Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 16, 1917
Died
March 3, 1966 (age 48)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Alice Pearce
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
TV
The Twilight Zone
Mrs. Nielson
1959
TV
Bewitched
Gladys Kravitz
1964
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Haila French
1962
TV
Studio One
Regina Gavenhurst
1948
TV
Studio One
Mrs. Bliss
1948
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
TV
The Real McCoys
1957
TV
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
TV
Lux Video Theatre
Nina
1950
TV
Star Time
Self
1950
TV
Startime
1959
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dormouse
1951
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Miss Talmay
1951
TV
Jamie
Annie
1953
TV
General Electric Theater
Mrs. Ledbetter
1953
Film
The Opposite Sex
Olga
1956
TV
Many Happy Returns
1964
TV
Frank Sinatra Show
Self
1957
Film
Kiss Me, Stupid
Mrs. Mulligan
1964
Filmography
2023FilmElizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Lifeas Self/ Gladys Kravitz (archive footage)1994FilmA Bewitched Christmasas Gladys Kravitz1966FilmThe Glass Bottom Boatas Mabel Fenimore1965FilmBus Riley's Back in Townas Housewife1965FilmDear Heartas Agnes Moore1965FilmDear Brigitteas Office Clerk1964FilmKiss Me, Stupidas Mrs. Mulligan1964FilmThe Disorderly Orderlyas Mrs. Fuzzibee, Talkative Patient1964TVMany Happy Returns1964TVBewitchedas Gladys Kravitz1963FilmThe Thrill of It Allas Irving's Wife1963FilmTammy and the Doctoras Nurse Millie Baxter1963FilmMy Six Lovesas Schoolbus driver1962TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Houras Haila French1962FilmLad: A Dogas Hilda1959TVStartime1959TVThe Twilight Zoneas Mrs. Nielson1959TVThe Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1957TVFrank Sinatra Showas Self1957TVThe Real McCoys1957TVTonight Starring Jack Paaras Self1956FilmThe Opposite Sexas Olga1955FilmAlice in Wonderlandas Dormouse1955FilmHow to Be Very, Very Popularas Miss 'Syl' Sylvester1953TVJamieas Annie1953TVGeneral Electric Theateras Mrs. Ledbetter1952FilmThe Belle of New Yorkas Elsie Wilkins1951TVHallmark Hall of Fameas Dormouse1950TVLux Video Theatreas Nina1950TVStar Timeas Self1949FilmOn the Townas Lucy Schmeeler1949TVAlice Pearce1948TVStudio Oneas Regina Gavenhurst1948TVThe Ed Sullivan Showas Self