Barbara Bosson

Barbara Bosson
Bosson in 1985
Born	(1939-11-01) November 1, 1939 Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1967–1997
Spouse	Steven Bochco ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1997)​
Children	2, including Jesse Bochco

Barbara Bosson (born November 1, 1939) is a retired American actress. Her most notable role came in the television series Hill Street Blues (1981–1987), for which she was consecutively nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards.

Biography

Bosson was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania to a tennis coach father. Her first feature film was the crime thriller Bullitt (1968). She is well known for her roles in the 1980s NBC television series Hill Street Blues as the vulnerable Fay Furillo during the series' first six seasons. She later went on to play the tough prosecutor Miriam Grasso on Murder One from 1995 to 1997, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination.

Bosson starred in the 1970s series Richie Brockelman, Private Eye as Sharon. Other roles include the series Hooperman and Cop Rock. Some of Bosson's film appearances include her well-known role as Alex Rogan's mother in the science fiction film The Last Starfighter (1984).

Bosson has made guest appearances on many series, ranging from Mannix, Crazy Like a Fox, L.A. Law, Civil Wars, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in episode "Rivals" as Roana) and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

In 1970, Bosson married writer-producer Steven Bochco, who created several of the series in which she starred, including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Murder One and Cop Rock. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1997.

Filmography

Steven Bochco and Bosson in 1994

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Bullitt	Nurse	Uncredited
1969	The Love God?	Minor	Uncredited
1974	Mame	Emily
1978	Capricorn One	Alva Leacock
1978	Operating Room	Unknown	Television movie
1984	Calendar Girl Murders	Nancy	Television movie
1984	The Last Starfighter	Jane Rogan
1985	Hostage Flight	Roberta Spooner	Television movie
1986	The Education of Allison Tate	Lisa Stubbs
1989	Little Sweetheart	Mrs. Davies
1998	Scattering Dad	Writer	Television movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Mannix	Miss Riley	S3-Episode 05: "A Question of Midnight"
1972	Longstreet	Unknown	Episode: "The Sound of Money Talking"
1972	Emergency!	Mrs. Collins	Episode: "Saddled"
1972	Alias Smith and Jones	Mrs. Schwedes	Episode: "The Ten Days That Shook Kid Curry"
1973	Griff	Zena	Episode: "Countdown to Terror"
1974	McMillan & Wife	Della Wheatley	Episode: "Downshift to Danger"
1975	Sunshine	Mrs. Cox	Episode: "Father Nature"
1976	McMillan & Wife	Nurse Roz Beach	Episode: "The Deadly Cure"
1976	Delvecchio	Nancy Travis	Episode: "Board of Rights"
1978	Richie Brockelman, Private Eye	Sharon Diederson	6 episodes
1981–1985	Hill Street Blues	Fay Furillo	100 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1981–85)
1986	Crazy Like a Fox	Unknown	Episode: "A Fox at the Races"
1986	L.A. Law	Stacey Gill	2 episodes
1986	The New Mike Hammer	Mrs. Wayne	Episode: "Requiem for Billy"
1987	ABC Afterschool Special	Donna Crandall	Episode: "Supermom's Daughter"
1987–1989	Hooperman	Captain C.Z. Stern	42 episodes
1988	Hotel	Sydney Page	Episode: "Contest of Wills"
1988	Murder, She Wrote	Diane Raymond	Episode: "Wearing of the Green"
1990	Cop Rock	Mayor Louise Plank	10 episodes
1992–1993	Civil Wars	Judge Babyak	3 episodes
1994	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Roana	Episode: "Rivals"
1994	NYPD Blue	Miriam Davis	Episode: "Simone Says"
1995–1997	Murder One	Miriam Grasso	41 episodes Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1995	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Dr. Friskin	2 episodes
1997	Total Security	Pamela Chapin	Episode: "Evasion of the Body Snatchers"

External links

• Barbara Bosson at IMDb
• Barbara Bosson at AllMovie