Regina Baff

Baff was born on March 31, 1949, in the Bronx, New York,^[2] grew up there, and attended Bronx High School of Science. Planning to be a veterinarian,^[3] she attended Case Western Reserve University for one year. Before her acting career began her jobs included washing dogs and selling soft drinks in a theater.^[4]

Stage

Baff's Broadway credits include Paul Sills' Story Theatre (1970-1971), Ovid's Metamorphoses (1971), 42 Seconds from Broadway (1973), Veronica's Room (1973),^[2] and The West Side Waltz (1981-1982) with Katharine Hepburn.^[5] Her work off-Broadway includes Rosebloom.^[6]

Film and television

Her film debut came in Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971).^[7] She starred in Below the Belt (1980) about lady wrestlers and Road Movie (1974), a film by Joseph Strick about a truck hooker. Her other films included The Paper Chase (1973), The Great Gatsby (1974), Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979). On television, she appeared in numerous situation comedies, including an episode of Taxi in which her character gave birth in the backseat of a taxi.

Baff has a Ph.D. in psychology, and is sister of Ella Baff, former director of Jacob's Pillow.^[8]