Marsha Warfield

Marsha Warfield
Born
Marsha Francine Warfield

(1954-03-05) March 5, 1954 (age 70)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1977–present
Websitemarshawarfield.com

Marsha Francine Warfield (born March 5, 1954) is an American actress and comedian. She grew up on Chicago's South Side,[1] graduating from Calumet High School. She is best known for playing tough, no-nonsense bailiff Roz Russell on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1986 to 1992, reprising the role on a guest basis for its 2023 revival.[2][3][4][5] Warfield also starred in the sitcom Empty Nest as Dr. Maxine Douglas (1993–95). Before Night Court, she was a writer and performer on the short-lived Richard Pryor Show.[3]

Warfield appeared in feature films such as D.C. Cab (1983) and Mask (1985), hosted The Marsha Warfield Show for ten months (March 1990–January 1991) and has made guest appearances on many television shows, including Riptide, Family Ties, Clueless, Cheers, Living Single, In Living Color, Cybill, Moesha, Smart Guy, and Touched by an Angel. She has also done stand-up comedy including appearances on the Norm Crosby hosted The Comedy Shop television series.[6] She won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 1979, over such competition as Dana Carvey and A. Whitney Brown.

  1. ^ Jesse and Jill (9 February 2018). "Marsha Warfield talks early days of comedy, coming out and her South Side ties (Audio)". soundcloud.com/vocalo/. SoundCloud. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Joanne (15 February 1988). "Marsha Warfield Won't Be Fenced in by the Jinx of TV's Night Court". PEOPLE.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b Scott, Jesse (September 21, 2016). "Back in the game: All rise for Marsha Warfield". Fredericksburg.com.
  4. ^ "Night Court Video: Marsha Warfield Returns as Roz in the Season Finale — But Is She Joining the Cast Full-Time?". TVLine. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  5. ^ Cordero, Rosy (2023-05-10). "'Night Court' Finale Welcomes Back Original Series Co-Star Marsha Warfield As Roz". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  6. ^ AIRED: 9/29/78. "The Comedy Shop Season 1 Episode 4 Featuring: Marsha Warfield". tv.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)