Barbara Rosenblat
Barbara Rosenblat (born 17 July 1950) is a British actress and voice artist.
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Occupation | Actress, voice artist |
She is a narrator of audiobooks. She has also appeared on screen such as in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black as Miss Rosa.
Early life
Rosenblat was born in London, England and raised in New York City.[1] She attended a Hebrew school as a child.[1]
Career
After returning to London for a family wedding, she decided to stay and discover her birthplace.[1] Soon afterwards, she landed a part in a production of Godspell.[1] She would go on to work more in theater and in various entertainment fields in the UK, such as radio, film and television.[2]
Upon returning to the US, she read books to the blind for four years at the Library of Congress.[2]
On Broadway she appeared in The Secret Garden and Talk Radio.[2][3]
Audiobook Narrations
Barbara Rosenblat has narrated more than 400 audiobooks including:
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
- The Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Carry on England | A.T.S. | |
1985 | Turtle Diary | American Woman | |
1986 | The American Way | Betsey Blankett | |
Haunted Honeymoon | Reporter | ||
Little Shop of Horrors | Fifth Customer | ||
1990 | The Care of Time | Barbara | TV movie |
1997 | Malcolm and Melvin | Mother (voice) | Short film |
Babe, He Calls Me | |||
2009 | Love Is Deaf | Subway Lady | |
2016 | Stranded at the Altar | Joan the Shopkeeper | Short film |
For I Must Hold My Tongue | Diane | ||
2017 | Lost Cat Corona | Connie's Mom | |
2018 | Run | Maria | |
2019 | Anya | Dr. Rosalind Pfenning | |
MAD? | Judy | ||
Weathering with You | Mrs. Mamiya, Fortune Teller (voices) | ||
2020 | Hidden Dragon | Madame Golden Claw (voice) | Post-production |
TBA | For Entertainment Purposes Only | Serafina | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976–1981 | The Dick Emery Show | Herself | 2 episodes |
1982 | Play for Today | Rosie | Episode: "Under the Skin" |
Never the Twain | Mrs. Hardy | Episode: "A Woman's Place..." | |
1983 | Luna | 2B2B | Episode: "All the World's a Teletalk Linkup" |
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Lady Columnist | Episode: "Smart Alek Kill" | |
1984 | Tales of the Unexpected | TV Interviewer | Episode: "Have a Nice Death" |
1989 | Anything More Would Be Greedy | Fran Dehring | 3 episodes Mini TV series |
1997 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Mother (voice) | 2 episodes |
2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nurse | Episode: "Rage" |
2008 | Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns | Sal (voice) | Episode: "Campaign" |
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Selma Peters | Episode: "Transitions" |
2013–2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Miss Rosa | 14 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
2014 | Girls | Nurse | Episode: "Flo" |
Veep | Diane Appleby | Episode: "New Hampshire" | |
2015 | Gotham | Lidia Bicchieri | 2 episodes |
Benders | Helga | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" | |
Limitless | Loretta | Episode: "When Pirates Pirates Pirates" | |
2016 | The Venture Bros. | Battleaxe (voice) | Episode: "Tanks for Nuthin" |
2017 | House of Cards | Louise Talbert | Episode: "Chapter 57" |
2018 | Homeland | Attorney General Hoberman | 2 episodes |
The Looming Tower | Elaine Kaufman | 2 episodes | |
2019–present | The Bug Diaries | Spider Mom (voice) |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | DJ Reni Wassulmaier |
2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Reni Wassulmaier |
2015 | Just Cause 3 | Rosa Manuela |
2018 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | Azanui Karu |
References
- Osterheldt, Jenee (14 June 2014). "Actress brings her dulcet voice to 'Orange Is the New Black,' to audiobooks and now to KC". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Porter, Mary Jean (19 April 1998). "She has quite a story to tell, hundreds in fact". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Furman, Phyllis (24 November 2008). "ADVICE THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU. - When picking a money coach, take into account your needs, goals & budget". New York Daily News. Retrieved 13 May 2019.