BIRKETT, Bernadette 1948–

PERSONAL

Born 1948; married second husband, George Wendt (an actor); children: (first marriage) two; (second marriage) three.

Addresses: Agent— Pakula/King and Associates, 9229 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 315, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Actress. Infant Welfare Society, cochair of benefit, 1993.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Jackie Shumaker, It's Garry Shandling's Show (also known as The Garry Shandling Show ), Showtime, 1986–1990, Fox, 1988–1990.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mrs. Sweeney, The Ratings Game (also known as The Mogul ), The Movie Channel, 1984.

Miss Parillo, "The Leftovers," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986.

Hattie Loomis, Dinner at Eight, TNT, 1989.

Shirley, Alien Avengers II (also known as Aliens among Us, Roger Corman Presents Alien Avengers II, and Welcome to Planet Earth II ), The Movie Channel, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Doris Marie Winslow, "Mr. Personalities," Taxi, ABC, 1981.

The Book of Lists, CBS, 1982.

Mrs. Cromwell, "Auntie Up," Family Ties, NBC, 1984.

Tinker Bell/Sharon O'Hare, "Fairy Tales Can Come True," Cheers, NBC, 1984.

Nurse, "The Command Post," The Jeffersons, 1984.

Mrs. Van Cleve, "Dwight Schmidlapp Is Not a Quitter," Newhart, 1986.

Tina, "The Wedding Ring," Amazing Stories, 1986.

Katie Schlessinger, "The World Next Door," The Twilight Zone, CBS and syndicated, 1986.

(Uncredited) Voice of Vera Peterson, "Thanksgiving Orphans," Cheers, NBC, 1986.

Carol, "The Play's the Thing," Family Ties, 1988.

(Uncredited) Voice of Vera Peterson, "It's a Wonderful Wife," Cheers, NBC, 1991.

(Uncredited) Voice of Vera Peterson, "No Rest for the Woody," Cheers, NBC, 1992.

Herself, "Da Game," Bob, CBS, 1993.

Voice of Vera Peterson, "Look before You Sleep," Cheers, NBC, 1993.

Patient, "Roseanne's Return," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995.

Dr. Pam Hendricks, "Rash Behavior," The George Wendt Show, CBS, 1995.

High Priestess Ramona, "Pardon My Nuptials," Dave's World, CBS, 1996.

"The Force of Fun," State of Grace, Fox Family Channel, 2001.

Sister Winters, "Saving Grace," State of Grace, Fox Family Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Rodney Dangerfield: Exposed, ABC, 1985.

"It's Garry Shandling's Show—25th Anniversary Special," Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1986.

Receptionist, AFI Presents TV or Not TV? (also known as TV or Not TV? ), NBC, 1990.

Film Appearances:

Mother, Kiss Me Goodbye, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1982.

Mrs. Simpson, Jekyll & Hyde ... Together Again, Paramount, 1982.

Young woman shopper, Mr. Mom (also known as Mr. Mum ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

Rachael, St. Elmo's Fire, Columbia, 1985.

Jerry Seinfeld: Stand–up Confidential, 1987.

Jack's mother, Heartbreakers, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2001.

ADAPTATIONS

Birkett's 1986 performance in an episode of Amazing Stories was collected in the video Amazing Stories: Book One, 1992.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, February 7, 1994, pp. 71–73.