Biography
Cleveland was born in New York City, the youngest of six siblings, to an old established New Hampshire family, where she was raised. Her older brother was James Colgate Cleveland. Her parents were Dr. Mather Cleveland, M.D., and his wife, Susan Colgate Cleveland. Her father authored ''New Hampshire and the Civil War'' and ''The Orthopedic Service at St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1859–1968''. Her family has longstanding ties to Colby-Sawyer College, where the family papers, including her own, are archived. A children's book that she wrote, ''The Lion Is Busy'', was published in 1963. She made appearances in many television shows, including ''Seinfeld'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''That's Life (television 2000), That's Life'', ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'', ''ER (TV series), ER'', along with voice acting in other shows such as ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'', as well as many television commercials. She acted in several feature films, including playing the reclusive Roberta Sparrow, also known as "Grandma Death", in the 2001 cult film ''Donnie Darko''. Cleveland married French-born American character actor Peter Hobbs (actor), Peter Hobbs on October 24, 1965, in Los Angeles, California. The union was apparently childless and ended in divorce in 1968.California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 [available online at ancestry.com]. Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Cleveland died from cancer in Santa Monica, California, four days after her 73rd birthday.Partial filmography
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