I say Meredith Baxter. She's more of a dramatic actress than a sitcom actress. She does drama with no effort but comedy there was more of an effort that was put into it.

I've said this before and I'll say it again!


BONNIE FRANKLIN!:barf:

Teri Copley! :lol: :p

Originally posted by Steve M.
Teri Copley! :lol: :p


Teri Who?;)

i'm going to say Brooke Sheilds and Leah Thompson. Sheilds is a decent actress, but she was just horrible on "Suddenly Susan", a role that just wasn't right for her. and Thompson is simply not capable of doing Comedy (Howard the duck, anyone?), she is a dramatic actress and should stick to that.

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Teri Who?;)

Teri Copley was on a dreadful NBC eighties sitcom called "We Got It Made," about a girl living with two guys, that made "Three's Company," in the words of one critic, "look like Chekhov by comparison."

She was involved with Tony Danza for about half an hour. :p

Originally posted by Steve M.
Teri Copley was on a dreadful NBC eighties sitcom called "We Got It Made," about a girl living with two guys, that made "Three's Company," in the words of one critic, "look like Chekhov by comparison."

She was involved with Tony Danza for about half an hour. :p

I know who she is! I was just being cute!:lol: (or so I thought!):crazy:

Tea Leoni.

They tried so hard to make her a star with that awful sitcom "Naked Truth."

What a mistake.

Originally posted by TJL
Tea Leoni.

They tried so hard to make her a star with that awful sitcom "Naked Truth."

What a mistake.

lol, I remember when they tried making her a star too. Even tho she's been in a few movies and the sort since... she will always be "Mrs. David Duchovney" first and foremost

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
lol, I remember when they tried making her a star too. Even tho she's been in a few movies and the sort since... she will always be "Mrs. David Duchovney" first and foremost

Lauren Holly is another one like Tea... they tried really hard to make her the "next big thing", even marrying Jim Carrey and dating Brad Pitt... but it still went nowhere, and she's in the "Where Are They Now?" pile

Originally posted by Penny Lane
I know who she is! I was just being cute!:lol: (or so I thought!):crazy:

Oh well, I didn't know! :D

Originally posted by Riff
I don't know if anyone here ever witnessed the Patti LaBelle gem, "Out All Night," but she had the comic timing of a corpse.

I think I vaguely remember it.

Wow! I'm amazed that I agree with nearly every answer posted so far! Definitely, the top (or is it bottom?) picks for me are:

Bonnie Franklin (I never liked her. Her performances seem so forced.)
Tea Leoni (Too harsh. Raspy voice.)
Bess Armstrong (Stiff & totally unnatural. She was in a short-lived sitcom called "All is Forgiven".)


I'm sure I can come up with more, but I'm too tired right now. :sleep2:

Originally posted by Penny Lane
I know who she is! I was just being cute!:lol: (or so I thought!):crazy:

I'm glad you asked because I didn't know who that person was.

Candice Bergen was as wooden as a board.

Fran Dresher had the most annoying voice.

Originally posted by TVgen62
Wow! I'm amazed that I agree with nearly every answer posted so far! Definitely, the top (or is it bottom?) picks for me are:

Bonnie Franklin (I never liked her. Her performances seem so forced.)
Bess Armstrong (Stiff & totally unnatural. She was in a short-lived sitcom called "All is Forgiven".)


I'm sure I can come up with more, but I'm too tired right now. :sleep2:

I personally think that those two women above were great sitcom actresses. Given that One Day at a Time was Bonnie's first crack of sitcoms she did very well. She grown over the years of that show to be a great actress. She was horrible the first two seasons.

Bess Armstrong is a wonderful and beautiful actress with the girl next door image. I remember her series All Is Forgiven and the network, NBC, did not give the show a chance to prove itself. She was in another series on ABC call Married People. Excellent cast but again it was cancelled prematurely.

Geena Davis.

Her guest spot on "Will And Grace" last week reminded me of her horrible "Geena Davis Show" sitcom from a few years back.

Stick to movies Geena. Oh wait, your movies have been pretty bad too..

;)

Originally posted by TJL
Geena Davis.

Her guest spot on "Will And Grace" last week reminded me of her horrible "Geena Davis Show" sitcom from a few years back.

Stick to movies Geena. Oh wait, your movies have been pretty bad too..

;)

Stick to Mensa, Geena.

Originally posted by TJL
Oh wait, your movies have been pretty bad too..

Which ones do you think have been bad?

Wow i'm surprised to see the names: Candace Bergin (5x Emmy-Winner), Geena Davis (Academy Award Winner), Bess Armstrongwho really proved herself to be an amazing actress on the Drama series "My So-Called Life".

Originally posted by HuntingtonM15
Which ones do you think have been bad?

Long Kiss Goodnight
Cutthroat Island
Angie
Hero

I'm not saying all her films were bad, she's been in quite a slump though...

Lynda Goodfriend (Happy Days, Blansky's Beauties, Who's Watching the Kids)

Lori Loughlin (Full House)

Lisa Bonet (Cosby Show, A Different World)

Sabrina LeBeauf (Cosby Show)

Erin Moran (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi)

Kellye Nakahara (M*A*S*H)

Jean Kasem (Cheers, The Tortellis)

Jackie Swanson (Cheers)

Mary Ann Mobley (Diff'rent Strokes)

Jennilee Harrison (Three's Company)

I have to disagree with Bonnie Franklin, One Day At A Time is a classic

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
I have to disagree with Bonnie Franklin, One Day At A Time is a classic

ALL RIGHT BUFFY. SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME THINKS ONE DAY AT A TIME WAS A CLASSIC. To be honest I had a crush on Bonnie Franklin especially when she sported her new hairstyle at the start of the 78-79 season.

