Madolyn Smith Osborne
Biography
Madolyn Smith Osborne is a retired American actress who first came to notice as Pam in Urban Cowboy (1980) and became a familiar presence in 1980s film and television. Born in Albuquerque, she followed that breakthrough with 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), the follow-up to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the comedy All of Me (1984), for which Pauline Kael in The New Yorker praised her comic timing. On television she appeared in the movies Rehearsal for Murder (1982), Sadat and Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter, and starred as Tracy Whitney in the 1986 miniseries If Tomorrow Comes. Her later credits include Funny Farm (1988) opposite Chevy Chase, The Super (1991) with Joe Pesci, The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990), a 1989 guest role on Cheers and several episodes of Class of '96. She retired after a 1994 episode of Due South.
69years old
Turns 70 on January 1in 80 days
- Born Albuquerque
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 11 years1980 to 1991
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A role that slipped away
Smith was the creators' first choice to replace Shelley Long on Cheers, and she guest-starred in a 1989 episode titled "What's Up, Doc?".
Madolyn Smith Osborne movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact1984 Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Caroline Floyd
IMDb rating 6.762K votes
Worked with
Madolyn Smith Osborne shares two films with Dana Elcar, 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.
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