Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb | |
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Born |
South Bend, Pacific County Washington, U.S. | January 6, 1907
Died |
December 28, 2003 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California |
Occupation | Actress of film and television |
Years active | 1952–1997 |
Spouse(s) |
(1) John Gerald Prendergast (1937–1950, his death) (1 child) (2) Elmer Garrison (1959–2003, her death) |
Helen Kleeb (January 6, 1907 – December 28, 2003) was an American film and television actress. In a career covering nearly fifty years, she may be best known for her role from 1972 to 1981 as "Miss Mamie Baldwin" on CBS's family drama, The Waltons.[1][2][3]
From 1949–1951, she performed voices for the Candy Matson radio program. In 1956–1957, Kleeb guest-starred on CBS's Hey, Jeannie!, starring Jeannie Carson. In the 1960–1961 television season, Kleeb appeared as Miss Claridge, a legal secretary, on the ABC sitcom Harrigan and Son, starring Pat O'Brien and Roger Perry.
She appeared in episodes of, among other television shows, Dennis the Menace, I Love Lucy, Pete and Gladys, Hennesey, Death Valley Days, Get Smart, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched and The Golden Girls as well as in small film roles in The Manchurian Candidate, Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte and Room 222. She also appeared in a number of episodes of Dragnet, starring Jack Webb, during the 1950s. Helen Kleeb also appeared on many radio drama shows, some now playing on XM Satellite Radio.
Kleeb married Elmer Garrison in 1959.[4] She died in 2003, nine days before her 97th birthday, in Los Angeles, California. She reportedly left no known survivors other than her second husband, although many sources said that she had a son from her first marriage to John Gerald Pendergast, which ended with his death in 1950. According to California birth records, Thomas Arthur Pendergrast was born to a mother with the last name Kleeb on 13 May 1940 in San Francisco, California. Helen and John Prendergast were enumerated in April 1940 in San Francisco. [5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1952 | Kansas City Confidential | Mrs. Crane | Uncredited |
1953 | 99 River Street | Miss Henderson | Uncredited |
1953 | Half a Hero | Desk Nurse | Uncredited |
1954 | Witness to Murder | Nurse in Mental Ward | Uncredited |
1954 | Magnificent Obsession | Mrs. Eden | |
1955 | There's Always Tomorrow | Miss Walker | |
1955 | The Desperate Hours | Miss Wells | Uncredited |
1956 | A Day of Fury | Mrs. McLean | |
1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Old Lady | Uncredited |
1957 | Hot Summer Night | Scrub Woman | Uncredited |
1957 | The Invisible Boy | Miss Vandergrift | Uncredited |
1958 | High School Confidential | Miss Dodge | Uncredited |
1958 | Summer Love | Bit Role | Uncredited |
1958 | I Want to Live! | Prison Matron | Uncredited |
1959 | Curse of the Undead | Dora | |
1959 | The Gazebo | Miss Spence | Uncredited |
1960 | Cage of Evil | Mrs. Melton, Cherry's Motel | |
1961 | The Young Savages | Mrs. Patton | Uncredited |
1961 | Ada | Mrs. Smith | Uncredited |
1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | Mrs. Henry Whitaker - Chairlady | Uncredited |
1962 | 40 Pounds of Trouble | Child Welfare Worker | Uncredited |
1963 | Toys in the Attic | Warkins' Secretary | Uncredited |
1964 | Seven Days in May | Esther Townsend | |
1964 | Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Town Gossip | |
1964 | Sex and the Single Girl | Hilda | |
1965 | The Hallelujah Trail | Henrietta | |
1966 | Munster, Go Home! | Emily | Uncredited |
1966 | The Fortune Cookie | The Lawyers' Receptionist | |
1967 | Eight on the Lam | Bit Role | Uncredited |
1967 | Fitzwilly | Mrs. Mortimer | |
1968 | The Party | Secretary | |
1968 | Blue | Elizabeth Parker | |
1970 | Halls of Anger | Rita Monahan | |
1971 | Star Spangled Girl | YWCA Receptionist | |
1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Dora |
References
- ↑ "Helen Kleeb". BFI.
- ↑ "Helen Kleeb movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "The Waltons: The Baldwin Sisters". the-waltons.com.
- ↑ "Helen Kleeb (1907 - 2003) - Find A Grave Photos". findagrave.com.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGG8-P8V