Donna Pescow
| Donna Pescow | |
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Pescow in 2008
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March 24, 1954 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, director |
| Spouse(s) | Arnold Zelonka m. 1987 |
| Children | 1 son, Jack Casey Zelonka, b. 1989 |
Donna Pescow (born March 24, 1954) is an American film and television actress and director.
Pescow was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family. Her father owned and ran a news stand in downtown NYC at Battery Place. Pescow attended Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, and studied at the American Academy of the Arts. In approximately 1973, she had a leading role in an Off-Off Broadway musical entitled Poor Old Fool. It had a brief run, closing after just a few weeks.
In 1977, Pescow played Annette in the John Travolta film Saturday Night Fever. For this role, she had to relearn her Brooklyn accent (which she had significantly reduced for professional reasons). While her role, and the film, were huge successes, she later went on to appear in television roles for most of her career. For this role, she was the New York Film Critics' third place choice for their award for Best Supporting Actress.
Also in 1977, Pescow joined the cast of the hit ABC soap opera One Life to Live, portraying Celena Arquette. The role proved to be brief, lasting under a year, but it helped to launch a successful television career for Pescow, including roles on two other ABC soap operas in later years.
In 1978, Pescow portrayed one of Judy Garland's older sisters in the television biographical film Rainbow, directed by Jackie Cooper.
Pescow starred in her own television series, Angie, which ran for two seasons from 1979 to 1980 on ABC. Her primary cast-mates were Robert Hays, Debralee Scott, and fellow Brooklynite Doris Roberts.
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