Janet Zarish (born April 21, 1954) is an American actress known for her work in television, movies and the theatre. She is Associate Arts Professor and Head of Acting of the Graduate Acting Program at NYU's
Tisch School of the Arts
The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University.
Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...
. She received her B.F.A. at
The Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...
under
John Houseman
John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director ...
.
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Career
Zarish has appeared on and Off-Broadway, starring in ''Other People's Money'' at the Minetta Lane Theater and ''Miss Julie'' at the Roundabout Theatre
The Roundabout Theatre Company is a leading non-profit theatre company based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, affiliated with the League of Resident Theatres.
History
The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Feist, Michael Fried and Elizab ...
. She appeared in soap operas as Natalie Bannon on ''As the World Turns
''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...
'' in the early 1980s, and as Lee Halpern
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Austin Buchanan
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on ''One Life to Live
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'' from 1986 to 1988, and again from 2008 to 2009. She has also guest starred on ''Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'', ''Forever
Forever or 4ever may refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice
* ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama
* ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...
'', ''New York Undercover
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'', ''Seinfeld
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'', ''Mad About You
''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...
'', and '' Blue Bloods''.[Soaps.com Bio]
/ref> Zarish acted in a ''Seinfeld'' episode, "The Alternate Side
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The episode was written by Larry David and Bill Masters, and was directed by Tom Cher ...
,"; it was selected as one of Seinfeld's top ten episodes by ''Rolling Stone''.[Master of Their Domain: 10 Great 'Seinfeld' Episodes]
/ref> In film, she played supporting roles in ''Mystic Pizza
''Mystic Pizza'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut, and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-America ...
''[Mystic Pizza - cast list]
/ref> and '' The Next Big Thing''.[The Next Big Thing - cast list]
/ref> She directed "Measure For Measure" off-Broadway at The Duke Theater.
Personal life
Zarish was born in Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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on April 21, 1954.Mark Blum
Mark Blum (May 14, 1950 – March 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked in theater, film, and television. He found success with a lead role in the 1985 film ''Desperately Seeking Susan,'' which he followed up the next year with a supporting r ...
until his death on March 25, 2020.
References
External links
*
Janet Zarish
at the Internet Theatre Database
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The website is run by several volunteer theatre ...
Living people
American film actresses
Actresses from Chicago
American television actresses
American stage actresses
1954 births
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
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