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Bibi Osterwald (1918–2002)

Actress

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Only played the role of Dolly Levi once while understudying Ginger Rogers. Played the role 122 times in total while understudying more than 6 actresses. See more trivia »

Born:

Margaret Virginia Osterwald
in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Burbank, California, USA
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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
 
1992 The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV series)
Goat Owner
– The Jubilee (1992) (voice)
– The Traitor … Goat Owner (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)
 
1980 Beulah Land (TV mini-series)
Nell Kendrick
 
1979 Detective School (TV series)
Dr. Dressler
– The Jewel Heist (1979) … Dr. Dressler
 
1979 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Mrs. Pomeroy
– The Big Hex of Little Lulu (1979) … Mrs. Pomeroy
 
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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1960 The Valley of Decision (TV movie)
 
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
 
1959 Deadline (TV series)
Helen
– Pickup (1959) … Helen
 
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
 
1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Song for a Summer Night (1956)
 
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)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Carol Channing (1971) … Herself
 
1968 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.217 (1959) … Herself
 
1957 The Patrice Munsel Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.11 (1957) … Herself
 
1951 The Paul Winchell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.26 (1951) … Herself
 
1950 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.11 (1950) … Herself
– Episode #2.7 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 Starlit Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 August 1950 (1950) … Herself
 

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Other Works:

(1944). Stage Play: Sing Out, Sweet Land [A Salute to American Folk and Popular Music]. Book by Walter Kerr. Music arranged by Elie Siegmeister [erroneously credited as Elie Siegmaster]. Special music written by Elie Siegmaster [erroneously credited as Elie Siegmaster]. . Conducted by Elie Siegmeister [erroneously... See more »
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Trivia:

Only played the role of Dolly Levi once while understudying Ginger Rogers. Played the role 122 times in total while understudying more than 6 actresses. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius