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Barbara "Bobo" Lewis (May 14, 1926 – November 6, 1998) was an American comedic actress of film, musical theatre, stage and television.

Bobo Lewis
Lewis, 1969
Born
Barbara Lewis

(1926-05-14)May 14, 1926
Miami, Florida, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1998(1998-11-06) (aged 72)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1962–1998

Born in Miami, Florida, Lewis studied acting and won a Drama Desk Award in 1978 for portraying a teacher in Working on Broadway. In 1997, she was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award.[1]


Stage roles



Television


Bobo Lewis was most famous for her role as gossip Midge Smoot on the children's television series Shining Time Station. She remained with the show for its entire run from 1989 to 1993. Lewis would later appear in the four succeeding Shining Time Specials in 1995. Her other television appearances include roles on sitcoms such as Bewitched, The Monkees, That Girl, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..


Film


Bobo was seen in a handful of well-known films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963), Way...Way Out (1966) Can't Stop the Music (1980), Arthur (1981) Her Alibi (1989), Miami Blues (1990) and The Paper (1994).


Legacy


She teamed up with her Broadway co-star Lynne Thigpen (Working, 1978) to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation "to help young actresses and actors learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater".[citation needed]


Death


Lewis died on November 6, 1998, at New York Hospital in Manhattan from cancer, aged 72.[1]


Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
1962The InternsGwen
1963Under the Yum Yum TreeClaudia Hoffer
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldPilot's WifeUncredited
1964Kiss Me, StupidWaitress
1966Way... Way OutEsther Davenport
1970Which Way to the Front?Camille Bland
1975The Wild PartyWilma
1975Lovers Like UsMiss Mark
1980Can't Stop the MusicBreadwoman
1981The NestingCatherine Beasley
1981ArthurLady in Coffee Shop
1982Blood BrideMama
1987The Adventure of the Action Hunters
1988Running on EmptyHome Ec Teacher
1989Her AlibiRose
1990Miami BluesEdna Damrosch
1994The PaperAnna
1998One True ThingMuriel
1998Just the TicketMrs. Dolmatch
1999Hit and RunwayCousin Rosalie(final film role)

References


  1. "Bobo Lewis, 72, Longtime Actress In Circle Repertory". The New York Times. November 13, 1998. p. B 14. Retrieved June 2, 2021.





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