ABOUT RUTH BUZZI
Comedienne and actress who performed in the Broadway play Sweet Charity and in the variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. She later earned fame for her television acting on shows such as That Girl in 1967.
She ascended to fame after appearing on The Garry Moore Show.
She received a Golden Globe Award and five Emmy Award nominations. She won her Golden Globe for her contributions to the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
Her father was the prominent sculptor Angelo Peter Buzzi. She married twice to Basil Keko and Kent Perkins.
She and actor Dustin Hoffman both trained at the Pasadena Playhouse.
