Dinah Manoff

Born January 25, 1956· New York City, New York, USA

19Roles★ 6.5Average rating

Emerging from a theatrical family in New York City-her mother the actress-director Lee Grant and her father the screenwriter Arnold Manoff-she trained at the Actors Studio after schooling in New York and Malibu. Early television work led to a breakout film role as Marty Maraschino in Grease (1978) and a memorable turn as Elaine Lefkowitz on the sitcom Soap. Her Broadway debut as Libby Tucker in Ne… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Grease1978Child's Play1988Ordinary People1980Murder, She Wrote1984

Filmography

YearRating

★ 7.4

Grease1978

Marty

★ 7.5

Ordinary People1980

Karen

Series★ 7.6

The Golden Girls1985

Carol Weston

Series★ 7.5

Murder, She Wrote1984

Jenny Coopersmith

Series★ 7.3

Night Court1984

Sara Williams

Series★ 7.2

Touched by an Angel1994

Callie Martin

★ 6.8

Child's Play1988

Maggie Peterson

Series★ 7.3

Soap1977

Elaine Lefkowitz

Series★ 7

Cagney & Lacey1982

★ 6.4

Night Terror1977

Attendant's Girlfriend

★ 5.8

A Carol Christmas2003

Aunt Marla

Series★ 5.9

Empty Nest1988

Carol Weston

Series★ 6

Cybill1995

Amy Fitzpatrick

★ 5.7

Bloodhounds of Broadway1989

Maud Milligan

Series★ 6.2

Blossom1990

Dinah Manoff

★ 6

Raid on Entebbe1976

Rachel Sager

★ 6.1

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael1990

Evelyn Whittacher

★ 5

The Possessed1977

Celia

★ 5.6

Bart Got a Room2008

Mrs. Goodson

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography

★ 7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996

★ 7

Sister, Sister1994

★ 5.9

Empty Nest1988