Acting
Alice Pearce
Born 1917-10-16
New York City, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Alice Pearce (October 16, 1917 - March 3, 1966) was an American actress. She was brought to Hollywood by Gene Kelly to reprise her Broadway performance in the film version of On the Town (1949). Pearce played comedic supporting roles in several films before being cast as nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in the TV sitcom Bewitched in 1964. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series posthumously after the second season of the series. She died from ovarian cancer in 1966.
Known For
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The Twilight Zone
1959
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Bewitched
1964
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
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On the Town
1949
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Studio One
1948
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
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Kiss Me, Stupid
1964
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
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The Real McCoys
1957
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (35 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life | Self/ Gladys Kravitz (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | A Bewitched Christmas | Gladys Kravitz | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Glass Bottom Boat | Mabel Fenimore | Movie | 1966 |
 | Bus Riley's Back in Town | Housewife | Movie | 1965 |
 | Dear Heart | Agnes Moore | Movie | 1965 |
 | Dear Brigitte | Office Clerk | Movie | 1965 |
 | Kiss Me, Stupid | Mrs. Mulligan | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Disorderly Orderly | Mrs. Fuzzibee, Talkative Patient | Movie | 1964 |
 | Many Happy Returns | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Bewitched | Gladys Kravitz | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Thrill of It All | Irving's Wife | Movie | 1963 |
 | Tammy and the Doctor | Nurse Millie Baxter | Movie | 1963 |
 | My Six Loves | Schoolbus Driver | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Haila French | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Lad: A Dog | Hilda | Movie | 1962 |
 | Startime | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Mrs. Nielson | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Frank Sinatra Show | Self | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Real McCoys | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Opposite Sex | Olga | Movie | 1956 |
 | Alice in Wonderland | Dormouse | Movie | 1955 |
 | How to Be Very, Very Popular | Miss 'Syl' Sylvester | Movie | 1955 |
| Jamie | Annie | TV Series | 1953 | |
 | General Electric Theater | Mrs. Ledbetter | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Belle of New York | Elsie Wilkins | Movie | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dormouse | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Miss Talmay | TV Series | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Nina | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | On the Town | Lucy Schmeeler | Movie | 1949 |
| Alice Pearce | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1949 | |
 | Studio One | Regina Gavenhurst | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Mrs. Bliss | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |