| Phyllis Katz | |
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| Personal Information | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Born: | April 4, 1947 |
| Birthplace | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation/ Career: | Actress, director |
| Years active: | 1975-present |
| Character information | |
| Appeared on/in: | M*A*S*H |
| Episodes appeared in: | 4 episodes |
| Character(s) played: | Various nurse roles, which included Nurse Able |
Phyllis Katz (born April 4, 1947) appeared in four episodes of the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H, once as one of the many Nurse Ables and three appearances as an unnamed nurse.
Phyllis, a native of Chicago, IL, has also had numerous guest appearances on TV shows such as Rhoda, The White Shadow, The Billy Crystal Show, CBS-TV's short-lived Charlie and Co. series, which starred comedian/actor Flip Wilson, Webster, and E/R.
Phyllis in the Season 7 episode "Inga".
About Phyllis
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A pioneer member and former director of The Groundlings,[1] Phyllis has enjoyed working in TV, film and stage as an actor, writer and director. Her one-woman show, "Katz: Music & Characters," won a Drama-Logue award for best performance; her play; "Codependently Yours," was an L.A. Weekly award nominee; and her first film short, "Shoedini," ran on I-film for a year with a 10 rating. She most recently appeared in Reno 911, Strong Medicine, and the film Taking the Plunge and was the female lead on Showtime's cult comedy Sherman Oaks. As a songwriter, she co-authored three TV theme songs and the anthem for Project Literacy and was a regular contributor to FX's Son of the Beach. In addition to co-creating The Groundlings School, Phyllis does private coaching and conducts writing, character development, and song improv workshops across the country. She is a contributing writer for OurLa.org.
For the past six years, she periodically has been engaged as an actor, teacher, and director with The Virginia Avenue Project, a community arts program in Santa Monica, that works with at-risk kids.
Family/Personal lifeEdit
Phyllis is the sister of both writer/producer Allan Katz, and Stu Katz, an attorney and jazz musician, whose new CD Family Affair – Ira Sullivan and Stu Katz – Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase was released in 2013 by Origin Records.
Phyllis is married to photographer Rob Lewine, who moonlights as a songwriter and bassist for The Enzymes. Phyllis and Rob live in Los Angeles with their dogs, Gary and Brian.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Phyllis Katz (Alumni) at Groundlings website
External linksEdit
- Phyllis Katz at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.hipwrecked.com/ Phyllis Katz's Hipwrecked website
