Childhood friend of Faye Michael Nuell (aka Faye Mayo) and Kari Champion (Widow of Gower Champion).
Cousin of John Pleshette.
December 2000 - Announced her engagement to Tom Poston, age 79. Each had co-starred on a Bob Newhart show, but different versions - she was in the 1970s version, he was in the 1980s. However, Poston appeared in a recurring role on the '70s version as Bob Hartley's old friend Cliff "The Peeper" Murdock. Pleshette also appeared on the '80s version finale that is one of the best series finales of all time -- a segue between the two shows.
Is buried in a family plot at Hillside Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California; between her two late husbands, Tom Gallagher and Tom Poston.
Met her future husband, Tom Poston, when they appeared together in the 1959 Broadway comedy "The Golden Fleecing". However, they didn't marry for more than 40 years.
Mother was Geraldine Kaplan (1918-1987). Father was Eugene Pleshette (1914-1991).
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, posthumously, on her birthday, January 31, 2008.
Stepmother of Francesca Poston and Jason Poston.
Underwent chemotherapy treatment at Los Angeles' Cedar-Sinai Medical Center for lung cancer [August 2006].
Was the producers' original choice for the role of Catwoman on the "Batman" (1966) TV show. When negotiations broke down, the part went to Julie Newmar, who made it her own.