Filmography
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Known For
It's a Wonderful Life Cousin Tilly (1946) -
Swing Parade of 1946 Marie Finch (1946) -
Kitty Foyle Pat Day (1940) -
Known For
Babbitt Miss McGoun, Babbitt's Secretary (1934) -
Actress
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The Fall Guy Cantina Owner (1981) -
The Dukes of Hazzard Aunt Clara Coltrane (1981) -
Goodbye, Franklin High Teacher (1978) -
The Love Boat Sister #2 (1977) -
Laverne & Shirley Nana Shotz (1976) -
Happy Days Miss Prism (1975) -
The Strongest Man in the World Mercedes (1975) -
The Rookies Apt. Manager (1974) -
Here's Lucy Mary Winters (1974) -
![The Brady Bunch]( "The Brady Bunch")
The Brady Bunch Kay (1972) -
![Love, American Style]( "Love, American Style")
Love, American Style Clerk (segment "Love and the Motel Mixup") (1971) -
![The Bill Cosby Show]( "The Bill Cosby Show")
The Bill Cosby Show Mrs. Drucker (1971) -
![Gomer Pyle: USMC]( "Gomer Pyle: USMC")
Gomer Pyle: USMC Woman #1 (1968) -
![Please Don't Eat the Daisies]( "Please Don't Eat the Daisies")
Please Don't Eat the Daisies Mabel (1967) -
![Green Acres]( "Green Acres")
Green Acres Telephone Operator (1966) -
![Paradise, Hawaiian Style]( "Paradise, Hawaiian Style")
Paradise, Hawaiian Style Mrs. Belden (1966) -
![My Brother the Angel]( "My Brother the Angel")
My Brother the Angel Lady With Purse (1966) -
![Perry Mason]( "Perry Mason")
Perry Mason Bess (1965) -
![The Donna Reed Show]( "The Donna Reed Show")
The Donna Reed Show Mrs. Larson (1958-1965) -
![The Joey Bishop Show]( "The Joey Bishop Show")
The Joey Bishop Show Hilda (1962-1965) -
![Who's Minding the Store?]( "Who's Minding the Store?")
Who's Minding the Store? Mattress Customer (1963) -
![Fun in Acapulco]( "Fun in Acapulco")
Fun in Acapulco Mrs Stevers (1963) -
![Girls! Girls! Girls!]( "Girls! Girls! Girls!")
Girls! Girls! Girls! Mrs. Figgot - Hat Customer (1962) -
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza Annie Wilson (1961-1962) -
![Hazel]( "Hazel")
Hazel Nurse (1962) -
![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program Mrs. Jameson (1957-1962) -
![Pete and Gladys]( "Pete and Gladys")
Pete and Gladys Sylvia (1961-1962) -
![Ichabod and Me]( "Ichabod and Me")
Ichabod and Me Maude Colby (1962) -
![The Errand Boy]( "The Errand Boy")
The Errand Boy Commissary Cashier (1961) -
![Bachelor in Paradise]( "Bachelor in Paradise")
Bachelor in Paradise Mrs. Bruce Freedman (1961) -
![Ada]( "Ada")
Ada Clubwoman with Pecan Pie (1961) -
![Bachelor Father]( "Bachelor Father")
Bachelor Father Spa Receptionist (1961) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney Dress Shop Owner (1961) -
![All in a Night's Work]( "All in a Night's Work")
All in a Night's Work Miss Schuster (1961) -
![The Andy Griffith Show]( "The Andy Griffith Show")
The Andy Griffith Show Clara Lindsey (1960-1961) -
![Surfside 6]( "Surfside 6")
Surfside 6 Hotel Plaza Desk Clerk (1960) -
![Dennis the Menace]( "Dennis the Menace")
Dennis the Menace Cook (1960) -
![Wagon Train]( "Wagon Train")
Wagon Train Bessie Treymore (1960) -
![The Ann Sothern Show]( "The Ann Sothern Show")
The Ann Sothern Show Mary Conway (1959-1960) -
