Alice Pearce

Actress

Born: October 16, 1917 (48 years old)

Died: March 3, 1966

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Alice Pearce (October 16, 1917 - March 3, 1966) 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 TV sitcom Bewitched in 1964. 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.

Filmography (21)

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
• The Thrill of It All (1963, ★ 7.1)
• The Disorderly Orderly (1964, ★ 6.3)
• Dear Heart (1965, ★ 6.4)
• Dear Brigitte (1965, ★ 6.4)
• The Glass Bottom Boat (1966, ★ 6.2)
• Kiss Me, Stupid (1964, ★ 7)
• On the Town (1949, ★ 7)
• Bewitched (1964, ★ 7.9)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962, ★ 7.9)
• The Belle of New York (1952, ★ 5.5)
• My Six Loves (1963, ★ 5.6)
• General Electric Theater (1953, ★ 6.4)
• Tammy and the Doctor (1963, ★ 5.2)
• The Opposite Sex (1956, ★ 5.2)
• Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965, ★ 5.2)
• How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955, ★ 4.1)
• Studio One (1948, ★ 5)
• The Real McCoys (1957, ★ 5.6)
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959, ★ 6)