Barbara Sharma (born September , , Dallas) is an American actress and
dancer of the stage, television, and film. As a dancer she had a close
working relationship with Bob Fosse, working as a lead dancer in his
company for five seasons. She is best known for creating roles in the
Original Broadway productions of several prominent musicals during the
s, including Rosie in Sweet Charity and Mary in Hallelujah, Baby!, and
as a regular performer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from -. She also
portrayed Shelley Sealy as a main cast member of the short lived TV
series Glitter in -, and performed the recurring roles of Mrs. Recinos
on Becker, Mrs. Douglas on Frasier, Amanda Wilkerson on Chico and the
Man, and Myrna Morgenstein in Rhoda. She frequently appeared in
commercials from the s-s, including commercials for Folgers, Glass
Plus, and State Farm.Sharma began her career Off-Broadway at the age
of starring in the lead role of Little Mary Sunshine in the Original
Production of Rick Besoyan's In Your Hat in after spending a summer
performing at Camp Tamiment. She initially came to prominence on the
Broadway stage in the s in the original casts of Little Me, Hello,
Dolly!, Sweet Charity (as Rosie), Hallelujah, Baby! (as Mary), and
Come Summer (as Emma Faucett). Much of her work can be heard on the
original cast albums for those shows. She later appeared on Broadway
as Bobbi Michele in Last of the Red Hot Lovers in and Cleo in I Love
My Wife in .In Sharma replaced Bernadette Peters in her star making
turn as Ruby in the New York production of Dames at Sea and continued
with the show for its entire Los Angeles run. Her performance in the
show drew the attention of producer George Schlatter and led to her
big break in television; landing her a part in the main cast of Rowan
& Martin's Laugh-In from -.[citation needed] She portrayed Shelley
Sealy on Glitter and was a member of the cast of the PBS anthology
series Masquerade.: Sharma's other TV appearances include the
recurring roles of Mrs. Recinos in Becker, Mrs. Douglas in Frasier,
Amanda Wilkerson in Chico and the Man, and Myrna Morgenstein in Rhoda
in addition to guest appearances on Alice, Amazing Stories, Hart to
Hart, Insight, Muddling Through, One Day at a Time, Perfect Strangers,
Shadow Chasers, Tabitha, The David Frost Show, The Mike Douglas Show,
The Facts of Life, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and two episodes of The
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She was a recurring panelist on
the game show Match Game during the s, and in she starred opposite
Bernadette Peters in the ABC musical comedy special Break Up. In she
portrayed Shelley Sealy as a main cast member of the short lived TV
series Glitter. Her film credits include Con Air, My Stepmother Is an
Alien, Norman... Is That You?, and Time Share.
dancer of the stage, television, and film. As a dancer she had a close
working relationship with Bob Fosse, working as a lead dancer in his
company for five seasons. She is best known for creating roles in the
Original Broadway productions of several prominent musicals during the
s, including Rosie in Sweet Charity and Mary in Hallelujah, Baby!, and
as a regular performer on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from -. She also
portrayed Shelley Sealy as a main cast member of the short lived TV
series Glitter in -, and performed the recurring roles of Mrs. Recinos
on Becker, Mrs. Douglas on Frasier, Amanda Wilkerson on Chico and the
Man, and Myrna Morgenstein in Rhoda. She frequently appeared in
commercials from the s-s, including commercials for Folgers, Glass
Plus, and State Farm.Sharma began her career Off-Broadway at the age
of starring in the lead role of Little Mary Sunshine in the Original
Production of Rick Besoyan's In Your Hat in after spending a summer
performing at Camp Tamiment. She initially came to prominence on the
Broadway stage in the s in the original casts of Little Me, Hello,
Dolly!, Sweet Charity (as Rosie), Hallelujah, Baby! (as Mary), and
Come Summer (as Emma Faucett). Much of her work can be heard on the
original cast albums for those shows. She later appeared on Broadway
as Bobbi Michele in Last of the Red Hot Lovers in and Cleo in I Love
My Wife in .In Sharma replaced Bernadette Peters in her star making
turn as Ruby in the New York production of Dames at Sea and continued
with the show for its entire Los Angeles run. Her performance in the
show drew the attention of producer George Schlatter and led to her
big break in television; landing her a part in the main cast of Rowan
& Martin's Laugh-In from -.[citation needed] She portrayed Shelley
Sealy on Glitter and was a member of the cast of the PBS anthology
series Masquerade.: Sharma's other TV appearances include the
recurring roles of Mrs. Recinos in Becker, Mrs. Douglas in Frasier,
Amanda Wilkerson in Chico and the Man, and Myrna Morgenstein in Rhoda
in addition to guest appearances on Alice, Amazing Stories, Hart to
Hart, Insight, Muddling Through, One Day at a Time, Perfect Strangers,
Shadow Chasers, Tabitha, The David Frost Show, The Mike Douglas Show,
The Facts of Life, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and two episodes of The
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She was a recurring panelist on
the game show Match Game during the s, and in she starred opposite
Bernadette Peters in the ABC musical comedy special Break Up. In she
portrayed Shelley Sealy as a main cast member of the short lived TV
series Glitter. Her film credits include Con Air, My Stepmother Is an
Alien, Norman... Is That You?, and Time Share.
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