Cathy Lee Crosby
Cathy Lee Crosby (born December 2, 1944 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress who became known to a larger audience for her role as Wonder Woman in the television film of the same name.
Life
Cathy Lee Crosby was born in Los Angeles as the second child of three daughters. Her parents were also in the television business. Her father as a singer-songwriter, but also as a radio and television announcer in San Francisco , and her mother at RKO Pictures . She began playing tennis at the age of twelve and played twice as a professional player at Wimbledon . At the age of 23, Crosby ended her tennis career and focused on a life in the movie business .
She attended the University of Southern California and graduated in psychology in 1968 .
Career
Crosby started her acting career with minor roles in television series such as Your Appearance, Al Mundy , Emergency California and Barnaby Jones . She got her first supporting role in the crime film Mass Murder in San Francisco alongside Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern . In the United States, Crosby became known for her first leading role. She played the title heroine Wonder Woman in the television film of the same name . In the subsequent television series , she was replaced by Lynda Carter , who became world famous. From 1980 to 1984 she hosted the ABC series That’s Incredible! . This was followed by other leading and supporting roles in television films, as well as occasional guest appearances in television series.
Filmography (selection)
- 1968: Her Appearance, Al Mundy ( It Takes a Thief , TV series, an episode)
- 1972: Emergency California ( Emergency ! , TV series, one episode)
- 1972: Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD , TV series, one episode)
- 1973: Barnaby Jones (TV series, one episode)
- 1973: Cannon (TV series, one episode)
- 1973: Mass murder in San Francisco (The Laughing Policeman)
- 1974: Shaft (TV series, one episode)
- 1974: Wonder Woman (TV movie)
- 1975: The Night Stalker ( Kolchak: The Night Stalker , TV series, an episode)
- 1976: No mercy, Mr. Dee! (Trackdown)
- 1978: Coach
- 1978: Keefer (TV movie)
- 1979: The Dark
- 1979: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-0 , TV series, one episode)
- 1979–1986: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , television series, three episodes)
- 1980–1984: That's Incredible!
- 1980: Roughnecks (TV movie)
- 1982: World War III (TV movie)
- 1984: Hardcastle & McCormick ( Hardcastle and McCormick , TV series, two episodes)
- 1985: Finder of Lost Loves (TV series, one episode)
- 1985: tricks
- 1986: In the Cage of Horror ( Intimate Strangers , TV movie)
- 1986: Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
- 1983–1987: Hotel (TV series, three episodes)
- 1994: Torches in the Storm ( Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III , miniseries, three episodes)
- 1994: Untamed Love (TV movie)
- 1997: When the Cradle Falls (TV movie)
- 1997: The Hunt for the Treasure of Dos Santos ( Lost Treasure of Dos Santos , TV movie)
- 1999: A Memory in My Heart , TV movie
- 1999: Final Speed - Stop the Death Train! ( Final Run , TV movie)
- 2000: Touched by an Angel ( Touched By An Angel , television series, one episode)
- 2001: Deadly Blaze (Ablaze)
- 2001: The Sons of Mistletoe (TV movie)
- 2002: Harvest Moon - Vollmond im September ( Dancing at the Harvest Moon , TV movie)
Web links
- Cathy Lee Crosby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Cathy Lee Crosny Seems the Perfect Host: She has taken risk all her professional life. People , October 13, 1980, accessed November 7, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Dan Lewis: She played Wonder Woman. Lakeland Ledger, March 17, 1974, accessed November 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Cathy Lee Crosby - Biography. All Movie Guide , accessed November 7, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crosby, Cathy Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |