Barbara Cason
Biography
An American character actress, Barbara Cason began in Memphis theater and local television in the 1950s, helping to found and run the Front St. Theatre there. She moved to New York City in 1967 and worked on and off Broadway, where she starred in the original production of Noel Coward's Oh, Coward! in 1972 and 1973. Her film credits included cult titles such as The Honeymoon Killers (1970), House of Dark Shadows (1970), Cold Turkey (1971), and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), and she appeared in the variety series Comedy Tonight. From the early 1970s her career was centered in Los Angeles, where she worked mostly in television. She became best known for Cloris Phebus on Carter Country from 1977 to 1979 and Ruth Shandling on It's Garry Shandling's Show from 1986 to 1990. Cason died in 1990.
61years old at death
- Born Memphis
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 11 years1970 to 1981
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