She died in 1995 at the age of 85 after complications of hip surgery.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1938: Too Much Johnson as Mrs. Upton Battison
- 1942: The Man Who Came to Dinner as Ms. Preen
- 1942: Blondies Blessed Event as Sarah Miller
- 1942: Private Buckaroo as Bonnie-Belle Schlopkiss
- 1942: The Mayor Of44th Street as Mamie
- 1942: Now, Voyager as Dora Pickford
- 1942: Who Done It? as Juliet Collins
- 1943: Hows About It as 'Mike' Tracy
- 1943: Rhythm Of The Islands as Susie Dugan
- 1943: My Kingdom For A Cook as Agnes Willoughby
- 1943: Happy Land as Emmy (Uncredited Role)
- 1943: Higher And Higher as Sandy Brooks
- 1948: June Bride as Rosemary McNally
- 1948: The Decision Of Christopher Blake as Clara
- 1949: Anna Lucasta as Stella
- 1950: The Petty Girl as Prof. Whitman
- 1951: On Moonlight Bay as Stella
- 1953: By The Light Of The Silvery Moon as Stella
- 1951: Ill See You In My Dreams as Anna
- 1952: Young Man With Ideas as Mrs. Jarvis Gilpin
- 1952: The Story Of Will Rogers as Mrs. Foster
- 1952: Bloodhounds Of Broadway as Lady at Laundry (uncredited)
- 1953: Half A Hero as Mrs. Watts
- 1953: The Actress as Emma Glavey
- 1954: Ma And Pa Kettle At Home as Ms. Wetter
- 1954: White Christmas as Emma Allen
- 1954: Destry as Bessie Mae Curtis
- 1955: Good Morning Miss Dove as Ms. Lorraine Ellwood
- 1956: Dance Withe Henry as Miss Mayberry
- 1957: Dont Go Near The Water as Janie
- 1958: The Proud Rebel as Mrs. Ainsley (uncredited)
- 1959: It Happened To Jane as Matilda Runyon
- 1960: The Gambler The Nun And The Radio as Nurse
- 1960: Cimarron as Mrs. Neal Hefner
- 1961: 101 Dalmatians as Freckles
- 1961: The Sins Of Rachel Cade as Marie Grieux
- 1962: The Musicman as Mrs. Squires
- 1964: Fate Is the Hunter as Mrs. Llewlyn
- 1964: Dear Heart as Miss Fox
- 1965: How to Murder Your Wife as Harold's Secretary
- 1966: The Trouble with Angels as Sister Clarissa
- 1967: The Spirit Is Willing as Gloria Tritt
- 1968: Where Angels Go Trouble Follows as Sister Clarissa
- 1969: The Monk 1969 as Mrs. Medford
- 1972: Napoleon And Samantha as Clerk
- 1972: The Man Who Came to Dinner as Nurse Preen
- 1972: Snowball Express as Miss Wigginton
- 1977: Lucy Calls The President as Millie Baker
- 1979: Willa as Eunice
- 1980: Touched By Love as Margaret
- 1985: The Canterville Ghost as Mrs. Umney
- 1986: The Christmas Gift as Henrietta Sawyer
- 1987: Almost Partners as Aggie Greyson
- 1987: Fatal Confession A Father Dowling Mystery as Marie Murkin
- 1990: Postcards from the Edge as Grandma
- 1992: Sister Act as Sister Mary Lazarus
- 1993: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Sister Mary Lazarus
- 1994: Little Women (1994) as Aunt March
- 1994: Weldon Pond as Ella Michalek
- 1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) as Laverne
Television Roles
- 1948-1954: Studio One as Ms. Hargreaves/Mary Poppins (4 episodes)
- 1949: The Ford Theatre Hour as Ms. Preen
- 1949: The Philco Television Playhouse as Amelia Coop
- 1952: I Love Lucy as Madame Lamond
- 1954: Life With Father as Explorer from Africa
- 1954-1955: The Halls Of Ivy as Alice the Housekeeper (27 episodes)
- 1955: Shower Of Stars as Lizzie
- 1955: The Alcoa Hour as Sally Brass
- 1956: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mrs. Foster the Landlady/Blanche Armstaedter (2 episodes)
- 1956-1958: The Danny Thomas Show as Liz O'Neill (21 episodes)
- 1957: Playhouse 90 as Grace
- 1957: Lux Video Theatre as Amelia
- 1957: The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show as Waitress
- 1958: Annette as Katie
- 1958: The Mickey Mouse Club as Katie
- 1958: Zorro as Dolores Bastinado
- 1959: The Thin Man as Sally Bearclaw
- 1959: Startime as Myrtle
- 1959-1962: Dennis the Menace as Miss Esther Cathcart (10 episodes)
- 1960: Buick Electra Playhouse as Nurse
- 1960: Angel as Betty Crawford
- 1960-1961: Shirley Temples Storybook as Lootie/Hannah (2 episodes)
- 1961: The Chevy Show as Edith Gunther
- 1961: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Edith Gunther
- 1961-1962: The Gertrude Berg Show as Maxfield
- 1963: Our Man Higgins as Mme. Amethyst
- 1963: Kraft Suspense Theatre as Mrs. Pike
- 1963: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Nurse
- 1963-1966: Bonanza as Hattie/Martha (2 episodes)
- 1963-1967: The Lucy Show as Aunt Gussie/Frances/Aunt Agatha/Miss Hurlow/Mrs. Winslow/Fran/Mrs. Wickenhauser (9 episodes)
- 1964: Temple Houston as Ida Goff
- 1964: My Three Sons as Jeri Schronk
- 1964-1967: The Red Skelton Hour as Clara Appleby/Olga Pantswacker/Ruby (3 episodes)
- 1965: Ben Casey as Miss Brink
- 1966: The Phyllis Diller Show as Amelia Pembroke
- 1967: F Troop as Samantha Oglesby
- 1967: The Beverly Hillbillies as Adaline Ashley
- 1968: I Spy as Mildred
- 1969: The Doris Day Show as Emma Flood
- 1969: The Queen And I as Hazel Becker
- 1969: Mr Deeds Goes To Town as Molly
- 1969-1971: Julia as Melba Chegley (8 episodes)
- 1969-1974: Here's Lucy as Isabel/Clara Simpson/Violet Barker/Nurse Sylvia Ogilvy/Sister Paula Carter/Mrs. Whitmark's Maid/Nurse Hurlow (9 episodes)
- 1970: The Debbie Reynolds Show as Aunt Harriet
- 1970: Headmaster as Cynthia Fleming
- 1971: The Man And The City as Cora
- 1971: Columbo as Landlady
- 1971: The Jimmy Stewart Show as Mrs. Bullard
- 1972: Sanford and Son as Mary
- 1973-1974: Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Aunt Zelda
- 1974: Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Dr. Bess Winestock
- 1975: M*A*S*H as Col. Reese
- 1975-1976: Doc as Nurse Beatrice Tully (14 episodes)
- 1977-1978: Tabitha as Cassandra (2 episodes)
- 1981: The Love Boat as Mrs. Randolph
- 1981: The Waltons as Octavia
- 1981-1984: Trapper John, M.D. as Rocky Flanagan/Hazel/Miranda (3 episodes)
- 1984: Matt Houston as Nellie Cochran
- 1984-1987: Punky Brewster as Mrs. Dempsey/Sister Bernadette (2 episodes)
- 1985: ABC Afterschool Specials as Ms. Crandall
- 1985: Murder, She Wrote as Mrs. Alva Crane
- 1987: We Got It Made as Rose
- 1987: You Cant Take It With You as Elizabeth Kirkbottom
- 1988: Highway to Heaven as Minnie
- 1989-1991: Father Dowling Mysteries as Marie 'Maggie' Murkin
- 1995-1997: Life with Louie as Grandma (5 episodes)
Shorts
- 1934: Art Trouble as Woman sitting with Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- 1935: Watch The Birdie as Silent Passenger in Deck Chair
- 1939: Seeing Red as Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
- 1942: Keeping Fit as Ann
- 1960: No Place Like Home 1960 as Housekeeper
- 1965: The Decorator as Viola
- 1972: Open Window as Mrs. Sappleton
- 1987: Alf Loves A Mystery as Agatha Megpeace
Radio
- 1938: The Mercury Theatre on the Air as Employment Officer Manager/Mrs. Parcher (2 episodes)
Theatre Roles
- 1936: Spring Dance as Mildred
- 1936-1937: Stage Door as Mary McCune
- 1937: Hitch Your Weapon as Donnelly
- 1937-1938: Father Malachys Miracle as Annie
- 1938: Dantons Death as Christine
- 1939: Stars In Your Eyes as Voice Coach
- 1939-1941: The Man Who Came to Dinner as Miss Preen
- 1944: Jackpot as Nancy Parker
- 1944: Dark Hammock as Amelia Coop
- 1946: Apple Of His Eye as Nina Sover
- 1946-1947: Park Avenue as Mrs. Betty Nelson
- 1948: Town House as Esther Murray
- 1979-1980: Oklahoma! as Aunt Eller
