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name: "Bibi Osterwald"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 February 1918"
died: "2 January 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:08.735476+00:00"
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# Bibi Osterwald

Actor. Born 3 February 1918 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Died 2 January 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 February 1918, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 2 January 2002
- **Also known as:** Margaret Virginia Osterwald

## Biography

Bibi Osterwald, also credited as Margaret Virginia Osterwald, was an American actress whose career spanned stage, television and film from the 1940s until 2002.

She made her Broadway debut in the revue *Sing Out, Sweet Land* (1944) and appeared in productions including the original *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*, *Bus Stop*, *Look Homeward, Angel* and *The Golden Apple*, for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award. She served as understudy for the title role in *Hello, Dolly!* and performed it more than 100 times. Her film roles included *The World of Henry Orient* (1964) and *As Good as It Gets* (1997), in which she played the Neighbor Woman; she also provided voices for animated series such as *Rugrats* and *Cow and Chicken*.

Osterwald died in Burbank, California, on 2 January 2002. She was married to Justin Arndt.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *As Good as It Gets* (1997), Fi1m 77, as Neighbor Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/as-good-as-it-gets.md)

## Also known for

- *Joseph: King of Dreams* (2000), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), Matilda (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
- *Rugrats* (1991), Florence / Shelia (voice), Mary (voice)
- *Home Improvement* (1991), Mrs. Odetts
- *Cow and Chicken* (1997), Grandma (voice)
- *The Glimmer Man* (1996), Woman in Ovington Arms
- *Mad About You* (1992), Older Woman
- *Captain Planet and the Planeteers* (1990), Alligator Amy (voice)

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