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Janet MargolinAmerican theater, film and television actress.
Date of Birth: 25.07.1943
Country:  USA |
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Biography of Janet Margolin
Janet Margolin was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She was born in New York City to Benjamin and Annette Margolin. Her father, originally from Russia, worked primarily as an accountant and was the creator of the Nephrosis Foundation, now known as the Kidney Foundation of New York.
Early Career
Margolin began studying acting at the School of Performing Arts. At the age of 18, she won a role in a Broadway production while performing at the New York Shakespeare Festival. She was offered the role of Anna in Morris West's "Daughters of Silence." In a review by the New York Times, Margolin was recognized as one of the best performers in the ensemble, with her delicate and ethereal grace standing out.
Film and Television
In 1962, Margolin made her big-screen debut, starring in the film "David and Lisa." She then landed a significant role in 1967 as the love interest of the main character in "Enter Laughing." Two years later, she portrayed a similar character in Woody Allen's "Take the Money and Run." Margolin would collaborate with Allen again eight years later in a film where their characters would be married.
Margolin's last role on the big screen was in 1989's "Ghostbusters II." The following year, she bid farewell to television by playing a killer in an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" and a victim in an episode of "Columbo."
Personal Life and Legacy
Margolin passed away from ovarian cancer on December 17, 1993, at the age of 50. Her body was cremated, and her ashes were interred in an urn at the Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles. She was survived by her husband, actor and director Ted Wass, her three sisters - Emily, Barbara, and Laura - and her two children, Julian and Tilly.
