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Joanna Cassidy

Full / Real Name: Joanna Virginia Caskey
Born: 02 August 1945 (79 years old)
Gender: Female

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Joanna Cassidy is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Margaret Chenowith in the HBO television series Six Feet Under, appearing in all five seasons from 2001-2005.

From a psycho transvestite in Starsky & Hutch to the exotic snake dancer Zhora in Blade Runner, Cassidy has had a career spanning more than 40 years.

She was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in the US, and got her start guest-starring in such diverse series as Mission: Impossible, Falcon Crest, Fantasy Island and Dallas.

Her film roles include Hollywood Wives (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Barbarians at the Gate (1993), The Tommyknockers (1993) and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).

She also supplied the voice of Maggie Sawyer in the 1990s animated Superman series, and has had recurring guest-starring roles on Diagnosis Murder and The District, as well as Everwood and Star Trek: Enterprise (as T'les, mother of T'Pol).

She also voiced the villain Hecubah in the computer game Nox.

She played Margaret Chenowith in all five seasons of Six Feet Under, finally winning an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Series in 2006 for this role.

She has appeared in episodes of three different series with her now deceased husband Robert Foxworth: Falcon Crest, Six Feet Under and Star Trek: Enterprise.

She was replaced by Paula Prentiss after two weeks of filming on The Stepford Wives (1975).

She auditioned and won the role for the TV series Wonder Woman (1976) but director Jack Arnold absolutely refused to be involved with the series unless he had Lynda Carter. Lynda had the role from that point on. Ironically, Lynda auditioned for the original TV movie version of Wonder Woman (1974) but the role went to Cathy Lee Crosby.

She also starred in a famous 'Smokey Bear' commercial in 1973.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Joan Hunt

Joan Hunt

Joan Hunt

Marianne Booth

Marianne Booth

Beverly Bridge

Elaine Fitzpatrick

Elaine Fitzpatrick

Elaine Fitzpatrick

Stacy

Mrs. Holden

Sally Bullock

Melina Cominis

Dr. Madison Wesley

Evelyn Rowser

Captain Gina Vaughn

Faith Clancy

Belle

Amanda Hawthorne

Victoria Pratt

Deandra Bevins

Judge Carolyn Walker

Shona

Kate Reilly

Additional Voices

Natalie Rodman

Willie Greenwood

Solvang Planey

Kay

Candace

Candace

Candace

Ruby

Colleen Woods

Colleen Woods

Margaret Chenowith

Margaret Chenowith

Margaret Chenowith

Margaret Chenowith

Margaret Chenowith

T'Les

Monique/Harry

Winner - Herself

Presenter - Herself

Judy


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