Biography: Phyllis Annetta Frelich was born on February 29, 1944 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Esther and Phillip Frelich. She attended Gallaudet College, where she was asked to join the National Theater of the Deaf by one of its founders, David Hays, after he saw her performing. She married Robert Steinberg, with whom she had two children.
Film/TV Credits: Film credits include: “Judgement,” “Santa Fe,” and “Children on Their Birthdays.” Television credits include: “NBC Experiment in Television,” “Barney Miller,” “Gimme a Break!,” “Love Is Never Silent,” “New Love, American Style,” “Spenser: For Hire,” “Santa Barbara,” “Bridge to Silence,” “Hunter,” “L.A. Law,” “Pacific Blue,” “ER,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye,” “Sweet Nothing in My Ear,” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”