Madolyn Smith

{{about|the American actress|other people with this name|Madeline Smith (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Madolyn Smith

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|04|21}}

| birth_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

| other_names = Madolyn Smith Osborne

| nationality = American

| alma_mater = University of Southern California

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1980–1994, 2010

| spouse = {{marriage|Mark Osborne|1988}}

| children = 2

}}

Madolyn Smith (born April 21, 1957) is a retired American actress, known for her roles in the films Urban Cowboy (1980), 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), and Funny Farm (1988).

Career

Smith first came to public attention with her role as Pam in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. She later co-starred in the films 2010 (1984), the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and All of Me (1984), a Steve Martin-Lily Tomlin comedy.{{cite news |last=Richardson |first=John H. |title=Madolyn Smith takes a shot at comedy |newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner |agency=Los Angeles Daily News |date=June 14, 1988 |page=4C |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19880613&id=3bdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7AYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3103,4411318 |access-date=July 23, 2013 |via=Google News}} Reviewing the latter film, Pauline Kael wrote in The New Yorker that Smith was a "talented and stunning brunette ... who knows how to make guile and bitchery funny, and who has a comic charge comparable to Lily Tomlin's."{{cite book|first=Pauline |last=Kael |author-link=Pauline Kael |title=State of the Art |pages=222–224 |year=1985 |publisher=E. P. Dutton |ISBN=0-525-24369-0}} In the early 1980s she also appeared in several TV movies, including Pray TV, Rehearsal for Murder and Deadly Intentions. She portrayed Jehan Sadat, wife of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, in the 1983 TV miniseries Sadat, and played Ernie Kovacs' wife Dorothy in the 1984 TV movie Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter.

Smith starred as Tracy Whitney in the 1986 TV miniseries If Tomorrow Comes, based on the Sidney Sheldon novel of the same name.{{cite news |last=Buck |first=Jerry |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1870&dat=19860316&id=v0cuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X84EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2728,476151 |title=Madolyn Smith Plays Bank Clerk Turned Con Artist |work=Daytona Beach News-Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=March 16, 1986 |page=TV-4 |access-date=February 18, 2015 |via=Google News}} She subsequently costarred in films like Funny Farm (1988) opposite Chevy Chase and The Super (1991) with Joe Pesci; the 1990 TV movies The Plot to Kill Hitler and The Rose and the Jackal; and the 1990 miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts.

Smith guest-starred in a 1989 episode of the sitcom Cheers titled "What's Up, Doc?".{{cite news |last=Zuckerman |first=Faye |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19890330&id=zbwwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QvwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2218,8537401 |title=Highlights |work=The Ledger |location=Lakeland, Florida |date=March 30, 1989 |page=4C |access-date=July 23, 2013 |via=Google News}} She was the first choice of the creators to replace Shelley Long.{{cite podcast |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ep159-things-even-i-didnt-know-about-frasier-cheers/id1191112800?i=1000464088714 |title=Hollywood & Levine: Episode 159 |website= |publisher=Wave Podcast Network |host=Ken Levine |date= |time= |access-date=}}

She also appeared in multiple episodes of the 1993 drama series Class of '96. Her last TV appearance was in a 1994 episode of Due South, after which she formally retired. Smith later provided some narration in the 2010 documentary film Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture.{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/louis-sullivan-the-struggle-for-american-architecture-2010|title=Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture (2010) |website=The A.V. Club}}{{cite web|url=https://csu-csus.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=01CALS_USL:01CALS_USL&isFrbr=true&tab=Everything&docid=alma991065301619702901|title=Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture|website=csu-csus.primo.exlibrisgroup.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/rtf-architectural-reviews/a4680-documentary-for-architects-louis-sullivan-the-struggle-for-american-architecture-2010/|title=Documentary for Architects: Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture - 2010 |date=July 22, 2021}}

Personal life

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Smith graduated from the University of Southern California. She married National Hockey League player Mark Osborne in 1988.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film and Television Roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1980 \| Urban Cowboy \| Pam \|
1981 \| Trapper John, M.D. \| Bonnie Wicks \| Episode: "That Old Gang of Mine"
1982 \| Pray TV \| Liz Oakes \| TV movie
1982 \| Rehearsal for Murder \| Karen Daniels \| TV movie
1983 \| The Other Woman \| Cindy Barnes \| TV movie
1983 \| Casablanca \| \| Episode: "Master Builder's Woman"
1983 \| Sadat \| Jihan Sadat \| Miniseries
1984 \| All of Me \| Peggy Schuyler \|
1984 \| 2010 \| Caroline Floyd \|
1984 \| Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter \| Dorothy Kovacs \| TV movie
1985 \| Deadly Intentions \| Katherine Raynor \| TV movie
1986 \| If Tomorrow Comes \| Tracy Whitney \| Miniseries
1987 \| The Caller \| The Girl \|
1988 \| Funny Farm \| Elizabeth Farmer \|
1989 \| Cheers \| Dr. Sheila Rydell \| Episode: "What's Up, Doc?" (as Madolyn Smith Osborne)
1990 \| The Plot to Kill Hitler \| Countess Nina von Stauffenberg \| TV movie
1990 \| The Kennedys of Massachusetts \| Gloria Swanson \| Miniseries (as Madolyn Smith Osborne)
1990 \| The Rose and the Jackal \| Rose O'Neal Greenhow \| TV movie (as Madolyn Smith Osborne)
1991 \| Final Approach \| Casey Halsey \|
1991 \| The Super \| Naomi Bensinger \| (as Madolyn Smith Osborne)
1993 \| Class of '96 \| Dean Keller \| 4 episodes (as Madolyn Smith Osborne)
1994 \| Due South \| Mackenzie King \| Episode: "Diefenbaker's Day Off" (as Madolyn Smith-Osborne)
2010 \| Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture \|Louis Sullivan (voice) \|Documentary film (as Madolyn Smith Osborne)

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film and Television Roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1980

| Urban Cowboy

| Pam

1981

| Trapper John, M.D.

| Bonnie Wicks