Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy (b. Joanna Virginia Caskey on August 2, 1945 in Haddonfield, New Jersey) is an American actress who has been active in film and television for 35 years.

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August 2 - 1945 - Haddonfield - New Jersey - American - Actress - Film - Television

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Cassidy got her start guest starring on television series such as ', Falcon Crest, Starsky & Hutch and Fantasy Island, as well as having starring roles on programs such as 240-Robert and Dallas.

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Falcon Crest - Starsky & Hutch - Fantasy Island - 240-Robert - Dallas

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In 1982, she played the replicant Zhora - still one of her most fondly remembered roles - in Blade Runner. She also starred in such films as Hollywood Wives (1985), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Barbarians at the Gate (1993), the 1993 adaptation of Stephen King's The Tommyknockers and Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn (1995).

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1982 - Replicant - Blade Runner - Hollywood Wives - 1985 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - 1988 - Barbarians at the Gate - 1993 - Stephen King - The Tommyknockers - Wes Craven - Vampire in Brooklyn - 1995

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On television, she provided the voice of Maggie Sawyer in the 1990s animated series of Superman, has had recurring guest roles on shows such as Diagnosis Murder and The District; and has guest starred on Everwood and ' as T'Les,the mother of T'Pol.

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Maggie Sawyer - 1990s - Animated - Superman - Diagnosis Murder - The District - Everwood - T'Pol

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Cassidy is also known for her recurring role as Margaret Chenowith on Six Feet Under which she has played for all five seasons, since the show began in 2001. Interestingly, her (now deceased) husband on the show was played by Robert Foxworth, whom she also acted with in episodes of both Falcon Crest and Star Trek Enterprise.

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Margaret Chenowith - Six Feet Under - 2001 - Robert Foxworth

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Cassidy has 2 children from her marriage in the 1960s.

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