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Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey

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Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey was born on 31 August 1938 in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for The Cosby Show (1984), Rich and Famous (1981) and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976). She was previously married to Oliver Hailey.
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    • Known for

    Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer(as Elizabeth Hailey)
    Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bisset in Rich and Famous (1981)
    Rich and Famous
    5.8
    • Literary Party Guest
    • 1981
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
    Family
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
      Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
      7.9
      TV Series
      • program consultant
      • 1976

    Writer

    • A Woman of Independent Means (1995)
      A Woman of Independent Means
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • book
      • 1995
    • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
      The Cosby Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by (as Elizabeth Hailey)
      • 1987
    • Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
      Family
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1977

    Actress

    • Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bisset in Rich and Famous (1981)
      Rich and Famous
      5.8
      • Literary Party Guest
      • 1981

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Elizabeth Hailey
    • Born
      • August 31, 1938
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Oliver HaileyJune 25, 1960 - April 15, 1993 (his death, 2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Daughter of Earl Andrew Forsythe and Janet Kendall, children: Elizabeth Kendall, Brooke Hailey.

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