Stage Early in her career, Deutsch starred in local productions of
Neil Simon's California Suite at
La Mirada and
Long Beach. She also worked alongside
Sid Caesar "as his new
Imogene Coca" at the
Rainbow Grill in New York City. an
improvisational comedy group whose members also included
Bill Saluga,
Fred Willard,
George Memmoli, and Michael Mislove. During the 1980s, she continued to guest-star on episodes of series such as
Moonlighting and ''
She's the Sheriff. Her final television credit was a guest role in the ABC series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23''.
Voice acting During the early years of the show
The Electric Company, Deutsch did voice-over work for some of the vignette cartoons with actor and show writer
Paul Dooley. In the 1980s and 1990s, Deutsch did regular voice work for
Hanna Barbera in both
The Smurfs and
Capitol Critters cartoon series. She also had occasional voice roles in other popular cartoon series, such as
Darkwing Duck. Her later work included movie voice-overs for
Tarzan; ''
The Emperor's New Groove; Monsters, Inc. and Happily N'Ever After''.
Commercials Over the course of her career, Deutsch appeared in hundreds of local and national commercials, including classic spots for
Folgers coffee and
Charmin bathroom tissue. She also appeared in commercials for
M&M Meat Shops, a Canadian food retailer. ==Personal life==