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Played guest roles on several episodes of Bewitched (1964), perhaps most notably as the wife of the Giant in the episode featuring 'Jack in the Beanstalk'.

Teamed up with the late actress Lynne Thigpen to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation, an organization that helped young actors learn how to succeed and survive in New York theater.

Became famous for her hilarious performance as gossip Midge Smoot on the classic PBS children's TV program "Shining Time Station," winning rave reviews for her work and remaining with the show for its entire run (1989-1993).

She was nominated for a 1997 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Light Up the Sky" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Focusing on theater work in the 1970s and 1980s, she appeared in such productions as "Twigs," "The Women," "Lorelei," "Working," "Kennedy's Children" and "42nd Street".

Won a Drama Desk Award for the musical "Working" (1978).

Performing with the Circle Repertory Company for 25 years, she played a variety of Shakespearean roles at resident theaters across the country, including the Rhode Island Shakespeare Festival, the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival and Seattle Repertory.

Moved to New York as a teenager and changed her given name, Barbara Lewis, because Actor's Equity had another actress by that name.