Bobo Lewis


Barbara "Bobo" Lewis was an American comedic actress of film, musical theatre, stage and television.

Stage roles

Bobo Lewis was most famous for her role as gossip Midge Smoot on the children's television series Shining Time Station. She remained with the show for its entire run from 1989-1993. Lewis would later appear in three succeeding Shining Time Specials in 1995. Her other television appearances include roles on sitcoms such as Bewitched, The Monkees, That Girl and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..

Film

Bobo was seen in a handful of well-known films including It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Way...Way Out Can't Stop the Music, Arthur Her Alibi, Miami Blues and The Paper.

Legacy

She teamed up with her Broadway co-star Lynne Thigpen to create the Lynne Thigpen-Bobo Lewis Foundation " to help young actresses and actors learn how to survive and succeed in New York theater".'''

Death

Bobo Lewis died on November 6, 1998 at New York Hospital in Manhattan from cancer, aged 72.

Filmography