An actress and singer, Ilene is best known for the six seasons she spent as the mom on the ABC comedy, Mr. Belvedere. Her Broadway stage work includes the role of Sandy in Grease; Promises, Promises; and I Love My Wife. She co-starred with Glenn Close in a film version of South Pacific, and has appeared in mini-series and feature films. Her CD, Baby’s Broadway Lullabies, was nominated for a Grammy. Married to composer Ben Lanzarone, Ilene’s finest production is their daughter Nikka, a graduate of the Boston Conservatory who is now a musical theater performer in New York. Ilene is shocked but grateful to suddenly be one of the “other mothers.”
You may contact Ilene at othermotherilene@yahoo.com
DONNA ROSENSTEIN is a television casting director in Los Angeles, currently working on the hit CBS series, Ghost Whisperer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, October Road, for ABC, and many other projects. She has worked with LL Cool J, Sylvester Stallone and the Muppets. As a Senior Vice-President at ABC Television for many years, she oversaw the casting of such hits as NYPD Blue, Roseanne, thirtysomething, The Practice, and Twin Peaks. She has worked with Sylvester Stallone, Oprah Winfrey, and the Muppets, but her most successful project to date is her 16-year old daughter, Georgi. A single mom, Donna juggles full-time work and hands-on parenting; has never missed a teacher conference, recital, or buying a pair of pointe shoes; and lives to tell the tale due largely to an entire village of “other mothers.” She is thrilled to be able to pass along their sound, loving advice.
Donna can be reached at othermotherdonna@yahoo.com.
Michele is a comedy writer, with credits on Newhart and The Facts of Life, among many other shows. A writer for animated series on Cartoon Network and PBS, she also teaches screenwriting and Film History at Los Angeles City College, and is married to television writer/producer Andrew Guerdat. Her crowning achievement is having instilled a strong sense of humor in her children, Marc and Abby, and, above all, teaching them to laugh at themselves. Marc and Abby, however, prefer to laugh at their mother. And so far as they’re concerned, her greatest accomplishment is her mashed potatoes.
To reach Michele, go to othermothermichele@yahoo.com
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