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Alice Pearce

American actress (1917-1966) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 48

Alice Pearce was an American actress. She was brought to Hollywood by Gene Kelly to reprise her Broadway performance in the film version of On the Town (1949). Pearce played comedic supporting roles in several films before being cast as nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in the television sitcom Bewitched in 1964.

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1966Died3 March 1966Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesAward, 1966The Glass Bottom BoatFilm, 1966Mabel Fenimore1965Bus Riley's Back in TownFilm, HousewifeDear HeartFilm, 1965Agnes Moore1964BewitchedSeries, Gladys KravitzKiss Me, StupidFilm, 1964Mrs. MulliganThe Disorderly OrderlyFilm, 1964Mrs. Fuzzibee, Talkative Patient1963My Six LovesFilm, Schoolbus Driver1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, Haila FrenchLad: A DogFilm, 1962Hilda1959StartimeSeries1957Frank Sinatra ShowSeries1956The Opposite SexFilm, Olga1955Alice in WonderlandFilm, DormouseHow to Be Very, Very PopularFilm, 1955Miss 'Syl' Sylvester1953General Electric TheaterSeries, Mrs. Ledbetter1952The Belle of New YorkFilm, Elsie Wilkins1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Dormouse1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Nina1949Alice PearceSeriesOn the TownFilm, 1949Lucy Schmeeler1948Studio OneSeries, Regina GavenhurstThe Ed Sullivan ShowSeries, 19481917Born16 October 1917
  • The Thrill of It All 1963
  • Kiss Me, Stupid 1964
  • On the Town 1949
  • The Glass Bottom Boat 1966
  • The Disorderly Orderly 1964

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Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series1966

About this person

She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series posthumously after the second season of the series. She died from ovarian cancer in 1966.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1966 · aged 48