Roberta Weiss
Birth dateNovember 15, 1961 (age 64)[1]
Birth placeMedicine Hat, Alberta, Canada[1]
Other namesRoberta Bizeau
EducationYork University
OccupationActor
Years active1979–1993
SpouseRoscoe Born (m. 1994; ended 2000)

Roberta Jane Weiss (born November 15, 1961)[1] is a Canadian actress. She sometimes works professionally as Roberta Bizeau. Weiss played Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara.

Early life and education

Weiss enrolled in the Manitoba School of Theatre and Allied Arts at the age of 16, later moving to Toronto to study theatre arts at York University.[2][3] She gained national attention in Canada in an advertising campaign for Crispy Crunch.[4]

Career

In 1986 she starred in the films Abducted and High Stakes.[5] In 1988 Weiss appeared as a scantily-clad island girl in the controversial cult French sex-comedy film Mangeuses d'Hommes. She also played the lead in the controversial film How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired,[3] which Peter Rainier of the Los Angeles Times called "a flat parody."[6] Weiss played "incendiary con artist" Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara from 1990 to 1991,[3] and later appeared in Family Passions, a soap opera produced in Canada with German funding.[7] On Counterstrike, she played the manipulative and murderous art gallery owner Eve in the 1993 episode "French Twist."

Personal life

Weiss married her Santa Barbara co-star Roscoe Born on September 30, 1994.[8] Weiss is Jewish.[citation needed]

Filmography

Roberta Weiss film and television credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1979Autumn BornMelissaTheatrical film[9][10]
1982The Littlest HoboRebecca1 episode[11]
1983The Terry Fox StoryJeannie (uncredited)Television film[9]
1983The Dead ZoneAlma FrechetteTheatrical film[12][9]
1983Cross-CountryAlma JeanTheatrical film[9][10]
1985The HitchhikerRoseanne Lucas1 episode[10]
1985Perry Mason ReturnsLaura GordonTelevision film[9][10]
1986AbductedReneeTheatrical film[9][10]
1986CourageRobertaTelevision film[9]
1987High StakesTerri CarsonTheatrical film[9][10]
1988Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTirina Clark1 episode[13]
1988Man EatersElizabethTheatrical film[9][10]
1988Shades of Love: Tangerine TaxiEvan MooreTelevision film[10]
1989How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting TiredMiz LittératureTheatrical film. French: Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer[13]
1990La danse du scorpion (Frame-Up Blues)Camille de VitoTelevision film[13]
1990Charles in ChargeMiss Spelling1 episode[13]
1993CounterstrikeEve JeffriesEpisode: "French Twist"

References

  1. ^ "Roberta Weiss Biography". Moviefone. Archived November 3, 2024 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Novakovich, Lilana (October 5, 1990). "Like Flame, Roberta wants it all". Toronto Star. p. B6.
  3. ^ Spencer, Donna (October 19, 1991). "Actress grateful for Canadian roots". Calgary Herald. p. F4.
  4. ^ McKay, John (December 6, 1995). "Search on for new candybar couple". The Record. p. F7.
  5. ^ Salem, Rob & Zekas, Rita (March 21, 1986). "Bubbly and beefcake top this week's party menu". Toronto Star. p. D3.
  6. ^ Rainier, Peter (July 27, 1990). "Despite Hoopla, How to Make Love to a Negro a Flat Parody". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. ^ Masson, Charles (August 7, 1994). "Carrying a Torch for Flame". The Times-Picayune. p. T16.
  8. ^ Novakovich, Lilana (December 9, 1994). "Y&R actor shows concern for global matters". The Record. p. E7.
  9. ^ "Roberta Weiss: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. ^ RTfW
  11. ^ "Roberta Weiss". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Roberta Weiss". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Roberta Bizeau". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 18 August 2025.