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Beth Howland

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Beth Howland

Elizabeth Howland (May 28, 1941 – December 31, 2015) was an American actress known for her work on stage and television. She was best known for playing waitress Vera Gorman in the sitcom Alice. Howland originated the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company, where she introduced the patter song "Getting Married Today".

Infobox

Born
Elizabeth Howland(1941-05-28)May 28, 1941Brighton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
December 31, 2015(2015-12-31) (aged 74)Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1959–2002
Known for
AliceCompany
Spouses
mw- Michael J. Pollard (m. 1961; div. 1969) Charles Kimbrough (m. 2002)
Children
1

Tables

· Filmography
1959
Role(s)
Clem's wife
Notes
UncreditedMusical film based on the comic strip of the same name, created by Al Capp, and the successful Broadway musical of the same name that opened in 1956. The film was produced by Norman Panama and directed by Melvin Frank.
1970
Role(s)
Herself / Amy
Notes
Documentary film by D. A. Pennebaker, observing the marathon recording session to create the original cast album for the Stephen Sondheim musical Company.
1972
Role(s)
Linda Foster
Notes
Episode: "Have I Found a Guy for You" (S 3:Ep 10)
1973
The Ted Bessell Show
Role(s)
Margaret
Notes
Made-for-TV movie directed by Bill Persky.
Role(s)
Rita
Notes
Episode: "Love and Carmen Lopez/Love and the Cover/Love and the Cryin' Cowboy" (S 5:Ep 13)
1974
Role(s)
Vault Manager's Wife
Notes
UncreditedCrime film written and directed by Michael Cimino.
1975
Role(s)
Secretary
Notes
Episode: "Nightmare" (S 5:Ep 1)
Role(s)
Mrs. Ross
Notes
Episode: "Reading, Writing and Angel Dust" (S 4:Ep 2)
Role(s)
June Kramer
Notes
Episode: "Echo of Danger" (S 1:Ep 4)
Role(s)
Joan
Notes
Episode: "Mary Richards Falls in Love" (S 6:Ep 11)
1976
Role(s)
Clerk
Notes
Episode: "The Pride of Walnut Grove" (S 2:Ep 14)
1976–85
Role(s)
Alice
Notes
Vera Louise Gorman
1977
Role(s)
Mavis
Notes
Episode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?" (S 2:Ep 1)
1979
Role(s)
Lee Noble
Notes
Episode: "Third Wheel/Grandmother's Day/Second String Mom" (S 2:Ep 27)
You Can't Take It with You
Role(s)
Essie Carmichael
Notes
Made-for-TV movie directed by Paul Bogart.
1980
The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter
Role(s)
Stripper
Notes
Made-for-TV movie
1981
Role(s)
Eloise Farnsworth
Notes
Episodes: "Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Part 1" (S 5:Ep 8) "Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Part 2" (S 5:Ep 9)
1982
Role(s)
Housewife
Notes
Episode: "Working" (S 1:Ep 14)
1983
Role(s)
Jeannie Davis
Notes
Episodes: "Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu & Kenny (Country Music Jamboree): Part 1" (S 6:Ep 27) "Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu & Kenny (Country Music Jamboree): Part 2" (S 6:Ep 28)
Captain Bernice Tobin
Role(s)
Episode: "Youth Takes a Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It/Prisoner of Love" (S 7:Ep 4)
Role(s)
Evelyn Hillingdon
Notes
Made-for-TV movie directed by Robert Michael Lewis.
1985
Comedy Factory
Role(s)
Kate Weston
Notes
Episode: "It Takes Two" (S 1:Ep 6)
1988
Role(s)
Eleanor Flemming
Notes
Episode: "Terrible Things My Mother Told Me" (S 16:Ep 5)
You Can't Take It with You
Role(s)
Anita Briggs
Notes
Episode: "For Whom the Phone Rings" (S 1:Ep 14)
1993
Role(s)
Sandy Oates
Notes
Episode: "Lone Witness" (S 9:Ep 19)
1997
Role(s)
Mrs. Ericson
Notes
Episode: "Cat Showdown" (S 1:Ep 19)
2000
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Role(s)
Diane
Notes
Episode: "Thinking of You/Mama's Soup Pot/The Letter" (S 1:Ep 17)
Role(s)
Singer (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Out of the Past" (S 3:Ep 5)
2002
Role(s)
Bea
Notes
Episode: "Arthur, Interrupted" (S 1:Ep 8)
Role(s)
Dr. Leventhal (voice)
Notes
Episode: "And She Was Gone" (S 2:Ep 23)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1959
Li'l Abner
Clem's wife
UncreditedMusical film based on the comic strip of the same name, created by Al Capp, and the successful Broadway musical of the same name that opened in 1956. The film was produced by Norman Panama and directed by Melvin Frank.
1970
Original Cast Album: Company
Herself / Amy
