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Norma Michaels was an American television and film character actress, with a career spanning six decades from her debut in 1954 until 2018. She was best known of the latter for her portraying of elderly woman on the small screen as "Josephine" on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, she briefly worked as counselor/therapist during the 1980s.
Born
Thursday, 13 March 1924
Died
Saturday, 11 January 2020
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| High & Outside: A Baseball Noir | Marlene | 2018 |
| Corporate | Grandma Dorothy | 2018 |
| Emma's Chance | Grandma Bailey | 2016 |
| Angie Tribeca | Elderly Woman | 2016 |
| Hello, My Name Is Doris | Doris' Mother / Doris's Mother | 2015 |
| Life in Pieces | Mrs. Gurney | 2015 |
| My Land | La Femme | 2015 |
| Playing House | Mrs. Johanssen | 2014 |
| The Crazy Ones | Aunt Sadie | 2013 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Mildred Lench | 2013 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| High & Outside: A Baseball Noir | Marlene | 2018 |
| Corporate | Grandma Dorothy | 2018 |
| Emma's Chance | Grandma Bailey | 2016 |
| Angie Tribeca | Elderly Woman | 2016 |
| Hello, My Name Is Doris | Doris' Mother / Doris's Mother | 2015 |
| Life in Pieces | Mrs. Gurney | 2015 |
| My Land | La Femme | 2015 |
| Playing House | Mrs. Johanssen | 2014 |
| The Crazy Ones | Aunt Sadie | 2013 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Mildred Lench | 2013 |
| Slightly Single in L.A. | Older lady | 2013 |
| On the Set W Jasper Cole | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Bad Ass | Elderly Women | 2012 |
| Suburgatory | Harriet | 2011 |
| 2 Broke Girls | Ruth | 2011 |
| The Defenders | Eunice Brown | 2010 |
| Easy A | Micah's Grandmother | 2010 |
| The Booth at the End | Mrs. Tyler | 2010 |
| Melissa & Joey | Mrs. McKinnon | 2010 |
| FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | Mobys Grammy | 2010 |
| The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It | Old Woman | 2010 |
| Modern Family | Helen | 2009 |
| Acts of Mercy | Rachel | 2009 |
| Love at First Hiccup | Upscale Elderly Lady | 2009 |
| Actors Entertainment | Self | 2009 |
| Leverage | Granny | 2008 |
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Older Lady in Salon | 2008 |
| Unhitched | Old Lady / Older Woman | 2008 |
| Life | Elderly Passenger | 2007 |
| iCarly | Jake's Grandmother | 2007 |
| Mad Men | Older Woman | 2007 |
| Side Order of Life | Gert | 2007 |
| Greek | Mrs. Baker | 2007 |
| Rules of Engagement | Edie Bennet / Old Lady | 2007 |
| Happy Hour | Neighbor / Eleanor | 2006 |
| George Bush Goes to Heaven | Ruth Dakin | 2006 |
| Wedding Crashers | Old Irish Woman | 2005 |
| Mind of Mencia | Grandmother | 2005 |
| Medium | Mrs. Jorgensen | 2005 |
| Boston Legal | Adele Freeman | 2004 |
| Las Vegas | Mrs. Finnegan | 2003 |
| Go for Broke | Old Lady | 2002 |
| The Andy Dick Show | Grandmother | 2001 |
| Lizzie McGuire | Elderly Woman | 2001 |
| The View from the Swing | Woman in Park | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Blue Hair | 2000 |
| Gilmore Girls | Mrs. Lanahan | 2000 |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Ethel | 2000 |
| Angel | Aunt Helen | 1999 |
| The King of Queens | Josephine | 1998 |
| It's a Miracle | Landlady | 1998 |
| Ally McBeal | Irene / Elderly Lady | 1997 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Older Woman | 1997 |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | Mrs. Pechi | 1996 |
| Mr. Show with Bob and David | Various | 1995 |
| Land's End | Judge | 1995 |
| ER | Rose Franklin | 1994 |
| Step by Step | Grandma | 1991 |
| Highway to Heaven | Mrs. Belker | 1984 |
| Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers | U.J.A. Lady | 1974 |
| Kojak | Mary Anne | 1973 |
| The Zodiac Killer | Gloria | 1971 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Woman | 1969 |
| The Incredible Sex Revolution | 1965 | |
| Dr. Kildare | Patient / Surgical Nurse #1 | 1961 |
| Peter Gunn | Waitress / Patient | 1958 |
| The George Gobel Show | Patron | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Nurse | 1953 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Customer | 1950 |
