Мэри Грейс Кэнфилд: Американская актриса (1924–2014)

American actress (1924–2014)

Mary Grace Canfield (September 3, 1924 – February 15, 2014) was an American theatre, film and television actress.

Mary Grace Canfield was born in Rochester, New York, the second child of Hildegard (née Jacobson) and Hubert Canfield. She grew up in Pittsford, New York. She had a sister, Constance, who was two years older. Acting mostly in small theatre companies and regional theatre between 1952 and 1964, she appeared in several Broadway plays, but most ran for no more than a month. Her Broadway credits include The Waltz of the Toreadors and The Frogs of Spring. Canfield's first credited performance on television was in March 1954 when she portrayed Frances in the episode "Native Dancer" on Goodyear Playhouse. After making additional television appearances, she played housekeeper Amanda Allison on the sitcom The Hathaways during the 1961 1962 season. As Thelma Lou's "ugly" cousin in an episode of The Andy Griffith Show, she had an arranged blind date with Gomer Pyle, played by Jim Nabors. Her name on this episode was her actual name, Mary Grace. The episode was originally scheduled to air on November 25, 1963, but it was preempted by the coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy three days earlier.

Canfield was best known for her recurring role on the hit comedy series Green Acres as Ralph Monroe, the all thumbs carpenter who greeted her fellow Hootervillians with her signature "Howdy Doody!" She appeared in more than 40 episodes of the show during its six season run from 1965 to 1971.

She guest starred on The Eleventh Hour. In 1966, Canfield played Abner Kravitz's sister Harriet on four episodes of Bewitched. Actress Alice Pearce, who played Abner's wife, Gladys Kravitz, had died from ovarian cancer, and her successor as Mrs. Kravitz (Sandra Gould) had yet to be hired. During the early 1970s, Canfield and actress Lucille Wall shared the role of Lucille March on General Hospital. Canfield appeared in feature films such as Pollyanna (as "Angelica"), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Canfield made her last public appearance in 2005 when she attended Eddie Albert's funeral with Green Acres co stars Sid Melton and Frank Cady. Canfield died at age 89 from lung cancer on February 15, 2014, in Santa Barbara, California.

Year Title Role Notes1959That Kind of WomanWAC on TrainUncredited1960PollyannaAngelica1962The InternsPharmacy NurseUncredited1963Come Blow Your HornMildred Looking for JFK at PartyUncredited1967Don't Make WavesSeamstress1967Mrs. DoodyUncredited1975Half a HouseThelma1983Something Wicked This Way ComesMiss Foley1988South of RenoMotel Manager1993Young Goodman BrownGoody Cloyse(final film role)

Year Title Role Notes1954Goodyear Television PlayhouseFrancesEpisode: "Native Dancer"1955LieslEpisode: "The Guardsman"1956Robert Montgomery PresentsAbigail LewisEpisode: "Goodbye, Grey Flannel"1959SidoniaEpisode: "The Waltz of the Toreadors"1961ThrillerCelia PerryEpisode: "A Good Imagination"1961Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSupermarket Customer (uncredited)Season 7 Episode 2: "Bang! You're Dead"1961–1962Amanda AllisonEpisodes: "Elinor's Guilt", "TV or Not TV", "The Paint Job", "A Man for Amanda"1962Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMrs. Cathy Carr (the Bookstore Customer) Season 7 Episode 27: "Act of Faith"1962ThrillerAlly RoseEpisode: "The Hollow Watcher"1962HazelMiss SimmonsEpisode: "Rock A Bye Baby"1962Poor Mr. CampbellGrindlTV movie1963Mrs. BennettEpisode: "The Baby Formula"1963Mrs. DobkinEpisode: "The Middle Child Gets All the Aches"1963Mary Grace GossageEpisode: "A Date for Gomer"1964Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJulietEpisode: "Wake Up, Darling"1965–1971Green AcresRalph MonroeRecurring role (41 episodes)1966Alice GoodallEpisode: "Twelve Angry Women"1966BewitchedHarriet KravitzEpisodes: "Follow That Witch: Parts 1 & 2", "A Bum Raps", "Man's Best Friend"1967Vacation PlayhouseMildredEpisode: "Heaven Help Us"1970Adam 12Susie FisherEpisode: "Log 135: Arson"1973Love, American StyleBridgetteEpisode: "Love and the Games People Play"1973General HospitalLucille MarchTV series, replacement for Lucille Wall1976FamilyMrs. HanleyEpisodes: "Coming Apart", "Home Movie"1978TabithaDr. MorrisonEpisode: "Paul Goes to New York"1984Burning RageNettie McFaddenTV movie1985AliceRuthieEpisode: "The Night They Raided Debbie's"1990Return to Green AcresRalph MonroeTV movie1993JaneEpisode: "Aloha, Io wahu"