![The DuPont Show with June Allyson]( "The DuPont Show with June Allyson")
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Hazel (1960) -
![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre Kate (1960) -
![The Loretta Young Show]( "The Loretta Young Show")
The Loretta Young Show Aunt Gladys (1960) -
![Bourbon Street Beat]( "Bourbon Street Beat")
Bourbon Street Beat Clairibelle (1959) -
![Career]( "Career")
Career Marie, Secretary to Shirley Drake (1959) -
![Don't Give Up the Ship]( "Don't Give Up the Ship")
Don't Give Up the Ship Mother at Wedding Party (1959) -
![M Squad]( "M Squad")
M Squad Mary Cosgrove (1959) -
![I Married a Monster from Outer Space]( "I Married a Monster from Outer Space")
I Married a Monster from Outer Space Mother Bradley (1958) -
![Rock-a-Bye Baby]( "Rock-a-Bye Baby")
Rock-a-Bye Baby Nurse (1958) -
![December Bride]( "December Bride")
December Bride Mrs. Schultz (1958) -
![The Sad Sack]( "The Sad Sack")
The Sad Sack Sgt. Hansen (1957) -
![The Joker Is Wild]( "The Joker Is Wild")
The Joker Is Wild Heckler (1957) -
![Date with the Angels]( "Date with the Angels")
Date with the Angels Maternity Nurse (1957) -
![Last Stagecoach West]( "Last Stagecoach West")
Last Stagecoach West Miss Feeney, Bryceson's Secretary (1957) -
![Gun Duel in Durango]( "Gun Duel in Durango")
Gun Duel in Durango Spinster (1957) -
![Public Pigeon No. 1]( "Public Pigeon No. 1")
Public Pigeon No. 1 Mrs. Bates (1957) -
Hey, Jeannie! Katie (1957)
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![Hold That Hypnotist]( "Hold That Hypnotist")
Hold That Hypnotist Hotel Maid (1957) -
![The Go-Getter]( "The Go-Getter")
The Go-Getter Miss Wellington, aptitude tester (1956) -
![Bundle of Joy]( "Bundle of Joy")
Bundle of Joy Matron (1956) -
![Calling Homicide]( "Calling Homicide")
Calling Homicide Flo Burton - Script Girl (1956) -
![The Birds and the Bees]( "The Birds and the Bees")
The Birds and the Bees Mrs. Burnside (1956) -
![When Gangland Strikes]( "When Gangland Strikes")
When Gangland Strikes Emily Parsons (1956) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! (1955) -
![The Red Skelton Hour]( "The Red Skelton Hour")
The Red Skelton Hour Girl in Park (1954-1955) -
![The Star and the Story]( "The Star and the Story")
The Star and the Story (1955) -
![Crossroads]( "Crossroads")
Crossroads Nurse (1955) -
![Willy]( "Willy")
Willy Emily Dodger (1954-1955) -
![Stage 7]( "Stage 7")
Stage 7 Louise (1955) -
![The Eternal Sea]( "The Eternal Sea")
The Eternal Sea Admitting Nurse (1955) -
![Shower of Stars]( "Shower of Stars")
Shower of Stars Cleaning lady in boarding house skit (1955) -
![Four Star Playhouse]( "Four Star Playhouse")
Four Star Playhouse Madeline (1955) -
![It's a Great Life]( "It's a Great Life")
It's a Great Life Thelma Purcell (1955) -
![The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]( "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show")
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Mrs. Curtis (1955) -
![Clipped Wings]( "Clipped Wings")
Clipped Wings Mildred (1953) -
![Let's Do It Again]( "Let's Do It Again")
Let's Do It Again Nelly - the Maid (1953) -
![The Ford Television Theatre]( "The Ford Television Theatre")
The Ford Television Theatre (1953) -
![I Married Joan]( "I Married Joan")
I Married Joan Harriet (1953) -
![Your Jeweler's Showcase]( "Your Jeweler's Showcase")
Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952) -
![Dreamboat]( "Dreamboat")
Dreamboat Wife in Bar (1952) -
![The Gene Autry Show]( "The Gene Autry Show")
The Gene Autry Show Adele Tompkins (1952) -
![Sailor Beware]( "Sailor Beware")
Sailor Beware Ginger (1952) -
![Room for One More]( "Room for One More")
Room for One More Grace Roberts (1952) -
![The Stooge]( "The Stooge")
The Stooge Ms. Regan (1951) -
![The Fuller Brush Girl]( "The Fuller Brush Girl")
The Fuller Brush Girl Woman Selling Magazine (1950) -
![Young Daniel Boone]( "Young Daniel Boone")
Young Daniel Boone Helen Bryan (1950) -
![And Baby Makes Three]( "And Baby Makes Three")
And Baby Makes Three Mrs. Bennett (1949) -
![The Life of Riley]( "The Life of Riley")
The Life of Riley Millie - Stevenson's Secretary (1949) -
![Let's Live a Little]( "Let's Live a Little")
Let's Live a Little Miss Adams (1948) -
![The Snake Pit]( "The Snake Pit")
The Snake Pit Nurse Jones (1948) -
![Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven]( "Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven")
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven Wife (1948) -
![Shed No Tears]( "Shed No Tears")
Shed No Tears Hilda - the Maid (1948) -
![Merton of the Movies]( "Merton of the Movies")
Merton of the Movies Gladys (1947) -
![A Likely Story]( "A Likely Story")
A Likely Story Nurse (1947) -
![It's a Wonderful Life]( "It's a Wonderful Life")
It's a Wonderful Life Cousin Tilly (1946) -
![One Exciting Week]( "One Exciting Week")
One Exciting Week Mabel Taylor (1946) -
![Swing Parade of 1946]( "Swing Parade of 1946")
Swing Parade of 1946 Marie Finch (1946) -
![Strange Impersonation]( "Strange Impersonation")
Strange Impersonation Talkative Nurse (1946) -
![From This Day Forward]( "From This Day Forward")
From This Day Forward Alice Beesley (1946) -
![A Guy Could Change]( "A Guy Could Change")
A Guy Could Change Grace Conley (1946) -
![She Wouldn't Say Yes]( "She Wouldn't Say Yes")
She Wouldn't Say Yes Train Passenger at Bar (1945) -
![Blonde from Brooklyn]( "Blonde from Brooklyn")
Blonde from Brooklyn Diane Peabody (1945) -
![Don Juan Quilligan]( "Don Juan Quilligan")
Don Juan Quilligan Lucy Blake (1945) -
![High Powered]( "High Powered")
High Powered Cassie McQuade (1945) -
Tahiti Nights Mata (1944)
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![Casanova Brown]( "Casanova Brown")
Casanova Brown Monica Case (1944) -
![I Love a Soldier]( "I Love a Soldier")
I Love a Soldier Cecilia 'Cissy' Grant (1944) -
![Swing in the Saddle]( "Swing in the Saddle")
Swing in the Saddle Addie LaTour (1944) -
![The Navy Way]( "The Navy Way")
The Navy Way Agnes (1944) -
![Hands Across the Border]( "Hands Across the Border")
Hands Across the Border Sophie Lawrence (1944) -
![Mystery Broadcast]( "Mystery Broadcast")
Mystery Broadcast Smitty (1943) -
![Thank Your Lucky Stars]( "Thank Your Lucky Stars")
Thank Your Lucky Stars Fan (1943) -
![So Proudly We Hail!]( "So Proudly We Hail!")
