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Amzie Ellen Strickland was an American character actress who began in radio, made some 650 television appearances, had roles in two dozen films, appeared in numerous television movies and also worked in TV commercials. In a seven-decade career, from the 1930s to 2001, she amassed well over 100 credits.
Birth Name
Amzie Ellen Strickland
Born
Friday, 10 January 1919
Died
Wednesday, 05 July 2006
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Wanderlust | Aunt Clara | 2001 |
Another Woman's Husband | Annette | 2000 |
Inherit the Wind | Mrs. Krebs | 1999 |
I'll Be Home for Christmas | Tom Tom Girl Mary | 1998 |
Maggie | Mrs. Cullen | 1998 |
Krippendorf's Tribe | Gladys Schmades | 1998 |
The Wonderful World of Disney | Abigail Gregory | 1997 |
Shiloh | Mrs. Young | 1997 |
7th Heaven | Old Woman | 1996 |
An Element of Truth | Joanne | 1995 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Wanderlust | Aunt Clara | 2001 |
Another Woman's Husband | Annette | 2000 |
Inherit the Wind | Mrs. Krebs | 1999 |
I'll Be Home for Christmas | Tom Tom Girl Mary | 1998 |
Maggie | Mrs. Cullen | 1998 |
Krippendorf's Tribe | Gladys Schmades | 1998 |
The Wonderful World of Disney | Abigail Gregory | 1997 |
Shiloh | Mrs. Young | 1997 |
7th Heaven | Old Woman | 1996 |
An Element of Truth | Joanne | 1995 |
Can't Hurry Love | Shirley | 1995 |
The Client | Aunt Clara | 1995 |
Ned and Stacey | Bea | 1995 |
Spring Awakening | Mrs. Skimmons | 1994 |
ER | Jean Connelly | 1994 |
Chicago Hope | Betty Fenton | 1994 |
Models Inc. | Opal | 1994 |
Sister, Sister | Geraldine Jones | 1994 |
Ellen | Old Woman | 1994 |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Twila | 1993 |
Mad About You | Woman Customer | 1992 |
The Golden Palace | Sylvia | 1992 |
Man of the People | Ethel Jones | 1991 |
Doc Hollywood | Violet, Welcoming Committee / Violet | 1991 |
Fire in the Dark | Gladys | 1991 |
Wings | Mrs. Herbert | 1990 |
Pretty Woman | Matron | 1990 |
Big Bad John | Nellie | 1990 |
Doctor Doctor | Sadie Mitchell | 1989 |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Alice Carmichael | 1989 |
Murphy Brown | Mrs. Myrna Bickner | 1988 |
Annie McGuire | Mrs. Henshaw | 1988 |
Roseanne | Agnes | 1988 |
Empty Nest | Mrs. Robinson | 1988 |
Full House | Edna | 1987 |
My Sister Sam | Virginia Schultz | 1986 |
ALF | Rebecca | 1986 |
It's Garry Shandling's Show. | Mrs. Schumacher / Ma Schumaker | 1986 |
Matlock | Irene Payson | 1986 |
The Twilight Zone | Cleaning Woman (segment "But Can She Type?") | 1985 |
The Golden Girls | Lady at Funeral | 1985 |
Finder of Lost Loves | Mrs. Hawthorne | 1984 |
St. Elsewhere | Rae Mills | 1982 |
Knight Rider | Martha Haberstraw | 1982 |
Falcon Crest | Estelle | 1981 |
Father Murphy | Ruby Dobbins | 1981 |
Flo | Betty | 1980 |
The Facts of Life | Marie Thornwell | 1979 |
The New Adventures of Heidi | Cousin Martha | 1978 |
Harper Valley P.T.A. | Shirley Thompson | 1978 |
ABC Saturday Comedy Special | Mrs. Lodge | 1978 |
Project U.F.O. | Sister Anne | 1978 |
The One and Only | House Mother | 1978 |
Carter Country | Julia Mobey | 1977 |
Three's Company | Gladys Moore | 1977 |
The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Adelaide Churchill | 1975 |
The Jeffersons | Lillian Warren | 1975 |
Death Cruise | Lynn | 1974 |
Lucas Tanner | Mrs. Jurnigan | 1974 |
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd | Farm Woman | 1974 |
Apple's Way | Mrs. Moore | 1974 |
The Six Million Dollar Man | Little Old Lady | 1974 |
Happy Days | Mrs. Finley | 1974 |
Barnaby Jones | Mrs. Loomis / Mrs. Morrison | 1973 |
The Bob Newhart Show | Bakerman Character / Mrs. Walhauser | 1972 |
The Streets of San Francisco | Alma Drake | 1972 |
The Waltons | Courthouse Clerk | 1972 |
The Rookies | Head Nurse | 1972 |
Kotch | Nurse Barons / Film Narrator | 1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones | Miss Buckley / Girl | 1971 |
Dan August | Hilda Jackson | 1970 |
Nancy | Mrs. Drew | 1970 |
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | Hotel desk clerk | 1970 |
Silent Night, Lonely Night | Saleswoman | 1969 |
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Mrs. Pryor | 1969 |
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Head Nurse | 1969 |
Then Came Bronson | Mary | 1969 |
Mod Squad | Ellie | 1968 |
The Doris Day Show | Mrs. Fletcher | 1968 |
Adam-12 | Agatha Zephyr / Mrs. Alltoff | 1968 |
It Takes a Thief | Saleswoman | 1968 |
Ironside | Dorothy Barnes / Landlady / Rita Logan / Roberta O'Gorman | 1967 |
Judd for the Defense | Mrs. Lynch | 1967 |
Cimarron Strip | Mrs.Andrews | 1967 |
Dragnet 1967 | Thelma Wade / Amanda Tucker | 1967 |
Penelope | Miss Serena | 1966 |
Mission: Impossible | Mildred | 1966 |
The Road West | Anna Grimmer | 1966 |
That Girl | Mrs. Chatsworth / Ella Tansy | 1966 |
Hank | Mrs. Harry Wallace | 1965 |
The F.B.I. | Deputy Clerk #2 | 1965 |
The Big Valley | Beanie | 1965 |
F Troop | Emily Barker | 1965 |
Gomer Pyle: USMC | Miss Sims, The Governess | 1964 |
Wendy and Me | Mary Jo | 1964 |
Captain Newman, M.D. | Katie - Ward 3 Nurse | 1963 |
My Favorite Martian | Jenny Holbrook | 1963 |
The Danny Kaye Show | Betty Simpson | 1963 |
Petticoat Junction | Gwendolyn Tucker / Mrs. Finch | 1963 |
The Bill Dana Show | Mrs. Phillips / Mrs. Harris | 1963 |
Burke's Law | Woman | 1963 |
The Farmer's Daughter | Marianne Rogers | 1963 |
The Patty Duke Show | Richard's Mother | 1963 |
The Fugitive | Mrs. Crandall | 1963 |
FBI Code 98 | Maid | 1963 |
Our Man Higgins | Maude | 1962 |
The Lucy Show | Salesgirl | 1962 |
The Virginian | Ruth Arlen | 1962 |
It's a Man's World | Mrs. Hoff | 1962 |
Room for One More | Mrs. Bailey | 1962 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show | Aunt Mildred / Laughing Woman / May Wiley / Mrs. Carp / Nurse / Rebecca / Woman | 1961 |
The Dick Powell Theatre | Mrs. Mason / Miss Talbot | 1961 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Mrs. Vincent | 1961 |
The Andy Griffith Show | Myra Tucker / Mrs. Ralph Campbell / Miss Rosemary / Lila Sims | 1960 |
My Three Sons | Cora Dennis | 1960 |
Full Circle | Beth Pearce | 1960 |
The Chevy Mystery Show | The Landlady | 1960 |
The Bramble Bush | Mrs. Brendel | 1960 |
The Detectives | Eddie's Mother | 1959 |
The Twilight Zone | Woman | 1959 |
Bonanza | Mary Clarke / Lady in audience | 1959 |
Curse of the Undead | Frank's Wife | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Maid | 1959 |
One Step Beyond | Miss Welles / Agatha Dunlap | 1959 |
Black Saddle | Polly Banks | 1959 |
Rawhide | Bess Hargrove | 1959 |
The Donna Reed Show | Mrs. Grayson | 1958 |
Sea Hunt | Nurse Hawkins | 1958 |
The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Leading Townswoman | 1957 |
Zorro | Dona Inez Montes | 1957 |
Trackdown | Madge Roberts | 1957 |
The Court of Last Resort | Marion | 1957 |
The Real McCoys | Annabelle Keller | 1957 |
Goodyear Theatre | Claire Lane | 1957 |
The Restless Gun | Elvira Peebles | 1957 |
Perry Mason | Clara Prentice | 1957 |
The Thin Man | Librarian | 1957 |
M Squad | Kate Larson | 1957 |
Wagon Train | Mrs. West / Mrs. Lowell / Minnie Hershey / Martha / Arletta Hoag / Agnes Montgomery | 1957 |
House of Numbers | Saleswoman | 1957 |
Slaughter on 10th Avenue | Mrs. Cavanagh | 1957 |
Bernardine | Woman at Phone Co. counter | 1957 |
Leave It to Beaver | Woman Who Pays Beaver $5 to Mow Her Lawn | 1957 |
Battle Hymn | Mrs. Peterson | 1957 |
Drango | Mrs. George Randolph | 1957 |
The Girl He Left Behind | Women's Club Member | 1956 |
Zane Grey Theatre | Mae Jones | 1956 |
Playhouse 90 | Miss Hartley | 1956 |
The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Denise Martel | 1956 |
Behind the High Wall | Mrs. Baynar | 1956 |
State Trooper | Delia Gilbert | 1956 |
Man with the Gun | Mary Atkins | 1955 |
Matinee Theatre | Sarah / Daughter-in-law | 1955 |
Celebrity Playhouse | Helen Dean | 1955 |
Gunsmoke | Lennie Hinton / Minnie Carver / Mrs. Brant / Mrs. Hewitt | 1955 |
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Edie | 1955 |
The Mickey Mouse Club | Saleslady | 1955 |
The Millionaire | Amy / Donna / Miss Cross | 1955 |
The Silver Chalice | Audience Member | 1954 |
Climax! | Jane | 1954 |
December Bride | Marilyn | 1954 |
Woman's World | Woman in Bargain Basement | 1954 |
Medic | Miss Walker | 1954 |
Magnificent Obsession | Luncheon Guest | 1954 |
Drive a Crooked Road | Bit Role | 1954 |
The Man Behind the Badge | Betty / Fay | 1953 |
The Danny Thomas Show | Mrs. Beckett / Miss Richter / Miss Hotchkiss / Julie Ann's Mom / Harriet Waller / Harriet Coleman / Cheerleaders' Mom / Bess | 1953 |
The Loretta Young Show | Gladys | 1953 |
Glen or Glenda | Minor Role | 1953 |
The Blue Gardenia | Woman at Bar | 1953 |
Angel Face | Woman | 1953 |
The Jazz Singer | Woman in Synagogue | 1952 |
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Editor Woman's Page / Lady (Martha) / Mrs. Tyler / Woman | 1952 |
Sudden Fear | Reception Guest | 1952 |
No Room for the Groom | Relative | 1952 |
Young Man with Ideas | Party Guest | 1952 |
Death Valley Days | Martha Hall / Laticia Daigle | 1952 |
A Girl in Every Port | Hotel Guest | 1952 |
Dragnet | Barbara Fleischer / Elma Face / Mrs. Anita Spencer / Sylvania Carnes | 1951 |
Angels in the Outfield | Steakhouse Patron | 1951 |
I Love Lucy | Amzie the Salesgirl | 1951 |
I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Restaurant Patron | 1951 |
Royal Wedding | Dancer in Haiti Number | 1951 |
The Fuller Brush Girl | Dancer | 1950 |
Treasury Men in Action | Kay Randall | 1950 |
711 Ocean Drive | Dame at Boxing Match | 1950 |
Caged | Inmate | 1950 |
Nancy Goes to Rio | Party Guest | 1950 |
Easy Living | Party Guest | 1949 |
The Barkleys of Broadway | Guest in Lobby | 1949 |
Portrait of Jennie | Ice-Skating Extra | 1949 |
Hollow Triumph | Hotel Guest | 1949 |
June Bride | Airline Passenger | 1948 |
Moonrise | Minor Role | 1948 |
Sorry, Wrong Number | Dance Team Member | 1948 |
Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Secretary | 1948 |
The Velvet Touch | Minor Role | 1948 |
The Sainted Sisters | Townswoman | 1948 |
You Were Meant for Me | Minor Role | 1948 |
My Wild Irish Rose | Diner at White Horse Tavern | 1947 |
Gentleman's Agreement | Guest at Anne's Party | 1947 |
Life with Father | Churchgoer | 1947 |
Song of the Thin Man | Nightclub Patron | 1947 |
The Locket | Wedding Guest | 1946 |
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Nightclub Patron | 1946 |
Tomorrow Is Forever | Ship Passenger / Ship's Passenger | 1946 |
Scarlet Street | Woman | 1945 |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Nightclub Patron | 1945 |
Week-End at the Waldorf | Hotel Guest | 1945 |
Thrill of a Romance | Hotel Guest | 1945 |
Tonight and Every Night | Showgirl | 1945 |
Bathing Beauty | Showgirl | 1944 |
The Story of Dr. Wassell | Native Woman | 1944 |
Princess O'Rourke | Hotel Guest | 1943 |
Mr. Lucky | War Relief Worker | 1943 |
Coney Island | Dancer | 1943 |
Forever and a Day | WAAC Girl | 1943 |
Arabian Nights | Harem Girl | 1942 |
I Married a Witch | Girl at Country Club | 1942 |
The Gay Sisters | Courtroom Spectator | 1942 |
Holiday Inn | Guest at Inn | 1942 |
Unholy Partners | Girl at Party | 1941 |
I Wake Up Screaming | Girl at Table | 1941 |
Blossoms in the Dust | Guest at Second Party | 1941 |
Hold That Ghost | Nightclub Patron | 1941 |
Sunny | Minor Role | 1941 |
Ziegfeld Girl | Ziegfeld Girl / Ziegfeld Girl (Uncredited) | 1941 |
The Devil and Miss Jones | Shopper at Neeley's | 1941 |
Arise, My Love | Girl at Maxim's / Girl at Maxim's (Uncredited) | 1940 |
Brother Orchid | Girl | 1940 |
And One Was Beautiful | Girl at Party | 1940 |
He Married His Wife | Nightclub Patron | 1940 |
The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Saloon Girl | 1939 |
First Love | Ball Guest | 1939 |
The Roaring Twenties | Nightclub Patron | 1939 |
The Women | Glamour Girl | 1939 |
Hotel for Women | Model | 1939 |
Stronger Than Desire | Flagg's Party Guest | 1939 |
Bachelor Mother | Undetermined Role | 1939 |
Calling Dr. Kildare | Patient | 1939 |
Dark Victory | Judith's Friend | 1939 |
Broadway Serenade | Girl at Party | 1939 |
The Little Princess | Nurse | 1939 |
Sweethearts | Chorus Girl | 1938 |
Artists and Models Abroad | Girl | 1938 |
There Goes My Heart | Customer | 1938 |
My Lucky Star | Dancer / Skater | 1938 |
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Patient | 1938 |
Wives Under Suspicion | Lady in Courtroom | 1938 |
Jezebel | Woman at the Olympus Ball | 1938 |
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Undetermined Role | 1938 |
Paradise for Three | Hotel Guest | 1938 |
The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Chorus Girl | 1938 |
Wise Girl | Minor Role | 1937 |
Hollywood Hotel | Guest at Orchid Room | 1937 |
Ali Baba Goes to Town | Harem Girl | 1937 |
The Toast of New York | Bit Role | 1937 |
History Is Made at Night | Restaurant Patron | 1937 |
You Only Live Once | Young Woman | 1937 |