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Mary Jane Croft (1916–1999)

Actress

Diminutive, blond character comedienne whose strident voice and nervy manner made her the perfect foil to Lucille Ball's madcap antics on TV, at first, occasionally, on I Love Lucy (as "Betty Ramsay" and "Evelyn Bigsby"), then on a regular basis on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy (as "Mary Jane Lewis")... See full bio »

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in Muncie, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Century City, California, USA
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1977 Lucy Calls the President (TV movie)
Midge Bowser
 
1969-1974 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Mary Jane / Mary Jane Lewis
– Lucy Is N.G. as an R.N. (1974) … Mary Jane
– Lucy Gives Eddie Albert the Old Song and Dance (1973) … Mary Jane
– The Not-So-Popular-Mechanics (1973) … Mary Jane Lewis
– Lucy and the Franchise Fiasco (1973) … Mary Jane
– With Viv as a Friend, Who Needs an Enemy? (1972) … Mary Jane Lewis
See all 12 episodes »
 
1969 The Mothers-In-Law (TV series)
Carol Yates
– The Not-So-Grand Opera (1969) … Carol Yates
 
1962-1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Mary Jane Lewis / Audrey Simmons
– Lucy and 'The Boss of the Year' Award (1968) … Mary Jane Lewis
– Lucy and the Stolen Stole (1968) … Mary Jane Lewis
– Lucy Gets Involved (1968) … Mary Jane Lewis
– Lucy and the Pool Hustler (1968) … Mary Jane Lewis
– Lucy Sues Mooney (1967) … Mary Jane Lewis
See all 39 episodes »
 
1966 The Two of Us (TV movie)
Helen
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Helen
– The Two of Us (1966) … Helen
 
1955-1966 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Clara Randolph / Clara / Marian Burnett / …
– The Game Room (1966) … Clara Randolph
– Waiting for Joe (1966) … Clara Randolph
– Ozzie-a-Go-Go (1966) … Clara Randolph
– The Ghost Town (1965) … Clara Randolph
– Flying Down to Lunch (1965) … Clara Randolph
See all 56 episodes »
 
1960 Dante (TV series)
Alma Jenks
– The Misfortune Cookie (1960) … Alma Jenks
 
1958 Kathy O'
Harriet Burton
 
1955-1958 The People's Choice (TV series)
Cleo / Cleo the Basset Hound / Cleo (voice)
– Daisies Won't Tell (1958) … Cleo (voice) (uncredited)
– Missing Moolah (1958) … Cleo (voice) (uncredited)
– Rollo's Wedding (1958) … Cleo (voice) (uncredited)
– The First Anniversary (1958) … Cleo (voice) (uncredited)
– Rollo Makes Good (1958) … Cleo (voice) (uncredited)
See all 99 episodes »
 
1958 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Mrs. Craig
– The Peter Stevens Case (1958) … Mrs. Craig
 
1957 The Eve Arden Show (TV series)
Secretary
– Housework (1957) … Secretary
 
1954-1957 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Betty Ramsey / Cynthia Harcourt / Evelyn Bigsby
– Lucy Raises Tulips (1957) … Betty Ramsey
– Country Club Dance (1957) … Betty Ramsey (uncredited)
– Housewarming (1957) … Betty Ramsey
– Lucy Raises Chickens (1957) … Betty Ramsey
– Lucy Gets Chummy with the Neighbors (1957) … Betty Ramsey
See all 7 episodes »
 
1956 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Housemaid (1956)
– The Big Child (1956)
 
1953-1955 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Miss Daisy Enright
– Home Cooked Meal (1955) … Miss Daisy Enright
– Second Hand-First Aid (1954) … Miss Daisy Enright
– Clay City Chaperone (1953) … Miss Daisy Enright
– Aunt Mattie Boynton (1953) … Miss Daisy Enright
 
1955 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Cissy
– Sister Cissy Returns (1955) … Cissy
 
1943 In Old Oklahoma
Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
 
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2011 Here's Harry: Remembering Gale Gordon (video documentary short)
Outtake clip from 'Here's Lucy'
 
2009 Working with Lucy: A Conversation with Gino Conforti (video documentary short)
Clips from 'Here's Lucy'
 

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Also played Miss Daisy Enright in the radio version of "Our Miss Brooks", which starred Eve Arden.
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Trivia:

Husband Elliott Lewis was a producer of "The Lucy Show". See more »

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Star Sign:

Aquarius