So Proudly We Hail! Lt. Sadie Schwartz (1943) -
![Hit Parade of 1943]( "Hit Parade of 1943")
Hit Parade of 1943 Janie (1943) -
![They Got Me Covered]( "They Got Me Covered")
They Got Me Covered Helen (1943) -
![Flight for Freedom]( "Flight for Freedom")
Flight for Freedom Newspaper Woman (1943) -
![The Powers Girl]( "The Powers Girl")
The Powers Girl Nancy (1943) -
![Lady Bodyguard]( "Lady Bodyguard")
Lady Bodyguard Miss Tracy (1943) -
![My Heart Belongs to Daddy]( "My Heart Belongs to Daddy")
My Heart Belongs to Daddy Dawn (1942) -
![Stand By All Networks]( "Stand By All Networks")
Stand By All Networks Nora Cassidy (1942) -
![Between Us Girls]( "Between Us Girls")
Between Us Girls Mary Belle (1942) -
![They All Kissed the Bride]( "They All Kissed the Bride")
They All Kissed the Bride Susie Johnson (1942) -
![The Great Man's Lady]( "The Great Man's Lady")
The Great Man's Lady Persis (1942) -
Soaring Stars Autograph Seeker (1942)
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![Ship Ahoy]( "Ship Ahoy")
Ship Ahoy Nurse (1942) -
![True to the Army]( "True to the Army")
True to the Army Mae (1942) -
![The Night Before the Divorce]( "The Night Before the Divorce")
The Night Before the Divorce Olga - the Maid (1942) -
![Roxie Hart]( "Roxie Hart")
Roxie Hart Secretary (1942) -
![Pacific Blackout]( "Pacific Blackout")
Pacific Blackout Irene (1941) -
![You Belong to Me]( "You Belong to Me")
You Belong to Me Doris (1941) -
![Father Takes a Wife]( "Father Takes a Wife")
Father Takes a Wife Secretary (1941) -
![The Flame of New Orleans]( "The Flame of New Orleans")
The Flame of New Orleans Party Guest (1941) -
![Tall, Dark and Handsome]( "Tall, Dark and Handsome")
Tall, Dark and Handsome Martha, Sales Girl (1941) -
![Kitty Foyle]( "Kitty Foyle")
Kitty Foyle Pat Day (1940) -
![Rodeo Dough]( "Rodeo Dough")
Rodeo Dough Mary (1940) -
![Dulcy]( "Dulcy")
Dulcy Miss Twill (1940) -
![Black Diamonds]( "Black Diamonds")
Black Diamonds Nina Norton (1940) -
![Queen of the Mob]( "Queen of the Mob")
Queen of the Mob Billy's Nurse (1940) -
![Girl in 313]( "Girl in 313")
Girl in 313 Jenny, Hotel Maid (1940) -
![Double Alibi]( "Double Alibi")
Double Alibi Hospital Switchboard Operator (1940) -
![Danger on Wheels]( "Danger on Wheels")
Danger on Wheels Esme (1940) -
![First Love]( "First Love")
First Love Agnes, Barbara's Maid (1939) -
![Dad for a Day]( "Dad for a Day")
Dad for a Day Employment Agency Receptionist (1939) -
![Babes in Arms]( "Babes in Arms")
Babes in Arms Receptionist (1939) -
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga Mary (1939)
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![When Tomorrow Comes]( "When Tomorrow Comes")
When Tomorrow Comes Waitress (1939) -
![For Love or Money]( "For Love or Money")
For Love or Money Amy, The Maid (1939) -
A Star Is Shorn Patsy (1939)
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![Happily Buried]( "Happily Buried")
Happily Buried Waitress (1939) -
![Three Smart Girls Grow Up]( "Three Smart Girls Grow Up")
Three Smart Girls Grow Up Secretary (1939) -
Pride of the Navy Undetermined Role (1939)
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![Strange Faces]( "Strange Faces")
Strange Faces Lorry May (1938) -
![I'll Give a Million]( "I'll Give a Million")
I'll Give a Million Nanette (1938) -
![Young Fugitives]( "Young Fugitives")
Young Fugitives Kathy (1938) -
![Always Goodbye]( "Always Goodbye")
Always Goodbye Al's Bride-to-Be (1938) -
![Rascals]( "Rascals")
Rascals Patient (1938) -
![Kentucky Moonshine]( "Kentucky Moonshine")
Kentucky Moonshine 'Sugar' Hatfield (1938) -
![Sally, Irene and Mary]( "Sally, Irene and Mary")
Sally, Irene and Mary Miss Barkow (1938) -
![Swing It, Sailor!]( "Swing It, Sailor!")