Justine Bateman (Family Ties & Men Behaving Badly)

Candace Bergen was awesome as Murphy Brown. She has a definite comedic streak (Miss Congeniality). She wasn't supposed to be Lucy-ish in MB. She was a straight-laced journalist who had funny stuff going on all the time (remember the constantly-changing secretaries?).

Originally posted by jayman75
Candace Bergen was awesome as Murphy Brown. She has a definite comedic streak (Miss Congeniality). She wasn't supposed to be Lucy-ish in MB. She was a straight-laced journalist who had funny stuff going on all the time (remember the constantly-changing secretaries?).

Exactly right! Murphy Brown was not a silly, let-loose kind of character she was a up-tight journalist and Candace Bergin captured that and a whole lot more, and she has 5-Emmys and the respect of the acting community to prove it. Plus the fact that Murphy Brown ran for ten years on CBS and became one of the highest rated shows in the history of television.

Not even considering shows that weren't on for very long, I would say Meredith Baxter-Birney and Phylicia Rashaad were the two worst comedy actresses I've seen...

Sabrina Lebeauf, (she played Sondra on the Cosby Show) while she was attractive (as were Rashaad and Baxter-Birney) was also terrible, not to mention being a most annoying character.

I also hated all of the Different Strokes housekeepers, except Charlotte Rae, who played Mrs. Garrett...

Originally posted by TJL
Long Kiss Goodnight
Cutthroat Island
Angie
Hero

I'm not saying all her films were bad, she's been in quite a slump though...

Man, I saw Hero in the theater.

Thanks for bringing up that horror of a memory.

;)

Originally posted by Jen1982
Isn't One Day At A Time a soap opera and not a sitcom? I don't like soap operas so I've never seen One Day At A Time, but I've heard of it.

You're thinking of "One Life To Live." "One Day At a Time" was a late-seventies sitcom set in Indianapolis.

Originally posted by Jen1982
Isn't One Day At A Time a soap opera and not a sitcom? I don't like soap operas so I've never seen One Day At A Time, but I've heard of it.


No One Day At A Time is a 1970's sitcom starring Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips and Valire Bertinellie... The soap opera is One Life To Live... and if you've never seen a soap opera how do u know that u don't like it?

Originally posted by 71dude


Jennilee Harrison (Three's Company)

She is possibly the worst actress that ever starred in anything.

I do agree with you about Justine Bateman being a good actress for Family Ties in the 80s, & of course Satisfaction. But she wasn't that good in the 90s with Men Behaving Badly, Lois & Clark or Highball. But on that short-lived, not so good & overrated 2003 series "Out of Order" with Eric Stoltz. She was horrible.

Beverly Archer (Iola on Mama's Family) she was just so annoying to watch, listen to, and especially to look at.
I also think that Cloris Leachmen in Facts of Life was terrible, I have never been a fan of hers, but on FOL she was the reason I quit watching

Originally posted by factsoflife
i'm going to say Brooke Sheilds and Leah Thompson. Sheilds is a decent actress, but she was just horrible on "Suddenly Susan", a role that just wasn't right for her. and Thompson is simply not capable of doing Comedy (Howard the duck, anyone?), she is a dramatic actress and should stick to that.

You forgot she starred in all 3 "Back to the Future" movies. ;)

Originally posted by TJL
Geena Davis.

Her guest spot on "Will And Grace" last week reminded me of her horrible "Geena Davis Show" sitcom from a few years back.

Stick to movies Geena. Oh wait, your movies have been pretty bad too..

;)

Hey, I happen to like "A League of Their Own" AND "Beetlejuice", both TERRIFIC movies she starred in. :grady:

Originally posted by factsoflife
Exactly right! Murphy Brown was not a silly, let-loose kind of character she was a up-tight journalist and Candace Bergin captured that and a whole lot more, and she has 5-Emmys and the respect of the acting community to prove it. Plus the fact that Murphy Brown ran for ten years on CBS and became one of the highest rated shows in the history of television.

:nod: And I'm glad to say I remember watching MB in its original run on CBS. What a great show. :D

Originally posted by Heather987
Beverly Archer (Iola on Mama's Family) she was just so annoying to watch, listen to, and especially to look at.
I also think that Cloris Leachmen in Facts of Life was terrible, I have never been a fan of hers, but on FOL she was the reason I quit watching

I thought Beverly was hilarious! :crazy: :lol: At least she's not as annoying as Fran or Jennilee. :)

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
You forgot she starred in all 3 "Back to the Future" movies. ;)

But overall she is MUCH better at drama than comedy.

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
You forgot she starred in all 3 "Back to the Future" movies. ;)

But overall she is MUCH better at drama than comedy.

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
Hey, I happen to like "A League of Their Own" AND "Beetlejuice", both TERRIFIC movies she starred in. :grady:

Not to mention the fact that she has won an Academy Award (not to mention a second nominaton)... and starred in the critically acclaimed "Thelma and Louise".

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
I thought Beverly was hilarious! :crazy: :lol: At least she's not as annoying as Fran or Jennilee. :)

Ditto Allison! Beverly/Iola rocks baby!:dance:

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
I thought Beverly was hilarious! :crazy: :lol:

I agree. She definitely was!

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Ditto Allison! Beverly/Iola rocks baby!:dance:

:nod:

Originally posted by HuntingtonM15
I agree. She definitely was!

