OLIVER, Rochelle 1937–

PERSONAL

Original name, Rochelle Olshever; born April 15, 1937, in New York, NY; daughter of Sol and Bess (maiden name, Goldsmith) Olshever; married James Patterson, October 15, 1959 (died August 19, 1972); married Fritz Weaver, 1997; children: (first marriage) John. Education: Attended Brooklyn College; trained for the stage at the Henry Street Playhouse and the Herbert Berghof Studio with Uta Hagen. Religion: Jewish.

Addresses: Agent— International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actress. Teacher, Herbert Berghof Studio, New York City, 1976—.

Awards, Honors: Clarence Derwent Award, 1960, for Toys in the Attic.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Fenya, The Brothers Karamazov, Village Gate, New York City, 1956–1957.

The Cave Dwellers, Olney Playhouse, MD, 1957.

The Diary of Anne Frank, Olney Playhouse, 1958.

Lolly, Jackknife, Village Gate, 1958.

Vincent, Cricket, New York City, 1959.

Lily Berniers, Toys in the Attic, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1960.

Summer and Smoke, John Drew Theatre, 1961.

The Lady's Not for Burning, John Drew Theatre, 1961.

The Bald Soprano, John Drew Theatre, 1961.

The Maids, Playwrights at Second City, Chicago, IL, 1961–1962.

Iris, Harold, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1962.

Honey, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1963–1964.

Mary, Happily Ever After, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1966.

Hunger and Thirst, Stockbridge, MA, 1969.

The Enclave, Theatre Four, New York City, 1973.

Stella, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ivanhoe Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1973.

Bits and Pieces, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1975.

Standby for Doris, Same Time Next Year, New York City, 1975–1978.

Solomon's Child, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1980–1981.

Vonnie Hayhurst, The Roads to Home, Manhattan Punch Line, New York City, 1982.

Bananas, House of Blue Leaves, Adelphi Festival, 1982.

Goodbye Moscow, Philadelphia Festival of New Plays, PA, 1983.

Standby for Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1987–1988.

Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1989.

Fayebird, American Jewish Theatre, New York City, 1991.

Vonnie Hayhurst, The Roads to Home, Lamb's Little Theatre, New York City, 1992.

Emily Paine, After–Play, Manhattan Theatre Club, Stage II, then Theatre Four, both New York City, 1995.

Mrs. Loman, Death of a Salesman, Manitoba Theatre Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1997.

Also appeared as Lonesome Sally, Terrible Jim Fitch, Stage 73, New York City; in The Enclaved Voices; Suzanna Andler.

Film Appearances:

Norma, The Happy Hooker, Cannon, 1975.

Dr. Marsha, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1976.

Betty, Lianna, United Artists, 1982.

Mrs. Vaughn, 1918, Cinecom, 1985.

Mrs. Vaughn, On Valentine's Day (also known as Story of a Marriage ), Cinecom, 1986.

Mrs. Vaughn, Courtship, 1987.

Woman on TV, The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, 1988.

An Unremarkable Life, SVS, 1989.

Narrator, American Dreaming: Atlantic City's Casino Gamble, 1989.

Gretchen, Scent of a Woman, Universal, 1992.

Script supervisor, Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Barbara Lamont, The Best of Everything, 1970.

Alice Hart, All My Children, ABC, 1994, 1995, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mrs. York, Amy and the Angel, 1981.

Mrs. Giankanis, In Defense of Kids, CBS, 1983.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Steven Wright in the Appointments of Dennis Jennings, HBO, 1989.

Tales of the Days of Awe, ABC, 1991.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Saw My Baby There," Naked City, ABC, 1959.

"Four Sweet Corners," Naked City, ABC, 1959.

"Little Lost Sheep," The United States Steel Hour, 1961.

Judge Grace Larkin, "Manhood," Law & Order, NBC, 1993.

Judge Grace Larkin, "Big Bang," Law & Order, NBC, 1994.

Judge Grace Larkin, "Competence," Law & Order, NBC, 1994.

Judge Grace Larkin, "Paranoia," Law & Order, NBC, 1995.

Judge Grace Larkin, "Family Business," Law & Order, NBC, 1996.

Judge Grace Larkin, "Faccia a Faccia," Law & Order, NBC, 1998.

Also appeared in Defenders; Nurses.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Maclean's, January 27, 1997, p. 63.

New Leader, October 5, 1992, p. 22; September 11, 1995, p. 23.