- Born
- Height5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
- Donna Pescow was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from New York's prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA). Shortly after graduation, she was cast as Annette in the iconic film Saturday Night Fever (1977) that launched her career. For her performance, Ms. Pescow was nominated for Best Supporting Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle.
Shortly after that, Donna starred in the popular sitcom Angie (1979). Her work on the sitcom garnered her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite Female Performer on a New Television Program. In addition, she starred in the long running sitcom Out of This World (1987) and the popular sitcom Even Stevens (2000) for which she was nominated for three Emmy Awards.
Her career spans four decades of work in the theatre, on screen and on television. She remains a constant presence in the world of entertainment.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Donna Pescow
- SpouseArnold Shepard Zelonka(November 1987 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenJack Casey Zelonka
- Short stature
- Auditioned six times for the role of Annette in Saturday Night Fever (1977) - three times for original director John G. Avildsen then, after he was fired, three more times for replacement director John Badham - before she got the role.
- Attended and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA), where she lost her native Brooklyn accent (1975). She had to relearn the accent for her role in Saturday Night Fever (1977).
- Did not gain weight for her role in Saturday Night Fever (1977), however she lost 15 lbs before the iconic film's release.
- She took drama classes with Rocky (1976) co-star Carl Weathers.
- During the second season of the fantasy sitcom Out of This World (1987), Pescow became pregnant. Since this could not be explained how her character became pregnant while her husband was away fighting a war, Pescow was filmed using only close-up shots or position so that something was hiding her pregnancy.
- I don't think you can ever perceive this sort of lightning in a bottle, I think they were hoping it would do at least well enough to make it's money back. Then, suddenly, it became so popular it took on a whole other life.
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