Actress
The Resume
(August 15, 1923- )
Birth name is Rose Marie Mazetta
Best known for portraying Sally Rogers on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'
Acted in 'Lost & Found' (1999), 'Sandman' (1993), 'Witchboard' (1986), 'Cheaper to Keep Her' (1980), 'Lunch Wagon' (1980), 'Honey Cup' (1975), 'Memory of Us' (1974), 'Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title' (1966), 'Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round' (1966), 'Big Beat' (1958) and 'Top Banana' (1954)
Portrayed Mitzi Balzer on 'Hardball,' Mrs. Edna Bracken on 'Scorch,' Myrna Gibbons on 'The Doris Day Show' and Bertha on 'My Sister Eileen'
Toured with 'Bye Bye Birdie' and 'Call Me Madam'
Why she might be annoying
She gained a ton of weight (literally 100s of pounds).
She is typecast as the spinster.
She began her career as 'Baby Rose Marie' at age three
She was known as 'Baby Rose Marie' until she was fifteen.
Her trademark is wearing a bow in her hair.
She was a regular on 'Hollywood Squares.'
She was nominated for three Emmys but never won one.
She hasn't changed her hair-do in half a century.
Why she might not be annoying
She was widowed at 43 and never remarried.
She replaced Sylvia Miles who was in the 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' pilot.
She was one of the headliners to open the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
By coincidence, she was born the day the Broadway musical 'Rose-Marie' opened.
At 80, she was asked if she was ready to retire from show business and said: 'I've been in show business my whole life. Why start something new now?'
Her career virtually vanished in the 40's and 50's until it was revived by 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
She's been an entertainer for almost 80 years.
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 30 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 138 Votes: 47.10% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 148 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 308 Votes: 42.21% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 57 Votes: 35.09% Annoying
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