Simone Griffeth (born April 4, 1950), sometimes credited under her married name Simone Griffeth-McDonald, is an American actress. She was a Theater Arts major at the University of South Carolina for three years. While attending college Simone acted in a weekly children's show for a Columbia television station. She appeared in a TV commercial at age 15.

Life and career

The tall, blonde Griffeth was born in

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. She made her film debut as the titular sweet innocent country girl in the redneck country exploitation film ''

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'' (1971). She then went on to star in a number of movies in the 1970s, followed by numerous recurring roles in many

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through the early 1980s, including her role of serious minded reporter Gretchen on ''

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'' (1980–81) and as Beatrice Arthur's spoiled daughter-in-law Arlene on ''

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'' (1983). Griffeth reunited with her former ''Ladies Man'' co-star

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in an episode of ''

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'', playing Stan Zbornak's second wife, Crissy. In 2017, Simone began a comeback by portraying a hard-nosed, matriarch of a renowned, Savannah, Georgia law firm in the crime-drama, "Untouched". She continues to coach actors in the

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area. Among the TV shows Griffeth has done guest spots on are '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' T.J. Hooker'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Currently, while between acting jobs, she works as a

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for high-end Low Country properties, together with husband Wayne McDonald.

Selected filmography

References

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