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'Mama' Cass Elliot

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Biography

Cass Elliot was born on September 19, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland and was the first of three children. She left high school before graduating,…more

Born

9/19/1941, Baltimore, Maryland

Birth Name

Ellen Naomi Cohen

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- The Ray Stevens Show
  Regular
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    8/8/70
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    8/1/70
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    7/25/70
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    7/18/70
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    7/11/70
  - + 3 More Credits
- This is Tom Jones
  Various
  - S 2: Ep 8 November 13, 1969
    11/13/69
  - S 1: Ep 8 March 21, 1969
    3/21/69
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 6: Ep 6 with Joel Grey, Cass Elliott
    10/18/72
  - S 5: Ep 11 with Tim Conway, Cass Elliott
    12/1/71
  - S 5: Ep 8 with Cass Elliott, Bernadette Peters
    11/10/71
  - S 5: Ep 4 with Ken Berry, Cass Elliott
    10/13/71
  - S 4: Ep 8 with Ricardo Montlban, Cass Elliott
    11/2/70
  - + 1 More Credits
- Get It Together
  Host
Guest Star (29)

Role
- Biography
  Herself (Archival Footage)
  - S 7: Ep 15 Mama Cass
    9/19/04
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Herself (Archive Footage)
  - S 5: Ep 8 Mama Cass Elliot
    2/19/01
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 221 Week of July 15, 1974
    7/15/74
  - S 11: Ep 11 Week of September 18, 1972
    9/18/72
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 188 June 3, 1974
    6/3/74
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 85 Show #2085
    5/7/74
  - S 11: Ep 98 730927
    9/27/73
  - S 9: Ep 1 701019
    10/19/70
  - S 8: Ep 10 700313
    3/13/70
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 11 Carroll O'Connor (Celebrity Roast)
    12/7/73
- Match Game '73
  Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 18 MG73-18
    11/12/73
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Haunted Candy Factory
    10/20/73
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Mama Cass Elliot & Bill Daily
    10/15/73
- The Julie Andrews Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 14 Episode #14
    12/20/72
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #8
    11/1/72
  - S 1: Ep 2 September 20, 1972
    9/20/72
- Carol Burnett and Friends
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Candidate/Mary McClusky/Puppy Dogs In The Window/Salute To Foreign Films
    10/18/72
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 6: Ep 5 Episode #121
    10/9/72
- Love, American Style
  Sheila
  - S 4: Ep 14 Love and the New You
    10/6/72
- The Midnight Special
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Host: John Denver (1972 Pilot)
    8/19/72
- Ken Berry's 'Wow' Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 7/15/72
    7/15/72
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 10: Ep 190 May 19, 1972
    5/19/72
  - S 10: Ep 189 May 18, 1972
    5/18/72
  - S 10: Ep 188 May 17, 1972
    5/17/72
  - S 10: Ep 187 May 16, 1972
    5/16/72
  - S 10: Ep 186 Week of May 15, 1972
    5/15/72
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 28 January 3-9, 1972 (1)
    1/3/72
- The Red Skelton Show
  Guest
  - S 20: Ep 16 Instant Marriage Mill
    1/18/71
- American Bandstand
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 19 'Mama' Cass Elliott / Dave Mason
    1/9/71
- The Don Knotts Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 December 1, 1970
    12/1/70
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 24: Ep 10 November 22, 1970: A Salute to Richard Rodgers
    11/22/70
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 19 October 22, 1970
    10/22/70
  - S 3: Ep 7 October 6, 1970
    10/6/70
- The Music Scene
  Co-Host
  - S 1: Ep 11 Show 11
    12/1/69
- American Bandstand
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 10 "Mama" Cass Elliott tribute
    11/8/69
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 4 Host: Sammy Davis Jr. / Peter Lawford / Cass Elliott
    11/1/69
- The Andy Williams Show (1969)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 18, 1969
    10/18/69
  - S 2: Ep 26 March 27, 1971
    3/27/71
  - S 2: Ep 22 February 27, 1971
    2/27/71
  - S 2: Ep 16 January 16, 1971
    1/16/71
  - S 2: Ep 6 October 24, 1970
    10/24/70
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Johnny Cash Show
  singer
  - S 1: Ep 14 September 20, 1969
    9/20/69
  - S 2: Ep 9 November 18, 1970
    11/18/70
  - S 1: Ep 21 February 25, 1970
    2/25/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 47 September 12, 1969
    9/12/69
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 December 4, 1963
    12/4/63

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Trivia
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- Cass is buried in Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA. Courtof Tanach, Lot 5000, Grave 2F.
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- The rumour about her choking on a sandwich began with an article in the London Times shortly after her death.
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- Cass's song 'Make Your Own Kind Of Music' was heard in the first three episodes of the second season of Lost.
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Quotes
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- Cass Elliot: Where my work is, is where my life is, and if we're falling into the ocean, we're falling into the ocean.
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- Cass Elliot: When I was 10 years old, I lived with fear of the atom bomb. It would keep me awake nights and make me wake up screaming. We all carried that with us.
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- Cass Elliot: When I know somebody's sign, it helps me deal with them. Usually I'd rather let people deal with me. That's a total ego hangup, but that's where it's at.
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