Debralee Scott (April 2, 1953 – April 5, 2005) was an American actress best known for her role on the soap opera spoof Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as the title character's trampy younger and prettier sister, "Cathy Shumway." Scott was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where she was born, and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where she was a cheerleader.^[1] is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (sometimes abbreviated as MH2) was a 1976-1977 syndicated prime-time soap opera parody produced by Norman Lear and directed by Joan Darling. ... Union County Court House Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, 53 miles (85 km) southeast of Scranton It is the meeting point of the McMichaels, Pocono and Brodhead creeks, before the Brodhead empties into the Delaware River. ...

Film and TV roles

Scott's first role was filmed shortly after her 18th birthday; she portrayed a corpse in 1971's Dirty Harry. At age 22, she found fame on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, playing Mary's sister, Cathy Shumway. She appeared on the first season of the sitcom Welcome Back Kotter as Rosalie "Hotzi" Totzi, and in the Donna Pescow sitcom Angie, playing Angie's younger sister, Marie Falco. She remained good friends with Kotter alum Ron Pallilo (Arnold Horshack). Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... For other uses, see Dirty Harry (disambiguation). ... Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (sometimes abbreviated as MH2) was a 1976-1977 syndicated prime-time soap opera parody produced by Norman Lear and directed by Joan Darling. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Welcome Back, Kotter is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the ABC network from 1975 to 1979. ... Donna Pescow (born March 24, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film and television actress. ...

Among her other credits were the 1973 feature film American Graffiti and the 1974 film Earthquake. Scott's scenes in the latter, which were set on an airplane, were never shown in the cinema run, only appearing during an extended-length network TV premiere showing. For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... For the music soundtrack based on the film, see 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure/disaster/thriller film that achieved huge box-office success, inspiring the Disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. ...

Scott reportedly auditioned for the role of Marty in Grease (film). It was narrowed down to her and Dinah Manoff. Although Scott was better known at the time (and closer to the age of others already cast), Manoff got the part. For the original stage musical of the same name, see Grease (musical). ... Dinah Manoff (born January 25, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American stage and film actress. ...

Scott also appeared on the daytime TV show Match Game between 1976 and 1982. During an appearance in 1977, she and Richard Dawson revolted when their answer -- "finishing school" -- didn't match the contestant's answer of "school," according to the off-stage judge. It prompted the "Match Game 1977 School Riot". Scott also appeared with her Angie co-stars on an "All Star" edition of Family Feud where she helped win money for charity. (These All-Star episodes are available on DVD as of 12/07). The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Richard Dawson (born November 20, 1932) is a British-born American actor, comedian, game show panelist and host. ... Angie is either An ABC sitcom, see Angie (television) A 1973 Rolling Stones single from the album, Goats Head Soup. ... This article is about the American game show. ...

Scott continued to act, appearing in two Police Academy movies, including the first, but she later retired from acting and became an agent for a company in New York City called Empowered Artists. In 2000, Scott appeared on a panel with her former cast members of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman at the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills. Scott greeted fans and posed for photos after the Q&A. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (sometimes abbreviated as MH2) was a 1976-1977 syndicated prime-time soap opera parody produced by Norman Lear and directed by Joan Darling. ... The East Coast branch of The Museum of Television and Radio is located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan in New York City (USA). ...

Chronology

Television

• Angie (1979)
• Forever Fernwood (1977)
• Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
• The Secrets Of Isis (1975) (One Episode)
• Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-1977)
• Sons and Daughters
• Match Game (1976-1982)
• Password Plus
• The $20,000 Pyramid
• All-Star Family Feud (1979)
• Merv Griffin Show
• The Donna Summer Special (1980) singing in 'Bad Girls' chorus

MOVIES Angie was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February 1979 until October 1980. ... Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (sometimes abbreviated as MH2) was a 1976-1977 syndicated prime-time soap opera parody produced by Norman Lear and directed by Joan Darling. ... Welcome Back, Kotter (sometimes shortened to Welcome Back or Kotter) was an American television sitcom that originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975 to June 8, 1979. ... Sons and Daughters was an Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation. ... The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... Although Password can be played without any equipment, commercial versions of the game have also been successful. ... Pyramid was an American television game show where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases, based on descriptions that were given to them, in the shortest amount of time. ... This article is about the American game show. ... The Merv Griffin Show was a long-running American television talk show, starring singer Merv Griffin. ...

• Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
• Police Academy (1984)
• Pandemonium (1982)
• Incoming Freshmen (1979)
• The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
• Our Time (1974)

Earthquake TV edit Police Academy is a 1984 comedy crime film starring Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall and G.W. Bailey. ... Pandemonium is a 1982 comedy film with an ensemble cast including Eileen Brennan, Phil Hartman, Tab Hunter, Carol Kane, David Lander, Judge Reinhold, Paul Reubens, and Tom Smothers. ... The Reincarnation of Peter Proud was a 1973 novel by Max Ehrlich, and a 1975 movie starring Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer ONeill and Margot Kidder. ...

• The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
• American Graffiti (1973)
• Dirty Harry (1971) uncredited
• The Candidate (uncredited)

For the music soundtrack based on the film, see 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti. ...

Death

In 2001, her fiancé, Port Authority police officer John Dennis Levi, died during the 9/11 attacks. In March 2005, Scott moved from Brooklyn, New York to Amelia Island, Florida, to care for her ailing elder sister Carol Anne, a producer who worked on many Robert Altman films and who went by the name Scott "Scotty" Bushnell. Her other sister, Jerilynn Scott, is a talent agent in Los Angeles. This article is about the year. ... The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state agency (operated pursuant to an interstate compact) that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure including the bridges, tunnels, airports and seaports within the New York-New Jersey Port District. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... ← - 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in March • 31 – Terri Schiavo • 30 – Mitch Hedberg • 29 – Johnnie Cochran • 27 – Wilfred Bigelow • 26 – Paul Hester • 26 – James Callaghan • 21 – Jeff Weise • 21 – Bobby Short • 19 – John De Lorean • 18 – Gary Bertini • 17 – George F... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Amelia Island is the southernmost in a chain of barrier islands stretching from North Carolina to Florida. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... A talent agent is a person who finds jobs for actors, musicians, models, and other people in various entertainment businesses. ...

Soon after her arrival in Florida, she collapsed and lingered in a coma for several days. She woke up and when asked if she knew where she was, replied, "obviously in the hospital." Since doctors could not figure out what caused the coma, she was released two days later (on April 2, her birthday), but her spirits remained high. Three days later, on April 5, 2005, she went to take a nap and never woke up. Despite an autopsy, the cause of death remained uncertain. Scott died of natural causes and was cremated.^[2] Although her death remained uncertain, many people who knew her said that she began drinking heavily after her fiancé's death and that her death was caused by her alleged alcoholism. Her sister, Scott Bushnell, died of heart failure on July 13, 2006. For other uses, see Coma (disambiguation). ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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External links

• Debralee Scott at the Internet Movie Database