Ruth Buzzi

Birth Name:

Ruth Ann Buzzi

Birth Place:

Westerly, Rhode Island, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

The original oil paintings she paints and donates to charity have sold for over $6,000
The Pasadena Playhouse of the Performing Arts honored her with a Lifetime Achievement Award
Took cosmetology classes in case she needed a backup career since she wanted to go into the risky business of acting, but before she even graduated from college she had her union card in musical and comedy revues
Appeared in every episode of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," the only featured player to do so
Some of her most memorably recurring characters were Hollywood gossip columnist Busy-Buzzi, cocktail-loving Doris Sidebottom, an inconsiderate flight attendant and the purse-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby
In her retirement, she began raising Black Angus cattle, longhorn cattle and quarter horses at a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas
Vehicles from her extensive automobile collection have been displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles

1969Primetime Emmy - Special Classification Achievements - Individuals (Variety Performances):Nominated
1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement by a Performer in Music or Variety:Nominated
1973Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - Television:Winner
1974Primetime Emmy - Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music:Nominated
1987Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming:Nominated
1994Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series:Nominated

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