Enid Kent (born January 14, 1945) is an American actress.

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Enid Kent
Kent in the late 1980s
Born	(1945-01-14) January 14, 1945 (age 79) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1969–1998
Parent	Irene Tedrow

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She was born to William Kent, a German-Jewish immigrant, insurance broker and refugee from Hitler's Nazi regime in the late 1930s, and Irene Tedrow, a veteran American actress of radio, stage, film and television, originally from Denver, Colorado.

A Hollywood High School graduate, Kent explored the world of theater from an early age, becoming a participant in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival among other endeavors. Her college years found her attending classes at San Francisco State University, eventually moving to New York to pursue acting professionally.

After this move, her career blossomed, and she became a television actress. She played Nurse Bigelow, a recurring character on M*A*S*H, from 1976 to 1983.^[1] She also appeared in such television series as Family Ties, Head of the Class, CHiPs, Diff'rent Strokes, Eight Is Enough, Small Wonder, and L.A. Law.