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Pat Carroll
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May 5, 1927 in Shreveport, LA
Biography:Educated at Catholic University, American actress "Pat Carroll" trained for a career in musical comedy. From her 1950 off-Broadway debut in Come What May onward, the blonde, full-figured comedienne seldom lacked work. A busy television actress in the 1950s, Carroll won a 1956 Emmy for her work on "Caesar's Hour". After starring in a 1959 Broadway revival of On the Town, Carroll settled in for a three-season run (1961-64) as Bunny Halper, wife of nightclub manager Charlie Halper ("Sid Melton"), on "The Danny Thomas Show". The episode wherein Bunny has a baby garnered some of Danny Thomas' biggest ratings, encouraging the producers to develop a spin-off series for Carroll and Melton; this never materialized, nor did Carroll provide the voice of Jane Jetson on the cartoon series The Jetsons, as had been announced by Hanna-Barbera. Since the 1964 cancellation of Danny Thomas, Carroll has been a... Full Biography
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From left: Tate Donovan, Emma Roberts, Pat Carroll (in green hat) and Josh Flitter in "Nancy Drew"...
Emma Roberts, left, and Pat Carroll in "Nancy Drew" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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