# Ann Morgan Guilbert > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ann_Morgan_Guilbert > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ann_Morgan_Guilbert.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Morgan_Guilbert > Source revision: 1353580523 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actress (1928–2016)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Ann Morgan Guilbert | image = Ann Morgan Guilbert "The New Andy Griffith Show" (1971 CBS press photo) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Guilbert in ''[The New Andy Griffith Show](/source/The_New_Andy_Griffith_Show)'', 1971 | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|10|16}} | birth_place = [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis), [Minnesota](/source/Minnesota), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|6|14|1928|10|16}} | death_place = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), U.S. | other_names = Ann Guilbert | years_active = 1952–2016 | height = 5 ft 1 in | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|[George Eckstein](/source/George_Eckstein)|1951|1966|reason=divorce}} * {{marriage|[Guy Raymond](/source/Guy_Raymond)|1969|1997|reason=died}} }} | children = 2, including [Hallie Todd](/source/Hallie_Todd) | occupation = Actress, comedian }} '''Ann Morgan Guilbert''' (October 16, 1928 – June 14, 2016), sometimes credited as '''Ann Guilbert''', was an American television and film actress and comedian who portrayed a number of roles from the 1950s on, most notably as Millie Helper in 61 episodes of the early 1960s sitcom ''[The Dick Van Dyke Show](/source/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show)'',{{cite news|last1=Willens|first1=Michele|title=They've Come a Long Way|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-26-ca-8432-story.html|access-date=December 24, 2015|work=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|date=May 26, 1996}} and later [Yetta Rosenberg](/source/Yetta_Rosenberg), [Fran Fine](/source/Fran_Fine)'s doddering grandmother, in 56 episodes of the 1990s sitcom ''[The Nanny](/source/The_Nanny_(TV_series))''. ==Life and career== Guilbert was born in [Minneapolis, Minnesota](/source/Minneapolis),Minnesota Historical Society Birth Registry:
Birth Certificate Index: 1928-41859 (surname misspelled as "Guilberd") the daughter of Gerald Guilbert, a physician, and his wife, Cornelia (née Morgan).{{cite news|title=Ann Morgan Guilbert|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/77895%7C13506/ann-morgan-guilbert#biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220631/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/77895%7C13506/Ann-Morgan-Guilbert/#biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 2013|access-date=June 15, 2016|publisher=[Turner Classic Movies](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies)}} Her paternal grandfather, Lionel Guilbert, was an immigrant from England.{{cite web|url=https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/grumpier-old-men-actress-buried-at-henderson/article_5b0c82a4-03b0-11e9-b731-67fe6b2a7921.html|last=Schmierbach|first=Edie|title=Grumpier Old Men actress buried at Henderson|publisher=[The Free Press (Mankato)](/source/The_Free_Press_(Mankato))|date=December 22, 2018}} "A Minneapolis native, the actress was the granddaughter of Lionel and Annie (Didra) Guilbert... Lionel Guilbert was an immigrant from England. He purchased his building in 1898 from his in-laws, Christian and Louisa (Buck) Didra." She attended [Solomon Juneau High School](/source/Solomon_Juneau_High_School) in [Milwaukee, Wisconsin](/source/Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin), and after moving to [California](/source/California), studied theater arts at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University).