American actress (1952–2014)
Carol Ann Susi
Publicity Photo of Carol Ann Susi
Born (1952-02-02 ) February 2, 1952Died November 11, 2014(2014-11-11) (aged 62) Resting place Saint Charles Cemetery Occupation Actress Years active 1974–2014
Carol Ann Susi (February 2, 1952 – November 11, 2014) was an American actress whose career spanned 40 years. Her best known roles were probably her first and last; she debuted as the recurring character of semi-competent but likable intern Monique Marmelstein on Kolchak: The Night Stalker . More than three decades and countless supporting roles later, her level of celebrity was elevated for having provided the voice of recurring off-screen character Mrs. Wolowitz , mother of Howard Wolowitz, on the television series The Big Bang Theory .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Career
Susi made her first on-screen appearance in Kolchak: The Night Stalker , where she played the recurring role of news service intern Monique Marmelstein. Other television and film credits included: McMillan & Wife , Coyote Ugly , Just Go with It , The Big Bang Theory , Cheers , Becker , Something So Right , Generations , the 1990 biker comedy Masters of Menace , Grey's Anatomy , That '70s Show , Out of Practice , Cats & Dogs , Just Shoot Me , Married... with Children , Night Court , The King of Queens , Death Becomes Her , NYPD Blue , Seinfeld , The Secret of My Success , My Blue Heaven , and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch .[ 6] She also had extensive experience in live theatre[ 7] [ 8] and voiced a character on the video game adaptation of CSI: NY .
Personal life
Susi was born in Brooklyn , New York, in 1952 to an Italian-American family.[ 1] [ 9] She graduated from Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn in 1970.[ 10] She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s.[ 1]
Death
Susi died of cancer on November 11, 2014, in Los Angeles , California, at age 62. She had been diagnosed a week before her death.[ 11] [ 2] [ 12] She is interred at the Saint Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale , New York.[ 13] Her character on The Big Bang Theory , Mrs. Wolowitz, was mourned after the character died in the series' eighth-season episode "The Comic Book Store Regeneration" broadcast on February 19, 2015.[ 14]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Video games
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008
CSI: NY
Doris Brown / Pamela Ross
Voice
2010
Mafia II
Cleaning Lady / Maria Agnello
Voice
References
^ a b c Hughes, Jason (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's' Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead at 62" . The Wrap . Retrieved November 12, 2014 .
^ a b "Big Bang Theory actress dies at 62" . The Globe and Mail . November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014 .
^ Morris, Joan (March 14, 2009). "Who's the Voice of 'Big Bang' Mother?" . Contra Costa Times . p. 2A. Retrieved June 2, 2012 .
^ Salem, Rob (January 24, 2009). "Nerd herd doing a bang-up job" . Toronto Star . Retrieved June 2, 2012 .
^ Owen, Rob (March 16, 2012). "TV Q&A with Rob Owen" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved June 2, 2012 .
^ Robinson, Johnny (September 27, 1974). "Radio and TV plus Video Versions" . Lewiston Evening Journal . p. 21. Retrieved June 2, 2012 .
^ Drake, Sylvie (September 16, 1988). " 'Ladies' Room' Lives Up to Expectations of Racy Domain" . Los Angeles Times . p. C6. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012 .
^ Collins, Scott (December 19, 1995). "Ollstein's 'Pot Roast' Is Rich in Flavor" . Los Angeles Times . p. F8. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead" . Deadline . Retrieved November 12, 2014 .
^ "FDR High School is Turning 50! Here Are Some Alumni You Should Know About" . May 15, 2015.
^ "Carol Ann Susi, 'Big Bang Theory's MRS. Wolowitz, Dead" . November 12, 2014.
^ Swift, Andy (November 11, 2014). "Carol Ann Susi, Voice Behind Big Bang Theory's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead at 62" . TV Line . Retrieved November 11, 2014 .
^ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set) . McFarland. ISBN 9780786479924 . Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via Google Books.
^ Fowle, Kyle (February 19, 2015). "The Big Bang Theory: "The Comic Book Store Regeneration" " . The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 27, 2022 .
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