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Dinah Beth Manoff is an American stage, film, and television actress and television director. She is best known for her roles as Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Grease, Libby Tucker in both the stage and film adaptations of I Ought to Be in Pictures, for which she won a Tony Award, and Carol Weston on Empty Nest. She has starred in numerous television movies and guest-starred on various television programs. She mostly appeared on TV during the 1990s, but she has been seen in more recent theatrical films, such as The Amati Girls and Bart Got a Room, and a co-starring role on State of Grace.
Birth Name
Dinah Beth Manoff
Born
Wednesday, 25 January 1956
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Behind Closed Doors | Self - Marty | 2016 |
| Bart Got a Room | Mrs. Goodson | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Maggie Peterson | 2007 |
| 20 to 1 | Marty / Marty Maraschino | 2005 |
| A Carol Christmas | Aunt Marla | 2003 |
| State of Grace | Evelyn Rayburn | 2001 |
| Zigs | Marge | 2001 |
| The Amati Girls | Denise | 2001 |
| The lost child | Helen | 2000 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Marty / Self | 1999 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Behind Closed Doors | Self - Marty | 2016 |
| Bart Got a Room | Mrs. Goodson | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Maggie Peterson | 2007 |
| 20 to 1 | Marty / Marty Maraschino | 2005 |
| A Carol Christmas | Aunt Marla | 2003 |
| State of Grace | Evelyn Rayburn | 2001 |
| Zigs | Marge | 2001 |
| The Amati Girls | Denise | 2001 |
| The lost child | Helen | 2000 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Marty / Self | 1999 |
| George & Leo | Mary | 1997 |
| Behind the Music | Marty / Self | 1997 |
| Cybill | Amy Fitzpatrick | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Callie Martin | 1994 |
| The John Larroquette Show | Kelly | 1993 |
| Maid for Each Other | Tibby Bloom | 1992 |
| Nurses | Carol Weston | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self | 1991 |
| Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Evelyn Whittacher | 1990 |
| Babies | Laura | 1990 |
| Blossom | Dinah Manoff | 1990 |
| Staying Together | Lois Cook | 1989 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Maud Milligan | 1989 |
| The Cover Girl and the Cop | Denise Danielovitch | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Herself | 1989 |
| Child's Play | Maggie Peterson | 1988 |
| Empty Nest | Carol Weston | 1988 |
| Backfire | Jill | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Franny | 1987 |
| The Golden Girls | Carol Weston | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Jenny Coopersmith | 1984 |
| Hot Pursuit | Gillian | 1984 |
| Brothers | 1984 | |
| Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | Priscilla Tirado | 1984 |
| Celebrity | Missy Craymore | 1984 |
| The Seduction of Gina | Mary | 1984 |
| Night Court | Sister Sara Williams | 1984 |
| A Matter of Sex | Glennis | 1984 |
| I Ought to Be in Pictures | Libby Tucker | 1982 |
| For Ladies Only | Mary Louise | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Jane Tanton | 1981 |
| Ordinary People | Karen | 1980 |
| The 34th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1980 |
| Sweepstakes | Maggie | 1979 |
| Mork & Mindy | Kathy Cumberland | 1978 |
| Grease | Marty / Marty Maraschino | 1978 |
| All-Star Family Feud Special | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Joanie Hume | 1977 |
| Soap | Elaine Lefkowitz Dallas / Elaine Lefkowitz / Elaine Lefkowitz-Dallas | 1977 |
| The Possessed | Celia | 1977 |
| Night Drive | Attendant's Girlfriend | 1977 |
| Raid on Entebbe | Rachel Sager | 1976 |
| Visions | Gisella Farkas | 1976 |
| Family | Mara | 1976 |
| Welcome Back, Kotter | Charmaine | 1975 |
| Everybody Rides the Carousel | Stage 7 (voice) / Stage 7 | 1975 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Movie Stars | 1999 |
| Brother's Keeper | 1998 |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | 1996 |
| Minor Adjustments | 1995 |
| Sister, Sister | 1994 |
| Empty Nest | 1988 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Maid for Each Other | 1992 |
