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Bobbi Jo Lathan Biography (1951-)

Born Barbara Jo Lathan, October 5, 1951, in Dallas, TX; daughter of Allan Adale (a colonel in the U.S. Air Force) and Lillian Iris (a concert pianist; maiden name, Watson) Lathan; married Thanos Karris (an entertainment manager), June 6, 1976. Addresses: AGENT--Harry Gold and Associates, 12725 Ventura Boulevard, Suite E, Studio City, CA 91604. MANAGER--Karris/Magerman Management, 4444 Woodman Avenue, Suite 4, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

October 5, 1951

Dallas, Texas, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Ursula, Sweet Charity, Casa Manana Theatre, Fort Worth, TX,1973.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Doatsey Mae, reporter, and understudy for Miss Mona Stangley, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 46th Street Theatre, 1978-79.
• Billie Fenstermacher, The Guys in the Truck, New Apollo Theatre, New YorkCity, 1983.
• Miss Lucy, Sweet Bird of Youth, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1983.
• Also appeared as Dolly, Rainbow Dancing, Actors' Studio, New York City; Kate, What the Hell Nell!, Michael Bennett Studio, New York City; Maggie Murphy, Zapata, Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam,CT; Titania, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Casa Manana Theatre, Fort Worth, TX; Mary, Drumwright, Tennessee Theatre.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Gloria, Everybody Loves Opal, U.S. cities.
• Miss Mona Stangley, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, U.S. cities.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• FILM DEBUT--Charmane, In a Pig's Eye, Elsinore, 1989.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; PILOTS
• Party guest, A Fine Romance, CBS, 1983.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Susie, Downtown, CBS, 1986.
• Vera, Simon and Simon, CBS, 1986.
• State Trooper McElroy, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987.
• Sherri, HeartBeat, ABC, 1988.
• Ginger, Night Court, NBC, 1988.
• Donna, In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1989.
• Lydia, Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1989.
• Angela Wilder, Hunter, NBC, 1989.
• Also Out of This World, syndicated, 1987; The Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1988; Texas, NBC; Capitol, CBS; Matlock, NBC; L.A. Law,NBC; Scarecrow and Mrs. King,CBS; 1st and Ten, HBO; One Big Family, syndicated.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Christine, Love and Betrayal, CBS, 1989.
• Also The Dain Curse, CBS, 1978; Broken Promise, CBS, 1981; The Man Who Fell to Earth, ABC, 1987.