Marsha Warfield is an American

United States

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 actress and comedienne best known for her 1986–1992 role of Roz on the popular NBC

NBC

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 sitcom Night Court

Night Court

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. Roz, a tough, no-nonsense bailiff

Bailiff

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 in Judge Stone's

Harry Anderson

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 court, acted primarily as a straightwoman to the other bailiff character, Bull (Richard Moll

Richard Moll

Charles Richard Moll is an American actor and voice artist,best known for playing Bull Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1983 to 1992...

). She also starred in the sitcom Empty Nest as Dr. Maxine Douglas from 1993 to 1995. Before Night Court, she was a writer and performer on the short-lived Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show

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.

Marsha has appeared in feature films such as D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

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(1983) and Mask

Mask (film)

Mask is a 1985 American biographical drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz. Dennis Burkley and Laura Dern are featured in supporting roles. Cher received the 1985 Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress....

(1985), hosted The Marsha Warfield Show

The Marsha Warfield Show

The Marsha Warfield Show is an American daytime talk show that aired for two seasons on NBC from 1990 to 1991. Comedian and actress Marsha Warfield served as host.-Overview:...

for two years (1990–1992) and has made guest appearances on many television shows, including Riptide

Riptide (TV series)

Riptide is a TV detective series that ran on NBC from 1983 to 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray. Riptide was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell, and produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter...

, Family Ties

Family Ties

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, Clueless

Clueless (TV series)

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, Cheers

Cheers

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and Star Dates. She has also done stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy

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 including appearances on the Norm Crosby

Norm Crosby

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hosted The Comedy Shop television series.

Selected filmography

• Doomsday Rock (1997) (TV)
• Comic Relief: Baseball Relief '93 (1993) (TV)
• Caddyshack 2 (1988)
• Truly Tasteless Jokes (1987)
• The Whoopee Boys (1986)
• Mask
  Mask (film)
  Mask is a 1985 American biographical drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Cher, Sam Elliott, and Eric Stoltz. Dennis Burkley and Laura Dern are featured in supporting roles. Cher received the 1985 Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress....
  
  (1985)
• D.C. Cab
  D.C. Cab
  D.C. Cab is a 1983 comedy film, starring Mr. T, Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Gary Busey and a special appearance by singer Irene Cara. The film was co-written and directed by Joel Schumacher. The R-rated comedy was controversial upon release due to Mr...
  
  (1983)
• The Richard Pryor Show
  The Richard Pryor Show
  The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days....
  
  (1977) (TV)
• The Marva Collins Story (1981) (TV)

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