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Bibi Besch
Born
Bibiana Maria Köchert

(1942-02-01)February 1, 1942
Vienna, Austria
DiedSeptember 7, 1996(1996-09-07) (aged 54)
OccupationActress
Years active1954–1996
Spouse
Donald B. Mathis
(m. 1965; div. 1973)
ChildrenSamantha Mathis
Parent(s)Gotfrid Köchert
Gusti Huber

Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Maria Köchert; February 1, 1942 – September 7, 1996) was an Austrian-American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Carol Marcus in the science fiction film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Her other notable film roles were in Who's That Girl (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989), and Tremors (1990). Besch also appeared in a number of television series and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Early life

Bibiana Maria Köchert was born in Vienna, Austria in 1942, the younger of two daughters born to theater actress Gusti Huber, who starred in German films during World War II, and Gotfrid Köchert, an Austrian racing driver, who served in the Wehrmacht. She had an elder sister, Christiana Barbara Köchert (August 17, 1939 – August 13, 2004). Gusti and her two daughters remained in Vienna throughout World War II, emigrating to the United States after the war ended. [1] Joseph Besch, a radio executive and former U.S. Army captain, married Huber, a divorcee, in 1946, and became Huber's daughters' stepfather; his stepchildren took his surname. Huber and Besch later had two children, born in the United States, Drea and Andrew, the half-siblings of Bibiana and Christiana.[2] Bibi, her sister and half-siblings,[3] grew up in Chappaqua, New York, where they attended local elementary and junior high schools. She graduated from Horace Greeley High School there in 1959, and attended Connecticut College for Women, but, before graduating, moved to New York City to become an actress. Her only child is Samantha Mathis, also an actress.

Career

Besch appeared in a variety of television series, including Street Hawk, The Edge of Night, The Secret Storm, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, The Rockford Files, Dallas, The Golden Girls, Murder, She Wrote, Somerset, Backstairs at the White House, It's Garry Shandling's Show, and Date with an Angel. She played Dr. Carol Marcus, the early love of Admiral James T. Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), and other films included roles in Victory at Entebbe (1976), The Pack (1977), The Promise (1979), Meteor (1979), The Beast Within (1982), The Lonely Lady (1983), The Day After (1983), Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986), He's My Girl (1987), Who's That Girl (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989), Tremors (1990), and Betsy's Wedding (1990).

In 1992, she received an Emmy Award nomination for her performance in Doing Time on Maple Drive, which starred William McNamara and Jim Carrey as her sons. She received another Emmy nomination in 1993 for her recurring-character role as the neurotic mother of Janine Turner's character on Northern Exposure. She continued to act, including roles on ER and Melrose Place, until shortly before her death. [citation needed]

Death

Bibi Besch died on September 7, 1996 at age 54 following a long battle with breast cancer.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Distance Joanne Morse
1976 Victory at Entebbe German Woman TV movie
1977 The Pack Marge
1979 Hardcore Mary
1979 The Promise Dr. Faye Allison
1979 Meteor Helen Bradley
1982 The Beast Within Caroline MacCleary
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Dr. Carol Marcus
1983 The Lonely Lady Veronica Randall
1983 The Day After Eve Dahlberg TV movie
1983 Likely Stories, Vol. 3 Beth Warner
1986 Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry Doreen Delafield TV movie
1987 Who's That Girl Mrs. Worthington
1987 He's My Girl Marcia
1987 Date with an Angel Grace Sanders
1989 Kill Me Again Jack's Secretary
1989 Steel Magnolias Belle Marmillion
1990 Tremors Megan as The Doctor's Wife
1990 Betsy's Wedding Nancy Lovell
1991 Lonely Hearts Maria Wilson
1995 My Family Mrs. Gillespie
1999 California Myth Harriet (final film role)

1986 Highway to Heaven Season 2 episode 23 Children's children Joyce Bliar, who runs children's home

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1984 4th Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress
The Lonely Lady
Nominated
1992 44th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
Doing Time on Maple Drive
Nominated
1993 45th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Northern Exposure
Nominated

References

  1. ^ "BIBI BESCH, APPEARED IN TV ROLES". Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine AmericanHeritage.com; accessed November 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Gusti Huber obituary, variety.com; accessed November 3, 2015.