This was Anita Gillette's first appearance on the show. She would return during the final season as Quincy's girlfriend, and later wife, Dr. Emily Hanover.
Anita Gillette portrayed both of Quincy's wives. Until marrying Dr. Emily Hanover near the end of the series, Quincy had been a widower, having lost his first wife, Helen, before the events of the series. Anita Gillette was cast as the late Helen Quincy for the flashback scenes in the episode Promises to Keep (1979) before being hired as Dr. Hanover.