Biography
Alice Margaret Ghostley (August 14, 1923 – September 21, 2007) was an American actress and singer on stage, film and television. She was best known for her roles as bumbling witch Esmeralda (1969–72) on Bewitched, as Cousin Alice (1970–71) on Mayberry R.F.D., and as Bernice Clifton (1986–93) on Designing Women, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1992. She was a regular on Nichols (1971–72) and The Julie Andrews Hour (1972–73).
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Filmography
all 101
TV Shows 73
Movies 28
self 5
Voice 3
Narrator 1
Mrs. Murdock
The Grease Story (2017)
Movie
Tuskless (voice)
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
Movie
6
Miss Cassiopeia (voice) (archive sound)
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
Movie
Eleanor Palmer
Palmer's Pick Up (1999)
Movie
Granny
Addams Family Reunion (1998)
Movie
5.5
Miss Cassiopeia (voice)
Hercules (1998)
TV
6.22
Esther
The Odd Couple II (1998)
Movie
Pandora Rickets
Channel Umptee-3 (1997)
TV
Mrs. Binns
Dharma & Greg (1997)
TV
6
101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
TV
5.46
Great-Grandma
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
TV
6.91
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
TV
Aunt Mabel
The Client (1995)
TV
Cariba
Izzy's Quest For Olympic Gold (1995)
Movie
Cybill (1995)
TV
6
Mrs. DeWinter
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV
8
Mrs. Groviak
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
TV
6.46
Cobra (1993)
TV
Daddy Dearest (1993)
TV
Rugrats (1991)
TV
7.44
Evening Shade (1990)
TV
Sarah McDevitt
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
Movie
B.L. Stryker (1989)
TV
Agnes Wilton
Second Chance (1987)
TV
Bernice Clifton
Designing Women (1986)
TV
6
Stir Crazy (1985)
TV
Mrs. Zbornak
The Golden Girls (1985)
TV
6
What's Happening Now!! (1985)
TV
Ida Mae
Small Wonder (1985)
TV
5
Narrator / Mrs. Gluskin
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)
Movie
Doris Denver
Not for Publication (1984)
Movie
Elinor Colander
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
TV
5.38
Highway to Heaven (1984)
TV
Mrs. Winston
Punky Brewster (1984)
TV
Alice Ghostley
Madame in Manhattan (1984)
Movie
Mama Malone (1984)
TV
Self
Madame's Place (1982)
TV
Simon & Simon (1981)
TV
6
Gimme a Break! (1981)
TV
6.5
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
TV
6
Friends (1979)
TV
Mrs. Murdock
Grease (1978)
Movie
7.95
America 2-Night (1978)
TV
Nurse Tumm
Rabbit Test (1978)
Movie
O'Malley's Neighbor
Blue Sunshine (1978)
Movie
Worried Wife
Record City (1978)
Movie
Actress
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1977)
Movie
Mamie
CHiPs (1977)
TV
1
The Nancy Walker Show (1976)
TV
All's Fair (1976)
TV
Queen Bee
Monster Squad (1976)
TV
Emmeline Cavanaugh
Gator (1976)
Movie
What's Happening!! (1976)
TV
6
Family (1976)
TV
One Day at a Time (1975)
TV
Violet Klabber
Big Eddie (1975)
TV
Dr. Agnes Temple
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
TV
5.33
Police Woman (1974)
TV
5.55
Chico and the Man (1974)
TV
6
Good Times (1974)
TV
10
Sister Lite
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
Movie
Mrs. Nicholson
Here We Go Again (1973)
TV
Betty Carter
Ghost Story (1972)
TV
Self
The Julie Andrews Hour (1972)
TV
Maude (1972)
TV
6
Edwina Moffitt / Mrs. Lindsey
Temperatures Rising (1972)
TV
Mrs. Kramer
Two on a Bench (1971)
Movie
Bertha
Nichols (1971)
TV
Mrs.Taylor
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Mimi
The Odd Couple (1970)
TV
6
Hattie
Viva Max! (1969)
Movie
Love, American Style (1969)
TV
Alice / Cousin Alice
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
TV
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
TV
6
Molly
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
Movie
Miss Prillo
It Takes a Thief (1968)
TV
3.5
Mrs. Singleman
The Graduate (1967)
Movie
5.19
Norma Nugent
He & She (1967)
TV
Mrs. Packard
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
Movie
Mrs. Nash
Captain Nice (1967)
TV
Veralenya Sarconyacov
Get Smart (1965)
TV
6.3
The Trials of O'Brien (1965)
TV
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
TV
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
TV
4.33
Naomi Hogan / Esmeralda
Bewitched (1964)
TV
6.33
The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
TV
Selena Johnson
My Six Loves (1963)
Movie
Aunt Stephanie Crawford
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Movie
5.4
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Agnes
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine (1962)
TV
The Tom Ewell Show (1960)
TV
Play of the Week (1959)
TV
Clara
Naked City (1958)
TV
Maria
Twelfth Night (1957)
Movie
Stepsister Joy
Cinderella (1957)
Movie
Playwrights '56 (1955)
TV
The Best of Broadway (1954)
TV
Self
New Faces (1954)
Movie
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
TV
Maria / Miss Brinklow
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Actress
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
TV
Ratings
Average 6.15
Based on 1.34 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1968
1976
1971
2017
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1923-08-14
Deathday2007-09-21 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceVernon County, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAlice M. Ghostley, Alicia Ghostley, Alice Ghostly
AwardsTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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