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Actress:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Cheerleaders (1976) (TV) .... Grandmother Snow
2. One of My Wives Is Missing (1976) (TV) .... Mrs. Foster
3. "Medical Center" .... Alice (1 episode, 1975)
       - One Last Rebellion (1975) TV episode .... Alice
4. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Mrs. Mumford (2 episodes, 1973-1975)
       - School of Fear (1975) TV episode .... Mrs. Mumford
       - Winterkill (1973) TV episode
5. "Ellery Queen" .... Zelda Van Dyke (1 episode, 1975)
   ... aka "The Adventures of Ellery Queen"
       - The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express (1975) TV episode .... Zelda Van Dyke
6. "Phyllis" .... Miss McDermott (1 episode, 1975)
       - Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons (1975) TV episode .... Miss McDermott
7. Man on the Outside (1975) (TV) .... Stella Daniels
8. My Father's House (1975) (TV) .... Anna
9. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Emily Cowles / ... (12 episodes, 1974-1975)
   ... aka "The Night Stalker"
       - The Youth Killer (1975) TV episode .... Emily Cowles
       - Demon in Lace (1975) TV episode .... Emily Cowles
       - Chopper (1975) TV episode .... Emily Cowles
       - The Trevi Collection (1975) TV episode .... Emily Cowles
       - Mr. R.I.N.G. (1975) TV episode .... Emily Cowles
         (7 more)
10. "All in the Family" .... Josephine 'Jo' Nelson (3 episodes, 1973-1975)
        - Mike Makes His Move (1975) TV episode .... Josephine 'Jo' Nelson
        - Archie Feels Left Out (1974) TV episode .... Josephine 'Jo' Nelson
        - Edith Finds an Old Man (1973) TV episode .... Josephine 'Jo' Nelson
11. "Emergency!" .... Mrs. Blaine / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
    ... aka "Emergencia" (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka "Emergency One" (USA: syndication title)
        - 905-Wild (1975) TV episode .... Mrs. Quincy
        - Gossip (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Blaine
12. The Abduction of Saint Anne (1975) (TV) .... Sister Patrick
    ... aka They've Kidnapped Anne Benedict
13. "The Rookies" .... Mrs. Lockett (1 episode, 1974)
        - Blue Christmas (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Lockett
14. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Mrs. Davis (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
        - Child of Silence (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Davis
15. "Gunsmoke" .... Gramma Boggs (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Tarnished Badge (1974) TV episode .... Gramma Boggs
16. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Maddie Elder (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "Little House: A New Beginning" (USA: last season title)
        - If I Should Wake Before I Die (1974) TV episode .... Maddie Elder
17. Mixed Company (1974) .... Miss Bergquist
18. "McCloud" .... Landlady (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Gang That Stole Manhattan (1974) TV episode .... Landlady
19. Homebodies (1974) .... Mrs. Loomis
20. Winter Kill (1974) (TV) .... Mildred Young
21. Mame (1974) .... Cousin Fan
22. "Kojak" .... Mrs. Farenkrug (1 episode, 1974)
        - Deliver Us Some Evil (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Farenkrug
23. Skyway to Death (1974) (TV) .... Aunt Louise
24. If I Had a Million (1973) (TV)
25. The Girl Most Likely to... (1973) (TV) .... Housemistress
26. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Mrs. Ferguson (1 episode, 1973)
        - Mrs. Ferguson (1973) TV episode .... Mrs. Ferguson
27. "Mannix" .... Miss Jean Johnson / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1973)
        - A Matter of Principle (1973) TV episode .... Penelope Penhaven
        - Merry Go Round for Murder (1969) TV episode .... Miss Jean Johnson
28. "Wide World Mystery" .... Doreen (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Prowler in the Heart (1973) TV episode .... Doreen
29. The Couple Takes a Wife (1972) (TV) .... Mrs. Flanagan
30. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Heist") / ... (3 episodes, 1970-1972)
        - Love and the Amateur Night/Love and the Cheaters/Love and the Love Nest/Love and the Unbearable Fiance (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Benson (segment "Love and the Love Nest")
        - Love and the Heist/Love and the Love Potion/Love and the Teddy Bear (1971) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Heist")
        - Love and Grandma/Love and the Other Guy (1970) TV episode .... Theresa (segment "Love and Grandma")
31. The War Between Men and Women (1972) .... Old Woman
32. Man in the Middle (1972) (TV)
33. In Search of America (1971) (TV) .... Grandma Rose
34. "Nanny and the Professor" .... Mrs. Rumble (1 episode, 1971)
        - How Many Candles? (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Rumble
35. "The New Andy Griffith Show" .... Mrs. Gossage (3 episodes, 1971)
        - Big Noise, Small Claims (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Gossage
        - Otis Burfoot Is 100 Years Old (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Gossage
        - Glen Campbell Visits (1971) TV episode .... Mrs. Gossage
36. "Bewitched" .... Millicent / ... (3 episodes, 1967-1970)
        - Samantha's Old Man (1970) TV episode .... Millicent
        - Mrs. Stephens, Where Are You? (1969) TV episode .... Miss Parsons
        - Long Live the Queen (1967) TV episode .... Ticheba
37. "Here's Lucy" .... Mrs. Cornelius Whitmark III (1 episode, 1970)
        - Lucy the Diamond Cutter (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Cornelius Whitmark III
38. "That Girl" .... Aunt Belle (1 episode, 1970)
        - There Sure Are a Bunch of Cards in St. Louis: Part 2 (1970) TV episode .... Aunt Belle
39. "Ironside" .... Landlady (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" (USA: syndication title)
        - Eden Is the Place We Leave (1970) TV episode .... Landlady
40. "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" .... Miss Bristol (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Road to You Know Where Is Paved with You Know What (1970) TV episode .... Miss Bristol
    
    
41. "Bright Promise" (1969) TV series .... Clara Ryan (1969-1970)
42. "Mayberry R.F.D." .... Selma Plunkett (1 episode, 1969)
        - Palm Springs, Here We Come (1969) TV episode .... Selma Plunkett
43. Change of Habit (1969) .... Lily
44. "I Dream of Jeannie" .... Mrs. Horlick (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Blood of Jeannie (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Horlick
45. "The Debbie Reynolds Show" .... Mrs. Patterson (1 episode, 1969)
        - In the Soup (1969) TV episode .... Mrs. Patterson
46. The Love God? (1969) .... Miss Keezy
47. "The Outsider" .... Alice Donner (1 episode, 1969)
        - Through a Stained Glass Window (1969) TV episode .... Alice Donner
48. Angel in My Pocket (1969) .... Nadine
49. "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" .... Mrs. Rodman (1 episode, 1968)
        - Love Is a Toothache (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Rodman
50. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) .... Olive
51. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Mrs. Pendleton (2 episodes, 1968)
    ... aka "Andy of Mayberry" (USA: rerun title)
        - Emmett's Anniversary (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Pendleton
        - Helen's Past (1968) TV episode .... Mrs. Pendleton
52. "Pistols 'n' Petticoats" .... Grandma Effie Hanks (26 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Harold's Double (1967) TV episode .... Grandma Effie Hanks
        - Colonel Comes to Town (1967) TV episode .... Grandma Effie Hanks
        - The Taming of Sorry Water (1967) TV episode .... Grandma Effie Hanks
        - Peace Offering (1967) TV episode .... Grandma Effie Hanks
        - The Golden Fleece (1967) TV episode .... Grandma Effie Hanks
          (21 more)
53. "The Doctors" (1963) TV series .... Mrs. McMurtrie (unknown episodes, 1964)
54. Dear Heart (1964) .... Miss Tait
55. The New Interns (1964) (uncredited) .... Extra
56. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Miss Emmy Wright / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - The Gentleman Caller (1964) TV episode .... Miss Emmy Wright
        - The Cadaver (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Fister
57. "Route 66" .... Mrs. Harris (1 episode, 1964)
        - Who in His Right Mind Needs a Nice Girl? (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Harris
58. Love Is a Ball (1963) .... Mathilda
    ... aka All This and Money Too (UK)
59. The Birds (1963) .... Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk
    ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (UK: complete title)
60. "Dr. Kildare" .... Adele Fromm RN (1 episode, 1962)
        - Gravida One (1962) TV episode .... Adele Fromm RN
61. "The Nurses" .... Miss Dillon (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
        - Night Shift (1962) TV episode .... Miss Dillon
62. Boys' Night Out (1962) .... Beulah Partridge
63. "Naked City" .... Abbie Dobbins (1 episode, 1961)
        - Bridge Party (1961) TV episode .... Abbie Dobbins
64. The Parent Trap (1961) .... Miss Inch
65. Ben Blue's Brothers (1960) (TV) .... Mother
    
    
66. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Mrs. Simpkins / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - One Red Rose for Christmas (1959) TV episode .... Sister Augistine
        - The Wayward Widow (1959) TV episode .... Mrs. Simpkins
        - One Red Rose for Christmas (1958) TV episode .... Suster Augustine
67. "Omnibus" .... Evva (1 episode, 1958)
        - Mrs. McThing (1958) TV episode .... Evva
68. "Harbourmaster" .... Mrs. Markham (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Adventure at Scott Island"
        - Silent Threat (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Markham
69. "Studio One" .... Mrs. Clark / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Weston Strain (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Clark
        - A Child Is Waiting (1957) TV episode .... Mrs. Wilson
        - An Incident of Love (1956) TV episode .... Mrs. Hester
70. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Lucky Strike Theater"
    ... aka "Montgomery's Summer Stock"
    ... aka "The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater"
        - A Slice of Life (1957) TV episode
71. "Decoy" .... Mrs. Graff (1 episode)
    ... aka "Policewoman Decoy" (USA: rerun title)
        - First Arrest (????) TV episode .... Mrs. Graff
72. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Wonderful Gift (1956) TV episode
73. "Star Tonight" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Gentleman Caller (1956) TV episode
74. Once Upon an Eastertime (1954) (TV) .... Grandma
75. "Mister Peepers" (1952) TV series .... Mom Peepers (unknown episodes, 1953-1955)
76. The Long, Long Trailer (1953) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Vagabond
77. "Short Short Dramas" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Buried Treasure (1953) TV episode
78. "Cosmopolitan Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - Last Concerto (1951) TV episode
79. The Guy Who Came Back (1951) .... Grandma
80. "The Billy Rose Show" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "Billy Rose's Playbill" (USA)
        - The Night Billy Rose Should'a Stood in Bed (1950) TV episode
81. "Suspense" .... Jenny / ... (5 episodes, 1949-1950)
        - Wisteria Cottage (1950) TV episode .... Jenny
        - Summer Storm (1950) TV episode .... Mrs. Waters
        - Man in the House (1949) TV episode .... Mrs. Barret
        - Help Wanted (1949) TV episode .... Mrs. Griffin
        - Suspicion (1949) TV episode
    
    
82. "The Ford Theatre Hour" .... Aunt Martha Brewster (2 episodes, 1949)
        - She Loves Me Not (1949) TV episode
        - Arsenic and Old Lace (1949) TV episode .... Aunt Martha Brewster
83. "A Woman to Remember" (1949) TV series .... Bessie Thatcher
    

Self:

• 1970s
• 1950s

1. "The Everly Brothers Show" (1970) TV series .... Herself (regular performer) (unknown episodes)
   ... aka "Johnny Cash Presents The Everly Brothers Show"
   
   
2. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1958)
   ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
       - Episode #11.37 (1958) TV episode .... Herself
   

Archive Footage:

1. All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) .... Mrs. MacGruder
2. "Disneyland"
       - The Parent Trap (1976) TV episode .... Miss Inch
3. The Far Out West (1967) .... Grandma Hanks