1. Donna Pescow attended Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
15 Facts About Donna Pescow
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In 1977, Donna Pescow played Annette in the John Travolta film Saturday Night Fever.
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Also in 1977, Donna Pescow joined the cast of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, portraying Celena Arquette.
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In 1978, Donna Pescow portrayed one of Judy Garland's older sisters in the television biographical film Rainbow, directed by Jackie Cooper.
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Donna Pescow appeared as a celebrity panelist on Match Game in 1978.
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Donna Pescow starred in her own television series, Angie, which ran for two seasons from 1979 to 1980 on ABC.
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In 1982, Donna Pescow was cast in the role of Dr Lynn Carson, the first lesbian on a daytime serial, on the soap opera All My Children, which she played until 1983.
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Donna Pescow stayed with the show until its cancellation in 1991.
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Donna Pescow made guest appearances on the shows Clueless, NYPD Blue, Pauly and Ivory Tower, and in the 1998 television film Dead Husbands.
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Donna Pescow appeared on the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 1999 to 2001 as the villainous Gertrude Morgan, the evil aunt of Chloe Morgan.
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In 2001, Smiley was released from her General Hospital contract and Donna Pescow's character was written out.
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In 1999, Disney contacted Donna Pescow about appearing in a half-hour youth sitcom for the network.
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Donna Pescow directed three episodes of the series, which became a flagship for the network.
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Donna Pescow then took another brief break from acting, but she did appear in a 2006 episode of Crossing Jordan.
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In 2023, Donna Pescow made a cameo appearance alongside John Travolta in a Capital One Christmas ad, as the cashier in a shoe store that Santa visits.