--- name: "Alice Ghostley" canonical: "https://film.one/person/alice-ghostley" roles: [] born: "14 August 1923" died: "21 September 2007" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T04:57:04.399586+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Alice Ghostley Actor. Born 14 August 1923 in Eve, Missouri, USA. Died 21 September 2007. ## Details - **Born:** 14 August 1923, Eve, Missouri, USA - **Died:** 21 September 2007 - **Active:** 1962–1978 - **Also known as:** Alice M. Ghostley, Alicia Ghostley, Alice Ghostly - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 85 (2), 1970s 76 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 77 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Romance 2 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $514m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ghostley, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q272719, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0315933/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8495 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Graduate*](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) (86) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Alice Ghostley was an American actress and singer who worked in theatre, film and television. She was born Alice Margaret Ghostley on 14 August 1923 in Eve, Missouri, and died on 21 September 2007 in Studio City, California. She attended the University of Oklahoma but left to pursue a career in New York with her sister. Ghostley made her Broadway debut in the revue *New Faces of 1952* and later won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in *The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window* (1964). Her film roles include Aunt Stephanie Crawford in *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), Mrs. Singleman in *The Graduate* (1967) and Mrs. Murdock in *Grease* (1978). On television she played Esmeralda on *Bewitched* (1969–1972) and Bernice Clifton on *Designing Women* (1986–1993). In 1953 she married actor Felice Orlandi, who died in 2003. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopediaofarkansas.net.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Grease* (1978), Fi1m 76, as Mrs. Murdock — [page](https://film.one/film/grease.md) - *The Graduate* (1967), Fi1m 86, as Mrs. Singleman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) - *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), Fi1m 84, as Aunt Stephanie Crawford — [page](https://film.one/film/to-kill-a-mockingbird.md) ## Complete filmography (100) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Grease Story* (2017), as Mrs. Murdock (archive footage) - *The Designing Women Reunion* (2003), Actor - *Whispers: An Elephant's Tale* (2000), as Tuskless (voice) - *Hercules: Zero to Hero* (1999), as Miss Cassiopeia (voice) (archive sound) - *Palmer's Pick-Up* (1999), as Eleanor Palmer - *Addams Family Reunion* (1998), as Granny - *Hard Time* (1998), as Apartment Manager - *Hercules* (1998), series, as Miss Cassiopeia (voice) - *The Odd Couple II* (1998), as Esther - *Channel Umptee-3* (1997), series, as Pandora Rickets (voice) - *Dharma & Greg* (1997), series, as Mrs. Binns - *101 Dalmatians: The Series* (1997), series, Actor - *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Great-Grandma - *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor - *The Client* (1995), series, as Aunt Mabel - *Izzy's Quest For Olympic Gold* (1995), as Coriba (voice) - *Cybill* (1995), series, Actor - *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Mrs. DeWinter - *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Mrs. Groviak - *Cobra* (1993), series, Actor - *Daddy Dearest* (1993), series, Actor - *Rugrats* (1991), series, as Mrs. Holkin (voice) - *Evening Shade* (1990), series, Actor - *Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer* (1990), as Sarah McDevitt - *B.L. Stryker* (1989), series, Actor - *Second Chance* (1987), series, as Agnes Wilton - *Designing Women* (1986), series, as Bernice Clifton - *Stir Crazy* (1985), series, Actor - *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Mrs. Zbornak — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md) - *Small Wonder* (1985), series, as Ida Mae - *What's Happening Now!!* (1985), series, Actor - *The Hoboken Chicken Emergency* (1984), as Narrator - Mrs. Gluckschen - *Not for Publication* (1984), as Doris Denver - *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Elinor Colander - *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, Actor - *Punky Brewster* (1984), series, as Mrs. Winston - *Mama Malone* (1984), series, Actor - *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor - *Gimme a Break!* (1981), series, Actor - *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor - *Friends* (1979), series, Actor - *Grease* (1978), as Mrs. Murdock — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/grease.md) - *America 2-Night* (1978), series, Actor - *Rabbit Test* (1978), as Nurse Tumm - *Record City* (1978), as Worried Wife - *'Twas the Night Before Christmas* (1977), Actor - *Blue Sunshine* (1977), as O'Malley's Neighbor - *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Mamie - *The Nancy Walker Show* (1976), series, Actor - *All's Fair* (1976), series, Actor - *Monster Squad* (1976), series, as Queen Bee - *Gator* (1976), as Emmeline Cavanaugh - *What's Happening!!* (1976), series, as Mrs. Turner - *Family* (1976), series, Actor - *One Day at a Time* (1975), series, Actor - *Big Eddie* (1975), series, Actor - *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, as Dr. Agnes Temple - *Police Woman* (1974), series, Actor - *Chico and the Man* (1974), series, Actor - *Good Times* (1974), series, Actor - *Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies* (1973), as Sister Lite - *Here We Go Again* (1973), series, as Mrs. Nicholson - *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Betty Carter - *Maude* (1972), series, Actor - *Temperatures Rising* (1972), series, as Mrs. Lindsey, Edwina Moffitt - *The Flim Flam Man* (1972), as Mrs. Packard - *Two on a Bench* (1971), as Mrs. Kramer - *Nichols* (1971), series, as Bertha - *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Mrs.Taylor - *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Mimi - *Viva Max!* (1969), as Hattie - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Mom, Mrs. Billingley, Gladys - *Mayberry R.F.D.* (1968), series, as Alice Cooper - *The Ghost & Mrs. Muir* (1968), series, Actor - *With Six You Get Eggroll* (1968), as Molly - *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Miss Prillo - *The Graduate* (1967), as Mrs. Singleman — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) - *He & She* (1967), series, as Norma Nugent - *The Flim-Flam Man* (1967), as Mrs. Packard - *Captain Nice* (1967), series, as Mrs. Nash - *Get Smart* (1965), series, as Naomi Farkas - *The Trials of O'Brien* (1965), series, Actor - *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, as Gertrude Linkmeyer - *Please Don't Eat the Daisies* (1965), series, Actor - *Bewitched* (1964), series, as Naomi Hogan, Esmeralda - *The Farmer's Daughter* (1963), series, Actor - *My Six Loves* (1963), as Selena Johnson - *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), as Aunt Stephanie Crawford — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/to-kill-a-mockingbird.md) - *The Tom Ewell Show* (1960), series, Actor - *The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries* (1960), series, as Charlotte - *Play of the Week* (1959), series, Actor - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Clara - *Twelfth Night* (1957), as Maria - *Cinderella* (1957), as Stepsister Joy - *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, Actor - *The Best of Broadway* (1954), series, Actor - *New Faces* (1954), as Alice Ghostley - *The United States Steel Hour* (1953), series, Actor - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, Actor - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Maria, Miss Brinklow ## Gallery - ![With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) publicity photo of Alice Ghostley](https://film.one/media/person/447593/gallery-10a1382709f1.jpg) With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) publicity photo of Alice Ghostley — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/With_Six_You_Get_Eggroll_%281968%29_publicity_photo_of_Alice_Ghostley.jpg/1280px-With_Six_You_Get_Eggroll_%281968%29_publicity_photo_of_Alice_Ghostley.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Alice Ghostley](https://film.one/media/person/447593/gallery-a705e91d5a9b.jpg) Alice Ghostley — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Alice_Ghostley_Cousin_Alice_Mayberry_RFD_1970.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Alice Ghostley](https://film.one/media/person/447593/gallery-b6a0e6775f76.jpg) Alice Ghostley — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1965: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (won) - Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1963: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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