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07-11-1946 (78 years)

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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Beverly Todd (born July 11, 1946) is an American actress, producer and writer. Todd gained major work during the 1970s, appearing in notable films such as The Lost Man (1969), They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970), Brother John (1971) and A Piece of the Action (1977). This eventually led to other distinguished and more important work. Her more memorable roles came in Lean on Me and the film Crash. Recently, she reunited with Morgan Freeman (who co-starred with her in Lean On Me), playing the role of his wife in the 2007 film The Bucket List.

Todd was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Virena Todd (née Skinner).

Todd was previously married to film producer Kris Keiser. Together they had a son Malik Smith, who died on March 20, 1989 at the age of eighteen after being severely beaten at a nightclub while on spring break.

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Crash

Act like Graham's Mother

event2005 star_border 7.2 top_panel_open

In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour period.

The Ghost of Flight 401

Act like Dana

event1978 star_border 5.7 top_panel_open

An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.

The Bucket List

Act like Virginia Chambers

event2007 star_border 7.2 top_panel_open

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

Moving

Act like Monica Pear

event1988 star_border 5.6 top_panel_open

Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

Lean On Me

Act like Ms. Levias

event1989 star_border 7.3 top_panel_open

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.

Vice Squad

Act like Louise Williams

event1982 star_border 6.2 top_panel_open

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.

Brother John

Act like Louisa MacGill

event1971 star_border 6.2 top_panel_open

An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.

The Surgeon

Act like Nurse Burns

event1995 star_border 5.4 top_panel_open

Dr. Julian Mater is suspended and gets his license revoked for performing experiments on dying patients in cellular regeneration. A couple of years later, he returns to the hospital that condemned his work to begin practicing his grizzly experiments once more.

The Lost Man

Act like Sally Carter

event1969 star_border 4 top_panel_open

A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

Act like Receptionist

event1968 top_panel_open

On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and the city of New York.

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Act like Puff

event1970 star_border 5.7 top_panel_open

A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

Deadlock

Act like Melissa Rodan

event1969 top_panel_open

The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To prevent a riot, Lieutenant Sam Danforth and District Attorney Leslie Washburn are determined to find the killer, even though they do not exactly get along with each other and disagree over procedure.

A Different Affair

Act like Maria

event1987 top_panel_open

A single radio psychiatrist takes in a runaway boy she sponsors in a foster parents program.

Class of '61

event1993 star_border 4.4 top_panel_open

Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot involves Lucius, a Shelby Peyton's slave, who kills a slave trader and goes on the run.

Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

Act like Louise Hawley

event1983 star_border 6 top_panel_open

A babysitter realizes that one of the children she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.

Baby Boom

Act like Ann Bowen

event1987 star_border 6.4 top_panel_open

J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!

Animal

Act like Latreese

event2005 star_border 5.6 top_panel_open

His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?

Some Kind of a Nut

Act like Policewoman

event1969 star_border 3.7 top_panel_open

A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard.

A Touch of Scandal

Act like Beatty

event1984 top_panel_open

Katherine Gilvey is a comely councilwoman, whose campaign for Attorney General is being managed by her ambitious, but cold-hearted husband Benjamin, which takes a turn when photographs surface of her liasion with a male prostitute, who used to be a law client of hers, and has now turned up dead. Also is a note telling her to withdraw from the campaign or the photos will be made public. Investigating on her own, Katherine's suspects to the idenity of the blackmailer are: a shadowy power broker, a charismatic minister, an activist priest, or even her own husband.

Six Characters in Search of An Author

Act like The Stepdaughter

event1976 star_border 6 top_panel_open

A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for an author to tell their tragic story. An adaptation of the classic Luigi Pirandello play, updated to take place in a 1970s television studio.

The Ladies Club

Act like Georgiane

event1986 star_border 6.3 top_panel_open

A policewoman who was raped forms a vigilante group of various rape victims. They abduct and castrate men who have committed repeated violations of women and gotten away with it through legal technicalities.

The Jericho Mile

Act like Wylene

event1980 star_border 6.1 top_panel_open

A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.

A Dark Foe

event2021 star_border 3.5 top_panel_open

The plot follows a tortured FBI agent suffering from an irrational fear of darkness, as he investigates a mysterious former prostitute in order to catch a vicious serial killer.

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Act like Lahoma Brown Paige

event1981 star_border 6 top_panel_open

The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.

I Will Follow

Act like Amanda

event2010 star_border 5.1 top_panel_open

Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.

The Reason

Act like Shirley

event2020 star_border 7.4 top_panel_open

The film, based on the William Sirls book, follows a small-town pastor, his wife and their sick child as a mysterious man is sent to give them hope. Sirls adapted his book for the screen, writing the screenplay with Aviv Rubinstein and Richard Clark Jr.

Clara's Heart

Act like Dora Cambridge

event1988 star_border 5.6 top_panel_open

David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past.

Turnover

Act like Ruth

event2019 star_border 6.5 top_panel_open

Café owner Peter, leaves his disgruntled manager Henry, to take care of business, and he instead hires a crew of misfits. Peter returns to an unrecognizable business but soon learns the value of camaraderie with the new team.

On the Ride

Act like Deidre Gilbert

event2020 top_panel_open

On his morning bike ride, Scott grapples with the memories of a trauma he experienced with his husband Todd. When his route suddenly takes an unexpected turn, Scott finds himself on the doorstep of a stranger intimately connected to the past he can’t shake.

