Bibi Besch Biography

Fast Facts

• Served as director of the Screen Actors Guild from 1990 until her death
• After graduating from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua New York, she began attending Connecticut College for Women, but soon decided to move to New York City to become an actress instead
• Quote: "My responsibility to the audience is to be truthful, and that can take many different forms․"
• Started her acting career in daytime soap operas and sitcoms, but eventually moved to primetime programs
• Her most acclaimed roles were on "Doing Time on Maple Drive" and "Northern Exposure," and in both of these she played a main character's mother
• Was upset that her character from "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" was not included in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock," but after seeing the latter film, she sent a letter to its executive producer acknowledging that she understood the choice
• Considered joining the Peace Corps for a short time