Carole Ita White is an American television and film actress.

Early life

Carole Ita White was born in New York City to actors Jesse White and Celia ("Simmy") Cohn. Her father was a character actor, appearing in dozens of films and TV programs for more than 50 years. Her sister is Janet Jonas.

Career

Carole Ita White started appearing in episodic TV and small film roles in the early 1970s. Her first TV job was a TV movie titled ''

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''. White landed the recurring role after an appearance as Raunchy Girl 1 in the first season episode "Dating Slump". Big Rosie was first seen as a nemesis to the title characters during the second season in the episode "Bachelor Mothers". She continued to make appearances as Big Rosie during the second and third seasons of the show. White did not appear again until the seventh season in an episode where Laverne and Shirley attend a high school reunion ("Class of '56"). White made guest starring appearances on such programs as ''

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''. She has continued to appear in small roles in films over the years, including ''

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''. She appeared in the 2006 independent film ''

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Personal life

On January 19, 2010, White came out as a bisexual during an interview on Sirius Radio's Frank Decaro Show on

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Gay Radio.

Filmography

References

External links

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