Ruth Buzzi has a long history in television and has also made a number of other film and television appearances. She portrayed Margie “Pete” Peterson, a regular character and companion of Marlo Thomas’ lead character, in the comedy series That Girl.
Buzzi and Jim Nabors co-starred in the science fiction series The Lost Saucer, which was created by Sid and Marty Krofft. In this television program, she portrayed Fi, one of the time-traveling androids. In the period from September 11, 1975, to September 2, 1976, 16 episodes of The Lost Saucer were aired.
The Canadian children’s sitcom You Can’t Do That on Television, also known as Whatever Turns You On, included Buzzi as a co-star in an episode from 1979.
She had cameos on other well-known shows like Alice (1981), in which she portrayed Chloe, the wife of a phone company employee, and Down to Earth (1985).
Buzzi was a featured guest on a number of programs, including The Flip Wilson Show, The Dean Martin Music and Comedy Hour, The Carol Burnett Show, Tony Orlando and Dawn, The Monkees, Emergency!, and variety shows hosted by Leslie Uggams and Glen Campbell.
She was a celebrity judge on The Gong Show and occasionally appeared on game shows. Buzzi really portrayed Mrs. Wilcox in the episode “Lucy Makes a Hit with John Ritter” of Lucille Ball’s final comedy series, Life with Lucy.
Did Ruth Buzzi pass away?
No, the North Texas-based 86-year-old comic came to Facebook on Tuesday to deny reports that she had passed away after complaining that “some pathetic sick person” on YouTube was “making money posting false distressing news on YouTube saying I died.”
Was Ruth Buzzi on Alice?
In 1981, Buzzi appeared in Alice as Chloe, the spouse of Henry Beesmeyer (Marvin Kaplan), a worker at the phone company.