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Henny Backus was a Broadway showgirl in the 1930s whose stage credits include Orson Welles's Horse Eats Hat. She was the wife of actor and comedian Jim Backus.
Birth Name
Henrietta Kaye
Born
Tuesday, 21 March 1911
Died
Thursday, 09 December 2004
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| The Love Boat | Mrs. Landers | 1977 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Ginger Merkl | 1972 |
| Mooch | Henry Backus | 1971 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Hello Down There | Mrs. Webster | 1969 |
| It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
| Blondie | Mrs. Dithers / Mrs. Cora Dithers | 1968 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| The Love Boat | Mrs. Landers | 1977 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Ginger Merkl | 1972 |
| Mooch | Henry Backus | 1971 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Hello Down There | Mrs. Webster | 1969 |
| It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
| Blondie | Mrs. Dithers / Mrs. Cora Dithers | 1968 |
| Accidental Family | Aunt Helen | 1967 |
| Don't Make Waves | Self | 1967 |
| I'll Bet | Self | 1965 |
| The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo | (voice) | 1964 |
| Gilligan's Island | Native Mother | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Comedienne | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Comedienne / Herself | 1961 |
| The Jim Backus Show | Ruth Armstrong / Henrietta Updyke | 1960 |
| Holiday for Lovers | Connie McDougal | 1959 |
| The High Cost of Loving | Mrs. Mason | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| The Great Man | Mrs. Helen Rieber / Mrs. Rieber | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Mrs. Green | 1956 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | Bossy Wife | 1956 |
| Blackboard Jungle | Miss Brady | 1955 |
| Mayor of the Town | Jane | 1954 |
| Affair with a Stranger | Lucy Lawson | 1953 |
| Julius Caesar | Citizen of Rome | 1953 |
| I Married Joan | Mrs. Bunker | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Skirts Ahoy! | Nurse | 1952 |
| Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room | Herself | 1946 |
| Of Mice and Men | Girl | 1940 |