Swing It, Sailor! Gertie Burns (1938) -
Change of Heart Stenographer (1938)
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![Missing Witnesses]( "Missing Witnesses")
Missing Witnesses Woman Waiting in Lane's Office (1937) -
![Harris in the Spring]( "Harris in the Spring")
Harris in the Spring Girl at Table (1937) -
![Second Honeymoon]( "Second Honeymoon")
Second Honeymoon Elsie (1937) -
![Mr. Dodd Takes the Air]( "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air")
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air Fan with Locket (1937) -
![Talent Scout]( "Talent Scout")
Talent Scout Janet Morris (1937) -
![Marry the Girl]( "Marry the Girl")
Marry the Girl Kidnapped Nurse (1937) -
![Dance Charlie Dance]( "Dance Charlie Dance")
Dance Charlie Dance Jennie Wolfe - Arden's Agent (1937) -
![Ever Since Eve]( "Ever Since Eve")
Ever Since Eve Employment Clerk (1937) -
![A Day at Santa Anita]( "A Day at Santa Anita")
A Day at Santa Anita Mary Treen (1937) -
![The Go Getter]( "The Go Getter")
The Go Getter Mrs. Blair (1937) -
![They Gave Him a Gun]( "They Gave Him a Gun")
They Gave Him a Gun Saxe (1937) -
![Maid of Salem]( "Maid of Salem")
Maid of Salem Susy Abbott (1937) -
![God's Country and the Woman]( "God's Country and the Woman")
God's Country and the Woman Miss Flint (1937) -
![Fugitive in the Sky]( "Fugitive in the Sky")
Fugitive in the Sky Agatha Ormsby (1936) -
![The Captain's Kid]( "The Captain's Kid")
The Captain's Kid Libby (1936) -
![Down the Stretch]( "Down the Stretch")
Down the Stretch Nurse (1936) -
![Stage Struck]( "Stage Struck")
Stage Struck Ms. Warren (1936) -
![Love Begins at Twenty]( "Love Begins at Twenty")
Love Begins at Twenty Alice Gillingwater (1936) -
![Jailbreak]( "Jailbreak")
Jailbreak Gladys Joy (1936) -
![Public Enemy's Wife]( "Public Enemy's Wife")
Public Enemy's Wife Telephone Operator (1936) -
![Murder by an Aristocrat]( "Murder by an Aristocrat")
Murder by an Aristocrat Florrie (1936) -
![The Golden Arrow]( "The Golden Arrow")
The Golden Arrow Appleby's Secretary (1936) -
![Romance in the Air]( "Romance in the Air")
Romance in the Air Blondie (1936) -
![The Singing Kid]( "The Singing Kid")
The Singing Kid Secretary (1936) -
![Snowed Under]( "Snowed Under")
Snowed Under Secretary Taking Mike's Dictation (1936) -
![Brides Are Like That]( "Brides Are Like That")
Brides Are Like That Jennie (1936) -
![Colleen]( "Colleen")
Colleen Miss Hively - Cedric's Secretary (1936) -
![Freshman Love]( "Freshman Love")
Freshman Love Squirmy (1936) -
![The Murder of Dr. Harrigan]( "The Murder of Dr. Harrigan")
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan Nurse Margaret Brody (1936) -
![Dangerous]( "Dangerous")
Dangerous Huree - a Nurse (1935) -
![Miss Pacific Fleet]( "Miss Pacific Fleet")
Miss Pacific Fleet Violet Johnson - Butch's Girl (1935) -
![Broadway Hostess]( "Broadway Hostess")
Broadway Hostess Nurse (1935) -
![I Found Stella Parish]( "I Found Stella Parish")
I Found Stella Parish Sob Sister (1935) -
![Shipmates Forever]( "Shipmates Forever")
Shipmates Forever Cowboy's Girl (1935) -
![The Case of the Lucky Legs]( "The Case of the Lucky Legs")
The Case of the Lucky Legs Spudsy's Wife (1935) -
![I Live for Love]( "I Live for Love")
