Timothy Blake is an actress whose career was active from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s. The films she has appeared in include, ''

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'', '' They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way'', '' Who'll Stop the Rain'', and ''

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''. She has also appeared in television shows such as ''

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''.

Background

During her time she has been the national chairwoman of SAG's Women's Conference Committee. As head of The Screen Actors Guild Women's Committee, she has been vocal about sexual harassment that actresses endure from their bosses. She has also been vocal about the fewer roles available to older women.

Career

1960s

One of her earliest roles was in 1966, appearing as a waitress in "Fanciful Frail", which was an episode of ''

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''. The following year she appeared as a cigarette girl in a ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' episode, " Friendly Freddy Strikes Again". In 1968, she had a role as Lila in "Here Comes the Bribe" which was an episode of '' Good Morning World'' a sitcom about morning radio disk jockeys, starring

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. In 1969 she had a part as The Dominos in the

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directed film '' Un homme qui me plaît'' aka ''Love Is a Funny Thing''.

1970s

1970 saw her appear in ''

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'' as Suzy in the episode, "Love And The King" and '' The Odd Couple'' in the episode "Oscar's Ulcer" as Marilyn. The following year she had a part as Mavis in "The Chess Game" which was an episode of ''

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''. Also that year she appeared in the

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directed film, ''

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'' which starred Frank Sinatra,

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and

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. The following year she appeared as Mavis in "The Chess Game", an episode of ''

'', a series starring

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and

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. The following year she appeared in a

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film, ''

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'' playing the part of Gwen. In 1973, a comedy record, ''Forgive Me Father, I Have Sinned...'' featuring Blake with

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was released on the

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label. In 1975 Blake appeared as Cindy in the first season episode of '' Starsky & Hutch'' titled "Lady Blue".

1980s

In 1980, she played the part of Sally in Gerald Mater's '' CBS Afternoon Playhouse'' aka ''One Last Ride'', a five part story which starred

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, David Hollander and

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. Around 1987, she co-founded Quince/Blake Productions with

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1990s

In 1991, she appeared in Season Two of ''

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'' as Mrs. Rattinger. She played Dr Rhammy in the 1998 made for television film, ''Twice Upon a Time'' which was directed by

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Later years

In 2014, she was hosting and moderating a Q&A session after the screening of Applause at Aero Theatre in

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. It was reported by ''Deadline Hollywood'' in its February 6, 2015 issue that she was set for SAG-AFTRA’s Ralph Morgan Award.

Audio recordings

& Timothy Blake - ''Forgive Me Father, I Have Sinned'' -

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References

External links

Imdb: Timothy Blake
* Wikipedia.nl Timothy Blake {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Timothy Living people 20th-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women