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name: "Didi Conn"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 July 1951"
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# Didi Conn

Actor. Born 13 July 1951 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 July 1951, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Edith Bernstein, Edith Conn

## Biography

Didi Conn is an American actress. Born Edith Bernstein in Brooklyn, New York, on 13 July 1951, she attended Midwood High School and began her career in the 1970s.

She is best known for playing Frenchy in the films *Grease* (1978) and *Grease 2* (1982). Other prominent roles include Denise Stevens Downey in the sitcom *Benson* (1981–1984) and Stacy Jones in the children's series *Shining Time Station* (1989–1995). She also appeared as Vi in the 2016 television special *Grease Live!*, the only performer to feature in all three screen adaptations of the franchise.

Conn has made guest appearances in series such as *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* and *Blue Bloods*, and in films including *Frida* (2002). She has been married to composer David Shire since 1984.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Grease* (1978), Fi1m 76, as Frenchy — [page](https://film.one/film/grease.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Nurse
- *Frida* (2002), Waitress
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Mrs. Devlin
- *Grease 2* (1982), Frenchy
- *The Jetsons* (1962), Cousin Melissa (voice)
- *Grease Live* (2016), Vi
- *Happy Days* (1974), Joyce
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), Muskox #2 (voice)

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