June Gable (born June 5, 1945) is an American character actress, perhaps best known for her role as Joey's agent Estelle Leonard in the NBC sitcom ''

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''. She also played a nurse in the delivery room in season 1 episode 23, “The One With The Birth.” She received a

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nomination for her work on Broadway.

Life and career

Gable studied acting at

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. Gable has appeared in four

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productions including the 1974 revival of ''

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'' for which she was nominated for a

for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of the Old Lady. She was featured as Snooks Keene in the infamous Broadway disaster, ''

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'', which opened and closed on the same night in 1983. She also replaced Rita Moreno in ''The Ritz'' in 1975. She also appeared in a replacement cast of the off-Broadway revue ''

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''. On television, Gable played Detective Battista on the third season of ''

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''. She was also in the cast of the short-lived 1977 revival of ''

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''. In 1979 she appeared as "Rhoda Rooter" on the live-action

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TV specials ''

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''. From 1978 to 1981 she was regular cast member on the syndicated variety series ''

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''. In the 1980s she guest starred on popular series including ''

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'' and ''

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'', and had small parts in the films '' Brenda Starr'' and '' She-Devil'' (both 1989). She also appeared in a recurring role in the HBO comedy series '' Dream On'' from 1990 to 1996 playing Libby Friedman. From 1994 to 2004, Gable played Estelle Leonard, the agent of

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‘s character

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, on the NBC sitcom ''

''. Her character died in 2004 during the show's tenth and final season. She played a nurse on the same show in season 1, episode 23. After ''Friends'', Gable retired from acting. She told ''Wealthsimple'' : "As soon as ''Friends'' ended, I retired. The man I loved was very ill and I wanted to be able to take care of him". In later years, she performed in productions of ''

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'', '' Picon Pie'', and ''Broads!''. In November 2012, she starred in the lead role of Marie in the world premiere of Bill C. Davis' "All Hallowed" at the Waco Civic Theatre in Waco, Texas under the direction of George Boyd. In 2018, Gable made her first screen appearance in more than 15 years, appearing in the Netflix comedy film ''

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''. In 2022, she starred as

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's character's mother in the comedy-drama film, '' Somewhere in Queens''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

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