Documentary film by D. A. Pennebaker, observing the marathon recording session to create the original cast album for the Stephen Sondheim musical Company.
1972
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Linda Foster
Episode: "Have I Found a Guy for You" (S 3:Ep 10)
1973
The Ted Bessell Show
Margaret
Made-for-TV movie directed by Bill Persky.
Love, American Style
Rita
Episode: "Love and Carmen Lopez/Love and the Cover/Love and the Cryin' Cowboy" (S 5:Ep 13)
1974
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Vault Manager's Wife
UncreditedCrime film written and directed by Michael Cimino.
1975
Cannon
Secretary
Episode: "Nightmare" (S 5:Ep 1)
The Rookies
Mrs. Ross
Episode: "Reading, Writing and Angel Dust" (S 4:Ep 2)
Bronk
June Kramer
Episode: "Echo of Danger" (S 1:Ep 4)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Joan
Episode: "Mary Richards Falls in Love" (S 6:Ep 11)
1976
Little House on the Prairie
Clerk
Episode: "The Pride of Walnut Grove" (S 2:Ep 14)
1976–85
Alice
Vera Louise Gorman
Contract role (202 episodes)
1977
Eight Is Enough
Mavis
Episode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?" (S 2:Ep 1)
1979
The Love Boat
Lee Noble
Episode: "Third Wheel/Grandmother's Day/Second String Mom" (S 2:Ep 27)
You Can't Take It with You
Essie Carmichael
Made-for-TV movie directed by Paul Bogart.
1980
The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter
Stripper
Made-for-TV movie
1981
The Love Boat
Eloise Farnsworth
Episodes: "Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Part 1" (S 5:Ep 8) "Farnsworth's Fling/Three in a Bed/I Remember Helen/Merrill, Melanie & Melanesia/Gopher Farnsworth Smith: Part 2" (S 5:Ep 9)
1982
American Playhouse
Housewife
Episode: "Working" (S 1:Ep 14)
1983
The Love Boat
Jeannie Davis
Episodes: "Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu & Kenny (Country Music Jamboree): Part 1" (S 6:Ep 27) "Hits and Missus/Return of Annabelle/Just Plain Folks Medicine/Caught in the Act/The Real Thing/Do Not Disturb/Lulu & Kenny (Country Music Jamboree): Part 2" (S 6:Ep 28)
Captain Bernice Tobin
Episode: "Youth Takes a Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It/Prisoner of Love" (S 7:Ep 4)
A Caribbean Mystery
Evelyn Hillingdon
Made-for-TV movie directed by Robert Michael Lewis.
1985
Comedy Factory
Kate Weston
Episode: "It Takes Two" (S 1:Ep 6)
1988
ABC Afterschool Special
Eleanor Flemming
Episode: "Terrible Things My Mother Told Me" (S 16:Ep 5)
You Can't Take It with You
Anita Briggs
Episode: "For Whom the Phone Rings" (S 1:Ep 14)
1993
Murder, She Wrote
Sandy Oates
Episode: "Lone Witness" (S 9:Ep 19)
1997
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Mrs. Ericson
Episode: "Cat Showdown" (S 1:Ep 19)
2000
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Diane
Episode: "Thinking of You/Mama's Soup Pot/The Letter" (S 1:Ep 17)
Batman Beyond
Singer (voice)
Episode: "Out of the Past" (S 3:Ep 5)
2002
The Tick
Bea
Episode: "Arthur, Interrupted" (S 1:Ep 8)
As Told by Ginger
Dr. Leventhal (voice)
Episode: "And She Was Gone" (S 2:Ep 23)

References

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    http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/25/us/actress-beth-howland-dies
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    https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/19/arts/tv-review-things-my-mother-told-me.html
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    http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/actress-beth-howland-played-vera-alice-dies-74-article-1.2649392
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    https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/company-3077
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    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/81424/lil-abner#credits
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    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/477678/the-ted-bessell-show#credits
  17. Turner Classic Movies
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/15865/thunderbolt-and-lightfoot
  18. Turner Classic Movies
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/482494/you-cant-take-it-with-you#credits
  19. Turner Classic Movies
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/20242/agatha-christies-a-caribbean-mystery#credits
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