Rochelle Oliver

Rochelle Oliver (born April 15, 1937 in New York City) is an American film, television and stage actress. Her film work includes 1918 in 1985, On Valentine's Day in 1986, Courtship in 1987, and Scent of a Woman in 1992. Her television includes a recurring roles Barbara Lamont in the early 1970s series The Best of Everything and as Judge Grace Larkin on Law & Order. Her stage work includes Toys in the Attic for which she received a Clarence Derwent Award in 1960.

Rochelle Oliver
Born (1937-04-15) April 15, 1937
New York City, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1959 - 2003
Spouse(s)James Patterson
15 October 1959 - 19 August 1972

Fritz Weaver
1997 - 26 November 2016 (his death)

Background

At the age of 17, Oliver started studying acting with Uta Hagen.[1] She is Jewish.[2]

It was while she was a cast member on the off-Broadway production of The Brothers Karamazov that she met her fellow cast member and husband to be, James Patterson. By 1960, they were living together in their small apartment on the upper East Side. Their marriage lasted until his death from cancer in 1972.[3][4] In 1997, she became the second wife of Fritz Weaver and they remained married until Weaver's death in 2016.[5]

Oliver is also an acting teacher and has been teaching acting since 1970.[6] She is currently on the faculty of HB Studio in New York City.[7]

Career

Oliver's early stage appearances include The Brothers Karamazov at Village Gate, New York City from 1956 to 1957. In 1957, she was in The Cave Dwellers, which ran at the Olney Playhouse. Also that year she was in The Diary of Anne Frank, which was at the same venue.[8] In 1958, she was appearing on television in the "Saw My Baby There" episode of Naked City. In 1963, she played the part of Jean Lowell in the episode "The Noose" from The Defenders.[9] In 1970, she had a recurring role as Barbara Lamont in the series The Best of Everything.[10][11] In 1976, she played the part of Dr. Marsha in Paul Mazursky's Next Stop, Greenwich Village.[12] From 1993 to 2003, she appeared as Judge Grace Larkin in Law & Order.[13]

Filmography
Film
Title Year Role Director Notes
The Happy Hooker 1975 Norma Nicholas Sgarro
Next Stop, Greenwich Village 1976 Doctor Marsha Paul Mazursky
Lianna 1983 Betty John Sayles
In Defense of Kids 1983 Mrs. Giankanis Gene Reynolds TV movie
1918 1985 Mrs. Mary Vaughn Ken Harrison
On Valentine's Day 1986 Mrs. Vaughn Ken Harrison
Courtship 1987 Mrs Vaughn Howard Cummings
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings 1988 Woman on TV Dean Parisot Short
An Unremarkable Life 1989 Mary Alice Amin Q. Chaudhri
Scent of a Woman 1992 Gretchen Martin Brest
Hollywood Ending 2002 Script supervisor Woody Allen
Television shows
Title Episode Role Director Year / Air date Notes
Naked City "Four Sweet Corners" Cora Gary Stuart Rosenberg April 28, 1959
Naked City "Saw My Baby There " Katie Harris Stuart Rosenberg June 9, 1959
The United States Steel Hour "Little Lost Sheep" Ernest Kinoy November 1, 1961
The Defenders "The Noose" Jean Lowell Stuart Rosenberg April 27, 1963
The Nurses "Credo" Sally Ellis Stuart Rosenberg January 9, 1964
The Defenders "The Objector" Anne Wendel Leonard Horn February 11, 1965
The Best of Everything Barbara Lamont Episode #1.1 March 30, 1970 Writer: James Lipton
Producer: Jacqueline Babbin
The Best of Everything Barbara Lamont Episode #1.112 Dennis Kane September 7, 1970
The Best of Everything Barbara Lamont Episode #1.114 Alan Pultz September 9, 1970
Ryans Hope Episode #1.838 Jeri Jerome Lela Swift September 25, 1978
ABC Afterschool Specials Mrs. York "Amy & the Angel" Ralph Rosenblum September 22, 1982
Tribeca "The Hopeless Romantic" Blanche Barry Primus April 6, 1993
Law & Order "Manhood" Judge Grace Larkin Ed Sherin May 12, 1993
Law & Order "Big Bang" Judge Grace Larkin Dann Florek March 2, 1994
Law & Order "Competence" Judge Grace Larkin Fred Gerber November 2, 1994
All My Children Episode dated 20 June 1995 Alice Hart June 20, 1995
Law & Order "Paranoia" Judge Grace Larkin Fred Gerber November 15, 1995
Law & Order "Family Business " Judge Grace Larkin Lewis Gould November 20, 1996
Law & Order "Faccia a Faccia" Judge Grace Larkin Martha Mitchell February 25, 1998
Law & Order "Ill-Conceived" Judge Grace Larkin David Platt December 3, 2003

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References
  1. Acting and Living in Discovery: A Workbook for the Actor, By Carol Rosenfeld - Page 127 Being Where You Are - The Energy Flow
  2. https://www.jewishtampa.com/jews-in-the-news/jews-in-the-newssarah-michelle-gellar-julianne-margulies-and-jake-gyllenhaal
  3. Daily News, Friday, May 27, 1960 - Page 588 East Side Girl Jumps From Lower to Upper By CHARLES McHARRY
  4. The New York Times, AUG. 21, 1972 - JAMES PATTERSON OF STAGE, 40, DIES
  5. The New York Times, Nov. 27, 2016 - Fritz Weaver, Tony-Winning Character Actor, Dies at 90 By Robert Berkvist
  6. Acting and Living in Discovery: A Workbook for the Actor, By Carol Rosenfeld - Page 127 Being Where You Are - The Energy Flow
  7. HB Studio Faculty Page
  8. Film Reference - Rochelle Oliver Biography (1937-), Credits, Stage Appearances
  9. Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, By Tony Williams - Page 340
  10. Short-Lived Television Series, 1948–1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops, by Wesley Hyatt - Page 195
  11. The soap opera encyclopedia, Christopher Schemering - Page 44
  12. Turner Classic Movies - Next Stop, Greenwich Village(1976)
  13. Who Was Who on TV, Volume 2, By Norman Chance - Law & Order: Mystery: 1990- Page 267
  14. IMDb - Rochelle Oliver, Filmography


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