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Beth Howland(1941-2015)

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Beth Howland
The misadventures and trials of an aspiring singer and her co-workers at a greasy-spoon diner.
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Beth Howland was born on 28 May 1941 in Brighton, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Alice (1976), A Caribbean Mystery (1983) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970). She was married to Charles Kimbrough and Michael J. Pollard. She died on 31 December 2015 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornMay 28, 1941
DiedDecember 31, 2015(74)
BornMay 28, 1941
DiedDecember 31, 2015(74)
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  • Awards
    • 4 nominations total

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Known for

Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
Alice
6.9
TV Series
  • Vera Louise Gorman
A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
A Caribbean Mystery
6.3
  • Evelyn Hillingdon
  • 1983
Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, and Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8.3
TV Series
  • Joan
  • Linda Foster
Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
The Tick
7.7
TV Series
  • Bea

Credits

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Actress

  • As Told by Ginger (2000)
    As Told by Ginger
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Leventhal (voice)
    • 2002
  • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
    The Tick
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Bea
    • 2002
  • Batman Beyond (1999)
    Batman Beyond
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Singer (voice)
    • 2000
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999)
    Chicken Soup for the Soul
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Diane
    • 2000
  • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
    Sabrina the Teenage Witch
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Ericson
    • 1997
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sandy Oates
    • 1993
  • You Can't Take It with You (1987)
    You Can't Take It with You
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Anita Briggs
    • 1988
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Eleanor Flemming
    • 1988
  • Comedy Factory (1985)
    Comedy Factory
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Kate Weston
    • 1985
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Vera Louise Gorman
    • 1976–1985
  • A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
    A Caribbean Mystery
    6.3
    • Evelyn Hillingdon
    • 1983
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Jeannie Davis
    • Eloise Farnsworth
    • Lee Noble ...
    • 1979–1983
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Housewife
    • 1982
  • The Wild Wacky Wonderful World of Winter
    TV Movie
    • Stripper
    • 1980
  • You Can't Take It with You (1979)
    You Can't Take It with You
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Essie Carmichael
    • 1979

Producer

  • You Don't Have to Die (1988)
    You Don't Have to Die
    6.9
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1988

Soundtrack

  • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Company (from "Company")" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Batman Beyond (1999)
    Batman Beyond
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "I Am Batman" (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • David Shire, Didi Conn, and Robert Guillaume in The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984)
    The 38th Annual Tony Awards
    7.0
    TV Special
    • performer: "Getting Married Today"
    • 1984
  • Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, and Vic Tayback in Alice (1976)
    Alice
    6.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Tea for Two", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (uncredited)
    • performer: "At the Hop", "It's All in the Game" (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Just a Housewife"
    • 1982
  • Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
    Original Cast Album: Company
    8.0
    • performer: "Getting Married Today"
    • 1970
  • Li'l Abner (1959)
    Li'l Abner
    6.7
    • performer: "Put 'Em Back"
    • 1959

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • Theater_org
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • May 28, 1941
    • Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 2015
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Charles Kimbrough2002 - December 31, 2015 (her death)
  • Children
    • Holly Pollard
  • Other works
    Created the role of Amy, singing the tongue-twisting showstopper "Getting Married Today," in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Beth Howland is still best remembered by the public for her comical character role, of Vera Louise Gorman, on CBS' weekly comedy series, Alice (1976).
  • Quotes
    [on her tour-de-force rendition of "Getting Married Today" in the play "Company"] It was a perfect song for me. I'm not a singer, and it has maybe four notes.

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