Debra Jo Rupp | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Rupp in 2019 | |
| Born | February 24, 1951 |
| Education | University of Rochester |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Kitty Forman in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006) and its Netflix sequel series That '90s Show (2023–2024).[2] Rupp also had roles in the NBC sitcom Friends (1997–1998), the ABC animated series Teacher's Pet (2000–2002) and its 2004 sequel film, the ABC sitcom Better with You (2010–2011), and the Disney+ miniseries WandaVision (2021) and its spin-off Agatha All Along (2024).
Rupp appeared in the comedy films Big (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992), Sgt. Bilko (1996), Garfield: The Movie (2004), and She's Out of My League (2010). She also starred as sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer in the plays Dr. Ruth, All the Way (2012) and Becoming Dr. Ruth (2013), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. She starred as Della in the play The Cake (2017–2019), for which she was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.
- ^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. February 24, 2019. p. 2A.
Actress Debra Jo Rupp is 68.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 8, 2021). "'That '70s Show' Spinoff 'That '90s Show' With Kurtwood Smith & Debra Jo Rupp Ordered By Netflix". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2023.