She was great on Major Dad. Her dry sense of humor cracked me up.

Mrs. Partridge (Shirley jones) was the worst for me. Also the way she overacted the singing parts.

The actress who played Becky on Full House. UUGH!

Originally posted by Dilly
Mrs. Partridge (Shirley Jones) was the worst for me. Also the way she overacted the singing parts.

I'm sorry, but you crossed the line. Shirley Jones is a national institution! You don't talk about her like that! ;)

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Ditto Allison! Beverly/Iola rocks baby!:dance:


:yeahthat Iola/Beverly is great with her brand of humor.

Originally posted by Dilly
Mrs. Partridge (Shirley jones) was the worst for me. Also the way she overacted the singing parts.

The actress who played Becky on Full House. UUGH!

Yup, I agree about Shirley Jones. She really bugged me!:lol: They were all pretty bad at overacting the singing except David Cassidy. Danny playing the guitar is so bad!:rolleyes:


But I like Lori Loughlin.:)

Originally posted by Steve M.
I'm sorry, but you crossed the line. Shirley Jones is a national institution! You don't talk about her like that! ;)

Although your response was directed at Dilly I want to respond. Yes indeed, Shirley is a beautiful, terrific actress/singer but she is no rock/pop star! I honestly inwardly cringe and feel embarassed for her while I am watching her perform on The Partridge Family! :eek: I know what Dilly is talking about!:nod:

It would be like Julie Andrews being part of a rock band!Oh no!ohno:

I also think Mrs. Partridge - Shirley Jones was the WORST. She completely neglected the two youngest kids and gave all the attetntion to Bratty Danny and Keith. I couln't watch because of her.

I think that Suzanne Somers is one of the worst actresses ever, she always plays a varation of the same character, a dumb blonde with only physical attributes. And shes not very good at it either.

Originally posted by factsoflife
I think that Suzanne Somers is one of the worst actresses ever, she always plays a varation of the same character, a dumb blonde with only physical attributes. And shes not very good at it either.

I agree with that and the girl who played Stephanie on "Full House" wasn't that great an actor, although she was a kid.

WANDA SYKES!puke: :yousuck:

Not only is was her show terrible as well as her acting, she is not funny!


I'm glad her show was cancelled.

Originally posted by Jen1982
Isn't One Day At A Time a soap opera and not a sitcom? I don't like soap operas so I've never seen One Day At A Time, but I've heard of it.

Could you be thinking of the soap opera "One Life to Live"?

The show we're talking about was a sticom (12/75 - 08/84) starring Bonnie Franklin, MacKenzie Phillips, Valerie Bertinelli, Pat Harrington and Robert Masur.

Originally posted by mstewart
ALL RIGHT BUFFY. SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME THINKS ONE DAY AT A TIME WAS A CLASSIC.

I never said I didn't like the show. In fact, I liked it very much. Bonnie Franklin, IMO, was the weakest link comedically. She was perfectly fine in dramatic scenes, yet was totally out of her element in the comedic ones.

Since One Day at a Time was, and is, her greatest claim to fame, my opinion is based on it. As the star of the show (a sitcom, no less!) Bonnie Franklin was miscast; the show's longevity was due to good scripts and the supporting cast (mainly MacKenzie Phillips). This is one of those rare examples of "shows-I-liked-with-stars-I-hated".

I agree with you about Bonnie Franklin. She wasn't my favorite but Mackenzie Phillips was the character I liked to watch.

Originally posted by TVgen62
I never said I didn't like the show. In fact, I liked it very much. Bonnie Franklin, IMO, was the weakest link comedically. She was perfectly fine in dramatic scenes, yet was totally out of her element in the comedic ones.

Since One Day at a Time was, and is, her greatest claim to fame, my opinion is based on it. As the star of the show (a sitcom, no less!) Bonnie Franklin was miscast; the show's longevity was due to good scripts and the supporting cast (mainly MacKenzie Phillips). This is one of those rare examples of "shows-I-liked-with-stars-I-hated".

If you had watched Entertainment Tonight on weekends when it was devoted to One Day at A Time and when Bonnie Franklin was featured on Lifetime's Intimate Portrait it was stated that it was Bonnie who maintained the integrity of the show. Her co-stars and producers stated that she would come into rehearsals with the script marked up with what if's and how this should be handled. Bonnie was determined to keep the show true to form along with its characters and the premise that the show was dealing with. MacKenzie Phillips stated about Bonnie in Lifetime Intimate Portrait, "Bonnie had a standard and if it was a little lower it was not acceptable. On the show Bonnie was the boss." If you were to look at the first season shows compared to the rest of the seasons (except the last two when the show started to get tired and went downhill) the quality and the acting were radically different. I think each cast member brought a lot to make the show work and a hit. But it was not quite the same after MacKenzie Phillips was fired in 1980 due to her drug problem. When she came back it still was not quite the same as it was the first five seasons.

Originally posted by mstewart
If you had watched Entertainment Tonight on weekends when it was devoted to One Day at A Time and when Bonnie Franklin was featured on Lifetime's Intimate Portrait it was stated that it was Bonnie who maintained the integrity of the show. Her co-stars and producers stated that she would come into rehearsals with the script marked up with what if's and how this should be handled. Bonnie was determined to keep the show true to form along with its characters and the premise that the show was dealing with. MacKenzie Phillips stated about Bonnie in Lifetime Intimate Portrait, "Bonnie had a standard and if it was a little lower it was not acceptable. On the show Bonnie was the boss." If you were to look at the first season shows compared to the rest of the seasons (except the last two when the show started to get tired and went downhill) the quality and the acting were radically different. I think each cast member brought a lot to make the show work and a hit. But it was not quite the same after MacKenzie Phillips was fired in 1980 due to her drug problem. When she came back it still was not quite the same as it was the first five seasons.



Yes, I'm sure that Bonnie (being a mature adult) kept things going but she was so annoying! Her over emoting drove me crazy! I liked the supporting cast much better!. THEY are the ones who kept the show interesting!JMO:happyface

Justine Bateman (Family Ties & Men Behaving Badly) - She wasn't that good of an actress like people say she is, and she doesn't act in big-time movies.

i'm going to say Brooke Sheilds .Sheilds is a decent actress, but she was just horrible on "Suddenly Susan", a role that just wasn't right for her. .
Sheilds is a decent actress??? On the planet bimbo maybe...the ONLY reason this girl EVER got an acting part was that she posed in Penthouse at 10 yrs old :rolleyes:

I think that Suzanne Somers is one of the worst actresses ever, she always plays a varation of the same character, a dumb blonde with only physical attributes. And shes not very good at it either.
I WILL agree with you on that one though :lol:

Justine Bateman (Family Ties & Men Behaving Badly) - She wasn't that good of an actress like people say she is, and she doesn't act in big-time movies.

WHAT????? You mean you've forgotten "Satisfaction" ALREADY???

It doesn't get much more 'big time' that THAT!!!!

:lol:

WHAT????? You mean you've forgotten "Satisfaction" ALREADY???

It doesn't get much more 'big time' that THAT!!!!

:lol:
Tweety

Satisfaction was released in February of 1988, she was famous at the time, and I remember. What big-time movies did she do in the 90's & now?

The Olsen twins!!!

Julia Louis Dreyfuss

I don't know if anyone here ever witnessed the Patti LaBelle gem, "Out All Night," but she had the comic timing of a corpse.

I remember "Out All Night" but barely remembered seeing her on there.

Despite, the somewhat off-key comic timing LaBelle had on there, it was also one of my glimpses of Morris Chestnut and 1st early regular sitcom role I can think of for Vivica A. Fox.

Off the top of my head:

Olsen Twins - when they got older, they got more annoying.

I'm surprised this one hasn't popped up yet but:

Raven Symone - she was very annoying on the Cosby Show and on her own show That's So Raven. Didn't see much of her nowadays on reruns of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (since I'm at work when it's on).

Loni Anderson - if wasn't for "WKRP in Cincinatti," she would've easily have been my worst and/or overrated female sitcom actress of all-time. Every other show and/or role she did after "WKRP," was mediorce at best. She came on "Nurses" and look what happened to that show. Died after one season w/ her. I also didn't like her on that Ninja Teen movie that also featured Hulk Hogan either.

Julia Louis Dreyfuss

Are you kidding??? Julia was on SNL for a couple of years and some of my fav. moments on Seinfeld were because of her. I think I'll go watch Streetcar Named Desire and feast on chocolate babka!!!

Nikki Cox

She's great to look at and can be funny, but isn't the greatest in terms of pure acting.

Are you kidding??? Julia was on SNL for a couple of years and some of my fav. moments on Seinfeld were because of her. I think I'll go watch Streetcar Named Desire and feast on chocolate babka!!!
Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeella!! :rofl:

I have to disagree with everyone who has said Leah Thompson can't do comedy. While she's not on the level of a Lucille Ball or Elizabeth Montgomery she did fine on Caroline in the City.

Linda Lavin (Alice)- I do not know which one was worst her acting or singing- you know "Do you think I am sexy.

Julia Duffy was great on Newhart, but her post-newhart career has left a lot to be desired... she stunk on "Designing Women", she was one of the many horrid things about "Baby Talk" and well hasn't been around much since the late 1990's.

Jan Hooks also wasn't very good.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a great actress, and REALLY funny - Seinfeld wouldn't have been Seinfeld without her, and she's great in Old Christine as well.

Why would anyone say Candice Bergen? She has to be one of the best actresses in television ever - she played Murphy Brown perfectly, while winning 5 emmys and running 10 years. And, she was amazing in Boston Legal.

Linda Lavin (Alice)- I do not know which one was worst her acting or singing- you know "Do you think I am sexy.
:rofl: One of the scariest moments of 80s TV...Linda Lavin and Martha Raye singing that song. :rofl:

I don't know if anyone here ever witnessed the Patti LaBelle gem, "Out All Night," but she had the comic timing of a corpse.
OUCH. I never saw that show, but your comment just has me :rofl:!

I think that Suzanne Somers is one of the worst actresses ever, she always plays a varation of the same character, a dumb blonde with only physical attributes. And shes not very good at it either.
Suzanne was funny but she did NOT always play ditzy characters! On Step By Step she was very smart.

I agree with that and the girl who played Stephanie on "Full House" wasn't that great an actor, although she was a kid.
Stephanie was probably the best actor on Full House! People said she acted so professional when she was five years old! She memorized her script on her own.

I've said this before, and this thread was just calling for me to say it again, but Danica McKellar on TWY. In my opinion, another actor that was picked solely on looks.

Are you kidding??? Julia was on SNL for a couple of years and some of my fav. moments on Seinfeld were because of her. I think I'll go watch Streetcar Named Desire and feast on chocolate babka!!!


I'm quite serious, never was fond of SNL and I cant put into words how much I hate Seinfeld

I'm quite serious, never was fond of SNL and I cant put into words how much I hate Seinfeld

Well just because you don't like the shows doesn't mean the actors are bad!!!

I've said this before, and this thread was just calling for me to say it again, but Danica McKellar on TWY. In my opinion, another actor that was picked solely on looks.

Actually, I liked Danica on The Wonder Years. Not just that, I LOVED her! :eyes: She was made for the role in my opinion. In my book Danica McKellar and Winnie Cooper are synonymous.

Actually, I liked Danica on The Wonder Years. Not just that, I LOVED her! :eyes: She was made for the role in my opinion. In my book Danica McKellar and Winnie Cooper are synonymous.


Yeah, I know:) I knew you'd respond to that. I mean, I think her looks fit the role well but I just feel like she could have taken some acting classes.

I have to agree with you James, I can't see the role of Winnie on TWY being played by any other actress than Danica McKellar. She played the role perfectly.

I have to agree with you James, I can't see the role of Winnie on TWY being played by any other actress than Danica McKellar. She played the role perfectly.
Ditto - I can't imagine anyone else as Winnie, either.

Off the top of my head:

Olsen Twins - when they got older, they got more annoying.

I'm surprised this one hasn't popped up yet but:

Raven Symone - she was very annoying on the Cosby Show and on her own show That's So Raven. Didn't see much of her nowadays on reruns of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (since I'm at work when it's on).

Loni Anderson - if wasn't for "WKRP in Cincinatti," she would've easily have been my worst and/or overrated female sitcom actress of all-time. Every other show and/or role she did after "WKRP," was mediorce at best. She came on "Nurses" and look what happened to that show. Died after one season w/ her. I also didn't like her on that Ninja Teen movie that also featured Hulk Hogan either.i agree about loni .i love wkrp but unlike most people who watched it i never liked loni and could have cared less about how much screen time she got each week

I was always turned off by Cybil Shepherd didn't like her on Moonlighting or Cybil. I guess the negative press about her behavior didn't help either.

Helen Hunt comes to mind. boooooring.

Also never been a big fan of Shelly Long...

^ Oh GOD. Helen Hunt is the most BORING actress on Earth. She has one emotion and it's not even a good one. puke:

Helen Hunt comes to mind. boooooring.

Also never been a big fan of Shelly Long...

Oh Shelly made me laugh my ass off. Remember when she went off to host her daughter's brownie troop meetings? Oh I'm sorry, that's the plot of the movie she did after she decided not to do Cheers anymore. :rofl:

I would say Jane Kaczmarek. Her attitude toward Malcolm-especially Malcolm, who should have been depicted as more mature-and the other boys makes MITM somewhat unwatchable.

I would say Jane Kaczmarek. Her attitude toward Malcolm-especially Malcolm, who should have been depicted as more mature-and the other boys makes MITM somewhat unwatchable.
Lois made ELR's Debra seem like a Stepford Wife!! :eek: :rofl:

Raven Symone - she was very annoying on the Cosby Show and on her own show That's So Raven. Didn't see much of her nowadays on reruns of Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (since I'm at work when it's on).
She did have a really annoying character on "The Cosby show". They should so have gotten rid off the Olivia character, when her stepmother and father left the show. Duh! :rolleyes: However, Raven must have been a good child actress, or she wouldn't have been able to deliver all those silly lines, that they would give her, even though no child that age would say such grown-up things in real life. And she was great at "Hanging out with Mr Cooper" and "That's so Raven", where her characters weren't as annoying either.


Why would anyone say Candice Bergen? She has to be one of the best actresses in television ever - she played Murphy Brown perfectly, while winning 5 emmys and running 10 years. And, she was amazing in Boston Legal.
I haven't even seen that much of "Murphy Brown", but I have to agree, Candice Bergen was good.

Suzanne was funny but she did NOT always play ditzy characters! On Step By Step she was very smart.
Maybe not "very smart", but not ditzy either.

Courtney Thorne Smith was god-awful on both According to Jim and Ally McBeal. no range AT ALL.


Speaking of ATJ, Kimberly Williams wasn't a very good actress either.

Heather Locklear
Farrah Forke
Susan Dey (the grownup version who was replaced by Annie Potts; she was adequate as Laurie Partridge)
Lisa Bonet

Bonnie Franklin was awful, but to give her credit she was an awful actress, while those listed above, I'm not sure if they qualify as actresses.

No, I liked Bonnie Franklin (RIP). My sister thought Heather Locklear was a good actress because she played a sweet character on "T.J. Hooker" and a bitch on "Dynasty," and she thought she was convincing as two entirely different people. Credit that to bad screenplay writing! :lol: Heather Locklear might be adequate, a tenth of a degree above mediocre, but Hepburn - Katharine or Audrey - she is not! :p

:yeahthat Iola/Beverly is great with her brand of humor.

Oh wow I loved her on Major Dad and Mama's family.


The one actress I can't stand is Fran Dresher, she gets on my last nerve.

Courtney Thorne Smith was god-awful on both According to Jim and Ally McBeal. no range AT ALL.


Speaking of ATJ, Kimberly Williams wasn't a very good actress either.
I didn't like "ATJ" at all but I did see Kimberly Williams in a Lifetime move called "Amish Grace"---she should've won an Emmy for that role. I also liked her in "Father of the Bride".

Courtney Thorne Smith was god-awful on both According to Jim and Ally McBeal. no range AT ALL.


Speaking of ATJ, Kimberly Williams wasn't a very good actress either.


