Carol Locatell (December 13, 1940 – April 11, 2023) was an American actress. She was best known for her role in the 1985 slasher film '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'' as the mean and foul-mouthed Ethel Hubbard.

Career

Carol Locatell's first movie role was in the 1973 film ''

Coffy ''Coffy'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation action thriller film written and directed by Jack Hill. The story is about a black female vigilante played by Pam Grier who seeks violent revenge against a heroin dealer responsible for her sister's ...

''. She also appeared in the

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films ''

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'', '' Best Friends'' and ''

Sharky's Machine ''Sharky's Machine'' is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. It is the film adaptation of William Diehl's 1978 novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego. It also ...

''. She also has made guest appearances on many television shows, including ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'', ''

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'', '' ER'', ''

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'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''

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'', ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'', and ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

''. In 2014, she appeared in "An Innocent Man", season four, episode six of

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' political drama series, ''

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'' as former First Lady Bitsy Cooper. Locatell was a prolific theater actress as well, and it was her preferred type of acting. Her most notable theater appearances include ''The Gin Game'' in its

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production in 1976, as well as appearing on

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in ''

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'' in 1986, ''

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'' in 1994, and ''

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'' in 1995.

Personal life and death

Locatell was born in

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and raised in

San Mateo, California San Mateo ( ) is the most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It is part of the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan region, and is located about south of San Francisco. San Mateo border ...

. She attended

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but dropped out after getting hired for a touring production of ''

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''. She was married to musician/songwriter composer Gregory Prestopino. They divided time between in

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and

Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, located in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles. Approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, it is named after the many oak trees pr ...

. Locatell died of cancer at her

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home on April 11, 2023, at the age of 82. She was survived by her husband Prestopino, her only immediate survivor.

Filmography

Films

Television

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The Flying Nun ''The Flying Nun'' is an American fantasy television, fantasy sitcom television series about a community of nuns, which included one who could fly when the wind caught her cornette. It was produced by Screen Gems for American Broadcasting Comp ...

'' , Wife , 1 episode, "Polly Wants a Cracked Head" (as Carol Lawson) , - , rowspan="2" , 1969 , '' It Takes a Thief'' , Girl , 1 episode, "The Great Chess Gambit" (as Carol Lawson) , - , '' Medical Center'' , Kim , 1 episode, "The Last Ten Yards" (as Carol Lawson) , - , 1970 , '' McCloud'' , Receptionist , 1 episode, "Walk in the Dark" (as Carol Lawson) , - , 1970–1972 , ''

'' , Mrs. Holcombe/Etta/Alice , 3 episodes , - , rowspan="2" , 1971 , ''Sarge'' , Anita Roselli , 1 episode, "The Silent Target" (as Carol Lawson) , - , '' The Smith Family'' , Mrs. Grey , 1 episode, "Family Man" (as Carol Lawson) , - , 1972 , '' The Bold Ones: The New Doctors'' , Marcia Wells , 1 episode, "Is This Operation Necessary?" (as Carol Lawson) , - , rowspan="3" , 1973 , ''

The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is an American television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the show on its ow ...

'' , Cassandra 'Cassey' Lauritsen , 1 episode, "A Trout in the Milk" (as Carol Lawson) , - , ''Cry Rape'' , Susan Hadley , TV movie (as Carol Lawson) , - , ''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that originally aired for eight seasons on CBS from September 16, 1967, to March 13, 1975. The show was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer ...

'' , Mrs. Slocum , 1 episode, "Desert Run" {as Carol Lawson) , - , rowspan="3" , 1974 , ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective fiction, detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law. They run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, Califor ...

'' , Mrs. Nelson , 1 episode, "Venus in a Flytrap" (as Carol Lawson) , - , ''

Emergency! ''Emergency!'' is an American Action fiction, action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing two situatio ...

'' , Mrs. Wheeler , 1 episode, "" (as Carol Lawson) , - , ''

Lucas Tanner ''Lucas Tanner'' is an American drama series aired on NBC during the 1974–75 season. The title character, played by David Hartman, is a former baseball player and sportswriter who becomes an English teacher at the fictional Harry S Truman ...

'' , Ann Glazer , 1 episode, "Thirteen Going on Twenty" (as Carol Lawson) , - , 1975 , ''

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'' , Laura , 1 episode, "Short Fuse" (as Carol Lawson) , - , 1976–1978 , ''

'' , Nurse Gaynor , 2 episodes, "The Nurses", "Our Finest Hour" , - , rowspan="4" , 1977 , '' Police Woman'' , Cathy Leonard , 1 episode, "Do You Still Beat Your Wife?" (as Carol Lawson Locatell) , - , '' This Is the Life'' , Muriel Bates , 1 episode, "So Far from Home" (as Carol Lawson) , - , ''Yesterday's Child'' , Marie Henley , TV movie , - , ''

The Death of Richie ''The Death of Richie'' is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film based on ''Richie'', a non-fiction book by Thomas Thompson about the 1972 death of George Richard "Richie" Diener Jr. at the hands of his father, who was ultimately not ch ...

