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name: "Naomi Stevens"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 November 1926"
died: "13 January 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:58.085035+00:00"
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# Naomi Stevens

Actor. Born 29 November 1926 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA. Died 13 January 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 November 1926, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 13 January 2018
- **Active:** 1960–1963
- **Also known as:** Naomi Ruth Stevens

## Biography

Naomi Ruth Stevens (1925–2018) was an American character actress who appeared in nearly 100 film and television roles from the 1950s to the 1980s. She frequently played mothers, landladies, neighbours or gossips, often with ethnic or comic elements.

Stevens began performing in vaudeville as a child and trained at the Grace Waugh Bowman School of Theatricals. She appeared in films including *The Apartment* (1960) as Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss, *Valley of the Dolls* (1967) and *Hard Times* (1975), and made guest appearances in series such as *The Twilight Zone*, *Perry Mason*, *Hogan's Heroes*, *Taxi* and *Vega$*, where she had a recurring role as Sgt. Bella Archer. Her final credited role was in *Days of Our Lives* in 1989.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Gypsy — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Apartment* (1960), Fi1m 91, as Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss — [page](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md)

## Also known for

- *Bonanza* (1959), Touma
- *Opening Night* (1977), Crying Mourner (uncredited)
- *Hard Times* (1975), Madam
- *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), Nadya
- *Taxi* (1978), Aunt Lucia
- *Valley of the Dolls* (1967), Miss Steinberg
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Fanny Werbler, Agnes, Mrs. Kransdorf
- *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), Mrs. Miriam Goldstein

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