Alice Ghostley

Performer

Alice Ghostley

Performer

Alice Ghostley, the stage and television actress whose sweetly befuddled face was familiar to millions, died Sept. 21, 2007, at her home in Studio City, CA. Her age was variously given as 81 and 83. Diminutive with small eyes and a pixieish haircut, Ms. Ghostley was an expert at playing dim or eccentric characters who throw straight arrows off balance with a mix of retiring sweetness, wacky logic and bold opinion. She was Esmeralda, the inept witch on the 1960s sitcom "Bewitched," and oddball neighbor Bernice on the 1980s comedy "Designing Women." She made appearances on dozens of other television shows, including "Evening Shade" and "Love, American Style," employing her trademark quavering voice, which lent added comic spin to her punchlines.

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Born: Aug 14, 1924 in Vernon County, Missouri
Death: Sep 21, 2007 in Studio City, California

Roles (24)

Annie (1977) Opened Apr 21, 1977	as Miss Hannigan (Replacement)	Arrived on Aug 15, 1978
The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (1964) Opened Oct 15, 1964	as Mavis Parodus Bryson (Original)
The Beauty Part (1962) Opened Dec 26, 1962	as Octavia Weatherwax (Original) as Kitty Entrail (Original) as Grace Fingerhead (Original)
A Thurber Carnival (1960) Opened Feb 26, 1960	as She (Original) as Salesgirl (Original) as Nellie (Original) as Narrator (Original) as Miss Whittaker (Original) as Jeanette Gaines (Original)
Maybe Tuesday (1958) Opened Jan 29, 1958	as Lois (Original)
Livin' the Life (1957) Opened Apr 27, 1957	as Aunt Polly (Original)
Shangri-La (1956) Opened Jun 13, 1956	as Miss Brinklow (Original)
Trouble in Tahiti (1955) Opened Apr 19, 1955	as Dinah (Original)
Sandhog (1954) Opened Nov 23, 1954	as Sheela Cavanaugh (Original)
Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952 (1952) Opened May 16, 1952	as Mother (Original) as Marcella (Original) as Mae (Original) as Lady Sylvia Malpractice (Original) as John Jerome's Wife (Original) as Madame Flora (Original) as Featured Singer (Original) as Elsie (Original)