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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Robert Lantos to Steven Levitan
Michele Lee Biography (1942-)
Born Michele Lee Dusick, June 24, 1942, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Jack(a make-up artist) and Sylvia Helen (maiden name, Silverstein) Dusick; married James Farentino (an actor), February 20, 1966 (divorced, 1983); married Fred Rappaport, September 27, 1987; children: (first marriage) David Michael (anactress). Addresses: Manager: Hyler Management, 25 Sea Colony Dr., Santa Monica, CA 90405.; Publicist: Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer, director, screenwriter
- Birth Details
- 1942
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Vintage '60 (review), Ivar Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1960
- (New York debut) Vintage '60 (review), Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1960
- Miranda, Bravo Giovanni, New York City, 1962
- Rosemary, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, New York City, 1963
- Gittle Mosca, Seesaw, Uris, NY, 1973, then St. Louis, MO, 1974
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The Big Knife, Chicago, IL, 1976
- Nellie, South Pacific, Atlanta, GA, 1977
- Lola, Damn Yankees, Kansas, St. Louis, MO, 1978
- Lee, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 2000-
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Stage Director
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Oliver, San Jose Civic Light Opera, CA, 1978
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Rosemary Pilkington, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, (also known as How to Succeed in Business...), United Artists, 1967
- Carole Bennett (Miss Bennett), The Love Bug, Buena Vista, 1969
- Mary Gibson, The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969
- Narrator, Nutcracker Fantasy, Sanrio Film Distributors, 1979
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Karen Fairgate Mackenzie, Knot's Landing, CBS, 1979-93
- Herself, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998-?
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Specials
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Norman Rockwell Special, 1973
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The Glen Campbell Special, 1974
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The Antoinette Perry Award Show, 1974
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The Perry Como Special, 1974
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The Don Rickles Special, 1975
- Herself, Don Rickles: Buy This Tape You Hockey Puck, 1975
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Lights, Camera, Monty Special, 1975
- Host, Antoinette Perry Award Show, 1976
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Hollywood Diamond Jubilee, 1977
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Circus of the Stars #5, 1980
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NBC Mother's Day Special, NBC, 1981
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Night of 100 Stars, 1982
- Mrs. Lane, Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary Special, CBS, 1982
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Perry Como Christmas Special, 1983
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David Copperfield Special, 1983
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Parade of the Stars, 1983
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Antoinette Perry Award Show, 1983
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Circus of the Stars #8, 1983
- Herself, Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz, 1985
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Intimate Portrait: Michele Lee, Lifetime, 1999
- Herself, AMC Backstory: Valley of the Dolls (documentary), AMC, 2001
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Sharon Gless, Lifetime, 2001
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Miniseries
- Karen MacKenzie, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, CBS, 1997
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Movies
- Diana Devereaux, Of Thee I Sing, 1972
- Jill Garrett, Only with Married Men, ABC, 1974
- Dolores Marsh, Dark Victory, NBC, 1976
- Anne Costello, Bud and Lou, NBC, 1978
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Bonnie and the Franklins, 1982
- Rita Phipps, A Letter to Three Wives, 1985
- Susan Parmel, Single Women, Married Men, CBS, 1989
- Barbara Brennan, The Fatal Image (also known as French Kill), 1990
- Mary Anne, My Son Johnny, CBS, 1991
- Blanche, Broadway Bound (also known as Neil Simon's Broadway Bound), ABC, 1992
- Jessica Cochran, When No One Would Listen, CBS, 1993
- Dottie West, Big Dreams Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story, CBS,1995
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Color Me Perfect, 1996
- Jacqueline Susann, Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story, USANetwork, 1998
- Barbara Traynor, A Murder on Shadow Mountain, 1999
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Pilots
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The Michele Lee Show, 1974
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Episodic
- (Television debut) The Danny Kaye Show, 1963
- Rowena Dancy, "Epidemic," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1970
- "The Basic Moment: Parts 1 & 2," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1972
- Georgette Sinclair, "Which Way to the O.K. Corral?" Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972
- Georgette Sinclair, "Don't Get Mad, Get Even," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972
- Georgette Sinclair, "Bad Night in Big Butte," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972
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Laugh-In, 1972
- Miss Roz Rogers, "Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
- Carol, "Reunion/Anniversary," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978
- Widow, "Musical Cabins," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
- Nancy Weston, "Photographs/Royal Flush," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979
- "Pride of the Pacific/The Viking's Son/Separate Vacations/The Experiment/Getting To Know You: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
- Also appeared as Joanna Bergman, Something Wilder, NBC.
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Other
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The World of Pizzazz, 1969
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John Dos Passos, U.S.A., 1970
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The First Nine Months Are the Hardest, 1970
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Make Mine Red, White, and Blue, 1972
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Television Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
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Movies
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When No One Would Listen, CBS, 1993
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Big Dreams Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story, CBS, 1995
- (And director) Color Me Perfect, 1996
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Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story, USA Network, 1998
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Giving Thanks," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993
- Also directed episodes of Knots Landing, CBS.
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WRITINGS
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Television Movies
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Color Me Perfect, 1996
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