Rosemary Forsyth

A tall, willowy, highly attractive blonde, Canadian leading lady 'Rosemary Forsyth' (qv) was born in Montreal on July 6, 1943, who moved to New York at age 5 with her divorced mother who found work as a model. Rosemary was keen on the idea of acting and studied drama both in high school. Inspired by her mother, she became a teenage model and attended the Wynn Handman Drama School.In the mid 1960s, Rosemary attracted the attention of Universal and was groomed for TV and films. The soft, demure beauty with a similar classic elegance and resemblance to 'Grace Kelly' (qv) showed quite a bit of promise amid the rugged surroundings as the young ingénue or romantic co-star to a number of top male veterans. 'James Stewart' (qv) in _Shenandoah (1965)_ (qv) (for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination for "Promising Newcomer"), 'Charlton Heston' (qv) in _The War Lord (1965)_ (qv), and both 'Dean Martin' (qv) and 'Alain Delon' (qv) in _Texas Across the River (1966)_ (qv) all utilized her services in their respective films.Marrying actor 'Michael Tolan' (qv) in 1966, Rosemary took a leave of absence from filming to have their child, daughter Alexandra. While the occasion, of course, was a joyous and fulfilling one, it managed to put a damper on her career. She returned to filming with the so-so film _Where It's At (1969)_ (qv) starring 'Robert Drivas' (qv) and the very mediocre 'Dick Van Dyke' (qv) comedy vehicle _Some Kind of a Nut (1969)_ (qv), never quite reaching the peak prior to her maternity time off.Rosemary showed up regularly on the small screen, however, in a slew of standard 70s TV-movies and episodic guest roles. On daytime, she took over the role of Laura Horton on _Days of Our Lives (1965)_ (qv) from 1976-1980 and also had regular, albeit brief, parts on _Santa Barbara (1984)_ (qv) and _General Hospital (1963)_ (qv).In recent years, she has popped up as more and arch matron types on such popular shows as _Monk (2002)_ (qv), _NYPD Blue (1993)_ (qv), and _Without a Trace (2002)_ (qv). She also appeared in several films, often as mom or various professional types, including the crime comedy _Exit to Eden (1994)_ (qv), the music dramedy _Girl (1998)_ (qv), the dark drama _Valerie Flake (1999)_ (qv) and the sci-fi horror _Ghosts of Mars (2001)_ (qv). She made her last appearances to date on TV with "Providence," "Boston Public," "Monk," "NYPD Blue" and "Without a Trace," having been last seen featured in the tender family-oriented TV movie _Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)_ (qv) starring 'Jeff Daniels' (qv) and 'Marlee Matlin' (qv).Rosemary divorced actor/husband Tolan in 1970 and married and divorced twice more..::Gary Brumburgh / [email protected]