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Natalie Schafer (1900–1991)

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Natalie Schafer got her start doing Broadway plays then making the move to the big screen. Even before Gilligan's Island, she was typecast in roles as society women, or elegant, fashionable ladies. It was her role as "Eunice 'Lovey' Wentworth Howell" wife of multi-millionaire Thurston Howell III, that she was best known for... See full bio »

Born:

in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 90) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Natalie Schafer The Castaways - 1965 Still of Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island
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1990 I'm Dangerous Tonight (TV movie)
Grandmother
 
1989 Beverly Hills Brats
Lillian
 
1985 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
– The Geronimo Machine (1985)
 
1983 Matt Houston (TV series)
Vonda Moran
– The Beverly Woods Social Club (1983) … Vonda Moran
 
1983 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Sophie Chaflin
– The Secret of the Chrome Eagle (1983) … Sophie Chaflin
 
1983 CHiPs (TV series)
Mrs. Birdwing
– Journey to a Spacecraft (1983) … Mrs. Birdwing
 
1982 Gilligan's Planet (TV series)
Lovey Howell (voice)
 
1980-1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Abigail Collins / Mrs. Watkins
– Candy Doctor (1982) … Abigail Collins
– Girl Under Glass: Part 1 (1980) … Mrs. Watkins
 
1981 Here's Boomer (TV series)
Mrs. Parkington
– The Prince and the Boomer (1981) … Mrs. Parkington
 
1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
Lovey Wentworth Howell
 
1980 Vega$ (TV series)
Charlotte Hunt
– Golden Gate Cop Killer: Part 1 (1980) … Charlotte Hunt
– Golden Gate Cop Killer: Part 2 (1980) … Charlotte Hunt
 
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
Mrs. Hartnett
– The Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life: Part 1 (1979) … Mrs. Hartnett
– The Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boy Friend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life: Part 2 (1979) … Mrs. Hartnett
 
1979 The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
Lovey Wentworth Howell
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Woman
– Beautiful People (1978) … Woman
 
1978 Rescue from Gilligan's Island (TV movie)
Lovey Wentworth Howell
 
1978 Three's Company (TV series)
Impatient Woman
– Jack in the Flower Shop (1978) … Impatient Woman
 
1977 Holmes and Yo-Yo (TV series)
Mrs. Stevenson
– The Cat Burglar (1977) … Mrs. Stevenson
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Mrs. Chambers
– Homer and the Wacky Doughnut Machine (1977) … Mrs. Chambers
 
1977 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Mrs. Roberts
– Have You Heard About Vanessa? (1977) … Mrs. Roberts
 
1976 Phyllis (TV series)
Donna Plunkett
– Leo's Suicide (1976) … Donna Plunkett
 
1976 McCoy (TV series)
Laura Mayfield
– In Again Out Again (1976) … Laura Mayfield
 
1975 The Day of the Locust
Audrey Jennings
 
1974 The New Adventures of Gilligan (TV series)
Eunice Wentworth 'Lovey' Howell
 
1974 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Penelope Fletcher
– The Snooperstar (1974) … Penelope Fletcher
 
1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
Harriet (segment "Love and the Man of the Year")
– Love and the Blue Plate Special/Love and the Man of the Year/Love and the Time Machine (1973) … Harriet (segment "Love and the Man of the Year")
 
1973 40 Carats
Mrs. Adams
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
– A Game of Shadows (1972)
 
1971-1972 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Helen Collins
 
1970 Matt Lincoln (TV series)
– Adam (1970)
 
1970 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Mrs. Willoughby
– Goober, the Housekeeper (1970) … Mrs. Willoughby
 
1969 The Survivors (TV series)
Eleanor Carlyle
 
1964-1967 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
Mrs. Lovey Howell
– Gilligan, the Goddess (1967) … Mrs. Lovey Howell
– Bang! Bang! Bang! (1967) … Mrs. Lovey Howell
– The Pigeon (1967) … Mrs. Lovey Howell
– It's a Bird, It's a Plane (1967) … Mrs. Lovey Howell
– Slave Girl (1967) … Mrs. Lovey Howell
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1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Mrs. Otis
– The Canterville Ghost (1966) … Mrs. Otis
 
1964 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Madame Renee
– The Dress Shop (1964) … Madame Renee
 
1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Emily Bridenbaugh
– Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse (1962) … Emily Bridenbaugh
 
1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Eleanor Fraser
– Dress Rehearsal (1962) … Eleanor Fraser
 
1961 Susan Slade
Marion Corbett
 
1961 Back Street
Mrs. Evans
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Beatrice Graves
– The Grim Reaper (1961) … Beatrice Graves
 
1960 Guestward Ho! (TV series)
Mrs. Crawford
– Bab's Mother (1960) … Mrs. Crawford
 
1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
– After Hours (1960)
 
1959 Markham (TV series)
Mrs. Miles
– The Duelists (1959) … Mrs. Miles
 
1959 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Deborah Darling
– Bilko's Formula Seven (1959) … Deborah Darling
 
1957 Bernardine
Mrs. Madge Beaumont
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Beatrice Trent
– Footnote on a Doll (1957) … Beatrice Trent
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Geneva
– If You Knew Elizabeth (1957) … Geneva
 
1957 Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Mrs. Day
 
1952-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Blanche / Gertrude Medford / Julie
– Just Across the Street (1957) … Gertrude Medford
– Only Yesterday (1956) … Julie
– The Sound of Waves Breaking (1952) … Blanche
 
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
Jessie Caldwell
– Mother (1957) … Jessie Caldwell
 
1956 Anastasia
Irina Lissemskaia
 
1956 Forever, Darling
Millie Opdyke
 
1953-1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mary / Mrs. Hayes
– Week-End in Winnetka (1955) … Mrs. Hayes
– The Bronte Story (1953) … Mary
 
1955 Female on the Beach
Queenie Sorenson
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Mrs. Chisholm
– The Petrified Forest (1955) … Mrs. Chisholm
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Lucrece Durhurst
– South of the Sun (1955) … Lucrece Durhurst
 
1955 The Goldbergs (TV series)
Mrs. Lang
– The Milk Farm (1955) … Mrs. Lang
 
1954 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Elaine Chelton
– The Case of the Shy Ballerina (1954) … Elaine Chelton (as Nathalie Schafer)
 
1954 Casanova's Big Night
Signora Foressi
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Buy Me Blue Ribbons (1954)
 
1954 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Phoebe Emerson
– The Charm School (1954) … Phoebe Emerson
 
1954 Topper (TV series)
Mrs. Vance
– The Socialite (1954) … Mrs. Vance
 
1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– The Beard (1953)
 
1953 Three Steps to Heaven (TV series)
Nurse Gaines
 
1953 The Girl Next Door
Evelyn the maid
 
1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Linda (1953)
 
1953 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Sylvia Sommers
– On the Rocks (1953) … Sylvia Sommers
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– A String of Beads (1952)
 
1952 Just Across the Street
Gertrude Medford
 
1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal
Clarissa Pennock (scenes deleted)
 
1951 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Sisters (1951)
 
1951 Callaway Went Thataway
Martha Lorrison
 
1951 The Law and the Lady
Pamela Pemberson
 
1951 Take Care of My Little Girl
Mother Cookie Clark
 
1951 Payment on Demand
Mrs. Edna Blanton
 
1949 NBC Presents (TV series)
– Lady, Look Out! (1949)
 
1949 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Miracle of Chickerston (1949)
 
1948-1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– Good Night, Please (1949)
– Sham (1948)
 
1949 Caught
Dorothy Dale
 
1948 The Snake Pit
Mrs. Stuart
 
1948 The Time of Your Life
Society Lady
 
1947 Secret Beyond the Door...
Edith Potter
 
1947 Repeat Performance
Eloise Shaw
 
1947 Dishonored Lady
Ethel Royce
 
1947 The Other Love
Dora Shelton
 
1945 Masquerade in Mexico
Irene Denny
 
1945 Wonder Man
Mrs. Hume
 
1945 Molly and Me
Kitty Goode-Burroughs
 
1945 Keep Your Powder Dry
Harriet Corwin
 
1944 The Doughgirls
Third Woman with Baby (uncredited)
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair
Mrs. Irene Selworth
 
1942 Reunion in France
Frau Amy Schröder (uncredited)
 
1941 The Body Disappears
Mrs. Lunceford
 
1937 Daughter of Shanghai
Blonde Dancer (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1930 The Poor Fish (short)
Daisy
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1979 The Love Boat (TV series)
– Gopher's Opportunity/The Switch/Home Sweet Home (1979) (written by / segment "Home Sweet Home")
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1974 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
– The Snooperstar (1974) (performer: "On the Good Ship Lollipop" 1934 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1988 The Late Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 May 1988 (1988) … Herself
 
1983 Family Feud (TV series)
Herself
– Lost in Space vs. Gilligan's Island (1983) … Herself
– Gilligan's Island vs. Hawaiian Eye (1983) … Herself
 
1967 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 The Gypsy Rose Lee Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 August 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1966 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 2 January 1966 (1966) … Guest Appearance
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2004 Before the Three-Hour Tour (video documentary short)
Eunice Wentworth "Lovey" Howell
 
2003 ET in TV Land (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (TV movie)
Herself
 
2000 Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2000 TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

These Few Ashes (1928). Comedy. Written by Leonard Ide. Directed by Clifford Brooke. Booth Theatre: 30 Oct 19280 Dec 1928 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: Ellis Baker (as "Mme. de Seguin"), Goo Chong (as "Oki"), Wallis Clark (as "John Whitney"), Henrietta Goodwin... See more »

Alternate Names:

Nathalie Schafer
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Trivia:

Schafer had said she initially did the pilot to Gilligan's Island, for the free trip to Hawaii. Afterwards, Schafer was in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on holiday when she got a telegram from the States. She read it and burst into tears. Everyone had thought Shafer's mother (who was ill at the time) had died... See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio