Rosanna Huffman (August 12, 1938 – May 20, 2016) was an American actress and voice-over artist. Huffman's film credits as a voice actress included Oliver & Company in 1988, The Fabulous Baker Boys in 1989, FernGully: The Last Rainforest in 1992, and Babe in 1995.[1] She also appeared in recurring roles in Murder, She Wrote, Hill Street Blues, and Murder One.[1] Huffman was the widow of Richard Levinson, the co-creator of Columbo and Murder, She Wrote, who died of a heart attack in 1987.[1]

Rosanna Huffman
Born(1938-08-12)August 12, 1938
DiedMay 20, 2016(2016-05-20) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Actress, voiceover artist
Spouse
(m. 1969; died 1987)

Huffman was born to Doras and Christine Huffman on August 12, 1938, in Timblin, Pennsylvania, a small coal mining town.[2] She moved to New York in the 1960s and was quickly cast in a lead role in the 1965 Broadway production of Half a Sixpence.[1][2]

She met Richard Levinson while attending a party. The couple married in 1969 and moved to Los Angeles, where Huffman soon won a lead role in a musical comedy, Jane Heights.[1] Later, during the 1970s, she guest-starred in two episodes of Columbo, including the episode "Suitable for Framing" (1971) in which she was cast as the partner of a murderous art critic portrayed by Ross Martin.[1] Huffman also appeared in seven episodes of Murder, She Wrote, another series created by Levinson over the course of a decade.[1] Additionally, she was cast in a recurring role on Hill Street Blues, playing the former wife of Joe Spano's character, Lt. Henry Goldblume.[1] Her other television credits, spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s, include the series The Big Valley, Mission: Impossible, Ellery Queen, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The Golden Girls, Family Ties, Cagney & Lacey, Tucker's Witch, and ER.[1]

Huffman died from pancreatic cancer at her home in Santa Monica, California, on May 20, 2016, at age 77.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1972 Bone Secretary
1980 Seems Like Old Times Court Clerk
1985 Starchaser: The Legend of Orin Voice
1986 The Ladies Club Rona
1988 Oliver & Company Voice
1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest Voice
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Mrs. Bridges
1995 Babe Sheep Voice
1995 Cops n Roberts
1996 The Trigger Effect Arguing Customer
1998 Sour Grapes Mr. Bell's Assistant

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Barnes, Mike (May 27, 2014). "Rosanna Huffman, Actress and Voiceover Artist, Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Rosanna Levinson obituary". Los Angeles Times. May 26, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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