Bobo Lewis

Bobo Lewis
Bobo Lewis
	Lewis, 1969
Born	Barbara Lewis; May 14, 1926; Miami, Florida, U.S.
Died	November 6, 1998 (aged 72); New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1962–1998

Barbara "Bobo" Lewis (May 14, 1926 – November 6, 1998) was an American comedic actress of film, musical theatre, stage and television.

Born in Miami, Florida, Lewis studied acting and won a Drama Desk Award in 1978 for portraying a teacher in Working on Broadway. In 1997, she was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award.^[1]

Stage roles

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (as Bernice Roth); April 6, 1987 - August 1, 1987
42nd Street (as Maggie Jones; replacement); July 21, 1987 - January 8, 1989
Working (as Fran Swenson, Grace Clements, Lucille Page and Rose Hoffman); May 14, 1978 - June 4, 1978
Lorelei (as Mrs. Ella Spofford; replacement); January 27, 1974 -November 3, 1974
The Women (as Dowager and as Olga); April 25, 1973 - June 17, 1973
Twigs (as Emily, Celia, Dorothy and Ma; standby); November 14, 1971 - July 23, 1972

Television

Bobo Lewis was most famous for her role as gossip Midge Smoot on the children's television series Shining Time Station. She remained with the show for its entire run from 1989 to 1993. Lewis would later appear in the four succeeding Shining Time Specials in 1995. Her other television appearances include roles on sitcoms such as Bewitched, The Monkees, That Girl, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..

Film

Bobo was seen in a handful of well-known films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963), Way...Way Out (1966) Can't Stop the Music (1980), Arthur (1981) Her Alibi (1989), Miami Blues (1990) and The Paper (1994).

Legacy

She teamed up with her Broadway co-star Lynne Thigpen (Working, 1978) to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation "to help young actresses and actors learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater".^{[citation needed]}

Death

Lewis died on November 6, 1998, at New York Hospital in Manhattan from cancer, aged 72.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	The Interns	Gwen
1963	Under the Yum Yum Tree	Claudia Hoffer
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Pilot's Wife	Uncredited
1964	Kiss Me, Stupid	Waitress
1966	Way... Way Out	Esther Davenport
1970	Which Way to the Front?	Camille Bland
1975	The Wild Party	Wilma
1975	Lovers Like Us	Miss Mark
1980	Can't Stop the Music	Breadwoman
1981	The Nesting	Catherine Beasley
1981	Arthur	Lady in Coffee Shop
1982	Blood Bride	Mama
1987	The Adventure of the Action Hunters
1988	Running on Empty	Home Ec Teacher
1989	Her Alibi	Rose
1990	Miami Blues	Edna Damrosch
1994	The Paper	Anna
1998	One True Thing	Muriel
1998	Just the Ticket	Mrs. Dolmatch
1999	Hit and Runway	Cousin Rosalie	(final film role)