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Jesslyn Fax (1893–1975)

Actress

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Short, dumpy, cherubic American character actress, in cheerful small supporting roles as 'little old ladies'. Occasional comic foil to Jack Benny, Lucille Ball and others.

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in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 82) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1969 The Love God?
Miss Love
 
1969 Angel in My Pocket
Mrs. Styles
 
1969 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Lydia
– The Still (1969) … Lydia
 
1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Eva
– Big Jessie (1968) … Eva
 
1967 Doctor Dolittle
Old Woman (uncredited)
 
1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mrs. Le Grande
– Andy's Investment (1967) … Mrs. Le Grande
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Mrs. Peacock
– The Night of the Hangman (1967) … Mrs. Peacock
 
1967 The Second Hundred Years (TV series)
Mildred Finch
– The Ungathered Moss (1967) … Mildred Finch
 
1967 The Gnome-Mobile
The Bluejay (voice) (uncredited)
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mrs. Barnes
– The Double-O-Nothing Affair (1967) … Mrs. Barnes
 
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Gail Goobendick - Maid (uncredited)
 
1967 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Mrs. Nelson
– To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist (1967) … Mrs. Nelson
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Bon Bon
– The Contaminated Cowl (1967) … Bon Bon
 
1965-1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mrs. Feinberg / Mrs. Willard
– The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part I (1966) … Mrs. Feinberg
– The Bow-Wow Affair (1965) … Mrs. Willard
 
1966 The Monkees (TV series)
Mrs. Purdy
– Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (1966) … Mrs. Purdy
 
1966 Three on a Couch
 
1966 The Trouble with Angels
Resident at Retirement Home (uncredited)
 
1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Mrs. Hutchinson
 
1965 Never Too Late
Saleswoman (uncredited)
 
1965 A Very Special Favor
Miss Feeny (uncredited)
 
1965 The Family Jewels
Airline Passenger
 
1964-1965 Many Happy Returns (TV series)
Wilma Fritter
– The Woodsman (1965) … Wilma Fritter
– Big White Lie (1965) … Wilma Fritter
– Pop Goes the Easel (1965) … Wilma Fritter
– Mother Burnley's Chickens (1964) … Wilma Fritter
– Many Happy Returns (1964) … Wilma Fritter
 
1954-1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Emma - Fan Club VP / Emma - Fan Club Secretary / Rick Barton
– Andy Williams Show (1964) … Emma - Fan Club VP
– I Am the Fiddler (1964) … Rick Barton
– Return to Broadway (1963) … Emma - Fan Club VP
– The Story of the New Talent Show (1962) … Emma - Fan Club VP
– The Lawrence Welk Show (1962) … Emma - Fan Club VP
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1958-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Court Clerk / Little Old Lady
– The Case of the Nervous Neighbor (1964) … Little Old Lady
– The Case of the Perjured Parrot (1958) … Court Clerk
 
1964 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Woman in Library
– Jack Carter Helps Joey Propose (1964) … Woman in Library
 
1963 4 for Texas
Mildred (Widow)
 
1963 The Wheeler Dealers
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Polhemus
– The Middle Child Gets All the Aches (1963) … Mrs. Polhemus
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Miss McGuiness / Mrs. Bates
– The Lonely Hours (1963) … Miss McGuiness
– The Paragon (1963) … Mrs. Bates
 
1963 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Abigail Willis
– Think Mink (1963) … Abigail Willis
 
1963 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Proprietress
– Cotter's Girl (1963) … Proprietress
 
1962 The Interns
Mrs. Hitchcock (uncredited)
 
1962 Paradise Alley
Mrs. Holman
 
1962 The Music Man
Avis Grubb
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Birdie
– A Feat of Strength (1962) … Birdie
 
1961-1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mrs. Evans / Mrs. Gruber / The Motel Manageress
– The Woman Who Wanted to Live (1962) … The Motel Manageress
– Self Defense (1961) … Mrs. Gruber
– Coming, Mama (1961) … Mrs. Evans
 
1961 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Mrs. Quigley
– Sick, Sick, Sick (1961) … Mrs. Quigley
 
1960 All the Fine Young Cannibals
Old Lady (uncredited)
 
1960 Maggie (TV movie)
Miss Caldwell
 
1960 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Tilly Barlow
– One for the Books (1960) … Tilly Barlow
 
1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Clara
– The Only Witness (1960) … Clara (uncredited)
 
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Ruth Erdlatz
– Dobie Gillis, Boy Actor (1959) … Ruth Erdlatz
 
1959 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Belle Decanto
– Death Is a Red Rose (1959) … Belle Decanto
 
1959 The Best of Everything
Aunt (uncredited)
 
1959 Blue Denim
Aunt Margaret (uncredited)
 
1959 North by Northwest
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Maid
– The Time Element (1958) … Maid
 
1958 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Mrs. Creavy
– Pilot (1958) … Mrs. Creavy
 
1958 The Man Who Died Twice
Sally Hemphill
 
1958 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
Mother
– Loco Leaves Home (1958) … Mother
 
1953-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Lady Bettor
– The Hole Card (1957)
– The Girl Who Scared Men Off (1955)
– Rim of Violence (1954) … Lady Bettor
– No Compromise (1953)
 
1956-1957 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Yak (1957)
– The Big Handcuffs (1956)
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Wife
– Four O'Clock (1957) … Wife
 
1957 The Wayward Girl
Older prisoner egging on the fight
 
1957 An Affair to Remember
Terry's Landlady (uncredited)
 
1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Townswoman (uncredited)
 
1957 Desk Set
Mrs. Hewitt (uncredited)
 
1954-1957 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mrs. Connors / Mrs. Hulgard
– The Room Next Door (1957) … Mrs. Connors
– Three Minutes Too Late (1954) … Mrs. Hulgard
 
1957 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Train Passenger
– Lucy and the Loving Cup (1957) … Train Passenger
 
1953-1956 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Angela Devon
– The Great Land Purchase (1956) … Angela Devon
– The Skeleton in the Closet (1956) … Angela Devon
– Music Box Revue (1955) … Angela Devon
– Protest Meeting (1955) … Angela Devon
– Have Bed - Will Travel (1955) … Angela Devon
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1955 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Mrs. Damity
– Rin Tin Tin Meets Shakespeare (1955) … Mrs. Damity
 
1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular
Music Teacher
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
Horace's Wife
 
1955 The Lineup (TV series)
– Girl Safecrackers (1955)
 
1954 Willy (TV series)
Louella
– The Fate of the Theatre (1954) … Louella
 
1954 Rear Window
Miss Hearing Aid
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
Mrs. Bassett
– Behind Bars (1954) … Mrs. Bassett
 
1954 So You Want to Be Your Own Boss (short)
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Housekeeper
– The Skipper and the Padre … Housekeeper
 
1953 Here Come the Girls
Washwoman (uncredited)
 
1953 Scared Stiff
Woman in Hotel Hallway (uncredited)
 
1953 So You Want to Learn to Dance (short)
Dance Instructress (uncredited)
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Passenger (uncredited)
 
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1961 The Danny Kaye Special (TV movie)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1967 The Spy in the Green Hat
Mrs. Feinberg
 

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Short, dumpy, cherubic American character actress, in cheerful small supporting roles as 'little old ladies'. Occasional comic foil to Jack Benny, Lucille Ball and others. See more »

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