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name: "Anita Gillette"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1936"
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# Anita Gillette

Actor. Born 16 August 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1936, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- **Active:** 1987–2006
- **Also known as:** Anita Luebben

## Biography

Anita Gillette (née Luebben) is an American actress and singer. Born on 16 August 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, she studied at the Peabody Conservatory. Her Broadway credits include roles in the original productions of *Gypsy* (1959), *Carnival!* (1961), *Guys and Dolls* (1965), *Mr. President* (1962) and *Cabaret* (1966–1969), as well as later appearances in *They're Playing Our Song* and replacements in other shows.

Gillette received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Neil Simon's *Chapter Two* (1977–1978). She appeared in the film *Moonstruck* (1987) as Mona, and has had recurring or guest roles in television series including *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *Modern Family*, *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, *Blue Bloods* and *Chicago Med*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, as Margaret Lemon — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Moonstruck* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Mona — [page](https://film.one/film/moonstruck.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Sheila Tripler
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Mrs. Adams
- *Elementary* (2012), Claire Renziger
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Lily Flynn
- *Shall We Dance?* (2004), Miss Mitzi
- *Chicago Med* (2015), Ruth
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Colleen McGuire
- *Law & Order* (1990), Cookie Costello

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