- Georgia Engel
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birthname = Georgia Bright Engel
birthdate = Birth date and age|1948|7|28
birthplace =Washington, D.C. ,United States
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emmyawards = Nominated for three Emmys on "Everybody Loves Raymond " and two Emmys on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show "
tonyawards =Georgia Bright Engel (born
July 28 ,1948 ) is an American film and television actress.Biography
Engel was born in
Washington, D.C. , the daughter of Ruth Caroline (née Hendron) and Benjamin Franklin Engel, who was aCoast Guard officer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/Georgia-Engel.html Georgia Engel Biography (1948-) ] ] She is a graduate of theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa .Engel is probably best known as
Georgette Franklin Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show ", on which she appeared from 1972 until the show ended in 1977. The role won her twoEmmy nominations. After that series ended, she teamed up with former "Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-starBetty White for "The Betty White Show " during its first and only (1977–1978) season. She then co-starred on the short-lived 1980sitcom "Goodtime Girls ", as Loretta Smoot.Engel also had recurring roles on "Coach" as Shirley Burleigh, and on "
Everybody Loves Raymond " asRobert Barone 's mother-in-law,Pat MacDougall . She also starred as the voice of Love-a-Lot Bear in "The Care Bears Movie " (1985).Engel later returned to her stage roots. In 2006, she appeared on Broadway in the musical "
The Drowsy Chaperone ", withSutton Foster andEdward Hibbert . She created the role of Mrs. Tottendale, which she continued to perform as of early 2007. In September 2007, she reprised the role inToronto for the North American tour. She recently performed the role at theOrpheum Theater inSan Francisco , an engagement that ended on Sunday, August 17th, 2008. In recent years, she has been appearing atThe Muny Theater inForest Park in St. Louis, Mo. She also has been seen in the recurring role of Ezmeralda the good witch on theNBC soap opera "Passions ".Engel has neither married nor had children, is
left-handed , and is aChristian Scientist . Her father wasRear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Engel of theUnited States Coast Guard . Her sister, Robin Ruth Engle, wasMiss Hawaii in 1967.Filmography
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Everybody Loves Raymond " (2003-2005)
*"The Sweetest Thing " (2002)
*"Dr. Dolittle 2 " (2001)
*"The Care Bears Movie " (1985)
*"Papa Was a Preacher " (1985)
*"Open Season" (2006)References
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*imdb name|id=0257077|name=Georgia Engel
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=21872&mod=bio New York Times bio]
*tvtome person|id=4982|name=Georgia Engel
*ibdb name|id=85408|name=Georgia Engel
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