365 Days of Columbo: January 18th

Happy birthday Leeza Vinnichenko! 

Born January 18, 1940 in Volgograd, Russia she had a diverse career in both film and television. She began her Hollywood journey in the late 1980s, appearing in films like "18 Again!" (1988) and TV movies such as "Too Good to Be True" (1988) and "She Was Marked for Murder" (1988).

Throughout the 1990s, Vinnichenko continued to showcase her versatility with roles in TV shows like "The Mommies" (1993-1995) and "Chicago Hope" (1994-2000). She also lent her voice to animated series such as "The Wild Thornberrys" (1998-2004).

Columbo fans remember her best as the charmed cleaning lady in Sex and the Married Detective.

Her later career included appearances in "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004), one of her final roles before her passing in 2013.