Carole Ita White is an American television and film actress.

Carole Ita White
Cast photo of Laverne & Shirley (1976). Standing, L-R: Carole Ita White, Phil Foster, Eddie Mekka, Betty Garrett. Middle row, standing: Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams. Seated: Michael McKean, David Lander
Born
New York City, U.S.
Other namesCarol Ita White
Carole White
Carol White
OccupationActress
Years active1972–present
Parent

Early life edit

Carole Ita White was born in New York City to actors Jesse White and Celia ("Simmy") Cohn. Her father was a character actor, appearing in dozens of films and TV programs for more than 50 years. Her sister is Janet Jonas.

Career edit

Carole Ita White started appearing in episodic TV and small film roles in the early 1970s. Her first TV job was a TV movie titled Evil Roy Slade, starring John Astin, Mickey Rooney, and Milton Berle. The movie was written by producer and director Garry Marshall. Marshall cast her in a role on his series The Odd Couple.

She played Big Rosie Greenbaum on Laverne & Shirley. White landed the recurring role after an appearance as Raunchy Girl 1 in the first season episode "Dating Slump". Big Rosie was first seen as a nemesis to the title characters during the second season in the episode "Bachelor Mothers". She continued to make appearances as Big Rosie during the second and third seasons of the show. White did not appear again until the seventh season in an episode where Laverne and Shirley attend a high school reunion ("Class of '56").[1]

White made guest starring appearances on such programs as Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Love Boat, Beverly Hills, 90210, The Wayans Bros. and Profiler. She appeared on several game shows, including The $20,000 Pyramid. She has continued to appear in small roles in films over the years, including Falling Down, The Witches of Eastwick, Grand Canyon, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. She appeared in the 2006 independent film Wannabe.

Personal life edit

On January 19, 2010, White came out as a bisexual during an interview on Sirius Radio's Frank Decaro Show on OutQ Gay Radio.

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Girl at Party 1 episode
Love, American Style segment "Love and the Baby Derby" 2 episodes
1975 S.W.A.T. Augusta 1 episode
1975–1976 Starsky & Hutch Bertha Zelinka 2 episodes
1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Nurse Pudney 1 episode
Helter Skelter Big Sal TV movie
Baby Blue Marine Girl on Bus
Pipe Dream Rosey Rottencrotch
1976–1982 Laverne & Shirley Rosie Greenbaum 12 episodes
1978 The Love Boat Penny Jacobs 1 episode
1980 Diff'rent Strokes Valerie 1 episode
1982 The Concrete Jungle Cheeks
1983 Chained Heat Spider as Carol White
Remington Steele Terry Lowell Dannon 1 episode
1984 National Lampoon's Joy of Sex Roberta
Savage Streets Ms. Jenkins
Airwolf Nurse 1 episode
1985 Trapper John, M.D. Corky 1 episode
Hellhole Nurse Turner
1986 The Naked Cage Trouble
1987 The Witches of Eastwick Cashier
Falcon Crest 1 episode
1988 The Wrong Guys Ginder Grunski as Carol Ita White
1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys Bad singer
1990 Who's the Boss? Receptionist 1 episode
1991 Life Goes On Carol Matthews 1 episode
Grand Canyon Morning Nurse
1992 The Jackie Thomas Show Erin 1 episode
1994 The Unborn II Marge Philips
Beverly Hills, 90210 Nurse Bethany 1 episode
1996 Bombshell Carol
The Wayans Bros. Doris 1 episode
Ned and Stacey Mary 1 episode
1997 Profiler 1 episode
2005 Wannabe Janice Peterson
2006 Karla Waitress

References edit

  1. ^ Iannucci, Lisa (December 8, 2014). "Where Are They Now: Carole Ita White, aka Big Rosie on 'Laverne & Shirley'". Reel Life With Jane. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

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