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HOT GALLERY: Looking Back at the Stars of St. Elsewhere, Some of the Most Beloved Doctors in TV History
Before ER, before Grey’s Anatomy, before House and Nurse Jackie, came St. Elsewhere, an irreverent, hilarious, controversial series that broke a lot of ground. Over its six seasons, it addressed AIDS, addiction, infidelity, rape—not to mention the deaths of several main characters. Thirty-two years later, it’s clear that one of the most astonishing things about it was its ensemble cast (the show gave some very talented actors their big break). Oh, and we’d be remiss not to mention that memorable—and hummable—theme song. Just don’t even get us started on the series finale—to this day, one of the most talked-about and oft-maligned in TV history: Was St. Eligius hospital all a figment of an autistic boy’s (Chad Allen) imagination? Let’s look back at St. Elsewhere... By Nina Hämmerling Smith
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Bonnie Bartlett as Ellen Craig on St. Elsewhere in 1986 and Bonnie Bartlett in 2007
Bartlett started off on St. Elsewhere as a guest star but was made a regular in 1985. In 1986, she and her husband both won Emmy Awards for their roles. She went on to guest-star in series like Home Improvement, Boy Meets World (again with her husband), and Firefly—as well as a few medical dramas, including ER and Grey’s Anatomy.
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March 26, 2020 at 10:44 pm, Anne said:
Ms Barrette is a great actress. Her character gave me the strength that I needed during a difficult time.