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Rosemary DeCamp

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
90

Gender
Female

Birthday
November 14, 1910 (115 years old)

Place of Birth
Prescott, Arizona, USA

Rosemary DeCamp

Biography

Rosemary DeCamp was an American radio, film, and television actress. DeCamp first came to fame in November 1937, when she took the role of Judy Price, the secretary/nurse of Dr. Christian in the long-running radio series of the same name. She also played in The Career of Alice Blair, a transcribed syndicated soap opera that ran in 1939–1940.

She made her film debut in Cheers for Miss Bishop and appeared in many Warner Bros. films, including Eyes in the Night, Yankee Doodle Dandy playing Nellie Cohan opposite James Cagney, This Is The Army playing the wife of George Murphy and the mother of Ronald Reagan, Rhapsody in Blue, and Nora Prentiss. She played the mother of the character played by Sabu Dastagir in Jungle Book. In 1951 and 1953, respectively, she starred in the nostalgic musical films On Moonlight Bay and its sequel, By The Light Of The Silvery Moon, as Alice Winfield, Doris Day's mother, opposite Leon Ames.

DeCamp played Peg Riley in the first television version of The Life of Riley opposite Jackie Gleason in the 1949–1950 season, then reprised the role on radio with original star William Bendix for an episode of Lux Radio Theater in 1950. From 1955–1959, she was a regular on the popular NBC television comedy The Bob Cummings Show, playing Margaret MacDonald, widowed sister of Cummings's character, the lothario photographer and former World War II pilot Bob Collins. Dwayne Hickman (future star of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis) portrayed her son, Chuck.

She appeared in the 1961 Rawhide episode, "Incident Near Gloomy River". In 1962, she played a dishonest Southern belle in the NBC sitcom Ensign O'Toole with Dean Jones. She appeared in the role of Gertrude Komack on ABC's medical drama Breaking Point in the episode entitled "A Little Anger is a Good Thing".

DeCamp had a recurring role as Helen Marie, the mother of Marlo Thomas's character on the ABC sitcom That Girl from 1966–1970. She appeared in several 1968 episodes of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction as Kate Bradley's sister, Helen, filling in as a temporary replacement for the ailing Bea Benaderet as the mother figure to Bradley's three daughters.

DeCamp made several appearances as the mother of Shirley Partridge in The Partridge Family from 1970–1973. She also played The Fairy Godmother in the 1980s TV show, The Memoirs of a Fairy Godmother.

DeCamp played Buck Rogers' mother in flashback scenes of the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "The Guardians".

On July 7, 1946, her Beverly Hills home was damaged when struck by a wing after the experimental XF-11 piloted by Howard Hughes (re-created in the 2004 movie, The Aviator) crashed nearby. Although a piece of the wing and a part of the neighbor's roof landed in DeCamp's bedroom (where she and her husband were sleeping) they sustained no injuries.

Known For

Acting

1984Murder, She Wroteas Agnes
1982St. Elsewhereas Amy Jeffries
1982Hotelas Mary Tyson
1981Simon & Simonas
1981Saturday the 14thas Aunt Lucille
1980The Memoirs of a Fairy Godmotheras
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Buck's Mother
1979Blind Ambitionas Maureen Dean's Mother
1979B. J. and the Bearas
1978The Time Machineas Agnes
1977We've Got Each Otheras
1977The Love Boatas Cynthia Loudon
1976Quincy, M.E.as
1975Medical Storyas
1974The Rockford Filesas Mary Ramsey
1974Petrocellias Mrs. Drew
1973Police Storyas
1973Police Storyas Beaulah
1970Night Galleryas Ellen Chase
1970The Partridge Familyas Grandma Amanda Renfrew
1969Love, American Styleas Mrs. Kearn
1969Love, American Styleas Old Martha Pomerantz
1967Mannixas
1967Mannixas Mrs. Henry
1966That Girlas
1964The Baileys of Balboaas
1963Petticoat Junctionas Aunt Helen
1963Petticoat Junctionas Emily Mapes
1963Burke's Lawas Mrs. Franklin
1963Breaking Pointas
1962The Beverly Hillbilliesas Priscilla Rolfe Alden Smith-Standish
1962Ensign O'Tooleas Leona
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1961Hazelas Sybil
1961Dr. Kildareas Angela Faring
196187th Precinctas Mrs. Phelps
196013 Ghostsas Hilda Zorba
1960Tom, Dick and Harrietas Mother
1959Rawhideas Margaret Fletcher
1959Rawhideas Mrs. Armstrong
195877 Sunset Stripas Nurse (uncredited)
1955Man on a Busas Miriam
1955Strategic Air Commandas Mrs. Thorne
1955Many Rivers to Crossas Lucy Hamilton
1955The Bob Cummings Showas Margaret MacDonald
1954Climax!as Eleanor Farrington
1953Main Street to Broadwayas Mrs. Harry Craig
1953So This Is Loveas Aunt Laura Stokley
1953By the Light of the Silvery Moonas Alice Winfield
1953General Electric Theateras Maxine
1952The Ford Television Theatreas
1952The Ford Television Theatreas Mildred Ledbetter
1952This Is Your Lifeas Self
1952The Treasure of Lost Canyonas Samuella
1952Scandal Sheetas Charlotte Grant
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Anna Baetz
1951The Red Skelton Showas Abigail Van Clive
1951On Moonlight Bayas Alice Winfield
1951Night Into Morningas Mrs. Annie Ainley
1950The Big Hangoveras Claire Bellcap
1949The Story of Seabiscuitas Mrs. Charles S. Howard
1949The Life of Rileyas Peg Riley
1949Look for the Silver Liningas Mom Miller
1949Night Unto Nightas Thalia Shawn
1949The Life of Rileyas Peg Riley
1948Studio Oneas Cora Thompson
1948Studio Oneas Laura Weber
1947Nora Prentissas Lucy Talbot
1946Two Guys from Milwaukeeas Nan
1946From This Day Forwardas Martha Beesley
1945Too Young to Knowas Mrs. Enright
1945Danger Signalas Dr. Jane Silla
1945Week-End at the Waldorfas Anna
1945Pride of the Marinesas Virginia Pfeiffer
1945Rhapsody in Blueas Rose Gershwin
1945Blood on the Sunas Edith Miller
1944Practically Yoursas Ellen Macy
1944Bowery to Broadwayas Bessie Kirby
1944The Merry Monahansas Lillian DeRoyce
1943The Voice That Thrilled the Worldas Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
1943This Is the Armyas Ethel Jones
1943City Without Menas Mrs. Slade
1942Commandos Strike at Dawnas Hilma Arnesen
1942Eyes in the Nightas Vera Hoffman
1942Smith of Minnesotaas Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
1942Yankee Doodle Dandyas Nellie Cohan
1942Jungle Bookas Messua
1941Hold Back the Dawnas Berta Kurz
1941Cheers for Miss Bishopas Minna Fields
1937The Wayward Pupsas Lady of the house (voice) (uncredited)

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