Judy Graubart
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Judy Graubart (born October 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress. She is best remembered for being a regular cast member of The Electric Company, the revolutionary children's show from the 1970s produced by the Children's Television Workshop. She, like the other cast members, who included Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, and Bill Cosby, played hundreds of characters on the show during its 6-year run (1971–1977), Jennifer of the Jungle being a standout. Prior to The Electric Company, Graubart was also a regular on a little-known show called Comedy Tonight, along with Peter Boyle, Robert Klein, and Madeline Kahn, all of whom were just breaking through in their careers, which aired during the summer of 1970 on CBS and was largely a poor imitation of Laugh-In, the smash-hit comedy variety show during that time.
After her run with The Electric Company she appeared in several little-known films during the early 1980s, including Marshall Brickman's Simon and Author! Author! which starred Al Pacino. She reunited with Madeline Kahn for the 1999 film Judy Berlin, which was completed shortly before the latter's death.
She appeared, as did many other of the original cast members of The Electric Company, in interviews and episode introductions on the second volume of The Best of the Electric Company DVD boxed set that was released by Shout! Factory and Sony BMG Music Entertainment on November 14, 2006.
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- Graubart is married to character actor Bob Dishy.
- She was a member of the Second City comedy troupe alongside other comedians such as David Steinberg and Avery Schreiber.