I Live for Love Clementine - Donna's Maid (1935) -
![Page Miss Glory]( "Page Miss Glory")
Page Miss Glory Beauty Shop Operator (1935) -
Romance of the West (1935)
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![Broadway Gondolier]( "Broadway Gondolier")
Broadway Gondolier 2nd Irate Caller (1935) -
![Don't Bet on Blondes]( "Don't Bet on Blondes")
Don't Bet on Blondes Owen's secretary (1935) -
![Front Page Woman]( "Front Page Woman")
Front Page Woman Nurse (1935) -
![The Girl from 10th Avenue]( "The Girl from 10th Avenue")
The Girl from 10th Avenue Secretary (1935) -
![Go Into Your Dance]( "Go Into Your Dance")
Go Into Your Dance Silent Showgirl (1935) -
!['G' Men]( "'G' Men")
'G' Men Gregory's Secretary (1935) -
![The Case of the Curious Bride]( "The Case of the Curious Bride")
The Case of the Curious Bride Telegraph Office Clerk (1935) -
![Traveling Saleslady]( "Traveling Saleslady")
Traveling Saleslady Miss Wells (1935) -
![A Night at the Ritz]( "A Night at the Ritz")
A Night at the Ritz Isabelle, Hassler's Secretary (1935) -
![Sweet Music]( "Sweet Music")
Sweet Music Girl at the Railroad (1935) -
![Red Hot Tires]( "Red Hot Tires")
Red Hot Tires Maggie (1935) -
![Maybe It's Love]( "Maybe It's Love")
Maybe It's Love Secretary (1935) -
![Babbitt]( "Babbitt")
Babbitt Miss McGoun, Babbitt's Secretary (1934) -
![The St. Louis Kid]( "The St. Louis Kid")
The St. Louis Kid Giddy Girl (1934) -
![Happiness Ahead]( "Happiness Ahead")
Happiness Ahead Bob's Comedienne Friend (1934) -
![Jimmy the Gent]( "Jimmy the Gent")
Jimmy the Gent Nurse (1934) -
![Blue of the Night]( "Blue of the Night")
Blue of the Night Gamma Gamma Gamma Girl in Nightclub with Glasses (1933) -
![Crooner]( "Crooner")
Crooner One of Teddy's Fans (1932) -
![Viennese Nights]( "Viennese Nights")
Viennese Nights Shocked Woman on Street (1930) -
ActressSurprise Mary - Oswald's Wife (1930)
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Soundtrack
![The Jack Benny Program]( "The Jack Benny Program")
The Jack Benny Program (1957) -
![Swing Parade of 1946]( "Swing Parade of 1946")
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) -
Soundtrack
![Freshman Love]( "Freshman Love")
Freshman Love (1936) -
Archive footage
![The Republic Pictures Story]( "The Republic Pictures Story")
The Republic Pictures Story (1991) -
Archive footage
![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson]( "James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson")
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![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1977)
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Trivia
Her longest-running role was as "Hilda Hinkelmeyer" in 64 episodes (1962-65) of the NBC/CBS sitcom The Joey Bishop Show (1961). In the 1954-55 season, she appeared as "Emily Dodger" in 38 episodes of the CBS sitcom Willy (1954).
Quotes
I'm very proud to be able to work with stars, but I've never wanted to be one. They are nearly always driven, ruthless people and, I suspect, terribly unhappy basically.
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Mary Louise Summers
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
(age 82)
Newport Beach, California, USA
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