Carole Ita White

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name = Carole Ita White


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othername = Carol Ita White
Carole White
Carol White
yearsactive = 1973 - Present
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Carole Ita White (born August 24, 1949) is an American television and film actress.

Early life

Carole Ita White was born in New York City, to actors Jesse White and Celia (Simmy) Cohn White. Her father was a versatile character actor, appearing in dozens of movies and tv shows over a span of 50 years. He is best known for his portrayal of the lonely Maytag repairman in a series of television commercials. She has a sister, Janet Jonas.

Career

Carole Ita White started appearing in episodic TV and small film roles in the early 1970s. Her first TV job was a made-for-TV movie, a western comedy called "Evil Roy Slade", starring John Astin, Mickey Rooney, and Milton Berle. The movie was written by famed producer and director Garry Marshall. Marshall cast her in a role on his series "The Odd Couple". She is best known for her portrayal of Big Rosie Greenbaum on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley", also produced by Marshall and starring his sister Penny Marshall (along with Cindy Williams). White landed the recurring role of Rosie after a memorable appearance as "Raunchy Girl 1" in the first season episode "Dating Slump." Big Rosie was first seen as a nemesis to the title characters during the second season in the episode "Bachelor Mothers." She continued to make appearances as Big Rosie during the second and third seasons of the show. Carole Ita White did not appear again until the seventh season in an episode where Laverne and Shirley attend a high school reunion. White made guest starring appearances on such popular programs as "The Love Boat, Beverly Hills 90210, The Wayans Bros." and "Profiler". She appeared on several game shows, including "The $20,000 Pyramid".

White has continued to appear in small roles in films over the years, including "Falling Down", "The Witches of Eastwick", "Grand Canyon", and "The Fabulous Baker Boys". She recently appeared in the 2006 independent film "Wannabe".

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NAME= White, Carole Ita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= White, Carol Ita; White, Carole; White, Carol
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= August 24, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH= New York City, New York, United States
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