Hope Garber
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Hope Garber was a Canadian actress and singer. She hosted a television show on CFPL-TV in London, Ontario
, At Home with Hope Garber.
Hope Garber (née Wolf) was born in London, Ontario
to Louis and Fruma Wolf. She was a popular singer with several dance bands in the 1940s. She later performed on many television programs and commercials in Toronto and Los Angeles.
After her retirement she developed Alzheimer's disease
. Her son Victor Garber
, a film and stage actor, then starring on the television show Alias, moved her to Los Angeles, California
so that he could care for her.
She died due to complications of Alzheimer's on September 7, 2005, aged 81. She was survived by her three children: Nathan, Victor, and Alisa.
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, At Home with Hope Garber.
Hope Garber (née Wolf) was born in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
to Louis and Fruma Wolf. She was a popular singer with several dance bands in the 1940s. She later performed on many television programs and commercials in Toronto and Los Angeles.
After her retirement she developed Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
. Her son Victor Garber
Victor Garber
Victor Joseph Garber is a Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. Garber is known for playing Jesus in Godspell, Jack Bristow in the television series Alias, Max in Lend Me a Tenor, and Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's Titanic.-Early life:Born in London, Ontario, Canada, Garber is...
, a film and stage actor, then starring on the television show Alias, moved her to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
so that he could care for her.
She died due to complications of Alzheimer's on September 7, 2005, aged 81. She was survived by her three children: Nathan, Victor, and Alisa.
Filmography
- The Politics of Desire (1998) ... as Townsperson
- Wag the DogWag the DogWag the Dog is a 1997 black comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, co-starring Anne Heche, Denis Leary and William H. Macy about a Washington spin doctor who, merely days before a presidential election, distracts the electorate from a sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood film producer...
(1997) ... as AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n Grandmother - The Haunted (1991) ... as Aunt Lily
- She Cried Murder (1973) ... as Mrs. Brody (as B. Hope Garber)
- Who's the Boss?Who's the Boss?Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984 to April 25, 1992...
(May 7, 1991) episode The Road to Washington: Part 2 as Woman #1