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Barbara Bosson
Acting

Barbara Bosson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-11-01,Charleroi, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Last Starfighter

6.6

The Last Starfighter
1984-07-13

3.7

Imps*
1983-12-12

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours

6

Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours
1976-10-27

The Impatient Heart

0

The Impatient Heart
1971-10-08

Calendar Girl Murders

4.6

Calendar Girl Murders
1984-04-08

Supermom's Daughter

0

Supermom's Daughter
1987-02-18

Your Alcohol I.Q.

0

Your Alcohol I.Q.
1988-01-01

5.9

Petulia
1968-06-10

6.768

Capricorn One
1977-12-10

6

Mame
1974-03-07

5.9

Hostage Flight
1985-11-17

The Bunny Years

2

The Bunny Years
1999-12-07

5.4

Poison Candy
1989-10-19

6

The Love God?
1969-08-01

The Abduction of Allison Tate

0

The Abduction of Allison Tate
1986-10-03

Jury Duty: The Comedy

1

Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990-01-14

A Session with the Committee

0

A Session with the Committee
1969-08-11

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer

0

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
1997-05-25

Murder, She Wrote

7.547

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

7.11

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

7.8

Murder One
1995-09-20

Alias Smith and Jones

6.9

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

6.7

Mannix
1967-09-16

Hill Street Blues

7.6

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

7.8

Emergency!
1972-01-22

Crazy like a Fox

7.1

Crazy like a Fox
1984-12-30

6.222

Hooperman
1987-09-23

4

Cop Rock
1990-09-26

Richie Brockelman, Private Eye

5

Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
1978-03-17

0

Delvecchio
1976-09-09

6.988

NYPD Blue
1993-09-21

McMillan & Wife

6.9

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

McMillan & Wife

6.9

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

6.9

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967-02-05

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.886

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-01-03

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-09-12