Connie Sawyer
Biography
Connie Sawyer was an American actress who worked in stage, film, and television for 85 years. Born Rosie Cohen in Pueblo, Colorado, she grew up in Oakland, California, and began performing as a child after her mother entered her in singing and dancing contests. A radio contest win led to a San Francisco variety show and helped her build a comedy routine. She moved to New York at 19 and worked in nightclubs and vaudeville. In the 1950s she started appearing on television, including The Milton Berle Show and The Jackie Gleason Show. On Broadway she played Miss Wexler in A Hole in the Head and repeated the role in the 1959 film. She had more than 140 film and television credits and was best known for Pineapple Express, Dumb and Dumber, and When Harry Met Sally. Her later films included Lovesick (2014) and Entanglement. She died in 2018, when she was described as the oldest working actress in Hollywood.
105years old at death
- Born Pueblo
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Rosie Cohen (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 55 years1959 to 2014
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First role
At 8 years old, Sawyer entered a song and dance routine in her first competition. Third prize came her way, along with a stack of pies.
First role
After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Oakland, Sawyer won a radio contest that led to performing on the San Francisco radio variety show "Al Pearce and His Gang," where she developed her own comedy routine.
A change of course
At 19, Sawyer relocated to New York, where she appeared in nightclubs and vaudeville theaters. There she crossed paths with Sophie Tucker, who put her in touch with a comedy writer.
Behind the camera
Sawyer's autobiography, I Never Wanted to Be a Star, and I Wasn't, came out in September 2017. She published it herself, and it tells the story of her time in Hollywood.
Connie Sawyer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Connie Sawyer shares two films with Teri Garr, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Teri Garr's page
Courteney Cox's page
Richard Riehle's page
Michael Madsen's page
Donald Pleasence's page
Robert Mitchum's page
Bobby FarrellyDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Bobby Farrelly
All films by Peter Farrelly
All films by Carl Reiner
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.