Watch Marilyn in … Harris investigates a rash of crimes apparently committed by a juvenile. Add the first question. This culminated in a three-month stay at The Ballroom in NYC. She has appeared in Sex and the City and Man on the Moon. The fall of 2004 saw Marilyn starring in YARDBIRD at The Bank Street Theatre, receiving terrific notices yet again. In the summer of 1997 Marilyn returned to The St. Louis MUNY to have some fun as The Wicked Witch of the West in THE WIZARD OF OZ. In the summer of ’89, she co-starred with one of her big idols in SID CAESAR AND COMPANY at The Village Gate. Sokol has also appeared in numerous TV shows (including Law & Order and Barney Miller), commercials, films, and plays over the years. While in school she appeared in various school plays. Although many fans may not know her name, Marilyn Sokol is a familiar face on television and in films. Bright” opposite Dick Van Dyke on NBC’s VAN DYKE AND COMPANY. 6 of 7 people found this review helpful. Emmy 1992 - (Sneek Peak, Wash. D.C.) Obie 1972 - (Lucy Lockit, The Beggar's Opera) Bistro 1991 (for Cabaret Act) NY Artists Unlimited 2008 (Lifetime Achievement) Highlights. She was also a favorite on THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW, being held over for an unprecedented 45-minute segment during her first appearance. FOUL PLAY, with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase, quickly followed, firmly establishing Marilyn as a film actress. That fall she returned to The American Jewish Theatre for a 2-character play,SAM AND ITKEH. An actress of tremendous range, she has been honored with Emmy, Bistro, and Obie Awards. In 2008 and 2010 Marilyn co-hosted THE BISTRO AWARDS. 157 likes. Although many fans may not know her name, Marilyn Sokol is a familiar face on television and in films. She then headlined at Caroline’s Comedy Club where she has appeared many times since. ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA. 2008 (Lifetime Achievement). Weary of waiting for a … - IMDb Mini Biography By: L. J. Allen-2 Spouse (1) - IMDb Mini Biography By: (10 Feb 1977). In 1966 Marilyn made her professional debut as The Belly Dancer in the 1st National Company of MAN OF LA MANCHA, with Jose Ferrer and later Richard Kiley. Was this review helpful to you? |  Sokol has appeared in several Broadway productions including "The Great God Brown", "Don Juan", and "Conversations With My Father". She grew up in the Bronx and Washington D.C., where she studied dance at The Washington School of the Ballet and acting at Catholic University’s High School Drama Lab. She was featured in the film of the Broadway hit THE PRODUCERS and, most recently, in LUCKY DAYS, produced by Paul Newman, starring Angelica Torn, and winner of several film festival awards across the country, including “Best Feature” at The Coney Island Film Festival. It was during this time that she guest starred on LAW AND ORDER. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Marilyn Sokol, in 2005. [5] She has taught as a distinguished lecturer in the theatre program at Lehman College. Also a distinguished lecturer. She has won an Emmy Award, an Obie Award, and a Bistro Award. Television audiences in the 70’s recall her as the comic “best friend” on ABC’sLOLA FALANA SPECIALS and as “Mrs. 1937) is an Emmy and Obie award-winning actress who provided the voice of several Muppet characters, most famously Alice Otter in Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, while Frank Oz was performing the puppetry.