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Cynthia Harris

Cynthia Harris appeared as Mrs. Layton, the amorous, sex-starved wife of Mr. Layton, Larry's boss, who tries to come on to Jack in the episode "Jack Moves Out" in Season 3.
Personal Information
Gender: Female
Born: (1934-08-09) 9 August 1934 (age 90)
Birthplace: New York City
Career/Family Information
Occupation/
Career:
Film, stage and TV actress
Years active: 1963 to present
Character information
Appeared on: Three's Company
Character played: Mrs. Layton in the episode "Jack Moves Out" in Season 3

Cynthia Harris (born 9 August 1934) is a film and television actress. She appeared as Mrs. Layton, the sex-starved wife of Mr. Layton, Larry's boss at the used car lot where he works, who covetously and amorously chases Jack in the episode of Three's Company titled "Jack Moves Out" in Season 3.

She is best known for her role as Sylvia Buchman, Jamie Buchman's overbearing mother-in-law on Mad About You. She has appeared in many television series and TV movies, such as Archie Bunker's Place, the ABC-TV daytime soap opera All My Children, and in the classic drama, Edward and Mrs. Simpson as the Duchess of Windsor. For almost two decades, she played "Mrs. B." in television advertisements for the now-defunct department store chain Bradlees.

Cynthia is perhaps best recognized to television viewers for her guest roles on Three's Company, L.A. Law (1986), the TV adaptation of the Broadway play Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), and Mad About You (1992). She made her Broadway debut in 1963. In 1971, she appeared on Broadway in the Landmark Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical, Company. She is a founding member and co-artistic director of The Actor's Company Theatre. She has appeared in numerous plays with them, including Home, Bedroom Farce and Lost in Yonkers. In 1978, she received a BAFTA nomination for her performance as Wallis Simpson in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).


Selected Filmography[]

  • Rescue Me (2004)
  • The Geena Davis Show (2000)
  • An American Daughter (2000)
  • Now and Again (1999)
  • All My Children (1970)
  • Mad About You (1993) - recurring role
  • The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
  • The Ann Jillian Show (1989)
  • Kate & Allie (1989)
  • Three Men and a Baby (1987)
  • L.A. Law (1987)
  • Quincy, M.E. (1982)
  • Archie Bunker's Place (1981)
  • Hart to Hart (1980)
  • Edward and Mrs. Simpson (1978)
  • Laverne & Shirley (1979)
  • Three's Company (1979)
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1975)
  • Up the Sandbox (1972)

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