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name: "Nancy Walker"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "10 May 1922"
died: "25 March 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:15:40.112267+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."
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# Nancy Walker

Director. Born 10 May 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 25 March 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 10 May 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 25 March 1992
- **Also known as:** Anna Myrtle Swoyer, 南希·沃克

## Biography

Nancy Walker was an American actress and director. Born Anna Myrtle Swoyer on 10 May 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she began her career on Broadway in the 1940s with roles in musicals such as *Best Foot Forward* (1941) and *On the Town* (1944).

She became widely known for her television work in the 1970s, playing Ida Morgenstern on *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970) and its spin-off *Rhoda* (1974), and Mildred on *McMillan & Wife* (1971). Walker also directed episodes of *The Mary Tyler Moore Show*, *Rhoda* and other series, as well as the 1980 feature film *Can't Stop the Music*. She appeared in films including *Murder by Death* (1976) and was recognised for her Bounty paper towel commercials. Walker died on 25 March 1992 in Studio City, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikiwand.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)

## Also known for

- *Murder by Death* (1976), Kitchen Maid Yetta
- *Columbo* (1971), Nancy Walker — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Angela
- *The Muppet Show* (1976), Self - Special Guest Star
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Hetty Waterhouse, Joanne Akinson, Twinkie Bascons
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), Mumsy
- *The Carol Burnett Show* (1967), Self - Guest / Various Characters
- *Can't Stop the Music* (1980), Director

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