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 Awards Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical 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.
Filmography
Actress
1999
Hit and Runway as
Cousin Rosalie
1998
Just the Ticket as
Mrs. Dolmatch
1998
One True Thing as
Muriel
1995
Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day (TV Movie) as
Midge Smoot
1995
The City (TV Series) as
Rich Woman
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - Rich Woman
1995
Shining Time Station: One of the Family (TV Movie) as
Midge Smoot
1995
Shining Time Station: Second Chances (TV Movie) as
Midge Smoot
1995
Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time (TV Movie) as
Midge Smoot
1994
The Paper as
Anna
1994
Guiding Light (TV Series) as
Dottie
- Episode dated 26 January 1994 (1994) - Dottie
1989
Shining Time Station (TV Series) as
Midge Smoot
- The Mayor Runs for Re-Election (1993) - Midge Smoot
- Mr. Conductor's Movie (1993) - Midge Smoot
- Bad Luck Day at Shining Time Station (1993) - Midge Smoot
- Billy's Runaway Train (1993) - Midge Smoot
- Fortune Teller Schemer (1993) - Midge Smoot
- Billy's Party (1993) - Midge Smoot
- Becky Makes a Wish (1993) - Midge Smoot
- Schemer's Alone (1993) - Midge Smoot
- All's Fair (1991) - Midge Smoot
- He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1991) - Midge Smoot
- Stop the Press (1991) - Midge Smoot
- Sweet and Sour (1991) - Midge Smoot
- Scare Dares (1991) - Midge Smoot
- Word's Out (1989) - Midge Smoot
1992
Another World (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lydecker
- Episode #1.7011 (1992) - Mrs. Lydecker
- Episode #1.7010 (1992) - Mrs. Lydecker
1990
Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (TV Movie) as
Midge Smoot
1990
Miami Blues as
Edna Damrosch
1989
Monsters (TV Series) as
Ma
- The Farmer's Daughter (1989) - Ma
1989
Her Alibi as
Rose
1988
Running on Empty as
Home Ec Teacher
1987
Leg Work (TV Series) as
Clerk
- Blind Trust (1987) - Clerk
1987
As the World Turns (TV Series) as
Jeanine
- Episode #1.8285 (1987) - Jeanine
1986
The Adventure of the Action Hunters
1982
Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hansen
- Episode #1.7905 (1982) - Mrs. Hansen
- Episode #1.7903 (1982) - Mrs. Hansen
1981
Texas (TV Series) as
Miss Wanamaker
- Episode #1.308 (1981) - Miss Wanamaker
1981
Arthur as
Lady in Coffee Shop
1981
The Nesting as
Catherine Beasley
1980
Can't Stop the Music as
Breadwoman
1980
Blood Bride as
Mama
1979
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Miss Horton
- The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid (1979) - Miss Horton
1976
The Tony Randall Show (TV Series) as
Tanya
- Case: Terwillger vs. Himself (1976) - Tanya
1975
Lovers Like Us as
Miss Mark
1975
The Wild Party as
Wilma
1969
Bewitched (TV Series) as
Brunhilda / Nurse Horgan / Giant's Wife / ...
- Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland (1971) - Brunhilda
- And Something Makes Four (1969) - Nurse Horgan
- Sam and the Beanstalk (1969) - Giant's Wife
- Cousin Serena Strikes Again: Part 2 (1969) - Woman at House
1971
Li'l Abner (TV Movie) as
Nightmare Alice
1970
Love, American Style (TV Series) as
Mrs. Beyers (segment "Love and the Jury") / Maude Crandall (segment "Love and the King")
- Love and the Boss/Love and the Jury/Love and the Logical Explanation/Love and the Pregnancy (1971) - Mrs. Beyers (segment "Love and the Jury")
- Love and the Banned Book/Love and the First-Nighters/Love and the King (1970) - Maude Crandall (segment "Love and the King")
1967
That Girl (TV Series) as
Gloria / Shopper / Ethel Clarn / ...
- That Shoplifter (1971) - Shopper
- Easy Faller (1970) - Gloria
- They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? (1970) - Gloria
- Opening Night (1970) - Gloria
- The Homewrecker and the Window Washer (1969) - Ethel Clarn
- Eleven Angry Men and That Girl (1968) - Margaret Franklin
- The Mating Game (1967) - Louise
1970
Bonanza (TV Series) as
1st Lady
- The Trouble with Trouble (1970) - 1st Lady
1970
Which Way to the Front? as
Camille Bland
1970
The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Mrs. Nicholson
- This Mouth Is Rated X (1970) - Mrs. Nicholson
1970
My World and Welcome to It (TV Series) as
Secretary
- Monroe the Misogynist (1970) - Secretary
1969
Under the Yum Yum Tree (TV Movie)
1966
Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) as
Saleswoman / Bridey
- Marriage, Sgt. Carter Style (1969) - Saleswoman
- Sergeant Carter Dates a Pyle (1966) - Bridey
1968
The Outsider (TV Series) as
Bessie
- I Can't Hear You Scream (1968) - Bessie
1968
The Jerry Lewis Show (TV Series) as
Minor Role
- Paul Lynde, Moby Grape, Bobby Darin (1968) - Minor Role
1968
Run for Your Life (TV Series) as
Aunt Turkey
- Saro-Jane, You Never Whispered Again (1968) - Aunt Turkey
1967
The Monkees (TV Series) as
Irene Chomsky
- Find the Monkees (1967) - Irene Chomsky
1966
Way... Way Out as
Esther Davenport
1964
Karen (TV Series) as
Florence
- New Year's Eve (1965) - Florence
- Hollywood Hound (1964) - Florence
1964
Kiss Me, Stupid as
Waitress
1963
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ryder / Miss Swanson
- The Westside of Heaven (1964) - Mrs. Ryder
- The Lion of Idaho (1963) - Miss Swanson
1963
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) as
Rover's Owner / Seymour's Mother
- Nat King Cole, Guest (1964) - Rover's Owner
- Amateur Show (1963) - Seymour's Mother
1963
The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) as
Julia
- The Simple Life (1963) - Julia
1963
The Lieutenant (TV Series) as
Vera Hockstadter
- Instant Wedding (1963) - Vera Hockstadter
1963
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World as
Pilot's Wife (uncredited)
1963
My Three Sons (TV Series) as
Helen
- How Do You Know? (1963) - Helen
1963
Hootenanny Hoot as
Claudia Hoffer
1963
Our Man Higgins (TV Series) as
Mrs. Carter
- Black Thursday (1963) - Mrs. Carter
1962
The Interns as
Gwen
Self
1966
Gypsy (TV Series) as
Self - actress
- Marty Allen, Bobo Lewis, Monica Wittstock (1966) - Self - actress
- Pat Carroll, Bobo Lewis (1966) - Self - actress
1966
The John Bartholomew Tucker Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.24 (1966) - Self
Archive Footage
1998
Spotlight on Location: One True Thing (Video documentary short) as
Muriel (uncredited)
References
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