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Rosemary Knower(1942-2019)

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Rosemary Knower was born on 1 July 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She was an actress, known for Friday the 13th (2009), Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and Hairspray (1988). She died on 27 March 2019 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornJuly 1, 1942
DiedMarch 27, 2019(76)
BornJuly 1, 1942
DiedMarch 27, 2019(76)
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Known for

Derek Mears in Friday the 13th (2009)
Friday the 13th
5.5
  • Old Lady
  • 2009
Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Live Free or Die Hard
7.1
  • Mrs. Kaludis
  • 2007
Hairspray (1988)
Hairspray
7.0
  • Mrs. Shipley
  • 1988
Matthew Lillard, Kathleen Turner, Ricki Lake, and Sam Waterston in Serial Mom (1994)
Serial Mom
6.9
  • Court Groupie A
  • 1994

Credits

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Actress

  • Season 13: The Radio Plays
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Pappadakis (Nick's Mom)
    • 2017
  • Sally Pacholok (2015)
    Sally Pacholok
    8.4
    • Patient #3
    • 2015
  • Tranquility
    Short
    • Deputy Dir. Herrmann
    • 2014
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    Veep
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Mother
    • 2012
  • Lovely Molly (2011)
    Lovely Molly
    5.3
    • Older Woman
    • 2011
  • Renée Zellweger in My One and Only (2009)
    My One and Only
    6.5
    • Old Woman
    • 2009
  • Derek Mears in Friday the 13th (2009)
    Friday the 13th
    5.5
    • Old Lady
    • 2009
  • Dominic West in The Wire (2002)
    The Wire
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Grieving Mother
    • 2008
  • Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Live Free or Die Hard
    7.1
    • Mrs. Kaludis
    • 2007
  • The Persistence of Dreams (2005)
    The Persistence of Dreams
    8.5
    Short
    • Mary Todd Lincoln
    • 2005
  • John Waters, Chris Isaak, Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville, and Suzanne Shepherd in A Dirty Shame (2004)
    A Dirty Shame
    5.1
    • Female Motorist
    • 2004
  • Shot in the Heart (2001)
    Shot in the Heart
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Aunt Ida
    • 2001
  • Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff in Cecil B. Demented (2000)
    Cecil B. Demented
    6.3
    • Cecil's Mom
    • 2000
  • Christina Ricci, Edward Furlong, Martha Plimpton, Lili Taylor, Bess Armstrong, Mary Kay Place, Lauren Hulsey, Mark Joy, and Brendan Sexton III in Pecker (1998)
    Pecker
    6.4
    • Friend of Mary A
    • 1998
  • Kirstie Alley and Tim Allen in For Richer or Poorer (1997)
    For Richer or Poorer
    5.9
    • Grandma Yoder
    • 1997

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • July 1, 1942
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • March 27, 2019
    • Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA(stroke)

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