Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda on January 29, 1950 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actress, who started acting at age 10. Her career reached its zenith in the
1980s, with her best-known role being that of waitress Cassie Cranston on the sitcom It’s a Living.
Jillian has been acting since 1960, while playing Little Bo Peep in Disney’s Babes In Toyland. She appeared as Dainty June in the Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood 1962 movie version of Gypsy. There were several television appearances in 1960 and 1970 in particular, becoming a regular on the comedy and Hazel 1960 appears in the episode “The Twilight Zone” Mute “, as the mute telepathic Ilse Nielson in 1963. She also did voice acting for Scooby-Doo, Where You! and Sealab 2020, in the 1970s, but she said it was too high to serve as youth of today and too young to play a protagonist, there was more work for her in Hollywood.
Jillian married Andy Murcia, a sergeant of the Chicago police in 1977 and shortly afterwards withdrew from Murcia to manage his wife career.Earlier in his career that had been run by Joyce Selznick.
In the 1970s he toured in musical comedies, including Sammy Cahn’s words and music. She was arrested in that production to appear in the original company of Sugar Babies on Broadway with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in 1979.
Jillian was nominated for a lead actress Emmy and Golden Globe for his performance.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer and became a strong supporter of cancer research and prevention. Leaving is a life after the 1985-1986 season, focused on overcoming their cancer treatment, including a double mastectomy. His battle with chronic disease in the top-rated 1988 made for TV movie, The Story of Ann Jillian, Jillian, in which she played herself. Jillian received his third Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special, and won a 1989 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Made for Television.
The following year she starred in a series entitled, simply, Ann Jillian. The show aired 13 episodes in season 1989-1990.
Bob Hope selected to appear in six of his television specials, including two U.S. soldiers entertainment stationed in Beirut (1984) and Saudi Arabia (1991). He also demonstrated his athletic skills in three special Battle of the Network Stars and Circus of the Stars special and appeared on the show Night of 100 Stars charity. He guest starred in television specials for Don Rickles (1986) and David Copperfield (1987) and was on the podium in the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Mr. T (1984).
Jillian had a son, Andrew Joseph, in 1992. She has continued to act, with ten roles in television films throughout the 1990s, though its TV and film has been sporadic since late 1990, as he decided to raise his son and to promote cancer issues breast. Today, most works as a motivational speaker and also performs as a singer in the business and the Symphony “Pops” circles. She is an occasional guest columnist for TheColumnists.com website. The family lives in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.