Rosanna Huffman (August 12, 1938 – May 20, 2016) was an American actress and voice-over artist. Huffman's film credits as a voice actress included Oliver & Company in 1988, The Fabulous Baker Boys in 1989, FernGully: The Last Rainforest in 1992, and Babe in 1995.[1] She also appeared in recurring roles in Murder, She Wrote, Hill Street Blues, and Murder One.[1] Huffman was the widow of Richard Levinson, the co-creator of Columbo and Murder, She Wrote, who died of a heart attack in 1987.[1]
Rosanna Huffman | |
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| Born | August 12, 1938 Timblin, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 2016 (aged 77) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voiceover artist |
| Spouse | |
Huffman was born to Doras and Christine Huffman on August 12, 1938, in Timblin, Pennsylvania, a small coal mining town.[2] She moved to New York in the 1960s and was quickly cast in a lead role in the 1965 Broadway production of Half a Sixpence.[1][2]
She met Richard Levinson while attending a party. The couple married in 1969 and moved to Los Angeles, where Huffman soon won a lead role in a musical comedy, Jane Heights.[1] Later, during the 1970s, she guest-starred in two episodes of Columbo, including the episode "Suitable for Framing" (1971) in which she was cast as the partner of a murderous art critic portrayed by Ross Martin.[1] Huffman also appeared in seven episodes of Murder, She Wrote, another series created by Levinson over the course of a decade.[1] Additionally, she was cast in a recurring role on Hill Street Blues, playing the former wife of Joe Spano's character, Lt. Henry Goldblume.[1] Her other television credits, spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s, include the series The Big Valley, Mission: Impossible, Ellery Queen, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The Golden Girls, Family Ties, Cagney & Lacey, Tucker's Witch, and ER.[1]
Huffman died from pancreatic cancer at her home in Santa Monica, California, on May 20, 2016, at age 77.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Bone | Secretary | |
| 1980 | Seems Like Old Times | Court Clerk | |
| 1985 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Voice | |
| 1986 | The Ladies Club | Rona | |
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Voice | |
| 1992 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | Voice | |
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentleman | Mrs. Bridges | |
| 1995 | Babe | Sheep | Voice |
| 1995 | Cops n Roberts | ||
| 1996 | The Trigger Effect | Arguing Customer | |
| 1998 | Sour Grapes | Mr. Bell's Assistant |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Barnes, Mike (May 27, 2014). "Rosanna Huffman, Actress and Voiceover Artist, Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Rosanna Levinson obituary". Los Angeles Times. May 26, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2016.