Roberta Weiss
Canadian actress (born 1961)
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Roberta Jane Weiss (born November 15, 1961)[1] is a Canadian actress. She sometimes works professionally as Roberta Bizeau. Weiss played Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara.
Roberta Weiss | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1961[1] |
| Other names | Roberta Bizeau |
| Education | York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–1993 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
Weiss enrolled in the Manitoba School of Theatre and Allied Arts at the age of 16, later moving to Toronto to study theatre arts at York University.[2][3] She gained national attention in Canada in an advertising campaign for Crispy Crunch.[4]
Career
In 1986 she starred in the films Abducted and High Stakes.[5] In 1988 Weiss appeared as a scantily-clad island girl in the controversial cult French sex-comedy film Mangeuses d'Hommes. She also played the lead in the controversial film How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired,[3] which Peter Rainier of the Los Angeles Times called "a flat parody."[6] Weiss played "incendiary con artist" Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara from 1990 to 1991,[3] and later appeared in Family Passions, a soap opera produced in Canada with German funding.[7] On Counterstrike, she played the manipulative and murderous art gallery owner Eve in the 1993 episode "French Twist."
Personal life
Weiss married her Santa Barbara co-star Roscoe Born on September 30, 1994.[8] Weiss is Jewish.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Autumn Born | Melissa | Theatrical film | [9][10] |
| 1982 | The Littlest Hobo | Rebecca | 1 episode | [11] |
| 1983 | The Terry Fox Story | Jeannie (uncredited) | Television film | [9] |
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Alma Frechette | Theatrical film | [12][9] |
| 1983 | Cross-Country | Alma Jean | Theatrical film | [9][10] |
| 1985 | The Hitchhiker | Roseanne Lucas | 1 episode | [10] |
| 1985 | Perry Mason Returns | Laura Gordon | Television film | [9][10] |
| 1986 | Abducted | Renee | Theatrical film | [9][10] |
| 1986 | Courage | Roberta | Television film | [9] |
| 1987 | High Stakes | Terri Carson | Theatrical film | [9][10] |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Tirina Clark | 1 episode | [13] |
| 1988 | Man Eaters | Elizabeth | Theatrical film | [9][10] |
| 1988 | Shades of Love: Tangerine Taxi | Evan Moore | Television film | [10] |
| 1989 | How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired | Miz Littérature | Theatrical film. French: Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer | [13] |
| 1990 | La danse du scorpion (Frame-Up Blues) | Camille de Vito | Television film | [13] |
| 1990 | Charles in Charge | Miss Spelling | 1 episode | [13] |
| 1993 | Counterstrike | Eve Jeffries | Episode: "French Twist" |