Bibi Osterwald

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As Good as It Gets (1997)

General Hospital (1963)

The World of Henry Orient (1964)

Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)

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1998 Jumanji (TV series)
Ms. Desmona

– Sorceress of Jumanji (1998) … Ms. Desmona (voice)

1998 Rugrats (TV series)
Florence / Sheila

– Fugitive Tommy/Visiting Aunt Miriam (1998) … Florence/Sheila (voice)

1997 As Good as It Gets
Neighbor Woman

1996 The Glimmer Man
Woman in Ovington Arms

1996 The Paper Brigade (video)
Widow Hansen

1996 Home Improvement (TV series)
Mrs. Odetts

– Future Shock (1996) … Mrs. Odetts

1996 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Alligator Amy

– Never the Twain Shall Meet (1996) … Alligator Amy (voice)

1996 Bless This House (TV series)
Mrs. Patterson

– The Bowling Method (1996) … Mrs. Patterson

1995 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Mabel

– A Room with No Viewfinder/Krumm Rises to the Top (1995) … Mabel

1995 Pig Sty (TV series)
Woman

– Tess Makes the Man (1995) … Woman

1995 The Wayans Bros. (TV series)
Saleslady

– The Shawn-Shank Redemption (1995) … Saleslady

1994 Mad About You (TV series)
Elderly Patron

– The City (1994) … Elderly Patron

1994 Phantom 2040 (TV series)

– The Biot in Red (1994) (voice)

– Fire and I.C.E. (1994) (voice)

1994 Empty Nest (TV series)
Betty

– The Woman Who Came to Dither (1994) … Betty

1994 Angie
Dr. Gould's Nurse

1993 Star (TV movie)
Aunt Pamela

1991-1993 Tom & Jerry Kids Show (TV series)

– Penthouse Mouse/Twelve Angry Sheep/The Ant Attack (1993)

1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Matilda

– None But the Lonely Heart (1992) … Matilda

1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV series)

– The Traitor (voice)

1991 Get a Life (TV series)
Aunt Tilly

– Chris vs. Donald (1991) … Aunt Tilly

1990 The Wizard of Oz (TV series)

1989 Mr. Belvedere (TV series)
Florence Talbot

– The Escort (1989) … Florence Talbot

1989 Out of This World (TV series)
Bea Malone

– The Secret of Evie's Success (1989) … Bea Malone

1989 Newhart (TV series)
Dotty

– Shoe Business Is My Life (1989) … Dotty

1988 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Mrs. Nakamura

– The Absent-Minded Professor (1988) … Mrs. Nakamura

1988 Caddyshack II
Mrs. Pierpont

1988 Moving
Crystal Butterworth

1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Alma Barber

– A Firm Grasp of Reality (1988) … Alma Barber

1987 Werewolf (TV series)
Mary Peterson

– Friendly Haven (1987) … Mary Peterson

1987 Stingray (TV series)
Audrey Brewster

– Autumn (1987) … Audrey Brewster

1987 Stillwatch (TV movie)
Margaret Langley

1987 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Irene Casey

– A Mother and a Daughter (1987) … Irene Casey

1987 Mama's Family (TV series)
Mrs. Minter

– Birthright (1987) … Mrs. Minter

1986 St. Elsewhere (TV series)

– Nothing Up My Sleeve (1986)

1983 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Mrs. Yaeger

– The Final Cut (1983) … Mrs. Yaeger

1983/II Happy Endings (TV movie)
Mrs. Dooley

1983 Remington Steele (TV series)
Veronica Kirk

– Steeling the Show (1983) … Veronica Kirk

1982 General Hospital (TV series)
Nanny McTavish #1

1982 Too Close for Comfort (TV series)
Charlotte

– Do You Take This Woman Again? (1982) … Charlotte

1982 Teachers Only (TV series)
Miss Pritchard

– The Once and Future Teacher (1982) … Miss Pritchard

1978-1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Dorothy MacKenzie / Ruth Kaufman

– The Last of Leadbottom (1982) … Dorothy MacKenzie

– No Way to Treat a Body (1978) … Ruth Kaufman

1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Mrs. Bushnell

– The Good, the Bad, and the Profane (1982) … Mrs. Bushnell

1981 CBS Library (TV series)
Grandmother

– A Tale of Four Wishes (1981) … Grandmother (voice)

1981 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Mrs. Pomeroy

– The Big Hex of Little Lulu (1981) … Mrs. Pomeroy

1980 Beulah Land (TV mini-series)
Nell Kendrick

1979 Detective School (TV series)
Dr. Dressler

– The Jewel Heist (1979) … Dr. Dressler

1979 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Grace Claymer

– Target for a Wedding (1979) … Grace Claymer

1979 Three's Company (TV series)
Mrs. Penrose

– The Catered Affair (1979) … Mrs. Penrose

1978-1979 Flying High (TV series)
Halop / Mrs. Gaynes

– Eye Opener (1979) … Halop

– The Great Escape (1978) … Mrs. Gaynes

1978 The Great Bank Hoax
Sara Pennyworth

1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
The Amazing Alonzo groupie

– Ship of Ghouls (1978) … The Amazing Alonzo groupie

1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Mabel

– The Sand Castle Murders (1978) … Mabel

1977 The Great Smokey Roadblock
Annie McCarigle

1977 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Manager

– A Good Cop... But (1977) … Manager

1977 Little Ladies of the Night (TV movie)
Matron

1976 Police Woman (TV series)
Mrs. Nemerover

– Sarah Who? (1976) … Mrs. Nemerover

1976 All in the Family (TV series)
Mrs. Henshaw

– New Year's Wedding (1976) … Mrs. Henshaw

1974 Bank Shot
Mums Gornik

1972-1973 Bridget Loves Bernie (TV series)
Sophie Steinberg

– Greener Pastures (1973) … Sophie Steinberg

– The Information Gap (1973) … Sophie Steinberg

– Steinberg and Son (1973) … Sophie Steinberg

– Painting, Painting - Who's Got the Painting? (1973) … Sophie Steinberg

– To Teach or Not to Teach (1973) … Sophie Steinberg

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1969 Where the Heart Is (TV series)
Stella O'Brien (1969-1972) (original cast)

1967 The Tiger Makes Out
Mrs. Ratner

1966 New York Television Theatre (TV series)

– The Immovable Gordons (1966)

1966 Preview Tonight (TV series)
Mary

– Roaring Camp (1966) … Mary

1966 A Fine Madness
Mrs. Fitzgerald

1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series)
Mrs. Bunker

– Try to Find a Spy (1964) … Mrs. Bunker

1964 Brenner (TV series)
Doris

– Point of Law (1964) … Doris

1964 The World of Henry Orient
Erica 'Boothy' Booth

1963-1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Mrs. Foglesong / Mrs. Hunter

– This Is Going to Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You (1964) … Mrs. Hunter

– Peace, Pity, Pardon (1963) … Mrs. Foglesong

1961-1963 Naked City (TV series)
Grace / Sylvia / Woman Bartender

– Carrier (1963) … Grace

– ..And If Any Are Frozen, Warm Them!.. (1962) … Woman Bartender

– To Dream Without Sleep (1961) … Sylvia

1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Midge

– Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks (1963) … Midge

1961 Parrish
Rosie

1961 Jane Eyre (TV movie)
Grace Poole

1953-1961 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Catherine / Laura / Maggie Finch / …

– Black Market Babies (1961) … Maggie Finch

– The Boy on Page One (1959) … Catherine

– Divorcees Anonymous (1957) … Laura

– SOS from the Andrea Doria (1956) … Martha Peterson

– A Baby Named X (1956) … Mrs. Arnquist

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1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Sarah Ponmair

– Small Bouquet (1959) … Sarah Ponmair

1959 Art Carney Special (TV series)
Mrs. Gibbs

– Our Town (1959) … Mrs. Gibbs

1958 The Gift of the Magi (TV movie)
Mme. Sofronie

1957 The Big Story (TV series)
Rosie Mack

– The Frame-Up (1957) … Rosie Mack

1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
Lucy Mae

– A Man's Game (1957) … Lucy Mae

1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Rosie

– Rosie (1955)

– Late Love (1955) … Rosie

1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Edith Potter

– The Women (1955) … Edith Potter

1954 The Imogene Coca Show (TV series)
Regular (1954-55)

1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)

– The Day the Diner Closed (1954)

1954 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)

– Miss Look-Alike (1954)

1953 The Mercer Girls (TV movie)

1949 Front Row Center (TV series)
Regular

1948 Captain Billy's Mississippi Music Hall (TV series)
Regular (1948)

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Bibi Osterwald (1918–2002)

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 1,217 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Bibi Osterwald (1918–2002) Actress Trivia: Played David Birney's Jewish mother in Bridget Loves Bernie on TV, although she was not Jewish. See more trivia » Born: Margaret Virginia Osterwald February 3, 1918 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Died: January 2, 2002 (age 83) in Burbank, California, USA