Tovah Feldshuh Biography (1952-)

Surname is pronounced "felt-shoe"; original name, Terri Feldshuh; born December 27, 1952, in New York, NY; daughter of Sidney (a lawyer) and Lillian (maiden name, Kaplan) Feldshuh; married Andrew Harris-Levy (a lawyer), March 20, 1977; children: Garson Brandon, Amanda Claire. Addresses: Agent: The Gage Group, 315 West 57th St., Suite 408, New York, NY 10019.; Manager: Fox-Albert Management, 88 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023.; Contact: 322 Central Park West, #11B, New York, NY 10025.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, playwright
Birth Details: December 27, 1952; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Bit parts, Cyrano de Bergerac, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1971
Foodseller and nun, Cyrano (musical), Palace Theatre, New York City, 1973
Adrian's self-image, Brainchild, Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1974
Myriam, Dreyfus in Rehearsal, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1974
Title role, Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy, Brooklyn Academy of Music Playhouse, Brooklyn, NY, 1974-1975 produced as Yentl, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1975-1976
Straws in the Wind, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1975
Rodgers and Hart, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1975
Abigail Williams, The Crucible, American Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford, CT, 1976
Celia, As You Like It, American Shakespeare Theatre, 1976
Irina Prozoroff, Three Sisters, Brooklyn Academy of Music Playhouse, New York City, 1977
The Torchbearers, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1977-1978
Dona Flor, Sarava!, Mark Hellinger Theatre, then Broadway Theatre,both New York City, 1979
VIP Night on Broadway, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1979
Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1980
Isabella, Measure for Measure, Old Globe Theatre, 1981
Margery Pinchwife, The Country Wife, Old Globe Theatre, 1981
A Touch of Tovah, Old Globe Theatre, 1981
Regina, Another Part of the Forest, Center Theatre Group, AhmansonTheatre, Los Angeles, 1981-1982
Kate Hardcastle, She Stoops to Conquer, Roundabout/Triplex Theatre, New York City, 1984
Mrs. Jelliwell, Springtime for Henry, Roundabout/Christian C. Yegen Theatre, New York City, 1985
The Time of Your Life, Theatre at St. Peter's Church, New York City, 1986
A Shayna Maidel, Philadelphia Drama Guild Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1986-1987
Bobbi Michele, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, American Jewish Theatre, New York City, 1988
Mirandolina, The Mistress of the Inn, Roundabout/Christian C. Yegen Theatre, 1988
Maria Merelli, Lend Me a Tenor, Morris Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore, MD, then Royale Theatre, New York City, 1989
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, Circle in the Square Theatre, New YorkCity, 1993
The Best of the West, Symphony Space, New York City, 1993
Bessie Burger, Awake and Sing!, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New YorkCity, 1995
Tovah: Out of Her Mind!, Playhouse 91, New York City, 1996
Stella Alder, Names, American Jewish Theatre, 1997
Tallulah Bankhead, Tallulah's Party, Kaufman Theatre, New York City, 1998
Do Rei Mi, City Center Theatre, 1999
Tallulah Bankhead, Tallulah Hallelujah!, Douglas Fairbanks Theater, New York City, 2000, and other productions
Kilt, off-Broadway production, 2002
Also appeared in solo shows at the Guthrie Theatre, 1980 and 1981; Children of the Sun; Tovah: Crossovah! From Broadway to Cabaret, Algonquin Oak Room; as Diana Vreeland, Full Gallop, Hartford Theaterworks;title role, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Cornell University.
Major Tours
Title role, Peter Pan, U.S. cities, 1978
Also toured the world in Tovah: Out of Her Mind!
Film Appearances
Michelle, Nunzio, Universal, 1978
K. D. Locke, Cheaper to Keep Her, American Cinema, 1980
Brenda Roberts, The Idolmaker, United Artists, 1980
Linda Mindish, Daniel, Paramount, 1983
Voice of the older Jane, Silver Bullet (also known as Stephen King's Silver Bullet and Cycle of the Werewolf), Paramount, 1985
Marilyn, Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
Detective Vera Quinn, The Blue Iguana, Paramount, 1988
Emma Kublitz, En Dag i Oktober (also known as A Day in October), Castle Hill, 1992

