Didi Conn

About

Edith “Didi” Conn (née Bernstein; born July 13, 1951) is an American actress. She is best known for her work as Frenchy in Grease, Denise Stevens Downey in Benson and Stacy Jones in Shining Time Station.

Edith Bernstein was born on July 13, 1951, in New York, New York. She had a Conservative “holiday Jewish” upbringing.

Conn made her debut as an actress in the 1960s. Her characters since the 1970s, when she became prominent, include Laurie Robinson in You Light Up My Life (1977; Kasey Cisyk provided the character’s singing voice), Frenchy in the feature films Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982), Helen on The Practice (1976–1977), Denise Stevens Downey on Benson (1981–1984), and Stacy Jones on Shining Time Station (1989–1995). She later reprised her role as Shining Time Station manager in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000).
Conn provided the voice for Raggedy Ann in the animated feature Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977) directed by Richard Williams. She appeared as a celebrity guest on game shows like Match Game, The $20,000, $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000 Pyramids, Whew!, Chain Reaction, and Go.
As a theatre actress, she was involved with Broadway…