Dinah Beth Manoff (born January 25, 1956 in New York City) is an American actress and director, best known for Grease (1978), Child's Play (1988), and Empty Nest (1988–95). She won a Tony Award for her performance in Neil Simon's 1980 play I Ought to Be in Pictures.
She was married to Jean-Marc Joubert and is currently married to Arthur Mortell, with whom she has three children. Her parents are Lee Grant and Arnold Manoff.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- 1976: Everybody Rides The Carousel as Stage 7
- 1976: Raid On Entebbe as Rachel Sager
- 1977: Night Drive as Attendant's Girlfriend
- 1977: The Possessed as Celia
- 1978: Grease as Marty
- 1980: Ordinary People as Karen
- 1981: For Ladies Only as Mary Louise
- 1982: I Ought To Be In Pictures as Libby Tucker
- 1984: A Matter Of Sex as Glennis
- 1984: The Seduction Of Gina as Mary
- 1984: Flight 90 Disaster On The Potomac as Priscilla Tirado
- 1986: Classified Love as Theresa Leonetti
- 1987: Backfire as Jill
- 1988: Childs Play as Maggie Peterson
- 1989: The Cover Girl And The Cop as Denise Danielovitch
- 1989: Bloodhounds Of Broadway as Maud Milligan
- 1989: Staying Together as Lois Cook
- 1990: Babies as Laura
- 1990: Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael as Evelyn Whittacher
- 1992: Maid For Each Other as Tibby Bloom (also writer and producer)
- 2000: The Amati Girls as Denise
- 2000: The Lost Child as Helen
- 2001: Zigs as Marge
- 2003: A Carol Christmas as Aunt Marla
- 2008: Baby Got A Room as Mrs. Goodson
Television roles
- 1976: Welcome Back, Kotter as Charmaine
- 1976: Visions as Gisella Farkas
- 1978: Family as Mara
- 1978: Soap as Elaine Lefkowitz-Dallas
- 1979: Sweepstakes as Maggie
- 1979: Lou Grant as Joanie Hume
- 1979: Mork & Mindy as Kathy Cumberland
- 1984: Celebrity as Missy Graymore
- 1984: Night Court as Sister Sara Williams
- 1984: Hot Pursuit as Gillian
- 1984: Cagney & Lacey as Jane Tanton
- 1987: Murder, She Wrote as Jenny Coopersmith
- 1987: CBS Summer Playhouse as Franny
- 1988–95: Empty Nest as Carol Weston
- 1991–92: The Golden Girls as Carol Weston (2 episodes)
- 1992–93: Nurses as Carol Weston (2 episodes)
- 1991: Blossom as Dinah Manoff
- 1993: The John Larroquette Show as Kelly
- 1995: Touched by an Angel as Callie Martin
- 1996: Cybill as Amy Fitzpatrick
- 1998: George & Leo as Mary
- 2001–02: State of Grace as Evelyn Rayburn
Short film roles
- 1986: Shes With Me as Edie
- 1987: The Line as Karen Cooper
Director
- 1992–95: Empty Nest (7 episodes)
- 1995: Sister, Sister
- 1996: Minor Adjustments
- 1999: Brothers Keeper
- 1999: Movie Stars
- 1999: Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Writer
- 1992–95: Empty Nest (2 episodes)
