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Actress:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1910s

1. The Trouble with Spies (1987) .... Mrs. Arkwright
   ... aka 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties (UK)
2. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1987) .... Sheriff
3. Maxie (1985) .... Mrs. Lavin
   ... aka Free Spirit
4. Delta Pi (1985) .... Mugsy
   ... aka Mugsy's Girls
5. "Newhart" .... Blanche Devane / ... (2 episodes, 1983-1984)
       - Go, Grandma, Go (1984) TV episode .... Blanche Devane, Kirk's Grandmother
       - Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have (1983) TV episode .... Blanche Devane
6. Don't Go to Sleep (1982) (TV) .... Bernice
7. Jimmy the Kid (1982) .... Bernice
8. Any Which Way You Can (1980) .... Senovia 'Ma' Boggs
9. My Bodyguard (1980) .... Gramma
10. Hardhat and Legs (1980) (TV) (uncredited) .... Grandmother
    
    
11. Scavenger Hunt (1979) .... Arvilla Droll
12. Boardwalk (1979) .... Becky Rosen
13. "Taxi" .... Dee Wilcox (1 episode, 1979)
        - Sugar Mama (1979) TV episode .... Dee Wilcox
14. Every Which Way But Loose (1978) .... Zenobia 'Ma' Boggs
15. Perfect Gentlemen (1978) (TV) .... Mrs. Cavagnaro
16. "Columbo" .... Abigail Mitchell (1 episode, 1977)
        - Try and Catch Me (1977) TV episode .... Abigail Mitchell
17. "The Love Boat" .... Mrs. Warner (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Joker Is Mild/Take My Granddaughter, Please/First Time Out (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Warner
18. The Prince of Central Park (1977) (TV) .... Mrs. Miller
19. Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976) (TV) .... Minnie Castevet
    ... aka Rosemary's Baby II
20. The Great Houdini (1976) (TV) .... Cecilia Weiss
    ... aka The Great Houdinis
21. The Big Bus (1976) .... Old Woman
22. "Medical Story" .... Emily Dobson (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Right to Die (1975) TV episode .... Emily Dobson
23. "Rhoda" .... Carlton's Mother (1 episode, 1975)
        - Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye (1975) TV episode .... Carlton's Mother
24. "Kojak" .... Miss Eudora Temple (1 episode, 1975)
        - I Want to Report a Dream (1975) TV episode .... Miss Eudora Temple
25. Isn't It Shocking? (1973) (TV) .... Marge Savage
26. Harold and Maude (1971) .... Maude
27. Where's Poppa? (1970) .... Mrs. Hocheiser
    ... aka Going Ape (USA: new title)
    
    
28. What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969) .... Alice Dimmock
29. Rosemary's Baby (1968) .... Minnie Castevet
30. Blithe Spirit (1966) (TV) .... Madame Arcati
31. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Madame Arcati (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Blithe Spirit (1966) TV episode .... Madame Arcati
32. Lord Love a Duck (1966) .... Stella Bernard
33. Inside Daisy Clover (1965) .... The Dealer - Mrs. Clover
    
    
34. "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Prudential Family Theater
        - Over 21 (1950) TV episode
    
    
35. Action in the North Atlantic (1943) .... Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
36. Edge of Darkness (1943) .... Anna Stensgard
37. Two-Faced Woman (1941) .... Miss Ruth Ellis, Larry's Secretary
38. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) .... Hedwig Ehrlich
    ... aka The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (UK)
39. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) .... Mary Todd Lincoln
    ... aka Spirit of the People (UK)
    
    
40. Camille (1915/I) (uncredited) .... Party Guest
41. Madame Butterfly (1915) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
42. The Whirl of Life (1915) (uncredited) .... Extra
    

Writer:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Hardhat and Legs (1980) (TV) (writer)
   
   
2. "Adam's Rib" (2 episodes, 1973)
       - The Unwritten Law: Part 2 (1973) TV episode (story)
       - The Unwritten Law: Part 1 (1973) TV episode (story)
   
   
3. Rosie! (1967) (play "A Very Rich Woman")
4. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1960)
       - Years Ago (1960) TV episode (play)
   
   
5. "The Alcoa Hour" (1 episode, 1957)
       - A Double Life (1957) TV episode (previous screenplay)
6. The Actress (1953) (play "Years Ago") (screenplay)
7. Pat and Mike (1952) (written by)
8. The Marrying Kind (1952) (writer)
9. "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
   ... aka Prudential Family Theater
       - Over 21 (1950) TV episode (play)
   
   
10. Adam's Rib (1949) (screenplay)
11. "The Ford Theatre Hour" (1 episode, 1948)
        - Years Ago (1948) TV episode (play) (writer)
12. A Double Life (1947) (writer)
13. Over 21 (1945) (play)
    

Soundtrack:

1. My Bodyguard (1980) (performer: "She's a Latin from Manhattan")
   

Thanks:

1. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
   

Self:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Ten-Year Lunch: The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table (1987) .... Herself
2. The Secret World of the Very Young (1984) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
3. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
4. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1980)
       - Episode dated 21 December 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself
5. "Looks Familiar" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1980)
       - Episode dated 14 February 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
   
   
6. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Herself (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
       - Episode dated 26 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 31 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 21 July 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 19 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 11 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Herself
7. "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host / ... (1 episode, 1977)
   ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
   ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
   ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
   ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
   ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
   ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
   ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
       - Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (1977) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Various
8. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (8 episodes, 1970-1977)
   ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 13 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 19 November 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 11 May 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 23 July 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself
       - Episode dated 31 March 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
         (3 more)
9. That Was the Year That Was - 1976 (1976) (TV) .... Herself
10. "The Phil Donahue Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Donahue (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 13 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
11. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #2.3 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
12. "The David Frost Show" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - Episode #3.170 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.57 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #2.42 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
13. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode dated 29 October 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 19 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
14. "The Joey Bishop Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 19 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Herself
15. The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) .... Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
16. Mia and Roman (1968) .... Herself
    
    
17. "Toast of the Town" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #9.40 (1956) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
18. Information Please: Series 2, No. 2 (1940) .... Herself - Guest Expert
    ... aka Information Please (1940-1941 season) (#2) (USA: series title)
19. Information Please: Series 1, No. 8 (1940) .... Herself - Guest Panelist
    ... aka Information Please (1939-1940 season) (#8) (USA: series title)
    

Archive Footage:

1. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself
2. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Maude
3. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
4. Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)