{{cite news|last1=Guild|first1=Leo|title=Milwaukee's Nosy TV Neighbor|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19660130&id=2QIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5895,5192050&hl=en|access-date=December 24, 2015|work=[The Milwaukee Journal](/source/The_Milwaukee_Journal)|date=January 30, 1966|archive-date=December 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224230747/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19660130&id=2QIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5895,5192050&hl=en|url-status=dead}} She began her career as a featured performer and singer in the ''[Billy Barnes Revues](/source/Billy_Barnes_(composer))'' of the 1950s and 1960s. After ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', she made guest appearances in many other television shows, including ''[Adam-12](/source/Adam-12)'' (the premiere episode); as well as ''[The Andy Griffith Show](/source/The_Andy_Griffith_Show)''; ''[Love, American Style](/source/Love%2C_American_Style)''; ''[That Girl](/source/That_Girl)''; ''[I Dream of Jeannie](/source/I_Dream_of_Jeannie)''; ''[Dragnet](/source/Dragnet_(series))''; ''[The Love Boat](/source/The_Love_Boat)''; ''[Picket Fences](/source/Picket_Fences)''; ''[Cheers](/source/Cheers)''; ''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)''; ''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)''; ''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'', and ''[Life in Pieces](/source/Life_in_Pieces)''. From 1993 to 1999, she appeared as Yetta Rosenberg on ''[The Nanny](/source/The_Nanny)''. In December 2004, she appeared in the reunion of ''[The Nanny](/source/The_Nanny)'' titled ''[The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember](/source/The_Nanny_Reunion%3A_A_Nosh_to_Remember)'' with [Fran Drescher](/source/Fran_Drescher) and other cast members of ''The Nanny''.{{cite news|title=Lifetime Television's 'The Nanny Reunion: a Nosh to Remember' Averages 3.6 Million Viewers|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lifetime-televisions-the-nanny-reunion-a-nosh-to-remember-averages-36-million-viewers-75732027.html|access-date=June 16, 2016|agency=[PR Newswire](/source/PR_Newswire)|date=December 7, 2004}} ==Personal life== Guilbert was married to writer and producer [George Eckstein](/source/George_Eckstein) from 1951 until their divorce in 1966. They had two children together, actress [Hallie Todd](/source/Hallie_Todd) and acting coach Nora Eckstein.{{cite news|title=Ann Morgan Guilbert, Millie on 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' Dies at 87|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ann-morgan-guilbert-dead-dick-903319|access-date=June 15, 2016|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)|agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)|date=June 15, 2016}} Her second marriage, to [Guy Raymond](/source/Guy_Raymond), lasted from 1969 until his death in 1997."California Marriage Index, 1960-1985", Raymond W. Guyer [actor Guy Raymond] and Ann Guilbert Eckstein, September 8, 1969, Los Angeles, California. Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento; database copy of original record, archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. ==Death== Guilbert died of [cancer](/source/cancer){{cite news |title=Ann Morgan Guilbert, Neighbor on 'Dick Van Dyke Show,' Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/arts/television/ann-morgan-guilbert-known-for-the-dick-van-dyke-show-dies-at-87.html |access-date=July 24, 2021 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=June 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314190505/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/arts/television/ann-morgan-guilbert-known-for-the-dick-van-dyke-show-dies-at-87.html |archive-date=March 14, 2021}} in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) on June 14, 2016, aged 87.[https://fox6now.com/2016/06/18/tv-actress-ann-morgan-guilbert-dead-at-87/ "TV actress Ann Morgan Guilbert dead at 87"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924225729/http://fox6now.com/2016/06/18/tv-actress-ann-morgan-guilbert-dead-at-87/ |date=September 24, 2016 }}. ''Fox News'', June 18, 2016 An [episode of ''Life in Pieces''](/source/List_of_Life_in_Pieces_episodes) was dedicated to her memory. == Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1962 |''[Two for the Seesaw](/source/Two_for_the_Seesaw_(1962_film))'' |Molly | |- |1963 |''{{sortname|The|Man from the Diners' Club}}'' |Ella Trask | |- |1964 |''[One Man's Way](/source/One_Man's_Way)'' |Mrs. Grayle | |- |1967 |''[A Guide for the Married Man](/source/A_Guide_for_the_Married_Man)'' |Technical Advisor (Charlie's Wife) | |- |1968 |''[How Sweet It Is!](/source/How_Sweet_It_Is!)'' |Bibi | |- |1969 |''[Viva Max!](/source/Viva_Max!)'' |Edna Miller | |- |1995 |''[Grumpier Old Men](/source/Grumpier_Old_Men)'' |Francesca 'Mama' Ragetti | |- |1998 |''[Sour Grapes](/source/Sour_Grapes_(1998_film))'' |Mrs. Drier | |- |2010 |''[Please Give](/source/Please_Give)'' |Andra | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1961 |''[My Three Sons](/source/My_Three_Sons)'' |Verna Foster |Season 1 Episode 28: "Unite or Sink" |- |1961–1966 |''{{sortname|The|Dick Van Dyke Show}}'' |Millie Helper |Recurring role (61 episodes) |- |1962 |''You're Only Young Once'' |Connie Fletcher |TV film |- |1963 |''[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour](/source/The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour)'' |The Pet Shop Proprietress |Season 2 Episode 11: "How to Get Rid of Your Wife" |- | rowspan="2" |1966 |''[Hey, Landlord](/source/Hey%2C_Landlord)'' |Mrs. Henderson |Season 1 Episode 1: "Pursuit of a Dream" |- |''[Hey, Landlord](/source/Hey%2C_Landlord)'' |Mrs. Henderson |Season 1 Episode 11: "Divorce, Bachelor Style" |- | rowspan="3" |1967 |'''[Good Morning World](/source/Good_Morning_World_(American_TV_series))'' |Harriet Hatfield |Season 1 Episode 3: "You vs. Me" |- |''{{sortname|The|Andy Griffith Show}}'' |Ella |Season 8 Episode 13: "Aunt Bee's Cousin" |- |''[Dragnet 1967](/source/Dragnet_(franchise))'' |Marnie Prout |Season 2 Episode 5: "The Big Neighbor" |- |1968 |''[Adam-12](/source/Adam-12)'' |Ruth Elkins |Season 1 Episode 1: "Log 1: The Impossible Mission" |- | rowspan="2" |1969 |''[I Dream of Jeannie](/source/I_Dream_of_Jeannie)'' |Thelma Crawford |Season 4 Episode 21: "Jeannie for the Defense" |- |''[Room 222](/source/Room_222)'' |Mrs. Garrett |Season 1 Episode 10: "Fathers and Sons" |- | rowspan="2" |1970 |''[Dragnet 1967](/source/Dragnet_(franchise))'' |Bessie McDermott |Season 4 Episode 14: "Burglary: Helpful Woman" |- |''[Love, American Style](/source/Love%2C_American_Style)'' | |Season 2 Episode 7 (Segment: "Love and the Decision") |- | rowspan="4" |1971 |''{{sortname|The|D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill|The D.A. (1971 TV series)}}'' |Martha Grimes |TV film |- |''{{sortname|The|New Andy Griffith Show}}'' |Nora |Supporting role (10 episodes) |- |''{{sortname|The|Partridge Family}}'' |Mrs. Bruner |Season 2 Episode 4: "The Undergraduate" |- |''[Love, American Style](/source/Love%2C_American_Style)'' |Mrs. Manfried |Season 3 Episode 11 (Segment: "Love and the Tuba") |- | rowspan="3" |1972 |''Second Chance'' |Charlene |TV film |- |''[Emergency!](/source/Emergency!)'' |Woman in Trouble |Season 1 Pilot Episode: "The Wedsworth-Townsend Act" |- |''[Emergency!](/source/Emergency!)'' |Tilly Meers / Cora |Season 2 Episode 9: "Women" |- |1973 |''[Chase](/source/Chase_(1973_TV_series))'' |Mae Monroe |Episode: "Pilot" |- |1974 |''[Emergency!](/source/Emergency!)'' |Cora |Season 4 Episode 6: "Surprise" |- | rowspan="2" |1975 |''{{sortname|The|Ghost Busters}}'' |The Witch |Season 1 Episode 8: "Which Witch Is Which?" |- |''[On the Rocks](/source/On_the_Rocks_(U.S._TV_series))'' |Mrs. Palik |Season 1 Episode 8: "Dear John" |- | rowspan="2" |1976 |''[Maude](/source/Maude_(TV_series))'' |Mathilda |Season 4 Episode 16: "Walter's Stigma" |- |''[Amelia Earhart](/source/Amelia_Earhart_(miniseries))'' |Esther Biddles |TV miniseries |- |1981 |''[Barney Miller](/source/Barney_Miller)'' |Ms. Swallock |Season 8 Episode 5: "Stress Analyzer" |- | rowspan="2" |1989 |''[Cheers](/source/Cheers)'' |Marge Thornhill |Season 7 Episode 20: "Call Me, Irresponsible" |- |''[Newhart](/source/Newhart)'' |Aunt Bess |Season 7 Episode 20: "Georgie and Bess" |- |1990 |''[Murder, She Wrote](/source/Murder%2C_She_Wrote)'' |Harriet De Vol |Season 6 Episode 17: "Murder: According to Maggie" |- |1990–91 |''{{sortname|The|Fanelli Boys}}'' |Theresa Fanelli |Main role (19 episodes) |- | rowspan="2" |1991 |''[Blossom](/source/Blossom_(American_TV_series))'' |Elizabeth |Season 2 Episode 11: "You Can't Go Home" |- |''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)'' |Evelyn |Season 3 Episode 3: "[The Pen](/source/The_Pen)" |- |1991, 1993 |''[Empty Nest](/source/Empty_Nest)'' |Mama Todd |Season 4 Episode 8: "Windy" |- |1992–1994 |''[Picket Fences](/source/Picket_Fences)'' |Myriam Wambaugh |Recurring role (Seasons 1–3) (5 episodes) |- | rowspan="2" |1993 |''[Empty Nest](/source/Empty_Nest)'' |Mama Todd |Season 6 Episode 4: "Mama Todd, the Sequel" |- |''[Home Improvement](/source/Home_Improvement_(TV_series))'' |Wilson's Mother |Season 2 Episode 23: "To Build or Not to Build" |- |1993–1999 |''{{sortname|The|Nanny}}'' |[Yetta Rosenberg](/source/List_of_The_Nanny_characters) |Recurring role (56 episodes) |- |1996 |''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)'' |Evelyn |Season 7 Episode 14: "The Cadillac" |- |2004 |''{{sortname|The|Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited|The Dick Van Dyke Show#Cast reunions}}'' |Millie Helper |TV film |- |2005 |''[Curb Your Enthusiasm](/source/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm)'' |Lenore |Season 5 Episode 4: "Kamikaze Bingo" |- | rowspan="2" |2007 |''[State of Mind](/source/State_of_Mind_(TV_series))'' |Faye Fleischman |Season 1 Episode 4: "Passion Fishing" |- |''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)'' |Church lady |Season 9 Episode 1: "Alternate" |- | rowspan="3" |2012 |''[Happily Divorced](/source/Happily_Divorced)'' |Myrna |Season 2 Episode 4: "The Burial Plotz" |- |''Friend Me'' |Mrs. Nesbitt |Season 1 Episode 8: "Evan Is Now Friends with Vrementashen" |- |''Before We Made It'' |Lily |TV film |- |2013 |''[Modern Family](/source/Modern_Family)'' |Grams |Season 5 Episode 8: "ClosetCon '13" |- |2013–2015 |''[Getting On](/source/Getting_On_(U.S._TV_series))'' |Birdy Lamb |Recurring role (15 episodes) |- |2014 |''{{sortname|The|Winklers|nolink=1}}'' |Chef |TV film |- |2015 |''[Grey's Anatomy](/source/Grey's_Anatomy)'' |Gabby Margraff |Season 12 Episode 4: "Old Time Rock and Roll" |- | rowspan="3" |2016 |''[Life in Pieces](/source/Life_in_Pieces)'' |Gigi |Season 1 Episode 15: "Soccer Gigi TV Mikey" |- |''[Life in Pieces](/source/Life_in_Pieces)'' |Gigi |Season 1 Episode 22: "CryTunes Divorce Tablet Ring" |- |''[Life in Pieces](/source/Life_in_Pieces)'' |Gigi |Season 2 Episode 3: "Eyebrow Anonymous Trapped Gem" (uncredited) |- |} ==Stage== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |1959 |''Billy Barnes Revue'' |performer{{Cite web|last=The Broadway League|title=Billy Barnes Revue – Broadway Musical – Original {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/billy-barnes-revue-2745|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.ibdb.com|language=en}} |[Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) debut |- |2000 |''Touch the Names'' |performer{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Chris|date=2000-06-05|title=Touch the Names|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/touch-the-names-1200463075/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Variety|language=en-US}} | |- |2002 |''Play Yourself'' |Selma{{Cite web|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|date=2002-07-11|title=Play Yourself|url=https://variety.com/2002/legit/reviews/play-yourself-1200547392/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Variety|language=en-US}} | |- |2005 |''{{sortname|A|Naked Girl on the Appian Way}}'' |Sadie{{Cite web|last=The Broadway League|title=A Naked Girl on the Appian Way – Broadway Play – Original {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-naked-girl-on-the-appian-way-397636|access-date=2021-01-15|website=www.ibdb.com|language=en}} | |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|0346893}} * {{find a Grave|165083911}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Guilbert, Ann Morgan}} Category:1928 births Category:2016 deaths Category:20th-century American actresses Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Actresses from Minneapolis Category:American women singers Category:American film actresses Category:American stage actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Deaths from cancer in California Category:Musicians from Minneapolis Category:Stanford University alumni Category:Singers from Minnesota Category:Comedians from Minneapolis Category:American women comedians Category:American people of English descent --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ann Morgan Guilbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Morgan_Guilbert) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Morgan_Guilbert?action=history)). 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