Alice Pearce

Acting

Alice Pearce

Born
Died
(aged 48)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
33 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 33

YearTitleRole
2023 Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life Film Self/ Gladys Kravitz (archive footage)
1994 A Bewitched Christmas Film Gladys Kravitz
1966 The Glass Bottom Boat Film Mabel Fenimore
1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town Film Housewife
1965 Dear Heart Film Agnes Moore
1965 Dear Brigitte Film Office Clerk
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid Film Mrs. Mulligan
1964 The Disorderly Orderly Film Mrs. Fuzzibee, Talkative Patient
1964 Many Happy Returns TV (1 ep)
1964 Bewitched TV Gladys Kravitz (27 ep)
1963 The Thrill of It All Film Irving's Wife
1963 Tammy and the Doctor Film Nurse Millie Baxter
1963 My Six Loves Film Schoolbus Driver
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Haila French (1 ep)
1962 Lad: A Dog Film Hilda
1959 Startime TV Self (1 ep)
1959 The Twilight Zone TV Mrs. Nielson (1 ep)
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis TV (1 ep)
1957 Frank Sinatra Show TV Self (1 ep)
1957 The Real McCoys TV (1 ep)
1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar TV Self (1 ep)
1956 The Opposite Sex Film Olga
1955 Alice in Wonderland Film Dormouse
1955 How to Be Very, Very Popular Film Miss 'Syl' Sylvester
1953 Jamie TV Annie (23 ep)
1953 General Electric Theater TV Mrs. Ledbetter (1 ep)
1952 The Belle of New York Film Elsie Wilkins
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Dormouse, Miss Talmay (1 ep)
1950 Lux Video Theatre TV Nina (1 ep)
1949 On the Town Film Lucy Schmeeler
1949 Alice Pearce TV (6 ep)
1948 Studio One TV Regina Gavenhurst, Mrs. Bliss (1 ep)
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show TV Self (3 ep)
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