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Beth Howland(1939-2015)

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Beth Howland
The misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner.
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Alice (1976–1985)
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Beth Howland was born on 28 May 1939 in Brighton, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Alice (1976), A Caribbean Mystery (1983) and Mary Tyler Moore (1970). She was previously married to Charles Kimbrough and Michael J. Pollard. She died on 31 December 2015 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornMay 28, 1939
DiedDecember 31, 2015(76)
BornMay 28, 1939
DiedDecember 31, 2015(76)
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations

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Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
Beth Howland and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
Beth Howland and Tom Poston in Alice (1976)
Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)

Known for:

Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
Alice
6.8
TV Series
  • Vera Louise Gorman
Helen Hayes and Barnard Hughes in A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
A Caribbean Mystery
6.3
  • Evelyn Hillingdon
  • 1983
Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in Mary Tyler Moore (1970)
Mary Tyler Moore
8.3
TV Series
  • Joan
  • Linda Foster
Stacking (1987)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Housewife

Credits

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Actress

  • Melissa Disney in As Told by Ginger (2000)
    As Told by Ginger
    • Dr. Leventhal (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
    The Tick
    • Bea
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Batman Beyond (1999)
    Batman Beyond
    • Singer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
    Chicken Soup for the Soul
    • Diane
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
    • Mrs. Ericson
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Sandy Oates
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • You Can't Take It with You (1987)
    You Can't Take It with You
    • Anita Briggs
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    • Eleanor Flemming
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Comedy Factory (1985)
    Comedy Factory
    • Kate Weston
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    • Vera Louise Gorman
    • TV Series
    • 1976–1985
  • Helen Hayes and Barnard Hughes in A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
    A Caribbean Mystery
    • Evelyn Hillingdon
    • 1983
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    • Captain Bernice Tobin
    • Jeannie Davis
    • Eloise Farnsworth ...
    • TV Series
    • 1979–1983
  • Stacking (1987)
    American Playhouse
    • Housewife
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter
    • Stripper
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • You Can't Take It with You (1979)
    You Can't Take It with You
    • Essie Carmichael
    • TV Movie
    • 1979

Producer

  • You Don't Have to Die (1988)
    You Don't Have to Die
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 1988

Soundtrack

  • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    • performer: "Company (from "Company")" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • David Shire, Didi Conn, and Robert Guillaume in The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984)
    The 38th Annual Tony Awards
    • performer: "Getting Married Today"
    • TV Special
    • 1984
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, and Linda Lavin in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    • performer: "Tea for Two", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
    • performer: "At the Hop", "It's All in the Game"
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Stacking (1987)
    American Playhouse
    • performer: "Just a Housewife"
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
    Original Cast Album: Company
    • performer: "Getting Married Today"
    • 1970
  • Lil' Abner (1959)
    Lil' Abner
    • performer: "Put 'Em Back"
    • 1959

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DVD Trailer - Season 1

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Theater_org
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • May 28, 1939
    • Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 2015
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Charles Kimbrough2002 - December 31, 2015 (her death)
  • Children
    • Holly Pollard
  • Other works
    Created the role of Amy, singing the tongue-twisting showstopper "Getting Married Today," in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Beth Howland is still best remembered by the public for her comical character role, of Vera Louise Gorman, on CBS' weekly comedy series, Alice (1976).
  • Quotes
    [on her tour-de-force rendition of "Getting Married Today" in the play "Company"] It was a perfect song for me. I'm not a singer, and it has maybe four notes.

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