Voices of Aunt Sarah, Zlateh the goat, and the matchmaker, Die Schelmevon Schelm (animated; also known as Aaron's Magic Village, TheReal Shemiel, and Le monde est un grand chelm), Columbia/TriStar,1995
Goldie, Trouble, 1995
Victoria Stevens, Comfortably Numb, Meistrich Corporation, 1995
Charlotte, Hudson River Blues (also known as Family Blues),Silverline Pictures/Gun for Hire Films, 1997
Angie Cedars, Charlie Hoboken, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
Lilian Kantrowitz, A Walk on the Moon, Miramax, 1999
U.S. Attorney Margaret Wheeler, The Corruptor, New Line Cinema, 1999
Lillian, Happy Accidents, IFC Films, 2000
Alma Jennings, Friends and Family, 2000
Woman in Shul at Rosh Hashannah, The Believer, Fireworks Pictures,2001
Judy Stein, Kissing Jessica Stein, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2001
Mrs. Garner, My Angel Is a Centerfold, 2001
Noon Blue Apples, 2002
Herself, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Where There,2002
Television Appearances
Series
Martha McKee, Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1976
Dr. Deena Hertz, Mariah (also known as Mariah State, Mariah State Prison, and Equations), ABC, 1987
Dr. Bethany Rose, As the World Turns, CBS, 1994
Movies
Agnes Thornton, Scream, Pretty Peggy, ABC, 1973
Katharine Hepburn, The Amazing Howard Hughes, CBS, 1977
Jeannie Devereux, Terror out of the Sky (also known as The Revenge of the Savage Bees), CBS, 1978
Monika Wolner, Beggarman, Thief, NBC, 1979
Florence, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, NBC, 1979
Iso, The Women's Room, ABC, 1980
Iva Schlesinger, Citizen Cohn (also known as Rules of Misconduct: The Roy Cohn Story), HBO, 1992
Greta, Montana (also known as Nothing Personal), HBO, 1997
Miniseries
Helena Slomova, Holocaust, NBC, 1978
Eleanor, Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (also known as Mia: Child of Hollywood), Fox, 1995
Mrs. Rubenstein, A Will of Their Own, NBC, 1998
Specials
Hot Properties, 1985
"Ida Wells Barnett," An American Portrait, CBS, 1986
Mrs. Carr, "All That Glitters," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1990
Narrator, Dosvedanya Means Goodbye, PBS, 1990
Talia, Saying Kaddish, ABC, 1991
Denise Warshak, "Sexual Considerations," CBS Schoolbreak Specials,CBS, 1992
Pilots
Clara Sanford, The World of Darkness, CBS, 1977
Laura Ireland, Murder Ink, CBS, 1983
Episodic
"Trapped," Gibbsville, NBC, 1976
"Rapid Fire," Serpico, NBC, 1976
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall," Family, ABC, 1977
Veronica Kidd, "The Heartbreak Kid," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1977
"Circle of Treachery," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1977
Susan Ridley, "Oh, Dale!/The Main Event/A Tasteful Affair," The Love Boat, ABC, 1977
Sandy, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," Once Upon a Classic, PBS, 1978
Sarah Le Bow, "Fight Like a Dove," Airwolf, CBS, 1984
Margo Bush, "Ace Meets the Champ/Why Justin Can't Read/Call Me a Doctor,"The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
Samantha Page, "Desperately," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985
Lynn Palmer, "Brackman Vasectomized," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
Lynn Palmer, "The Brothers Grim," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
Danielle Melnick, "Aria," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
Danielle Melnick, "Helpless," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
"The Secret Life of Mary-Margaret: Portrait of a Bulimic," Lifestories: Families in Crisis, HBO, 1992
Voice of herself, "The Piggy in the Puddle," Reading Rainbow, PBS,1992
Danielle Melnick, "Golden Years," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
Rose, "Home, Street Home," The Cosby Mysteries, CBS, 1994
Danielle Melnick, "Hot Pursuit," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
Danielle Melnick, "Aftershock," Law & Order, NBC, 1996
Danielle Melnick, "Survivor," Law & Order, NBC, 1996
Danielle Melnick, "Punk," Law & Order, NBC, 1998
Danielle Melnick, "Disappeared," Law & Order, NBC, 1998
"There's Something about Hilton," Cosby, CBS, 1999
Danielle Melnick, "Collision," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
Sharon Bickford, Max's sister, "Genesis," The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2002
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
Tallulah Hallelujah!, Douglas Fairbanks Theater, New York City, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Back Stage, April 26, 1996, p. 37; June 21, 1996, p. 24; April 10,1998, p. 13

Electronic

Tovah Feldshuh Official Site, http://www.tovahfeldshuh.com, May 24, 2002

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