Jean "Sinny" Sincere Zambello (August 16, 1919 – April 3, 2013) was an American film, television, theater and voice actress. Her credits included the films '' Roxanne'', ''

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'', and the musical television series, ''

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''.

Early life

Sincere was born on August 16, 1919, in

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Career

In 1941, she debuted in her first

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performance in a production of '' Arsenic and Old Lace''. Her other Broadway credits included ''

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'' (1947), ''

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'' (1947), ''Razzle Dazzle'' (1951), ''

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'' (1953), '' By the Beautiful Sea'' (1954), and ''

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'' (1958). Sincere joined the

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(USO), entertaining American troops during

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. She also performed with the

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in Wisconsin. Sincere provided the voice for Mrs. Hogenson in the 2004

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film, ''

'', directed by

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. She was cast in a recurring role as the Librarian in the

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series, ''

'', in 2010 and 2011. Her last role was in a guest appearance as Gloria on the

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series, ''

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'', in November 2012.

Personal life

Sincere died from natural causes in

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, on April 3, 2013, at the age of 93. She had two children, director

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and art dealer Larry Zambello. Her late husband, Charles Carmine Zambello, whom she married in 1949, died in 1992. She was a

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1919 births 2013 deaths American film actresses American television actresses American stage actresses American voice actresses American Christian Scientists Actresses from Mount Vernon, New York 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses {{US-theat-actor-1910s-stub