Biography
Naomi Ruth Stevens (November 29, 1925 – January 13, 2018) was an American character actress of film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s. She appeared in almost 100 roles over the years, usually depicting mothers, landladies, gossips, or neighbors.Stevens began entertaining in vaudeville at age 2. She had expanded into radio, film, and theater by age 5. She appeared on a radio program on KNX in Los Angeles and was featured in Paramount Pictorials. Stevens attended the Grace Waugh Bowman School of Theatricals.Her most frequent characterizations were Italian, Jewish, Latin, or East European, and usually with a comic touch. She appeared in many television series and in such feature films as Valley of the Dolls; Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell; and The Apartment (as Mrs. Dreyfuss, the supportive "Jewish mother" type to Shirley MacLaine's character, Fran Kubelik). She portrayed Sgt. Bella Archer in the ABC crime drama Vegas (1978).: 1138 She made guest appearances on numerous television series. Her last role was on Days of Our Lives as Mrs. Nazareo in 1989. On old-time radio, Stevens portrayed Daphne Royce on Brenthouse: 51-52 and Irene Barbour on One Man's Family.Stevens died on January 13, 2018, in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, aged 92.
Filmography
all 72
TV Shows 47
Movies 25
Grandma's Bread (1985)
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
Fun and Games (1980)
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
The Pirate (1978)
Vega$ (1978)
Taxi (1978)
Opening Night (1977)
The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977)
Hustle (1975)
The Montefuscos (1975)
Hard Times (1975)
Barney Miller (1975)
Police Woman (1974)
Heatwave! (1974)
Superdad (1973)
Fly Me (1973)
Cannon (1971)
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (1971)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
The Hawaiians (1970)
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
Room 222 (1969)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
The Doris Day Show (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
To Die in Paris (1968)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
A Bell for Adano (1967)
Mannix (1967)
The Flying Nun (1967)
Ironside (1967)
That Girl (1966)
Frankie and Johnny (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Mister Roberts (1965)
Laredo (1965)
The Big Valley (1965)
The Art of Love (1965)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Wendy and Me (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Convicts 4 (1962)
Everglades (1961)
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
87th Precinct (1961)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
The Apartment (1960)
The Detectives (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Wichita Town (1959)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
Bonanza (1959)
The Lawless Years (1959)
The Black Orchid (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Old Man (1958)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Wagon Train (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Matinee Theater (1955)
Cheyenne (1955)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1925-11-29
Deathday2018-01-13 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceTrenton, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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