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Didi Conn

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Didi Conn at an event for Grease (1978)
A high school student body presidential race gets nasty when the expected winner, beautiful and popular Christine, is challenged by an unknown candidate, Darryl, carefully chosen and managed by Christine's Machiavelian ex-boyfriend.
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Almost Summer (1978)
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Didi Conn was born Edith Bernstein, July 13, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, she is memorable for her role as "Frenchy" in Grease. With over 40 film and television credits, we should acknowledge Didi's work in The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980), Grease 2 (1982), Benson, Shining Time Station (1989), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). Since her son Daniel had been diagnosed with the disorder, on November 13, 2008, she was named "national celebrity spokesperson" for Autism Speaks. She has made several appearances, educating the masses on the disorder.
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Maxwell Caulfield and Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Maxwell Caulfield and Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Maxwell Caulfield and Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Maxwell Caulfield and Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Maxwell Caulfield and Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Maxwell Caulfield and Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Maxwell Caulfield and Didi Conn in Grease 2 (1982)
Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Lorna Luft, Didi Conn, Alison Price, and Maureen Teefy in Grease 2 (1982)
Didi Conn in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
John Travolta, Jeff Conaway, Dinah Manoff, Didi Conn, Jamie Donnelly, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci, and Kelly Ward in Grease (1978)
John Travolta, Stockard Channing, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway, Dinah Manoff, Didi Conn, Jamie Donnelly, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci, and Kelly Ward in Grease (1978)

Known for

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
Grease
7.2
  • Frenchie
  • 1978
Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield in Grease 2 (1982)
Grease 2
4.5
  • Frenchy
  • 1982
Missy Gold, Robert Guillaume, Caroline McWilliams, James Noble, Lewis J. Stadlen, and Inga Swenson in Benson (1979)
Benson
7.1
TV Series
  • Denise Florence Stevens
  • Denise Florence Stevens Downey
  • Denise Stevens
Salma Hayek in Frida (2002)
Frida
7.3
  • Waitress
  • 2002

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Actress

  • Harlan Coben's Shelter
    • Pre-production
  • Paper Dreams
    • Post-production
  • The Oh Gees (2022)
    The Oh Gees
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
  • Peter Gallagher, Bruce Campbell, Eloise Mumford, and Brett Dalton in One December Night (2021)
    One December Night
  • The Mimic (2020)
    The Mimic
  • Welcome to the Wayne (2017)
    Welcome to the Wayne
    • (voice, as Didi Cohn)
  • Vincent Kartheiser, Adam Pally, and Rachel Bloom in Most Likely to Murder (2018)
    Most Likely to Murder
  • Vanessa Hudgens, Julianne Hough, and Aaron Tveit in Grease Live! (2016)
    Grease Live!
  • The Call (2016)
    The Call
  • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
    Transparent
  • Didi Lightful (2012)
    Didi Lightful
    • (voice)
  • Gigantic (2010)
    Gigantic
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Oh Baby! (2008)
    Oh Baby!
  • Helen at Risk
  • Shooting Vegetarians (2005)
    Shooting Vegetarians

Producer

  • Didi Lightful (2012)
    Didi Lightful

Soundtrack

  • MsMojo (2016)
    MsMojo
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease Day USA (1978)
    Grease Day USA
    • (uncredited)
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (1978)
    Grease
  • Marty Brill, Didi Conn, Paul Dooley, Niki Flacks, Hetty Galen, Sheldon Harnick, George S. Irving, Joe Silver, Arnold Stang, Fred Stuthman, Alan Sues, Allen Swift, and Mark Baker in Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
    Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

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    • July 13, 1951
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • David ShireFebruary 11, 1984 - present (1 child)
    • Richard Bernstein(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Published "Frenchie's Grease Scrapbook" to coincide with the re-release of the movie in 1998.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

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    The mother of a son diagnosed with autism, she was named national celebrity spokesperson for Autism Speaks in 2008. She has also been a spokesperson for the National Alliance for Autism Research, now part of Autism Speaks. She has performed at benefits for Foundation for Education Children with Autism (FECA).
  • Quotes
    [Kids today] think Grease (1978) is just one long music video. So they watch it over and over again the way we, when we were kids, we listened to albums.
    • little girl voice

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