Elizabeth Baur (December 11, 1947 – September 30, 2017) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Teresa O'Brien on the

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series ''

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'', and as Officer Fran Belding on

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's crime drama series '' Ironside''.

Early life

Baur was born in Los Angeles. Juanita Gless, her great-grandmother, was an early settler of California who came from the Basque region of France. Actress

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is Baur's first cousin. Her father, Jack Baur, was a veteran casting director at

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, and did not want his daughter in the industry. She attended Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles.

Education

Baur attended

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"for a year and three-quarters." Baur left college to join a 20th Century Fox program for training actors.

Career

After actress Barbara Anderson left

's '' Ironside'' after four seasons, Baur was hired as her replacement. Baur told a reporter in 1972: "They interviewed 100 girls for this role. Then they had 14 of us come in and read for the part. Finally they gave seven of us screen tests. I was really surprised they chose me." Two years later, she said, "Officer Fran Belding is the hardest part I've ever had to play, because she's so straight, so normal." Baur and Anderson would both appear in the 1993 TV reunion movie ''The Return of Ironside''. Baur reprised her role of Fran Belding alongside her former co-stars

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and Don Mitchell.. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

Personal life

Baur's first marriage was to Eugene Worton in 1976, and they had one daughter together, producer Lesley Worton, before they divorced in 1985. Her second marriage was to Steven Springer, in 1989. Baur died on September 30, 2017, after a lengthy illness at the age of 69.

Filmography

References

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