Full Name Barbara Lewis Role Actress Name Bobo Lewis | Years active 1962–1998 Occupation Actress | |
Born May 14, 1926 ( 1926-05-14 ) Miami, Florida, U.S. Died November 6, 1998, New York City, New York, United States Movies Lovers Like Us, Her Alibi, The Wild Party, The Paper, Arthur Similar People Jean‑Paul Rappeneau, Stephen Schwartz, James Taylor, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant |
Barbara "Bobo" Lewis (May 14, 1926, Miami, Florida – November 6, 1998, New York, New York) was an American comedic actress of film, musical theatre, stage and television.
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Stage roles
Television
Bobo Lewis was most famous for her role as gossip Midge Smoot on the children's television series Shining Time Station. She remained with the show for its entire run from 1989-1993. Lewis would later appear in three succeeding Shining Time Specials in 1995. Her other television appearances include roles on sitcoms such as Bewitched, The Monkees, That Girl and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..
Film
Bobo was seen in a handful of well-known films including Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963), Can't Stop the Music (1980), Her Alibi (1989), Miami Blues (1990), The Paper (1994), Arthur (1981), Way...Way Out (1966), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
Legacy
She teamed up with Working co-star Lynne Thigpen to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation "[in order] to help young actresses and actors learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater".
Death
Bobo Lewis died on November 6, 1998 at New York Hospital in Manhattan from cancer, aged 72.