Carol Arthur
| Carol Arthur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Carol Arata August 4, 1935 Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–2004 |
| Spouse(s) | Dom DeLuise (m. 1965; his death 2009) |
| Children |
Peter DeLuise Michael DeLuise David DeLuise |
Carol Arthur (born August 4, 1935) is an American producer and film/television actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by Mel Brooks. She is probably best remembered as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ("You are the leading asshole in the state!"), in Brooks' Blazing Saddles. She has also guest-starred in many television shows from the mid 1970s to the mid 2000s, including The Dom DeLuise Show, Emergency!, Sanford and Son, Rhoda, Alice, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, St. Elsewhere and 7th Heaven. During the late 1970s, Arthur appeared as "Safety Sadie", the spokeswoman for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in several television and radio public service announcements.
Arthur was born Carol Arata in Hackensack, New Jersey, the daughter of Mildred (née Foehl) and Peter Arata, a police officer. She is the widow of Dom DeLuise and the mother of actors Peter DeLuise, Michael DeLuise and David DeLuise.
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