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Sally Jessy Raphael Biography

Birth Name:Sally Lowenthal

Birth Place:Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Attended the University of Puerto Rico and Carnegie Mellon University
  • Earned her bachelor's degree from Columbia University
  • Got her first media job working at a local AM radio station in N․Y
  • Trained in acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse under the tutelage of drama coach Sanford Meisner
  • Is widely recognized for often wearing red-framed glasses
  • Possesses the ability to speak both English and Spanish
  • Has worked as an Associated Press correspondent in Central America

Awards

  • 1988Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host: nominated
  • 1989Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host: winner
  • 1990Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host: nominated
  • 1991Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host: nominated
  • 1992Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host: nominated