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June Gable
Born (1945-06-05) June 5, 1945 (age 80)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1969–present

June Gable is an American actress born on June 5, 1945. She is known for playing interesting and unique characters. Many people know her best as Estelle Leonard, the funny agent for Joey Tribbiani, on the popular TV show Friends. She also played a nurse in an early episode of Friends. June Gable was even nominated for a special award called a Tony Award for her work on Broadway.

June Gable's Acting Journey

June Gable learned how to act at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. This is a famous school for performing arts.

On the Broadway Stage

Gable has performed in four different shows on Broadway. Broadway is where some of the biggest and best plays and musicals are performed in New York City.

One of her most famous roles was in the 1974 show Candide. For her part as the Old Lady in Candide, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. This is a very important award in theater! She also appeared in a show called Moose Murders in 1983. It was a very short-lived show, meaning it opened and closed on the same night.

June Gable on Television

June Gable has appeared in many TV shows. She played Detective Battista on the show Barney Miller. She was also part of the cast for a short time on the 1977 version of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

In 1979, she played a character named "Rhoda Rooter" in some special TV shows called Legends of the Superheroes. From 1978 to 1981, she was a regular on the variety show Sha Na Na. In the 1980s, she appeared as a guest star on popular shows like Miami Vice and Kate & Allie. She also had small parts in the movies Brenda Starr and She-Devil, both from 1989.

From 1990 to 1996, she had a repeating role as Libby Friedman in the HBO comedy series Dream On.

Her Role in Friends

From 1994 to 2004, June Gable played Estelle Leonard on the NBC sitcom Friends. Estelle was the quirky and often forgetful agent for Matt LeBlanc's character, Joey Tribbiani. Her character was very memorable and funny. Estelle's character passed away in 2004 during the show's last season. As mentioned, June Gable also played a nurse in an earlier episode of Friends.

After Friends ended, June Gable decided to retire from acting for a while. She wanted to take care of someone she loved who was very sick.

Recent Work

Even after retiring, June Gable still performed in some plays like The Odd Couple.

In 2018, she returned to the screen after more than 15 years. She appeared in the Netflix comedy movie The Week Of. In 2022, she played the mother of Ray Romano's character in the movie Somewhere in Queens. In 2023, she also appeared in the film Maestro.

June Gable's Film and TV Appearances

June Gable has been in many movies and television shows.

Film Roles

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes
1989 Brenda Starr Luba Robert Ellis Miller
1989 She-Devil Realtor Susan Seidelman
2018 The Week Of Roberta Robert Smigel
2022 Somewhere in Queens Mama Russo Ray Romano
2023 Maestro Old Lady Bradley Cooper

Television Roles

Year Title Role Episodes Notes
1976 Newman's Drugstore Shirley Tinker Television Movie
1976–77 Barney Miller Detective Maria Battista 2 episodes
— "Noninvolment" (1976)
— "Smog Alert" (1977)
1977 The Bay City Amusement Company Gail Television Movie
1977–78 Laugh-In Regular performer series regular (6 episodes) aka Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1978–81 Sha Na Na Loraine unknown episodes
1979 Legends of the Superheroes Rhoda Rooter — "The Roast"
1987 Crime Story Aggie the Waitress — "Little Girl Lost"
1989 Kate & Allie unknown role — "The Review"
1990 Miami Vice Dr. Ellen Hardy — "Too Much, Too Late"
1990 Head of the Class Greta Amory — "Viki's Torn Genes"
1990–96 Dream On Libby Friedman recurring role (7 episodes)
1993 Family Album Mrs. Krevitz — "Salon, Farewell, Auf Widersehn, Goodbye"
1994 Mad About You Woman #1 — "The City"
1994–2003 Friends Estelle Leonard / Nurse recurring role (10 episodes)
Guest — "The One with the Birth" (1995)
1997 The Tony Danza Show Woman — "The Milk Run"
1998 Caroline in the City Naomi — "Caroline and the Quiz Show"
1998 Buddy Faro unknown role — "Pilot"
2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal Madam Dupre Television Movie
2012 My America unknown role — "Annette"
2016 Nunsense Sr. Rose Seraphine unknown episode

Theatre Roles

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref
1973 Nash at Nine Standby Helen Hayes Theatre
1974–76 Candide Old Lady Broadway Theatre 740 (performances)
Nominated — Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1975–76 The Ritz Googie Gomez Longacre Theatre replaced Rita Moreno
1983 Moose Murders Snooks Keene Eugene O'Neill Theatre 13 (previews); 1 (performance)

See also

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