Donna Pescow was born on March 24 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. She got her big break co-starring with John Travolta in the iconic motion picture Saturday Night Fever (1977), she followed up as the star of the popular sitcom Angie (1979), and has been working steadily on stage, film and television ever since. After her mother took her to see the ...
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s or Pre-School Children’s Series, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Movies
Saturday Night Fever, Rainbow, The Day the Bubble Burst, Policewoman Centerfold, Jake Speed, Glory Years, Dead Husbands, Ivory Tower, The Even Stevens Movie, Operation Cupcake, Obsessed With a Married Woman, Partners
TV Shows
Even Stevens, Out of This World, Angie
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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She is of Russian Jewish descent.
2
Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
3
Has one son: Jack Casey Zelonka (born 1989).
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Attended and graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1972.
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During the second season of the fantasy sitcom Out of This World (1987), Pescow became pregnant. Since this could not be explained how her character became pregnant while her husband was away fighting a war, Pescow was filmed using only close-up shots or position so that something was hiding her pregnancy.
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Auditioned six times for the role of Annette in Saturday Night Fever (1977) - three times for original director John G. Avildsen then, after he was fired, three more times for replacement director John Badham - before she got the role.
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Her father owned and managed a news stand in downtown New York City at Battery Place. He had Donna's resume photo on display among others.
Studied at the American Academy of the Arts, where she lost her native Brooklyn accent. She had to relearn the accent for her role in Saturday Night Fever (1977).
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Did not have a driver's license until she was 25 years old.
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Did not gain weight for her role in Saturday Night Fever (1977), however, she lost 15 lbs prior to the release.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Holiday Road Trip
2013
TV Movie
Margaret
Child of the '70s
2012
TV Series
Anna Perdente
Operation Cupcake
2012
TV Movie
Sheila
Body of Proof
2012
TV Series
Maria Sanella
Cold Case
2010
TV Series
Nancy Kent '10
The Sopranos
2007
TV Series
Donna Parisi
Crossing Jordan
2007
TV Series
Debbie's Mother
One Sung Hero
2006
Short
Karen
Even Stevens
2000-2003
TV Series
Eileen Stevens / Bubbie Rose
The Even Stevens Movie
2003
TV Movie
Eileen Stevens
Philly
2001
TV Series
Ronnie Garfield
Partners
2000
TV Movie
Bob's Wife
Jackie's Back!
1999
TV Movie
Donna Pescow
Dead Husbands
1998
TV Movie
Rosemary Monroe
Ivory Tower
1998
Bonnie Benitez
Pauly
1997
TV Series
Ariana
NYPD Blue
1997
TV Series
Mrs. Carol Buono
Clueless
1997
TV Series
Sheila Kendall
Out of This World
1987-1991
TV Series
Donna Garland
Glory Years
1987
TV Movie
Norma
Hotel
1983-1987
TV Series
Susan Garfield / Cathy Connelly / Gloria Beck
Jake Speed
1986
Wendy
The Love Boat
1979-1986
TV Series
Joyce Anderson / Sally Thorner / Connie Pierce / ...
Murder, She Wrote
1986
TV Series
Cornelia
Mr. Belvedere
1985
TV Series
Candy
Obsessed with a Married Woman
1985
TV Movie
Susan
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
TV Series
Anne Sherman
Fantasy Island
1983-1984
TV Series
Paula Santino / Carol Bowen
All My Children
1983
TV Series
Dr. Lynn Carson
Policewoman Centerfold
1983
TV Movie
Sissy Owens
Trapper John, M.D.
1983
TV Series
Linda D'Amico
Cassie & Co.
1982
TV Series
The Day the Bubble Burst
1982
TV Movie
Gloria Block
Advice to the Lovelorn
1981
TV Movie
Janice Vernon
Angie
1979-1980
TV Series
Angie Falco Benson
Rainbow
1978
TV Movie
Jinnie Gumm
Human Feelings
1978
TV Movie
Gloria Prentice
Saturday Night Fever
1977
Annette
One Life to Live
1968
TV Series
Character Unknown (1977)
General Hospital
1963
TV Series
Gertrude Morgan (1999-2001)
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Harry and the Hendersons
1993
TV Series 1 episode
That's So Raven
2004
TV Series 1 episode
Even Stevens
2001-2002
TV Series 3 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Even Stevens
2000-2002
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inside Story: Saturday Night Fever
2010
TV Movie material provider
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Making Glock's Somebody Picked the Wrong...
2013
Documentary short
Cashier
Biography
2003-2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
Back to Bay Ridge
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
DeeJays and Discos
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
Making Soundtrack History
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
Platforms and Polyester
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
Saturday Night Fever: A 30 Year Legacy
2007
Video documentary short
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2007
TV Series
Herself
TV Land Confidential
2007
TV Series documentary
Herself - Interviewee
Famous
2007
TV Series
Herself - Co-star: Saturday Night Fever
John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Express Yourself
2001
TV Series
Herself
VH-1 Where Are They Now?
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
Nash Bridges
1996
TV Series
Herself
The New Hollywood Squares
1988
TV Series
Guest Appearance
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards
1988
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
The Morning Exchange
1988
TV Series
Herself
Win, Lose or Draw
1987
TV Series
Herself
Breakaway
1983
TV Series
Herself
The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1980
TV Special
Herself
The Mike Douglas Show
1979-1980
TV Series
Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Actress
Hot Hero Sandwich
1979
TV Series
Herself
Family Feud
1979
TV Series
Herself
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1979
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Program & Outstanding Special Events
The Television Annual: 1978/1979
1979
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Battle of the Network Stars VI
1979
TV Special
Herself - ABC Team
The Hollywood Squares
1979
TV Series
Guest Appearance
All-Star Family Feud Special
1979
TV Series
Herself - Celebrity Contestant
Match Game 73
1978
TV Series
Herself
The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1978
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Disco Fever: 'Saturday Night Fever' Premiere Party
1977
TV Movie
Herself
Match Game PM
1975
TV Series
Panelist
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Disney Channel Holiday
2005
Video
Eileen Stevens
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series
Even Stevens (1999)
2002
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series
Even Stevens (1999)
2001
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series
Even Stevens (1999)
1980
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical