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Barbara Bosson(I)

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Barbara Bosson
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Murder One (1995–1997)
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Barbara Bosson, who earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance on Murder One (1995), was raised in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, a small coal-mining town about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. When she was a teenager, she and her family moved to Florida, where she attended Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport. After graduation, she was accepted into the Drama Department of Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Mellon). When Bosson learned the tuition would be too great a burden on her parents, she instead moved to New York. She supported herself in a variety of jobs -- secretary, television production assistant, Playboy Bunny, etc. -- while studying acting with Milton Katselas and Herbert Berghof, and musical comedy with Word Baker. Six years later, Bosson reevaluated her prospects while working as a secretary for ACT (the American Conservatory Theater). She spoke frequently with various drama department heads, including Earl Gister, head of Carnegie Tech's Drama Department. Deciding it wasn't too late to pursue her dream, she asked Gister for an audition. He agreed. Bosson can't remember her audition, but it convinced Gister to place her in the school and to assist her in finding scholarship money. So, at 26, she became Carnegie Tech's oldest freshman. While attending Carnegie Tech, Bosson met her future husband, Steven Bochco (whom she would not marry until years later), and fellow Hill Street Blues (1981) stars Bruce Weitz and Charles Haid. On a summer break from Carnegie Tech, she landed a job in San Francisco with the improvisational group, "The Committee". With Gister's blessing, she stayed with the group and performed with them for three years. Bosson is a five-time Emmy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series for her portrayal of "Fay Furillo" in the Emmy Award-winning series, Hill Street Blues (1981). An innovative cook, Bosson raises her own herbs and vegetables. She enjoys skiing, doing crossword puzzles and dancing. Bosson also hates dieting, which she has done unsuccessfully for 25 years. Bosson and Steven Bochco have two children and reside in Los Angeles.
BornNovember 1, 1939
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  • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys

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Steve McQueen and Barbara Bosson in Bullitt (1968)
Barbara Bosson in Murder One (1995)
Anthony LaPaglia and Barbara Bosson in Murder One (1995)
Barbara Bosson in Murder One (1995)
Barbara Bosson, Joe Spano, Tina D. Orkin, and Charles Gassner in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Barbara Bosson in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Ronny Cox, James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, Barbara Bosson, David Gianopoulos, Larry Joshua, Ron McLarty, Mick Murray, and Peter Onorati in Cop Rock (1990)
Earl Boen and Barbara Bosson in Hotel (1983)
Taurean Blacque, Barbara Bosson, Michael Conrad, René Enríquez, Veronica Hamel, Ed Marinaro, James Sikking, Joe Spano, Betty Thomas, Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz at an event for Hill Street Blues (1981)
Barbara Bosson

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Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
  • Fay Furillo
Lance Guest in The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Last Starfighter
6.7
  • Jane Rogan
  • 1984
Murder One (1995)
Murder One
8.2
TV Series
  • Miriam Grasso
James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, and David Gianopoulos in Cop Rock (1990)
Cop Rock
4.4
TV Series
  • Mayor Louise Plank

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Actress

  • Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (1997)
    Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
  • Total Security (1997)
    Total Security
  • Murder One (1995)
    Murder One
  • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  • Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Sharon Lawrence, James McDaniel, Gordon Clapp, and Nicholas Turturro in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Civil Wars (1991)
    Civil Wars
  • James McDaniel, Anne Bobby, and David Gianopoulos in Cop Rock (1990)
    Cop Rock
  • Heather Locklear, Stephen Baldwin, Mädchen Amick, Tracy Scoggins, Alan Thicke, and Mark Blankfield in Jury Duty; The Comedy (1990)
    Jury Duty; The Comedy
  • Hooperman (1987)
    Hooperman
  • Little Sweetheart (1989)
    Little Sweetheart
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
  • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
    Hotel
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials

Writer

  • Scattering Dad
  • Family (1976)
    Family
  • The Young Americans
  • A Session with the Committee (1969)
    A Session with the Committee
  • Music Scene (1969)
    Music Scene
  • Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Producer

  • Scattering Dad

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Murder One: The Complete First Season
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Murder One: The Complete First Season
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Cop Rock
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Cop Rock
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Official Trailer

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    • November 1, 1939
    • Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Steven BochcoFebruary 14, 1970 - August 1997 (divorced, 2 children)
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    Once worked as a Playboy Bunny

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