Background
Ish was born in San Jose, California.
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Her television credits include Laverne & Shirley. She was reportedly heavily influenced by her high school drama teacher, who was a former vaudeville actor. She soon developed a reputation for her comedic imitations.
They were both working as off Broadway theater actors at the time.
Together Ish and Stahl performed in several nightclub and cabaret shows throughout the 1960s. The couple also moved to San Francisco.
Ish appeared in over 100 films and television shows throughout her career, including WKRP in Cincinnati, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, and The American President (1995). Additionally, Ish worked as a voiceover actress in over 75 films and television shows.
Her voiceover work included the horrified screamers in the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws.
Ish and Richard Stahl moved to Santa Barbara, California, in 1975. She worked as an acting and singing teacher at Santa Barbara City College during her later years. Richard Stahl died of Parkinson"s disease on June 18, 2006.
Ish died of cancer on December 31, 2007, at her home in Santa Barbara, California.
Membership
She was also a founding member of The Committee political satire improvisational comedy group. While living in San Francisco, Ish became a founding member of the The Committee Theater, which she performed with during the 1960s and 1970s.
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