Katherine Saltzberg
Katherine Saltzberg | |
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| Born | Katherine Maisnik August 12, 1962 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Katherine Saltzberg (née Maisnik) is an American actress, singer, and comic. She is best known for starring as the showbiz-talented 16-year-old daughter of Brian Dennehy's character in the ABC sitcom, Star of the Family.
Theater[]
Saltzberg wrote and performed the one woman show, Los Angelyne, an autobiographical theater performance where the "personal" becomes very, very public, as she recounted how her life and home were invaded by Los Angeles icon Angelyne, the attention-hungry queen of billboard self-promotion. Los Angelyne premiered at REDCAT.[1]
Television[]
Saltzberg starred in the ABC sitcom, Star of the Family, playing Jennie Lee Krebs, a 16-year-old singer who begins getting show business offers because of her talents in the country/pop genre. This scares her father, played by Brian Dennehy. Saltzberg sang the opening theme song and was nominated for Best Young Actress in a new TV series.[2]
Personal life[]
Saltzberg is the granddaughter of the British and American publicist, Jack Oliphant, who represented such individuals as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pearl Bailey, and Sophie Tucker.[3]
References[]
- ^ http://www.redcat.org/event/studio-0
- ^ http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm
- ^ The Dramatic List, Who's Who in The Theatre, Tenth Edition, London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
External links[]
- American television actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- 1962 births
- 21st-century American women