Having Babies III

Act like Kelly Williams

event1978 star_border 6 top_panel_open

Dr. Julie Farr presides over three impending births and cannot help but get involved in the lives of her troubled patients.

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Act like Maggie

event2018 top_panel_open

Cowboy, a senior citizen ex-lawyer and gambler, is persuaded by his spunky seventeen year old neighbor, Rachel, to seek retribution for having been cheated in Las Vegas many years ago. So begins a wild adventure that marks a young girl's rite of passage into womanhood and an old man's bittersweet final awakening to life, love and happiness. Along for the ride is Maggie, Cowboy's salty ex-girlfriend, Buddy Boy, Cowboy's best friend, and Harold, an unusually young Vegas motel owner who falls hard for Rachel.

Happy Hour

Act like Laura

event1987 star_border 3.3 top_panel_open

A chemist experimenting with different formulas stumbles upon an ingredient that, when added to beer, makes it absolutely irresistible. Before he realizes it, an international spy is after him to try to get the formula for himself.

St. Elsewhere

(2 ep.)

event1982 star_border 5.5 top_panel_open

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.

Falcon Crest

Act like Prisoner (2 ep.)

event1981 star_border 5.5 top_panel_open

Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.

Lou Grant

(1 ep.)

event1977 star_border 7.3 top_panel_open

The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

Magnum, P.I.

(1 ep.)

event1980 star_border 7.3 top_panel_open

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.

Six Feet Under

Act like Lucille Charles (6 ep.)

event2001 star_border 8.1 top_panel_open

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

House

Act like Alicia Foreman (1 ep.)

event2004 star_border 8.6 top_panel_open

Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.

The Closer

Act like Mrs. Richards (1 ep.)

event2005 star_border 7.9 top_panel_open

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

Ghost Whisperer

Act like Sheri Powell (1 ep.)

event2005 star_border 8.1 top_panel_open

Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.

Benson

Act like Casey Turner (2 ep.)

event1979 star_border 7.1 top_panel_open

A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.

Quincy, M.E.

(1 ep.)

event1976 star_border 7.5 top_panel_open

Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.

K-Ville

(1 ep.)

event2007 star_border 7.1 top_panel_open

K-Ville is an American television drama created and executive produced by Jonathan Lisco, centering on policing New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Deran Sarafian directed the pilot. On May 15, 2008, the series was officially canceled.

Hill Street Blues

(1 ep.)

event1981 star_border 7.6 top_panel_open

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Love of Life

(219 ep.)

event1951 star_border 5 top_panel_open

Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years later.

Wiseguy

(1 ep.)

event1987 star_border 6.5 top_panel_open

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative mother and other family members while acting undercover as syndicate enforcer.

The Wild Wild West

(1 ep.)

event1965 star_border 7.6 top_panel_open

The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.

The Redd Foxx Show

(13 ep.)

event1986 star_border 5 top_panel_open

The Redd Foxx Show is a short-lived sitcom that premiered January 18, 1986 on ABC. The show ended after four months on air, due in part to a Saturday night timeslot.

The Fantastic Journey

(1 ep.)

event1977 star_border 5.8 top_panel_open

The Fantastic Journey was an American science fiction television series that was originally aired on NBC from February 3 through June 17, 1977.

Blue Thunder

(1 ep.)

event1984 star_border 6.9 top_panel_open

Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter. The series uses the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside. The television series cast includes James Farentino, Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The series was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar Airwolf on CBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS soap opera Dallas on Friday nights, and lost. Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.

Julie Farr, M.D.

(9 ep.)

event1978 top_panel_open

Julie Farr, M.D. is a short-lived American television show that aired on the ABC network in 1978. It followed three television movies called Having Babies which aired from 1976-78, and was not renewed after its initial run of episodes aired in March-April 1978. The show began airing as Having Babies but was re-christened Julie Farr, M.D. during its run after its lead character.

Harris and Company

(1 ep.)

event1979 top_panel_open

Harris and Company is an American television drama series that aired on NBC from March 15 to April 5, 1979, on Thursday night.

The Fitzpatricks

(1 ep.)

event1977 star_border 5 top_panel_open

The Fitzpatricks is an American drama series which ran on CBS during the 1977–78 season. The series aired from September 5th, 1977 to January 10th, 1978. This show lasted only thirteen episodes, and was cancelled in 1978.

A Different World

Act like Julia Reeves (1 ep.)

event1987 star_border 7.1 top_panel_open

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.

Grey's Anatomy

Act like Gilda Ruiz (1 ep.)

event2005 star_border 8.2 top_panel_open

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

9-1-1

Act like Beatrice Carter (5 ep.)

event2018 star_border 8.2 top_panel_open

Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Act like Self (1 ep.)

event1962 star_border 7.4 top_panel_open

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Snoops

Act like Sarah Apollo (1 ep.)

event1989 star_border 5 top_panel_open

Snoops is an American crime themed comedy-drama series which aired for one season from September 1989 to July 1990 on CBS. The series was created and executive produced by series star Tim Reid and Sam Egan.

L.A.'s Finest

Act like Tina Boyd (1 ep.)

event2019 star_border 7.1 top_panel_open

Syd Burnett has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna, a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret. These two women don't agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles.

How to Get Away with Murder

Act like Donna Fitzgerald (1 ep.)

event2014 star_border 7.8 top_panel_open

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.

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