Person Details

Birthday: 1928-11-15 20:15:04

Death: 1990-06-18 20:15:04

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Memphis - Tennessee - USA

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Movie Involvements: 8

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cason was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Helen Louise (Phebus) and Charles Carroll Cason. She began her career appearing intheatre and on local television in Memphis during the 1950s, where she notably co-founded and ran the Front St. Theatre. She relocated to New York City in 1967, becoming active in theatre there both on and off Broadway through 1973. She most notably starred in the original critically acclaimed production of Noël Coward's Oh, Coward! in 1972-73. She appeared in such cult films as Cold Turkey and The Honeymoon Killers. After the early 1970s, Cason's career became centered in Los Angeles, appearing mostly within television up until her death. She is probably best known for her roles as Cloris Phebus on Carter Country (1977–1979) and Ruth Shandling on It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990). She was married to actor Dennis Patrick from 1970 until her death. She died in Los Angeles, California, aged 61, after a heart attack.

Most Famous Work

Airwolf
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8

Airwolf

(1984) Nurse Simmons
Exorcist II: The Heretic
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5

Exorcist II: The Heretic

(1977) Mrs. Phalor
Temperatures Rising
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5

Temperatures Rising

(1972) Miss Tillis
The Honeymoon Killers
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7

The Honeymoon Killers

(1970) Evelyn
House of Dark Shadows
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6

House of Dark Shadows

(1970) Mrs. Johnson
A Matter of Life and Death
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A Matter of Life and Death

(1981) Nurse Barnes
She's Dressed to Kill
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5

She's Dressed to Kill

(1979) Deenie Gooch
Delancey Street: The Crisis Within
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Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

(1975) Mrs. Sommerville

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