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Catherine Bach
Bach at the Chiller Theatre Expo in 2013
Born
Catherine Bachman

(1954-03-01)March 1, 1954(age 70)[1]
Cleveland, Ohio,U.S.[1]
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
OccupationActress
Years active1973–present
Known forDaisy DukeinThe Dukes of Hazzard
Spouses
  • David Shaw
    ​
    ​
    (m.1976;div.1981)​
  • Peter Lopez
    ​
    ​
    (m.1990; died 2010)​
Children2

Catherine Bach(bornCatherine Bachman;March 1, 1954)[1]is an American actress. She is known for playingDaisy Dukein the television seriesThe Dukes of Hazzardand Margo Dutton inAfrican Skies.[2]In 2012, she joined the cast of theCBSsoap operaThe Young and the RestlessasAnita Lawson.[3]

Early life[edit]

Bach was born inCleveland, Ohio,[1]the daughter of Norma Jean Kucera (née Verdugo), an acupuncturist, and Bernard P. Bachman, a rancher.[4]Her mother was a daughter of Antonio L. Verdugo, ofBisbee, Arizona,a baker born in Mexico,[5]while her father was of German ancestry. She was raised inWarren, Ohio.[6][7]Her mother, born into the Verdugo family,[8]claimed to be descended from one of California's earliest landed families.[9]

She spent some of her childhood on a ranch inSouth Dakota,[10]and she visited her grandparents inFaith, South Dakota.In 1970, Bach graduated from Stevens High SchoolinRapid City, South Dakota.She briefly majored in drama atUCLA,where she supplemented her income by making clothes for friends andtheatergroups.[10]

Career[edit]

Bach's professional debut was as one of the children in a production ofThe Sound of Music.[11]Bach's first screen appearance was in theBurt Lancastermurder mystery,The Midnight Man,shot in upstateSouth Carolinain 1973, in which she played murder victim Natalie Claiburn. Her next role was Melody in the 1974 filmThunderbolt and Lightfoot.

Bach heard about the audition forThe Dukes of Hazzardthrough her husband.[12]When she arrived there, she found the producers were looking for aDolly Parton-lookalike; despite not looking like what they were searching for, she was hired on the spot.[13]One of the earliest costume ideas from the producers was that she wear a tight whiteturtleneck,go-go bootsand apoodle skirt,but Bach asked if she could bring her own outfit, which was a homemadeT-shirt,a pair of cut-offdenim shortsandhigh heels.[14]Bach had concerns about the appropriateness of the cut-off shorts at first, saying she could not wear them in a restaurant scene. When prompted by the producers to visit a restaurant across the street, Bach found the waitresses were wearing "little miniskirts that matched the tablecloths!"[12]This style of cut-off denim shorts is now popularly known as "Daisy Dukes"in reference to Bach'scharacter of that namefrom the show. She starred onThe Dukes of HazzardoppositeTom Wopat,John SchneiderandJames Best.

At the suggestion of the show's producers, Bach posed as Daisy Duke for a poster, which sold 5 million copies.[15]The poster once caused a stir whenNancy Reagantook a liking to it after Bach visited theWhite Housewith one as a gift for one of her former schoolteachers then working there.[16]

While she was starring onThe Dukes of Hazzard,her legs were insured for$1,000,000.[17]In 1985, she served as the model for the figurehead for the schoonerCalifornian.[9]

After the series ended, Bach had roles in a number of low-profile films. From 1992 to 1994, she starred in the Canadian family drama series,African Skies.[18]In 2006, she guest-starred onMonk,and in 2010 had a small cameo in the comedy filmYou Again.In 2012, Bach joined the cast of CBS daytime soap opera,The Young and the Restlessin the recurring role ofAnita Lawson.[3]

In 2002, Bach launched a line of diamond jewelry atDebenhams.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Bach married David Shaw (stepson ofAngela Lansbury)[11]in 1976; the couple divorced in 1981. Bach married entertainment lawyer Peter Lopez in August 1990. They had two daughters. On April 30, 2010, 60-year-old Lopez was found shot dead in an apparentsuicide.[19]

Bach is Catholic.[20]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1974 The Midnight Man Natalie Clayborne
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Melody
1975 Hustle Peggy Summers
1978 Crazed Sue
1984 Cannonball Run II Marcie Thatcher
1987 Street Justice Tamarra
1989 Criminal Act Pam Weiss
Driving Force Harry
1990 Masters of Menace Kitty Wheeler
1992 The Nutt House Benefit Reporter
Rage and Honor Captain Murdock
2004 Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real Biologist
2010 You Again Daisy
2013 Chapman Mother
2015 The Breakup Girl Ellen
Book of Fire Bibiana