Good call! That was my pick exactly! Is it a coincidence, or not, that Charlie Sheen began to personally unravel right after she joined "Two and a Half Men" as Alan's frigid girlfriend?

Others you might want to think about:

Jackee Harry - Truly awful whether she used one name or two

Ann Wedgeworth - the forgettable Lana on "Three's Company"

Tia & Tamara Mowry - "Sister, Sister", crappy, crappy. Even worse than the Olsen twins, if you can believe it.

Melissa McCarthy - If CBS would pay her by the pound, she would be the richest woman in Hollywood today, and also one of the worst actresses.

Pamela Anderson - Made a great floatation device on "Baywatch", but had nothing else to offer.

Reba McIntire - Don't quit your day job!

Good call! That was my pick exactly! Is it a coincidence, or not, that Charlie Sheen began to personally unravel right after she joined "Two and a Half Men" as Alan's frigid girlfriend?

Others you might want to think about:

Jackee Harry - Truly awful whether she used one name or two

Ann Wedgeworth - the forgettable Lana on "Three's Company"

Tia & Tamara Mowry - "Sister, Sister", crappy, crappy. Even worse than the Olsen twins, if you can believe it.

Melissa McCarthy - If CBS would pay her by the pound, she would be the richest woman in Hollywood today, and also one of the worst actresses.

Pamela Anderson - Made a great floatation device on "Baywatch", but had nothing else to offer.

Reba McIntire - Don't quit your day job!

I disagree with some of these.

Ann Wedgeworth is a perfectly fine actress. She was fantastic on "Evening Shade"; Tia & Tamera are decent actresses; they did a a fine job on "Sister, Sister" considering they were teenagers. Melissa McCarthy is an excellent actress; however her show is boring. Reba McEntire is a decent actress and "Reba" was a very funny series. And Jackee is a HILARIOUS actress.

Sarah Michelle Gellar on "The Crazy Ones"... she was wooden, stiff and downright dull.

Dana Plato was a TERRIBLE actress.

I disagree with some of these.

Ann Wedgeworth is a perfectly fine actress. She was fantastic on "Evening Shade"; Tia & Tamera are decent actresses; they did a a fine job on "Sister, Sister" considering they were teenagers. Melissa McCarthy is an excellent actress; however her show is boring. Reba McEntire is a decent actress and "Reba" was a very funny series. And Jackee is a HILARIOUS actress.


Thank you. This is the best laugh I've had all week!

Melissa McCarthy - If CBS would pay her by the pound, she would be the richest woman in Hollywood today, and also one of the worst actresses.

I can think of another McCarthy - Jenny - who's even worse.


Reba McIntire - Don't quit your day job!

Doesn't she always play herself, really? :D

Yeah, she's one you always wonder if a trainer isn't just off-camera, holding out treats.

She's a dog - a Pavlov dog! :D

Patricia Heaton, and she's won Emmys.

Have to totally disagree about Patricia Heaton. She was fantastic on Everybody Loves Raymond , as well as The Middle. Great comic actress.

Jami Gertz from Still Standing and The Neighbors. She's not funny.

Patricia Heaton, and she's won Emmys.

She more or less plays herself.

Daphne Maxwell-Reid (not sure if she was already mentioned)...

Have to totally disagree about Patricia Heaton. She was fantastic on Everybody Loves Raymond , as well as The Middle. Great comic actress.

I second your opinion regarding Patricia Heaton...

Some other terrible actresses:

Kelly Ripa--- She was god-awful on Hope & Faith and even worse on All My Children; though the character she played on AMC was good.

Bonnie Hunt--- I've liked many of her shows; but her performances are never very good.

Tisha Campbell Martin---All the woman does is yell at the top of her lungs in every episode of Martin and every episode of My Wife & Kids.

Tichina Arnold from Everybody Hates Chris--- She's always screaming

Tracey Gold--- NO talent AT ALL.

Jamie Pressley--- She has sucked on every show! from My Name Is Earl to I Hate My Teenager Daughter to Jennifer Falls.

Some other terrible actresses:

Kelly Ripa--- She was god-awful on Hope & Faith and even worse on All My Children; though the character she played on AMC was good.

Bonnie Hunt--- I've liked many of her shows; but her performances are never very good.

Tisha Campbell Martin---All the woman does is yell at the top of her lungs in every episode of Martin and every episode of My Wife & Kids.

Tichina Arnold from Everybody Hates Chris--- She's always screaming

Tracey Gold--- NO talent AT ALL.

Jamie Pressley--- She has sucked on every show! from My Name Is Earl to I Hate My Teenager Daughter to Jennifer Falls.

I have to disagree with Tichina Arnold and Jamie Pressley.

As far as her role on Everybody Hates Chris, her character was supposed to ALWAYS scream. The show was based on Chris Rock's real life and she was portraying his old-skool, African American mother. And I thought she did an excellent job in that role. When watching her on Everybody Hates Chris, I don't think to myself "hey there's Pam from Martin!!!", which IMO shows her versatility...

As far as Jamie Pressley, I don't think anyone else could have portrayed the character Joy (white, trailer-trash mother with illegitimate kids) as well as she did. I don't care for her on Jennifer Falls, although it's not because of her acting abilities, but how awful the writing/directing on that show is...

I second your opinion regarding Patricia Heaton...


I third that opinion.

The Olsen twins!!!

Daphne Maxwell-Reid (not sure if she was already mentioned)...

I think she's more of a dramatic actress. "Frank's Place," anyone? :)

Aneta Corsaut for the WIN!

