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'''Carla Borelli''' (born [[12 October]] [[1942]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], [[United States]]) is an actress.
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| name = Carla Borelli
| image = Carla Borelli 1970.JPG
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| caption = Borelli in 1970
| birth_name = Joyce Carla Borelli
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1942|10|12}}
| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], United States
| known_for = ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''<br>''[[Texas (TV series)|Texas]]''


| yearsactive = 1960–2004
From 1980 to 1982, Borelli played the part of Reena Bellman Cook Dekker on the daytime soaps ''[[Another World (soap opera)|Another World]]'' and ''[[Texas (soap opera)|Texas]]''. She is possibly best known for her role as Connie Giannini in the [[1980s]] [[television]] series ''[[Falcon Crest]]''.
| occupation = Actress
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* {{marriage|John Demorest|1963|1982|reason=divorced}}
* [[Donald May]] (until 2022; his death)
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'''Carla Borelli''' (born October 12, 1942 in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]) is an American actress.
In 2006, Procter & Gamble began making several of its soaps available through America Online's AOL Video service, downloadable free of charge. Reruns of ''[[Texas (soap opera)|Texas]]'' episodes featuring Borelli began with the show's first episode in August 1980.


Borelli is one of five children born to parents who had been in the grocery business since the early 1930s. She was modeling as a baby and studied ballet at age 12.<ref>''[[Observer-Dispatch|Weekly Observer]]'' ([[Utica, New York]]), 19 January 1969</ref>


Borelli played Lisa Vincent in ''[[The Betty White Show (1977)|The Betty White Show]]'' on CBS (1977–1978).<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=94|edition=2nd}}</ref> Her early television appearances included one episode of ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'' ("The Night of Montezuma's Hordes", 1967), an episode on ''[[Mannix]]'' ("Color Her Missing", S3-Episode 02, 1969), two episodes of ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' ("Ransom", 1970, and "The Quincunx", 1971), and the two-part 1971 episode "The Banker" of ''[[The Silent Force (TV series)|The Silent Force]]''. She appeared in three episodes of the [[NBC]] series ''[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|The Name of the Game]]'', each as different characters. In 1975, she appeared in Season 1, Episode 3 of a [[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|''One Day at a Time'']] episode entitled "Jealousy" as a model named Candy.<ref>{{Citation |title=One Day at a Time (TV Series 1975–1984) - IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072554/fullcredits |access-date=2023-10-23}}</ref> In 1977, she appeared in a first-season episode of "Charlie's Angels" entitled "The Vegas Connection."
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From 1979 to 1982, Borelli played the part of Reena Bellman Cook Dekker on the daytime soaps ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' and ''[[Texas (TV series)|Texas]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Starscene|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10277493/the_paris_news/|work=The Paris News|date=August 7, 1981|location=Texas, Paris|page=28|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = April 14, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref> She also played Ruth Bannister in Season 2 of ''[[Adam-12]]'', "Log 24: A Rare Occasion." Borelli is possibly best known for her role as Connie Giannini in the 1980s [[television]] series ''[[Falcon Crest]]''. She also played the female lead in [[William Girdler]]'s first directorial effort, ''Asylum of Satan'' (1972).
==External link==
* {{imdb name|id=0096316|name=Carla Borelli}}
*[http://video.aol.com/video-category/texas/1921 AOL Video episodes of ''[[Texas (soap opera)|Texas]]'']


On the big screen, in 1969 she starred as “Erica Lane” in the Don Knotts comedy movie ''[[The Love God?]]''.
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Borelli was married to the actor [[Donald May]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0096316|name=Carla Borelli}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/hfxmusicman Clips from ''Texas'' episodes]

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Latest revision as of 22:57, 6 January 2024

Carla Borelli
Borelli in 1970
Born
Joyce Carla Borelli

(1942-10-12) October 12, 1942 (age 82)
OccupationActress
Years active1960–2004
Known forAnother World
Texas
Spouses
John Demorest
(m. 1963; div. 1982)

Carla Borelli (born October 12, 1942 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress.

Borelli is one of five children born to parents who had been in the grocery business since the early 1930s. She was modeling as a baby and studied ballet at age 12.[1]

Borelli played Lisa Vincent in The Betty White Show on CBS (1977–1978).[2] Her early television appearances included one episode of The Wild Wild West ("The Night of Montezuma's Hordes", 1967), an episode on Mannix ("Color Her Missing", S3-Episode 02, 1969), two episodes of Ironside ("Ransom", 1970, and "The Quincunx", 1971), and the two-part 1971 episode "The Banker" of The Silent Force. She appeared in three episodes of the NBC series The Name of the Game, each as different characters. In 1975, she appeared in Season 1, Episode 3 of a One Day at a Time episode entitled "Jealousy" as a model named Candy.[3] In 1977, she appeared in a first-season episode of "Charlie's Angels" entitled "The Vegas Connection."

From 1979 to 1982, Borelli played the part of Reena Bellman Cook Dekker on the daytime soaps Another World and Texas.[4] She also played Ruth Bannister in Season 2 of Adam-12, "Log 24: A Rare Occasion." Borelli is possibly best known for her role as Connie Giannini in the 1980s television series Falcon Crest. She also played the female lead in William Girdler's first directorial effort, Asylum of Satan (1972).

On the big screen, in 1969 she starred as “Erica Lane” in the Don Knotts comedy movie The Love God?.

Borelli was married to the actor Donald May.

References

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  1. ^ Weekly Observer (Utica, New York), 19 January 1969
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  3. ^ One Day at a Time (TV Series 1975–1984) - IMDb, retrieved October 23, 2023
  4. ^ "TV Starscene". The Paris News. Texas, Paris. August 7, 1981. p. 28. Retrieved April 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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