Simone Griffeth

Simone Griffeth (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress known for her roles in movies and TV shows. She started her acting career while attending college, appearing in a weekly children's show for a Columbia television station. Griffeth made her film debut in the redneck country exploitation film Swamp Girl (1971). Throughout the 1970s, she starred in several movies and later had recurring roles in various prime-time TV series in the early 1980s. Some of her notable roles include the serious-minded reporter Gretchen on Ladies' Man (1980–81) and Arlene, Beatrice Arthur's spoiled daughter-in-law, on Amanda's (1983). Griffeth also appeared in an episode of The Golden Girls, playing Stan Zbornak's second wife, Chrissy.More