Teresa Ganzel

Teresa Ganzel (born in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress and comedienne.

Teresa Ganzel
Ganzel (age 55) interviewed on Comic Bible (2012).
Born
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesTeresa Ganzel-Davis
OccupationActress, comedienne
Years active1981–present
AgentArlene Thornton and Associates[1]
Spouse(s)Richard Davis (2004–2013)
Billy Van Zandt (2021-present) [2]

Career

Ganzel is probably known best as a recurring cast member of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the role of the Matinee Lady in the popular "Tea Time Movie" skits. She has often played stereotypical ditzy blonde bimbo roles, including as Greedy Gretchen in the Three's Company episode "Lies My Roommate Told Me" (1981), National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982), the film The Toy (1982) with Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor, and the Married... with Children episode "A Three Job, No Income Family" (1989).

In 1984, Ganzel played another young and ditzy blonde, Sheree Winkler, in the short-lived sitcom The Duck Factory, which introduced a young Jim Carrey to American audiences. She was a frequent game show celebrity in the 1980s, particularly on the $25,000 and $100,000 incarnations of Pyramid, as well as a recurring celebrity on the 1986–1989 version of Hollywood Squares. She also appeared as a celebrity in the game show pilot for Money in the Blank (1987).

Ganzel has had several voice-over roles on cartoons, animated movies, and series, notably Cow and Chicken, The Emperor's New School, Monsters, Inc., Goof Troop, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rugrats, and Horton Hears a Who!. Her first venture into voice acting was playing Kitty Glitter in Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats. Her best-known role in animation, Miss Vavoom, is an homage to all of the sexy film stars, singers, and damsels in distress who served as Droopy's love interest in the Tex Avery cartoons. Ganzel appears in Tom & Jerry Kids and Droopy, Master Detective.

In 2010, Ganzel played a principal role in the off-Broadway production of Viagara Falls (2010) after appearing in the same role, Jacqueline Tempest, in productions of the play staged in other cities.[3][4]

On April 20, 2016, Ganzel appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast.

Reputation

TV writer Mark Evanier has opined:

"[Ganzel] took the Matinee Lady from being someone to be ogled and laughed-at because her I.Q. was lower than her bra-size to being a skilled comic actress playing that kind of character...This all may wind up to a tiny milestone in the evolution of women on TV but I think it's quite real and that Teresa deserves some real credit."[5]

Selected roles

References
  1. "Welcome to Arlene Thornton Agency".
  2. "About – VanZandt Milmore".
  3. Genzilinger. Neil. "Two Guys Trying Their Best to Grow Old Disgracefully". The New York Times. July 26, 2010
  4. "'Viagra Falls': Hilarious comedy return to the desert". Desert Entertainer. Retrieved on 2011-07-25 from http://www.desertentertainer.com/articles/2009/01/08/entertainment/desert_nightlife/doc49663a1ee9d66163986371.txt.
  5. "Smart-Funny - News From ME". newsfromme.com. 2017-06-17.
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