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Biography

Rene Taylor might just be the most famous "Jewish mother" in the history of television thanks to her role as "Sylvia Fine" on the…more

Born

3/19/1933, New York, New York

Birth Name

Renee Wexler

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (5)

Role
- Allen Gregory
  Principal Gottlieb
  - S 1: Ep 7 Van Moon Rising
    12/18/11
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mom Sizemore
    12/4/11
  - S 1: Ep 5 Full Blown Maids
    11/27/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 Interracial McAdams
    11/20/11
  - S 1: Ep 3 Gay School Dance
    11/13/11
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Nanny
  Sylvia Fine
  - S 6: Ep 23 The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember
    12/6/04
  - S 6: Ep 20 The Baby Shower
    6/23/99
  - S 6: Ep 19 Maggie's Wedding
    6/23/99
  - S 6: Ep 18 Yetta's Letters (3)
    6/16/99
  - S 6: Ep 17 The Dummy Twins (2)
    6/16/99
  - + 139 More Credits
- Daddy Dearest
  Helen Mitchell
  - S 1: Ep 10 Thanks, But No Thanks
    12/5/93
  - S 1: Ep 9 American We
    11/7/93
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Tortoise and the Scare
    10/24/93
  - S 1: Ep 7 Mount St. Helen's
    10/17/93
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mother Love
    10/10/93
  - + 8 More Credits
- Forever Fernwood
  Annabelle Kearns
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 008
    10/12/77
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 007
    10/11/77
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 006
    10/10/77
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 005
    10/7/77
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 004
    10/6/77
  - + 3 More Credits
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
  Annabelle Kearns
  - S 2: Ep 177 Episode 307
    3/10/77
  - S 2: Ep 176 Episode 306
    3/9/77
  - S 2: Ep 175 Episode 305
    3/6/77
  - S 2: Ep 174 Episode 304
    3/5/77
  - S 2: Ep 173 Episode 303
    3/4/77
  - + 302 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Shake It Up
  Mrs. Loccasio
  - S 1: Ep 19 Model It Up!
    6/17/11
- Dream On
  Doris
  - S 5: Ep 4 Steinway to Heaven
    7/13/94
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Taking of Pablum 5-2-3 (1)
    6/22/94
  - S 4: Ep 14 Brother of the Bride
    1/19/94
- Dream On
  Doris Tupper
  - S 4: Ep 22 A Face Worse Than Death
    3/16/94
  - S 3: Ep 9 May Divorce Be with You
    7/25/92
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 136 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Friday
    3/27/87
  - S 1: Ep 135 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Thursday
    3/26/87
  - S 1: Ep 134 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Wednesday
    3/25/87
  - S 1: Ep 133 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Tuesday
    3/24/87
  - S 1: Ep 132 March 23 - 27, 1987 - Monday
    3/23/87
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (28)

Role
- How I Met Your Mother
  Mrs. Matsen
  - S 7: Ep 24 The Magician's Code, Part Two
    5/14/12
  - S 4: Ep 23 As Fast As She Can
    5/11/09
- 2 Broke Girls
  Hinda Fagel
  - S 1: Ep 17 And the Kosher Cupcakes
    2/20/12
- Happily Divorced
  Marilyn
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Kiss is Just a Kiss
    8/3/11
- Bob's Burgers
  Gloria
  - S 1: Ep 2 Crawl Space
    1/16/11
- Everwood
  Betty Barrett
  - S 4: Ep 4 Pieces of Me
    10/20/05
- Eve
  Guest Star
- The Simple Life (1998)
  Sylvia Fine
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Other Mother
    6/17/98
- Caroline in the City
  Mrs. Fox
  - S 2: Ep 9 Caroline and the Therapist
    12/3/96
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Roweena Johnson
  - S 3: Ep 19 Oedipus Wrecks
    3/24/96
- The Single Guy
  Zelda
  - S 1: Ep 15 Pudding
    2/8/96
- Empty Nest
  Anne
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Mismatchmaker
    2/1/92
- thirtysomething
  Electra Rosenbloom
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Guilty Party
    11/13/90
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 32 October 17, 1989
    10/17/89
- Tales from the Darkside
  Pearl King
  - S 3: Ep 8 A Serpent's Tooth
    11/16/86
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 9: Ep 25 Happily Ever After/Have I Got a Job for You/Mrs. Smith Goes to Minikulu
    5/24/86
- St. Elsewhere
  Dr. Charlotte Miller
  - S 3: Ep 5 Breathless
    10/24/84
  - S 3: Ep 4 Strikeout
    10/17/84
- Lottery!
  Sylvia Berman
  - S 1: Ep 1 Being A Winner
    9/9/83
- Matt Houston
  Sheila Bayer
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Showgirl Murders
    3/20/83
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 29 November 29, 1974
    11/29/74
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 107 January 25, 1972
    1/25/72
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 84 January 13, 1972
    1/13/72
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 20 720103
    1/3/72
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 120 February 14, 1969
    2/14/69
  - S 6: Ep 38 October 23, 1968
    10/23/68
  - S 6: Ep 28 October 9, 1968
    10/9/68
  - S 6: Ep 8 September 11, 1968
    9/11/68
  - S 5: Ep 232 August 6, 1968
    8/6/68
  - + 67 More Credits
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 35 October 22, 1968
    10/22/68
  - S 6: Ep 216 August 22, 1972
    8/22/72
  - S 6: Ep 58 December 21, 1971
    12/21/71
- The Reporter
  Myrna
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rope's End
    10/16/64
- The Defenders (1961)
  Mrs. Thorpe
  - S 2: Ep 30 Judgment Eve
    4/20/63
- The Perry Como Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 25 March 22, 1961
    3/22/61
  - S 13: Ep 21 February 22, 1961
    2/22/61
  - S 13: Ep 19 February 8, 1961
    2/8/61
  - S 13: Ep 13 December 28, 1960
    12/28/60
  - S 13: Ep 11 December 14, 1960
    12/14/60
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Jack Paar Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 217 July 28, 1960
    7/28/60
Creator (1)

Role
- Calucci's Department
  Creator

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- Renee was discovered by Academy Award nominated director, screenwriter, and actress, Elaine May.
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- When Renee and Joe got married in 1965 they had originally planned to have their wedding reception at New York's famous Tavern on the Green, but soon found out it was too expensive. Merv Griffin, whose show Renee worked on at the time, offered to pay for their reception (on the set of his show) if the couple agreed to allow it to be filmed and later shown on Merv's show. In the end Renee and Joe agreed and their wedding reception was televised on The Merv Griffin Show.
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- Renee is very close friends with actress/singer Lainie Kazan, and wrote the part of "Tess LaRuffa" in Bermuda Avenue Triangle just for her.
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- Renee: All my plays are about transformation. Transformation through love - how love heals you - how love transforms you. I feel that I was transformed by the love of my husband.
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- Renee: I think that every actress should write her own projects, create her own vehicles. I continued to write because the things that were offered to me weren't necessarily what I wanted to do.
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- Renee: (on her character from The Nanny) Mothers on TV used to be asexual. Mothers never flirted with men. So I'm blazing new trails!
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