'' , The Nurse , TV movie (as Carol Lawson Locatell) , - , 1982 , ''Games Mother Never Taught You'' , Kitty , TV movie , - , 1983 , ''Happy'' , Sandy Hanover , TV movie , - , 1984–1985 , ''

Brothers A brother (: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingl ...

'' , Flo Waters , 2 episodes , - , 1985 , '' The Bad Seed'' , Rita Daigler , TV movie , - , 1986 , ''

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'' , Peters , 1 episode, "Focus" , - , 1989 , ''The Flamingo Kid'' , Ruth Willis , Television short , - , rowspan="2" , 1991 , ''

Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that ran on ABC for seven seasons from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The series follows the misadventures of the Seaver family, including psychiatrist and fathe ...

'' , Lynette Castille-Flechman , 1 episode, "The Young and the Homeless" , - , ''

Mathnet ''Mathnet'' is a segment on the children's television show ''Square One Television'' that follows the adventures of pairs of police mathematicians. It is a pastiche of ''Dragnet (1951 TV series), Dragnet''. Premise ''Mathnet'' is a pastiche of ...

'' , Sylvia Sherwood , 1 episode, "The Case of the Calpurnian Kugel Caper" , - , 1992 , '' Life Goes On'' , Ms. Blakeney , 1 episode, "The Wall" , - , 1995 , '' ER'' , Landlady , 1 episode, "Do One, Teach One, Kill One" , - , 1996–1997 , '' The Pretender'' , Jacob's nurse , 2 episodes , - , rowspan="3", 1997 , '' 7th Heaven'' , Mrs. Penn , 1 episode, "America's Most Wanted" , - , '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' , Wanda , 1 episode, "Desperately Seeking Work" , - , ''

Ally McBeal ''Ally McBeal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley that originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. It revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working ...

'' , Judge Henrietta Fullem , 1 episode, "One Hundred Tears Away" , - , 1997–2003 , ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...

'' , Jackie Shaughnessy/Iris Clacken , 2 episodes , - , 1998 , ''

Caroline in the City ''Caroline in the City'' is an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1995 until 1999. It stars Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy, who lives in Manhattan. The rest of the cast includes Eric Lutes, Malcolm Gets, Amy Pietz, an ...

'' , Frieda , 1 episode, "Caroline and the Bar Mitzvah" , - , rowspan="3" , 2000 , ''

'' , Erica Mathers , 1 episode, "Liberty Bells" , - , ''

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'' , Judge Sydney Miller , 1 episode, "One Mistake" , - , ''Unauthorized:
The Mary Kay Letourneau Story'' , , TV movie , - , 2001 , ''

'' , Eva Silverstein , 1 episode, "Chutzpah" , - , 2003 , ''

The Division ''The Division'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. Th ...

'' , Real Estate Agent , 1 episode, "Cradle Will Rock" , - , 2004 , ''

'' , Mrs. Reese , 1 episode, "Nickel and Dimed" , - , 2005 , ''

NUMB3RS ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...

'' , Elsie Korfelt , 1 episode, "Assassin" , - , 2008 , ''

'' , Mai , 1 episode, "Lay Your Hands on Me" , - , rowspan="2" , 2009 , ''Bound by a Secret'' , Madam Wozak , TV movie , - , ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American historical drama, period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on cable network AMC (TV channel), AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, with seven seasons ...

'' , Miss Wakeman , 1 episode, "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" , - , 2010 , ''

Sonny with a Chance ''Sonny with a Chance'' is an American teen sitcom created by Steve Marmel that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between February 2009 and January 2011. The series centers on Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, a teenage comedian f ...

'' , Edith , 1 episode, "Random Acts of Disrespect" , - , 2013 , ''Parole Officers'' , Mrs. Monroe , Television short , - , 2014 , ''

'' , Bitsy Cooper , 1 episode, "An Innocent Man" , - , rowspan="2" , 2015 , '' I Didn't Do It'' , Carol , 1 episode, "Dog Date Afternoon" , - , ''Battle Creek'' , Veronica , 1 episode, "Stockholm" , - , 2016 , ''Jo Jo Head'' , Grandma , 1 episode, "Grandma, Mom & Me" , - , 2017 , ''

NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'' , Renee Prewdome , 1 episode, "Keep Going" , - , 2018 , ''

Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action and procedural drama television series created by Stacy McKee that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of ''Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Pr ...

'' , Evelyn , 1 episode, "Home to Hold Onto" , - , 2019 , '' Shameless'' , Eleanor , 1 episode, "We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!"

References

External links

* 1940 births 2023 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Deaths from cancer in California Place of birth missing 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City People from Thousand Oaks, California {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub