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

Periodicals

Maclean's, January 27, 1997, p. 63
New Leader, October 5, 1992, p. 22; September 11, 1995, p. 23

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