Anne Bloom is an American former film and television actress.
Biography
Bloom’s television acting career, which spans three decades, began with an appearance on ABC’s medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D. in 1974. She also had a brief film career including the part of Peter Billingsley‘s mother in 1985’s The Dirt Bike Kid, though she is probably best known for her television career, especially for her role as television news correspondent Frosty Kimelman on HBO‘s Not Necessarily the News. for which she was four times nominated for Cable Ace Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She also appeared as Parker Lewis’ mother Judy for the first season of the Fox sitcom Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, being replaced in subsequent seasons by Mary Ellen Trainor. She was a regular on The $25,000 Pyramid for five years, a hostess of Totally Hidden Video and one of the first panelists on Relatively Speaking.
Today, Bloom is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Beverly Hills, California.[1]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Loving Couples | Nurse | Jack Smight | |
| 1985 | The Dirt Bike Kid | Janet Simmons | Hoite C. Caston | |
| 1987 | Talking Walls | Stephen Verona | ||
| 1989 | That’s Adequate | Maid Marian | Harry Hurwitz | |
| 2009 | The History of Coolness: A Look Back at Parker Lewis Can’t Lose | Self | Reed Kaplan | Direct-to-video documentary |
| 2011 | I Want Justin Bieber for Christmas | Girl’s Mother | David Daniel, David Rapka, Victor Vaca | Direct-to-video short film |
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Susan | S6E13 “The 266 Days” |
| 1975 | Cage Without a Key | Joleen | TV movie |
| Police Story | Monroe | S3E2 “The Cutting Edge” | |
| The Rookies | Midge Warren | S4E8 “Measure of Mercy” | |
| 1976 | Medical Story | June | S1E11 “The Quality of Mercy” |
| 1978 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Carla Wilson | S1E2 “The Deadly Dust: Part 1”; S1E3 “The Deadly Dust: Part 2” |
| Spider-Man Strikes Back | Carla Wilson (archive footage) | TV movie | |
| Everyday | Self | Series regular | |
| 1979 | Turnabout | Valerie | S1E5 “Till Dad Do Us Part” |
| 1981 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Jackie | S2E4 “Macho Man” |
| Magnum, P.I. | Cindy Lewellyn | S1E13 “All Roads Lead to Floyd” | |
| 1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Linda Harrison | S2E15 “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” |
| I, Desire | Self | TV movie | |
| 1982–90 | Not Necessarily the News | Frosty Kimelman | 61 episodes |
| 1983 | Inspector Perez | Jane Langley | TV movie |
| 1985 | All-Star Blitz | Self (celebrity panelist) | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Airwolf | Alma Grace Harrison | S3E14 “Discovery” |
| Celebrity Double Talk | Self (celebrity contestant) | 5 episodes | |
| 1986–87 | The $25,000 Pyramid | Self (celebrity contestant) | 20 episodes |
| 1986–91 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self (celebrity contestant) | 10 episodes |
| 1988 | Blackout | Self (celebrity contestant) | 5 episodes |
| The 9th Annual ACE Awards | Self (presenter) | Television special | |
| The New Hollywood Squares | Self (panelist) | 5 episodes | |
| Night Court | Wanda Chaney | S5E22 “Danny Got His Gun: Part 1” | |
| The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards | Self (presenter) | Television special | |
| Relatively Speaking | Self (celebrity panelist) | 25 episodes | |
| ABC Weekend Special | Garf’s Mother | S11E3 “Runaway Ralph” | |
| 1989 | Camp Midnite | Self | Episode #110 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | Episodes #68 and 113 | |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Ruth Favor | S1E9 “She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Cousin” | |
| 1990 | The Marsha Warfield Show | Self | Episode dated May 17, 1990 |
| 1990–91 | Parker Lewis Can’t Lose | Mrs. Lewis | 10 episodes |
| Totally Hidden Video | Self (host) | ||
| 1991 | Krofft Late Night | Anne Caruthers | Television special |
| 1992 | On the Air | Sylvia Hudson | S1E5 |
| 1993 | Major Dad | Jane Whitaker | S4E20 “Conduct Unbecoming” |
| 1995 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | Rhonda | S1E22 “Post Office Show” |
| 1996 | Duckman | S3E25 “Sperms of Endearment”. Voice only | |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | Tina/Older Woman (voices) | S1E9 “House Broken/Stinky Toe” |
| Johnny Bravo | Fluffy/Woman (voices) | S1E9 “Substitute Teacher/A Wolf in Chick’s Clothing/Intensive Care” |
Awards and nominations
- Cable Ace Award Actress in a Comedy Series for Not Necessarily the News 4 Nominations (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987)
References
- ^ “Anne Bloom – About”. LATherapistfind.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
External links
- Anne Bloom at IMDb