Regina Baff is an American actress. She was nominated for a Tony Award in 1974 for Veronica's Room.
Early years Baff was born on March 31, 1949, in the Bronx, New York, grew up there, and attended Bronx High School of Science. Planning to be a veterinarian, she attended Case Western Reserve University for one year. Before her acting career began her jobs included washing dogs and selling soft drinks in a theater.
Career
Stage Baff's Broadway credits include Paul Sills' Story Theatre (1970-1971), Ovid's Metamorphoses (1971), 42 Seconds from Broadway (1973), Veronica's Room (1973), and The West Side Waltz (1981-1982) with Katharine Hepburn. Her work off-Broadway includes Rosebloom.
Film and television Her film debut came in Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971). She starred in Below the Belt (1980) about lady wrestlers and Road Movie (1974), a film by Joseph Strick about a truck hooker. Her other films included The Paper Chase (1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979). On television, she appeared in numerous situation comedies, including an episode of Taxi in which her character gave birth in the backseat of a taxi.
Personal life Baff has a Ph.D. in psychology, and is sister of Ella Baff, former director of Jacob's Pillow.Anna Kisselgoff (August 15, 1999). "DANCE; At Jacob's Pillow, Scant Patience With the Pieties". The New York Times
Filmography
+ Regina Baff film and television credits Year Title Role Notes1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Ruthie Tresh Film1971 Made for Each Other Corrine Film1973 The Paper Chase Asheley Brooks Film1973 Road Movie Janice Film1974 The Great Gatsby Miss Baedeker Film1976 The Money Lucy Film. AKA Atlantic City Jackpot 1978 Taxi Ruth Episode: "Memories of Cab 804: Part 2"1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Ruby Film1979 Escape from Alcatraz Lucy Film1980 Below the Belt Rosa Rubinsky Film 1986 The Equalizer Susan Donahue Episode: "Unpunished Crimes" 1989 The Equalizer Kitty Halsey Episode: "Suicide Squad"
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