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BIBI BESCH, APPEARED IN TV ROLES.


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Bibi BIBI Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity  Besch, an actress who appeared on many of television's most popular shows and was on the board of the Screen Actors Guild, died Sept. 7, at the Daniel Freeman Hospital The Freeman Hospital is an 800-bed tertiary referral centre in Newcastle, England.

The hospital is run by the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Trust and is a teaching hospital for the University of Newcastle upon Tyne medical school.
 in Los Angeles. Besch was 54.

She died of cancer, said her sister-in-law, Jenny Besch of New York.

Besch, a daughter of the actress Gusti Huber and the mother of the actress Samantha Mathis, appeared on such television series as ``Northern Exposure,'' ``E.R.,'' ``L.A. Law,'' ``Law and Order,'' ``Night Court,'' Family Ties,'' ``Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is multi-Emmy Award winning western/dramatic television series in the United States, created by Beth Sullivan. It ran on CBS for six seasons, from January 1st, 1993 to May 16th, 1998. ,'' ``Coach,'' ``It's Garry Shandling's Show'' and ``Murder, She Wrote.''

Her performances in ``Doing Time on Maple Drive'' and on ``Northern Exposure'' won her Emmy nominations in 1992 and 1993.

Besch's film credits included ``Steel Magnolias,'' ``Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,'' ``Tremors,'' ``Betsy's Wedding,'' ``Who's That Girl'' and ``The Promise.''

A director of the Screen Actors Guild from 1990 until her death, Besch served on many of the organization's committees, among them the national communications committee, the women's committee, the agents relations committee, and the women's health Women's Health Definition

Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues.
 task force.

Besch was born in Vienna, came to the United States as a child and grew up in the Westchester County towns of Mount Kisco and Chappaqua, N.Y. She attended Connecticut College and the New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 acting school HB Studio.

In addition to her daughter, who lives in Los Angeles, Besch is survived by her brother, Andrew Besch of New York City; two sisters, Drea Gillogly of Los Angeles and Christina MacDonald of Monceaux, France; and her stepfather, Joseph Besch of New York.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Article Type:Obituary
Date:Sep 15, 1996
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