In response to someone saying Melissa McCarthy was bad, I wrote:

I can think of another McCarthy - Jenny - who's even worse.


I had no idea they were cousins! :eek:

I loved Family Ties, but Tina Yothers was not good at all. Her character portrayal of Jennifer Keaton was so one dimensional and flat most of the time.

I loved Family Ties, but Tina Yothers was not good at all. Her character portrayal of Jennifer Keaton was so one dimensional and flat most of the time.

She was a child actress who was more child than actress, alas.

I don't see why so many people are so hard on Tina Yothers. She did her job just fine, if you ask me. :confused:

I don't see why so many people are so hard on Tina Yothers. She did her job just fine, if you ask me. :confused:
Maybe it is because she was on screen with at the time one of the better young television stars in Michael J. Fox.

Maybe it is because she was on screen with at the time one of the better young television stars in Michael J. Fox.

That about explains it, yes . . .

Indeed, it is hard for most actors to shine next to a star like Michael J Fox. Nevertheless though, I feel that Tina Yothers managed to do everything, that could be expected from her. Her job was to play a young girl on a family sitcom, and she did that really well in my opinion. And even if the writers didn't seem to know what to do with her character some times (they mostly put the focus on Alex or Mallory instead), they still gave Jennifer a few good storylines, like the one about her doing a book report about "Huckleberry Finn".

Beverly Archer (Iola on Mama's Family) she was just so annoying to watch, listen to, and especially to look at.


I disagree, I loved her on Mama's Family and Major Dad.

Jami Gertz from Still Standing and The Neighbors. She's not funny.

She was hilarious in Square Pegs, and her recurring role on Facts Of Life.

She was hilarious in Square Pegs, and her recurring role on Facts Of Life.

She was so funny as Boots on FOL. She played the perfect preppie snob. WHOOSH!

Judith Light much better doing drama
Candice Bergan I'm sorry but looking back on Murphy Brown she was stiff and yelling so much

Candice Bergen I'm sorry but looking back on Murphy Brown she was stiff and yelling so much

I loved her in that! :lol:

I loved her in that! :lol:

Me too! Go Murph!:D

Me too! Go Murph!:D

;)

I loved her in that! :lol:


Ditto. Candice was fantastic in her role. She was supposed be stiff and yelling, that was the role she was playing a stiff reporter with a short fuse.

Yeah, I too agree that Candice was great as Murphy Brown.

Yeah, I too agree that Candice was great as Murphy Brown.

:)

I realize that both of them were just kids at the time, but I'm pretty shocked that no one has mentioned the robotic like acting of Suzanne Crough (The Partridge Family) or Danielle Spencer (What's Happening).

Abby Dalton's pretty bad.

Who?

Who?
Abby Dalton was on The Joey Bishop Show, playing Joey's wife Ellie.

Abby Dalton was on The Joey Bishop Show, playing Joey's wife Ellie.

Oh.

I kind of hate to step into this one, but what the heck, I'm bored, lol.

I wonder if anyone else thinks that a lot of the reason behind some of the posters disliking certain actresses has less to do with them and more to do with the character that they played? I mean, if the only character I had ever seen Linda Lavin play was Detective Wentworth on "Barney Miller", I probably would have named her on this list, because I really disliked the character. However, since she left that role to play Alice, I won't list her because I thought she did well in that role. It could be that Alice was just a more likable person to me.

Someone listed Jenilee Harrison. I strongly disagree; I thought Jenilee showed a lot of talent in the physical comedy area, which is basically all the role called for. Let's face it, Cindy Snow was NOT a role written with much depth. I doubt that Meryl Streep could have done anything more with it; in fact, I'm quite sure she would have been WORSE at it. :lol:

I'll get crap for saying this but Betty White.

I'll get crap for saying this but Betty White.

I won't give you crap, everybody has their likes and dislikes but why do you say that? Just curious...:)

I kind of hate to step into this one, but what the heck, I'm bored, lol.

I wonder if anyone else thinks that a lot of the reason behind some of the posters disliking certain actresses has less to do with them and more to do with the character that they played? I mean, if the only character I had ever seen Linda Lavin play was Detective Wentworth on "Barney Miller", I probably would have named her on this list, because I really disliked the character. However, since she left that role to play Alice, I won't list her because I thought she did well in that role. It could be that Alice was just a more likable person to me.

Someone listed Jenilee Harrison. I strongly disagree; I thought Jenilee showed a lot of talent in the physical comedy area, which is basically all the role called for. Let's face it, Cindy Snow was NOT a role written with much depth. I doubt that Meryl Streep could have done anything more with it; in fact, I'm quite sure she would have been WORSE at it. :lol:

I cosign this post.

For having literally no training or acting experience Jenilee did a fine job in the role and showed a talent at physical comedy. Meryl Streep as much as I love her acting would not have been able to do anything more with this kind of hastily written, fill in for Chrissy role. Meryl is great at comedy, "Death Becomes Her" "Postcards From The Edge" and "She Devil" among them but I think she would have had a heck of a time trying to pull off a nondescript role such as Cindy Snow.

Also, Jenilee did very well with her stint on Dallas as a dramatic actress.

I think it's obvious that when you're on a forum open to anyone that all sorts of standards will be used by different people.

Well, that's me; always stating the obvious. :rolleyes:

I'll get crap for saying this but Betty White.

Say rap sucks, attack Beyonce, call Meryl Streep a fraud, say Obama was a bad President, make fun of Oprah, but don't you dare knock Betty White!

