tech's Drama Department. Deciding it wasn't too late to pursue her dream, she asked Gister for an audition. He agreed. Bosson can't remember her audition, but it convinced Gister to place her in the school and to assist her in finding scholarship money. So, at 26, she became Carnegie Tech's oldest freshman. While attending Carnegie Tech, Bosson met her future husband, Steven Bochco (whom she would not marry until years later), and fellow Hill Street Blues (1981) stars Bruce Weitz and Charles Haid. On a summer break from Carnegie Tech, she landed a job in San Francisco with the improvisational group, "The Committee". With Gister's blessing, she stayed with the group and performed with them for three years. Bosson is a five-time Emmy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series for her portrayal of "Fay Furillo" in the Emmy Award-winning series, Hill Street Blues (1981). An innovative cook, Bosson raised her own herbs and vegetables. She enjoyed skiing, doing crossword puzzles and dancing. Bosson also hated dieting, which she had done unsuccessfully for 25 years. Bosson had two children with Bochco and resided in Los Angeles.

Personal information

Birthday

1939-11-01

Birth Place

Charleroi, Pennsylvania, United States

Movies and TV shows :

A Session with the Committee

A Session with the Committee

1969

0.0

Movie
poster

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

6.9

TV
Calendar Girl Murders

Calendar Girl Murders

1984

4.5

Movie
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977

6.8

Movie
poster

Cop Rock

1990

4.0

TV
poster

Crazy like a Fox

1984

7.1

TV
poster

Delvecchio

1976

0.0

TV
poster

Emergency!

1972

7.8

TV
poster

Hill Street Blues

1981

7.6

TV
poster

Hooperman

1987

6.1

TV
Hostage Flight

Hostage Flight

1985

5.9

Movie
Imps*

Imps*

1983

3.9

Movie
poster

Ironside

1967

6.9

TV
Jury Duty: The Comedy

Jury Duty: The Comedy

1990

1.0

Movie
poster

L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
Little Sweetheart

Little Sweetheart

1989

5.4

Movie
poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

7.0

TV
Mame

Mame

1974

6.0

Movie
poster

Mannix

1967

6.7

TV
poster

McMillan & Wife

1971

7.3

TV
poster

Murder One

1995

7.8

TV
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
poster

NYPD Blue

1993

7.0

TV
Petulia

Petulia

1968

5.9

Movie
poster

Richie Brockelman, Private Eye

1978

5.0

TV
Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

1976

6.0

Movie
poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

7.9

TV
Supermom's Daughter

Supermom's Daughter

1987

0.0

Movie
The Abduction of Allison Tate

The Abduction of Allison Tate

1986

0.0

Movie
The Bunny Years

The Bunny Years

1999

0.0

Movie
The Impatient Heart

The Impatient Heart

1971

0.0

Movie
The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

1984

6.6

Movie
The Love God?

The Love God?

1969

6.0

Movie
poster

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1967

6.9

TV
Your Alcohol I.Q.

Your Alcohol I.Q.

1988

0.0

Movie