Family
- cousin John Pleshette: Played Richard Avery on the CBS series, "Knots Landing"
- father Eugene Pleshette: Vice president and general manager of Paramount Theater in New York City; helped turn the Brooklyn Paramount into a showcase for rock'n'roll shows in the 1950s; later joined ABC-TV as vice president and developed a new marketing format for TV shows; became vice president of Don Reid Productions; moved to California in 1974 to become managing director of the Shubert Theater in Century City; died in September 1991 in his mid-70s
- mother Geraldine Pleshette: Performed under stage name Geraldine Rivers