I won't give you crap, everybody has their likes and dislikes but why do you say that? Just curious...:)


2 words : Rose Nylund

Lisette on Night Court
Rachel on Boy Meets World
Jenny Piccalo and Lori Beth on Happy Days
Felicity Huffman- I'm referring to her role on Frasier.
Casey on Wings
Linda on Becker
Pearl on Different Strokes
Brooke Shields- can't stand her role on The Middle

2 words : Rose Nylund

Who do you feel could have played the role better?

Elaine Strich
Angela Lansbury
Possibly Eve Marie Saint

2 words : Rose Nylund

Here's the argument for Betty White in three words - Sue Ann Nivens.

call Meryl Streep a fraud, but don't you dare knock Betty White!I like Meryl Streep a whole lot better than Betty White. Meryl has been on several great movies, including Mamma Mia!, Kramer vs. Kramer, Music of the Heart, and Into the Woods. Betty White's claim to fame is The Golden Tramps, the most overrated show from the 80s. And it is really overplayed in syndication. There are so many better 80s shows that are barely played like Benson, Lou Grant, Fame, and Yes, Minister/Yes, Prime Minister. Hot in Cleveland also isn't great, its success caused TVLand to go the all trashy comedy originals route.

Wow i'm surprised to see the names: Geena Davis (Academy Award Winner)Geena Davis is known as a show killer, she has had a lot of flops.

Fran Drescher

Geena Davis is known as a show killer, she has had a lot of flops.

That's not her fault.

Fran Drescher
I would actually put Fran Drescher in the same category with Lucille Ball. Wonderful physical comedians.

Here's the argument for Betty White in three words - Sue Ann Nivens.


Completely disagree. I hated Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens and liked her in most other things, proving how good she was.

jama mays of trial and error and the millers i liked both show but i just cant stand her in anything that she is in

Completely disagree. I hated Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens and liked her in most other things, proving how good she was.


I like Betty White in pretty much anything I've seen her in. But things did get kind of ridiculous on Golden Girls. They eventually wrote Rose as being so dumb it was like she was brain dead!:rolleyes2

Ed.

I liked her more in Hot in Cleveland. Seeing her in the Estelle Getty role was funnier than Rose. I hated how they made more stupid in the last few seasons.

Find it kind of amazing that a show about 4 Senior Citizen is the show from the 80's is the one with the biggest cross generational appeal. Really nothing else from tv in that era has crossed over to newer younger generations and other shows are thought of as relics of their time. Golden Girls has even surpassed the biggest juggernaut of the 80s Cheers as the most popular 80's sitcom in cable syndicated reruns and streaming.

I would actually put Fran Drescher in the same category with Lucille Ball. Wonderful physical comedians.

Sorry, but I find Fran to be really annoying.

Sorry, but I find Fran to be really annoying.
Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only who can't stands her.

Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only who can't stands her.

Anytime! ;)

FRAN DRESHER ROCKS!!!!! ;) I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!! :)

I think she is one of the BEST, funniest sitcom actress there ever was !!!:D And she's WAY cool in real life and sexy too!!! If I were a man , I'd want to marry her!!!!:heart:


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Fran's a babe, but that voice. Like nails on a chalkboard.

Fran's a babe, but that voice. Like nails on a chalkboard.

Queens accent. :lol:

Fran's a babe, but that voice. Like nails on a chalkboard.
Ok I'll give her credit for that. She is beautiful but it's just the voice.

Ok I'll give her credit for that. She is beautiful but it's just the voice.

Well at least she has a personality!:) Better than like say a really boring woman like Murphy Brown ( Candice Bergen) that has got to be one of the WORST shows and she is like one of the WORST female characters ever!!! :rolleyes: :p

Fran is pretty, but that voices of hers is just very ear grating.

Maybe, but I got used to it over the years. "The Nanny" is a very good sitcom too.

Well at least she has a personality!:) Better than like say a really boring woman like Murphy Brown ( Candice Bergen) that has got to be one of the WORST shows and she is like one of the WORST female characters ever!!! :rolleyes: :p
Your'e not the only one. I never want to see that show again. Candice Bergen is best at doing drama not comedy. She was stiff, shouted out her lines and Murphy is the worst female character I've ever seen. The show itself sucked!!

Maybe, but I got used to it over the years. "The Nanny" is a very good sitcom too.

So you originally thought her voice was bad?

Your'e not the only one. I never want to see that show again. Candice Bergen is best at doing drama not comedy. She was stiff, shouted out her lines and Murphy is the worst female character I've ever seen. The show itself sucked!!
I have to totally disagree with you here. Sorry...

So you originally thought her voice was bad?
No, not bad. Let's call it unique instead.

Well at least she has a personality!:) Better than like say a really boring woman like Murphy Brown ( Candice Bergen) that has got to be one of the WORST shows and she is like one of the WORST female characters ever!!! :rolleyes: :p
Thanks for agreeing with me.

Thanks for agreeing with me.


No problem! ;) :wave: Yeah, I tried to watch MB again and give it a second chance when Antenna started showing it recently .But I couldn't even sit through one episode!! :confused: :p

I have to totally disagree with you here. Sorry...


No, not bad. Let's call it unique instead.


That's a great way of putting it Furienna ! ;) She has a very unique voice! Totally agree ! ;) :wave:

I would actually put Fran Drescher in the same category with Lucille Ball. Wonderful physical comedians.


Exactly!! I was just thinking that the other day when I was watching The Nanny! The ep. that was on, Fran's acting reminded me A LOT of how Lucy would have played the scene ! ;) :D