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Matt Helm Alice Episode: "Matt Helm"
Strange New World Lara Television film
1977 Murder in Peyton Place Linda Television film
1977–1978 Police Woman Episodes: "Screams" and "A Shadow on the Sea"
1979–1985 The Dukes of Hazzard Daisy Duke Series regular, 145 episodes
1980-1983 The Love Boat Pamela Hodgekins / Pat Bigelow Episodes: "No Girls for Doc/Marriage of Convenience/The Caller/The Witness" and "Going to the Dogs/Putting on the Dog/Women's Best Friend/Whose Dog Is It Anyway"
1981 Enos Daisy Duke Episode: "One Daisy Per Summer"
1983 White Water Rebels Trisha Parker Television film
The Dukes Daisy Duke Voice, 20 episodes
1992–1994 African Skies Margo Dutton Series regular, 52 episodes
1995 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Herself Episode: "Urges"
1997 The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! Daisy Duke Television film
2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood Daisy Duke Television film
2006 Monk Sara Jo Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets His Dad"
2012-2019 The Young and the Restless Anita Lawson Recurring role
2014 Almost Royal Herself Episode: "Nashville"
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Amy Harlan Episode: "Luapo'i"
2016 My Best Friend Pearl Television film

References[edit]

  1. ^abcd"Close Up: Catherine Bach".Ocala Star-Banner.September 2, 1988.RetrievedMay 1,2010.
  2. ^"Dukes Fest".Melbourne: The Age. August 1, 2004.RetrievedNovember 15,2007.
  3. ^ab"Catherine Bach joins Y&R;! [sic]".Archived fromthe originalon January 15, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 13,2012.
  4. ^Walstad, David (April 25, 1997)."Bach: TV easy next to rigors of motherhood".San Antonio Express-News.RetrievedJune 7,2013.
  5. ^1940 United States census,Bisbee City, Arizona, Ward 2, Sheet 4A
  6. ^Walstad, David (December 12, 1992)."Catherine Bach Goes to S. Africa for Some Non-'Hazzard'ous Duty".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedOctober 29,2009.
  7. ^Goodwin, Betty (May 26, 1984)."Bad Luck?".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedOctober 29,2009.
  8. ^"Bach models for schooner".The Sumter Daily Item.Associated Press. August 25, 1983.RetrievedMay 1,2010.
  9. ^ab""Dukes'" Catherine Bach Model for Tall Ship ".Ocala Star-Banner.January 7, 1985.RetrievedMay 1,2010.
  10. ^abcJulia Robson (April 4, 2002)."Daisy Duke's sparkling return".Daily Telegraph.London.RetrievedMay 1,2010.[dead link]
  11. ^abLane, Lydia (March 9, 1979)."Discipline Keys Life".Reading Eagle.RetrievedMay 1,2010– via Google News.
  12. ^ab"Catherine Bach defends the Dukes".The Beaver County Times.October 11, 1981.RetrievedMay 1,2010.
  13. ^"Catherine Bach Waits On A Special Dinner".The Sumter Daily Item.July 18, 1980.RetrievedMay 1,2010.
  14. ^Craig Shelburne (February 25, 2005)."The Original Dukes of Hazzard Stars Reminisce".CMT.Archived fromthe originalon February 5, 2011.RetrievedMay 1,2010.
  15. ^Dan Kane (January 22, 2009)."Daisy Duke today: 10 things you probably didn't know about Catherine Bach".The Repository.Archived fromthe originalon July 26, 2010.RetrievedJuly 11,2010.
  16. ^"Catherine Bach's Daisy poster causing quite a White House stir".Lakeland Ledger.October 12, 1981.RetrievedJuly 11,2010.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^Rizzo, Monica (March 19, 2012)."Catherine Bach: Daisy Duke bounces back".People.RetrievedJuly 30,2012.
  18. ^"With Daisy Duke Just A Memory, Catherine Bach Enjoys Africa".Chicago Tribune.July 31, 1993.RetrievedJanuary 12,2015.
  19. ^"Actress Catherine Bach's husband, entertainment attorney Peter Lopez dies in apparent suicide".Fox News.Associated Press.November 20, 2014 – via foxnews.
  20. ^Nolasco, Stephanie (July 24, 2019)."'Dukes of Hazzard' star Catherine Bach says she relied on faith after her husband's death ".Fox News.RetrievedDecember 18,2019– via foxnews.

External links[edit]

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