Dinah Manoff
Acting
Biography
Dinah Manoff is an American stage, film, and television actress and television director. She is best known for her roles as Carol Weston on Empty Nest, Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Grease, and Libby Tucker in both the stage and film adaptations of I Ought to Be in Pictures, for which she won a Tony Award.
Born: January 25, 1956
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Examines the lives of beloved celebrities through rarely seen footage and revealing interviews with the celebrities themselves along with fresh interviews from those who personally knew or worked with them.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
The Grease Story
The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show's darker elements. Plus, a look at some of the actors who could have played the roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
Doc of Chucky
The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, John Waters, Fiona Dourif, Perrey Reeves, Gerrit Graham, David Kirschner, and dozens more.
The Golden Girls
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.
The Stronger
Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
A Matter of Sex
Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Ordinary People
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Filmography
as Self
as Marty Maraschino
as Marty Maraschino (archive footage)
as Mrs. Goodson
as Aunt Marla
as Evelyn Rayburn
as Marge
as Denise
as Helen
as Amy Fitzpatrick
as Callie Martin
as Kelly
as Tibby Bloom
as Evelyn Whittacher
as Laura
as Lois Cook
as Maud Milligan
as Denise Danielovitch
as Maggie Peterson
as Carol Weston
as Jill
as Theresa Leonetti
as Carol Weston
as Jenny Coopersmith
as Priscilla Tirado
as Missy Craymore
as Mary
as Sara Williams
as Glennis Rasmussen
as Libby Tucker
as Mary Louise
as Karen
as Marty Maraschino
as Elaine Lefkowitz
as Elaine Lefkowitz Dallas
as Celia
as Attendant's Girlfriend
as Rachel Sager
as Stage 7 (voice)
as Helen