Rochelle Oliver Biography (1937-)
Original name, Rochelle Olshever; born April 15, 1937, in New York, NY; daughter of Sol and Bess (maiden name, Goldsmith) Olshever; married James Patterson, October 15, 1959 (died August 19, 1972); married Fritz Weaver, 1997; children: (first marriage) John. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- April 15, 1937
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- Fenya, The Brothers Karamazov, Village Gate, New York City, 1956-1957
- The Cave Dwellers, Olney Playhouse, MD, 1957
- The Diary of Anne Frank, Olney Playhouse, 1958
- Lolly, Jackknife, Village Gate, 1958
- Vincent, Cricket, New York City, 1959
- Lily Berniers, Toys in the Attic, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1960
- Summer and Smoke, John Drew Theatre, 1961
- The Lady's Not for Burning, John Drew Theatre, 1961
- The Bald Soprano, John Drew Theatre, 1961
- The Maids, Playwrights at Second City, Chicago, IL, 1961-1962
- Iris, Harold, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1962
- Honey, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1963-1964
- Mary, Happily Ever After, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1966
- Hunger and Thirst, Stockbridge, MA, 1969
- The Enclave, Theatre Four, New York City, 1973
- Stella, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ivanhoe Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1973
- Bits and Pieces, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1975
- Standby for Doris, Same Time Next Year, New York City, 1975-1978
- Solomon's Child, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1980-1981
- Vonnie Hayhurst, The Roads to Home, Manhattan Punch Line, New YorkCity, 1982
- Bananas, House of Blue Leaves, Adelphi Festival, 1982
- Goodbye Moscow, Philadelphia Festival of New Plays, PA, 1983
- Standby for Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1987-1988
- Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1989
- Fayebird, American Jewish Theatre, New York City, 1991
- Vonnie Hayhurst, The Roads to Home, Lamb's Little Theatre, New York City, 1992
- Emily Paine, After-Play, Manhattan Theatre Club, Stage II, then Theatre Four, both New York City, 1995
- Mrs. Loman, Death of a Salesman, Manitoba Theatre Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1997
- Also appeared as Lonesome Sally, Terrible Jim Fitch, Stage 73, NewYork City; in The Enclaved Voices; Suzanna Andler.
- Film Appearances
- Norma, The Happy Hooker, Cannon, 1975
- Dr. Marsha, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
- Betty, Lianna, United Artists, 1982
- Mrs. Vaughn, 1918, Cinecom, 1985
- Mrs. Vaughn, On Valentine's Day (also known as Story of a Marriage), Cinecom, 1986
- Mrs. Vaughn, Courtship, 1987
- Woman on TV, The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, 1988
- An Unremarkable Life, SVS, 1989
- Narrator, American Dreaming: Atlantic City's Casino Gamble, 1989
- Gretchen, Scent of a Woman, Universal, 1992
- Script supervisor, Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Barbara Lamont, The Best of Everything, 1970
- Alice Hart, All My Children, ABC, 1994, 1995, 2002
- Movies
- Mrs. York, Amy and the Angel, 1981
- Mrs. Giankanis, In Defense of Kids, CBS, 1983
- Specials
- Steven Wright in the Appointments of Dennis Jennings, HBO, 1989
- Tales of the Days of Awe, ABC, 1991
- Episodic
- "Saw My Baby There," Naked City, ABC, 1959
- "Four Sweet Corners," Naked City, ABC, 1959
- "Little Lost Sheep," The United States Steel Hour, 1961
- Judge Grace Larkin, "Manhood," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
- Judge Grace Larkin, "Big Bang," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
- Judge Grace Larkin, "Competence," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
- Judge Grace Larkin, "Paranoia," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
- Judge Grace Larkin, "Family Business," Law & Order, NBC, 1996
- Judge Grace Larkin, "Faccia a Faccia," Law & Order, NBC, 1998
- Also appeared in Defenders; Nurses.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Maclean's, January 27, 1997, p. 63
- New Leader, October 5, 1992, p. 22; September 11, 1995, p. 23