Sheree North
Sheree North (born January 17, 1932 in Los Angeles , California , as Dawn Shirley Crang Bethel , † November 4, 2005 ) was an American actress , singer and dancer .
Life
Born in Dawn Shirley Crang Bethel, she was originally a nightclub dancer and then caused a sensation in her first films, mainly with dance interludes, especially in How to be Very Popular (1954). After she had to be content with television roles for a long time, she made a comeback as a film actress in the late 1960s . In thrillers like Just 72 Hours (1967) and The Great Coup , she portrayed complex, disaffected types of women. In the late 1990s, she played Kramer's mother in the American sitcom Seinfeld, which is why his first name "Cosmo" became known. North has appeared in more than 100 film and television productions.
In 1976 and 1980 she was nominated for an Emmy .
North was married four times and had two daughters.
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: The likable impostor ( Living It Up )
- 1955: My Wife, The Lieutenant ( The Lieutenant Wore Skirts )
- 1956: Fanfares of Joy ( The Best Things in Life Are Free )
- 1957: The track to Gold ( The Way to the Gold )
- 1957: Window without a curtain ( No Down Payment )
- 1965, 1967: On the Run ( The Fugitive )
- 1969: The Trouble with the Girls (and How to Get Into It )
- 1969: Who risk their necks
- 1971: Lawman
- 1971: The organization ( The Organization )
- 1972: A Small But Fatal Mistake ( Snatched )
- 1972: Key West
- 1973: The big coup
- 1974: Hec Ramsey : Murder Is No Business ( Hec Ramsy: Dead Heat )
- 1975: The man without nerves
- 1976: The last sniper
- 1976: Most Wanted
- 1977: phone
- 1979: A mother's fight for her child ( Portrait of a Stripper )
- 1980: Marilyn Monroe - A True Story ( Marilyn: The Untold Story )
- 1983: Radio City Music Hall ( Legs )
- 1984: supervisor Cross set ( Scorned and Swindled )
- 1989: Cold Dog ( Cold Dog Soup )
- 1995, 1998: Seinfeld (TV series, two episodes)
- 1998: Susan's plan
Web links
- Sheree North in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sheree North in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Sheree North in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
- Sheree North in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | North, Sheree |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crang Bethel, Dawn Shirley (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 2005 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |