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Nancy Walker (I) (1922–1992)

They say big things often come in small packages, and never was that saying more true than when sizing up the talents of that diminutive dynamo Nancy Walker. Born Anna Myrtle Smoyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1922, she lived a "born-in-a-trunk" existence as the daughter of vaudevillian Dewey Barto (né Dewey Smoyer)... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (46 titles)
1990-1992 True Colors (TV series)
Sara Bower
Word to the Mother (1992) … Sara Bower
Feeling Up! (1992) … Sara Bower
Affirmative Reaction (1992) … Sara Bower
In a Flash (1992) … Sara Bower
Half a Man (1992) … Sara Bower
 
1989 Newhart (TV series)
Aunt Louise
Attack of the Killer Aunt (1989) … Aunt Louise
 
1987-1988 Mama's Boy (TV series)
Mollie McCaskey
Hamlet (1988) … Mollie McCaskey
Remembrance of Things Past (1988) … Mollie McCaskey
Mickey's Song (1988) … Mollie McCaskey
Pilot (1987) … Mollie McCaskey
Molly's Night Out (1987) … Mollie McCaskey
 
1987 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Angela
Long Day's Journey Into Marinara (1987) … Angela
The Sisters (1987) … Angela
 
1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
Mrs. Wrench
The Fox Who Saw Too Much (1986) … Mrs. Wrench
 
1985 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Leading Lady / Moon Rock
Columbus Circle (1985) … Leading Lady
Jeeter Mason and the Magic Headset (1985) … Moon Rock (voice)
 
1983 Fame (TV series)
Rachel Kaufman
Sunshine Again (1983) … Rachel Kaufman
 
1979-1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Hetty Waterhouse / Judge Joanne Akinson / Twinkie Bascons
Trigamist, The/Jealousy/From Here to Maternity (1981) … Judge Joanne Akinson
Gopher's Opportunity/The Switch/Home Sweet Home (1979) … Hetty Waterhouse
 
1982 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Harriett Krieger
42 (1982) … Harriett Krieger
 
1974-1978 Rhoda (TV series)
Ida Morgenstern
 
1978 Human Feelings (TV movie)
God - Mrs. G
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Mumsy
Trouble, My Lovely/The Common Man (1978) … Mumsy
 
1976-1977 The Nancy Walker Show (TV series)
Nancy Kitteridge
The Partners (1977) … Nancy Kitteridge
The Reunion (1977) … Nancy Kitteridge
Kenneth's Memoirs (1976) … Nancy Kitteridge
Terry's Depression (1976) … Nancy Kitteridge
Rival Agents (1976) … Nancy Kitteridge
 
1977 Blansky's Beauties (TV series)
Nancy Blansky
Dear Nancy (1977) … Nancy Blansky
 
1977 Happy Days (TV series)
Nancy Blansky
 
1976 Murder by Death
Yetta - Maid
 
1971-1976 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Mildred
Point of Law (1976) … Mildred
Greed (1976) … Mildred
The Deadly Cure (1976) … Mildred
Secrets for Sale (1975) … Mildred
Aftershock (1975) … Mildred
 
1975 Death Scream (TV movie)
Mrs. Jacobs
 
1974 Thursday's Game (TV movie)
Mrs. Bender
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Mrs. Cohen
Fingerprint (1974) … Mrs. Cohen
 
1973 40 Carats
Mrs. Margolin
 
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete
Mrs. Petersen
 
1973 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Mrs. Applebaum
Aspirin at 7, Dinner at 8 (1973) … Mrs. Applebaum
 
1972 Every Man Needs One (TV movie)
David's mother
 
1972 Bridget Loves Bernie (TV series)
Aunt Ruthie
The Little White Lie That Grew and Grew (1972) … Aunt Ruthie
 
1971-1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Bertha Furman (segment "Love and the Oldly Weds") / Mother (segment "Love and the See-Through Man") / Mrs. Morrison (segment "Love and the Pulitzer Prize")
Love and the Girlish Groom/Love and the New You/Love and the Oldlyweds/Love and the Wishing Star (1972) … Bertha Furman (segment "Love and the Oldly Weds")
Love and the Arctic Station/Love and the Pulitzer Prize/Love and the Tattoo (1971) … Mrs. Morrison (segment "Love and the Pulitzer Prize")
 
1972 Medical Center (TV series)
Mrs. Bainbridge
Cycle of Peril (1972) … Mrs. Bainbridge
 
1972 Stand Up and Be Counted
Agnes
 
1972 Keep the Faith (TV movie)
Sophie
 
1972 Decisions! Decisions! (TV movie)
 
1970-1971 Family Affair (TV series)
Emily Turner
Cinder-Emily (1971) … Emily Turner
Too Late, Too Soon (1971) … Emily Turner
Say Uncle (1970) … Emily Turner
And Baby Makes Eight (1970) … Emily Turner
It Can't Be Five Years (1970) … Emily Turner
 
1964 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Sketch Actor
Episode #1.26 (1964) … Sketch Actor
 
1960 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Buddy Parker
I Love a Marine (1960) … Buddy Parker
 
1959-1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Rifkele
World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) … Rifkele
 
1959 The World of Sholom Aleichem (TV movie)
 
1955-1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Gertie - Bolivar's Girlfriend / Sadie
Bolivar's Beauty Salon (1958) … Sadie
Fish Peddler's Thanksgiving (1955) … Gertie - Bolivar's Girlfriend
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Teresa
Code of the Corner (1958) … Teresa
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Letty Bern
Nick and Letty (1956) … Letty Bern
 
1954 Lucky Me
Flo Neely
 
1950 Musical Comedy Time (TV series)
Mary Custer
Whoopee (1950) … Mary Custer
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm
Trixie Simpson
 
1943 Girl Crazy
Polly Williams
 
1943 Best Foot Forward
Nancy - Blind Date
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
1984-1985 Alice (TV series)
 
1980 Magic Night (TV movie)
 
1979 13 Queens Boulevard (TV series)
The Younger Man (1979)
The Lift (1979)
 
1978 Rhoda (TV series)
The Total Brenda (1978)
Jack's New Image (1978)
Jack's Back (1978)
 
1973-1974 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
Just Friends (1973)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "The Three B's" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1983 Fame (TV series)
Sunshine Again (1983) (performer: "You Are My Sunshine" - uncredited)
 
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Nancy Walker (1977) (performer: "Pick Yourself Up", "They Can't Take That Away from Me")
 
1974 The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (performer: "Upper Berth")
 
1962-1963 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Episode #6.12 (1963) (performer: "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" - uncredited)
Episode #5.11 (1962) (performer: "Lulu's Back in Town" - uncredited)
 
1954 Lucky Me (performer: "High Hopes", "Blue Bells of Broadway")
 
1944 Broadway Rhythm (performer: "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet")
 
1943 Best Foot Forward (performer: "The Three B's" 1941, "I Know You by Heart" 1941, "Alive and Kickin'" 1941)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
1990 Columbo (TV series)
Herself
Uneasy Lies the Crown (1990) … Herself
 
1988 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode #2.76 (1988) … Guest Appearance
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 April 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1980 The Big Show (TV series)
Herself - Host
Episode #1.9 (1980) … Herself - Host
 
1979 The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.10 (1979) … Herself
 
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
Herself
Nancy Walker (1977) … Herself
 
1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself
Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (1976) … Herself (uncredited)
 
1976 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 June 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1975 Cher (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.3 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #8.18 (1975) … Herself
 
1974 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 16 December 1974 (1974) … Guest Appearance
 
1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.5 (1974) … Herself
 
1974 The 28th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1970 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
Bob Hope Looks at Women's Lib (1970) … Herself
 
1969 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
 
1950-1967 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Comedian / Herself - Sketch Actor / …
Episode #20.23 (1967) … Sketch Actor
Episode #20.11 (1966) … Herself - Sketch Actor
Episode #19.40 (1966) … Herself - Comedian
Episode #19.21 (1966) … Herself - Sketch Actor
Episode #18.24 (1965) … Herself - Comedian
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.8 (1965) … Herself
 
1965 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 February 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1959-1964 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.30 (1964) … Herself
Episode #6.22 (1964) … Herself
Episode #6.20 (1964) … Herself
Episode #6.17 (1964) … Herself
Episode #6.12 (1963) … Herself
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Sketch Actor
Episode #1.10 (1963) … Herself - Singer/Sketch Actor
 
1962 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.10 (1962) … Herself
 
1961 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 30 July 1961 (1961) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1960-1961 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 3 May 1961 (1961) … Herself
Episode dated 2 March 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1960 The Revlon Revue (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 March 1960 (1960) … Herself
Episode dated 11 February 1960 (1960) … Herself
 
1959 The Arthur Murray Party (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 November 1959 (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.4 (1959) … Herself
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Comedian
Episode #4.5 (1958) … Herself - Comedian
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.218 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 The Patrice Munsel Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.28 (1958) … Herself
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
Salute to George Abbott (1955) … Herself - Actress
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Herself
Episode #5.3 (1955) … Herself
 
1955 Tonight! (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.185 (1955) … Herself
 
1949-1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Comedienne
Episode #7.1 (1954) … Herself
Episode #2.6 (1949) … Herself - Comedienne
 
1954 The Blue Angel (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.7 (1954) … Herself
 
1951 Wonderful Town, U.S.A. (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (1951) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Best Foot Forward' (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercials for Bounty paper towels as "Rosie" (many years) See more »

Height:

4' 11" (1.50 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Met husband and vocal coach David Craig when she lost her voice during the run of the Broadway musical "Look Ma, I'm Dancing" in 1948. See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus