Natalie Schafer
Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress, best known today for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964–1967).
Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles in 1941 to work in films. She appeared on Broadway in 17 plays between 1927 and 1959, often playing supporting roles. Most of those appearances were in short-run plays, with the exceptions of Lady in the Dark (1941–42), The Doughgirls (1942–44), and Romanoff and Juliet (1957–58). She was seen in a revival of Six Characters in Search of an Author, directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1955–56). She also appeared in stock and regional productions, including the off-Broadway production The Killing of Sister George with Claire Trevor in the title role. She also guest-starred in TV productions beginning in the 1950s, such as an episode (“The Shy Ballerina”) of Sherlock Holmes, and in "The Charm School" episode of I Love Lucy, both in 1954.
Schafer performed in many films, usually portraying sophisticates. On TV, her roles included "Lovey Howell" on Gilligan's Island from 1964–67. She reprised her role in three made-for-television spin-off films after the show ended: Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978), The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979), and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981). She also voiced Lovey Howell on the animated spinoffs, The New Adventures of Gilligan from 1974–77 and Gilligan's Planet from 1982–83.
In 1969, Schafer appeared in The Survivors—a high-profile prime time soap opera aired by the ABC television network. Despite the presence of movie stars like Lana Turner, Kevin McCarthy and George Hamilton, the show was a ratings failure and lasted only one season. For the 1971–1972 television season, Schafer joined the cast of the CBS daytime serial, Search for Tomorrow, portraying Helen Collins, mother of Wade and Clay Collins. Immediately following that role, she played Augusta Roulland on another daytime soap, Love of Life. Her final performance was in the 1990 made-for-television horror film I'm Dangerous Tonight.
She guest-starred as well on many other television series, including Goodyear Playhouse/Philco Playhouse ("The Sisters", with Grace Kelly, 1951), I Love Lucy (1954), Producers' Showcase ("The Petrified Forest", 1955), Guestward, Ho! (1960), The Beverly Hillbillies (1964), Mayberry RFD (1970), Mannix (1972), The Brady Bunch (1974), Phyllis (1976), Three's Company (1978), and The Love Boat (1979).
Fotos
Películas (39)
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990 · Grandmother
Beverly Hills Brats
1989 · Lillian
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 · Lovey Wentworth Howell
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979 · Lovey Howell
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978 · Lovey Wentworth Howell
The Day of the Locust
1975 · Audrey Jennings
40 Carats
1973 · Mrs. Adams
The Canterville Ghost
1966 · Mrs. Otis
Susan Slade
1961 · Marian Corbett
Back Street
1961 · Mrs. Evans
Bernardine
1957 · Madge Beaumont
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957 · Geneva
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957 · Mrs. Day
Anastasia
1956 · Irina Lissemskaia / Nini
Forever, Darling
1956 · Millie Opdyke
Female on the Beach
1955 · Queenie Sorenson
The Petrified Forest
1955 · Mrs. Chisholm
Casanova's Big Night
1954 · Signora Foressi
The Girl Next Door
1953 · Evelyn the maid
Just Across the Street
1952 · Gertrude Medford
Callaway Went Thataway
1951 · Martha Lorrison
The Law and the Lady
1951 · Pamela Pemberson
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951 · Cookie Clark
Payment on Demand
1951 · Mrs. Edna Blanton
Caught
1949 · Dorothy Dale
The Snake Pit
1948 · Mrs. Stuart
The Time of Your Life
1948 · Society Lady
Secret Beyond the Door
1947 · Edith Potter
Repeat Performance
1947 · Eloise Shaw
Dishonored Lady
1947 · Ethel Royce
The Other Love
1947 · Dora Shelton
Masquerade in Mexico
1945 · Irene Denny
Wonder Man
1945 · Mrs. Hume
Molly and Me
1945 · Kitty Goode-Burroughs
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945 · Harriet Corwin
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 · Irene Selworth
Reunion in France
1942 · Frau Amy Schroeder (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
1941 · Mrs. Lunceford
The Poor Fish
1930 · Daisy
Series (35)
The Unknown Story
2022 · Self - archive footage
Crazy like a Fox
1984 · Leonna Felspar
Matt Houston
1982 · Vonda Moran
Gilligan's Planet
1982 · Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell (voice)
Simon & Simon
1981
Here's Boomer
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Flying High
1978
Vega$
1978 · Charlotte Hunt
Vacaciones en el mar
1977 · Mrs. Hartnett, Writer
CHiPs
1977
Three's Company
1977
The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974 · Eunice Wentworth 'Lovey' Howell (voice)
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Mrs. Roberts
The Brady Bunch
1969
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968 · Cornelia Willoughby
Mannix
1967 · Bunny Mason
ABC Stage 67
1966 · Mrs. Otis
Gilligan's Island
1964 · Lovey Howell
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Madame Renee
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Route 66
1960
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Thriller
1960 · Beatrice Graves
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Ellie Fraser
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Climax!
1954 · Lucrece Durhurst
Topper
1953 · Mrs. Vance
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Mary, Mrs. Hayes
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Beatrice Trent
I Love Lucy
1951 · Phoebe Emerson
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Blanche, Gertrude Medford, Julie
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
1947