Maryedith Burrell

Maryedith Burrell is an American film and television producer, writer, actress and comedian, best known for her roles in the early 1980s late night sketch comedy series Fridays. She also had recurring roles in the television series Throb, Parenthood, The Jackie Thomas Show, Seinfeld and Home Improvement. She was one of the writers of the television comedy film Mr. St. Nick.

She was born and raised in Gilroy, a small farming town near San Francisco, CA. After attending a Catholic girls high school on scholarship, she headed to UC Santa Cruz, working and studying simultaneously with American Conservatory Theater and The San Francisco Mime Troupe. After two terms at UCSC, She transferred to UC Los Angeles and as a student in its Theatre Arts Program, won the Hugh OBrian acting award. One of the judges happened to be Jack Lemmon, who was impressed by her acting talents. He gave her his phone number and offered to help with her career. Lemmon helped her to appear on the TV shows Days of Our Lives and MASH working with Alan Alda. While still a college student she traveled to London and worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and director Peter Brook.

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