Maxine Stuart
American actress (1918-2013) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maxine Stuart (June 28, 1918 – June 6, 2013) was an American actress.
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| Born | Maxine Shlivek June 28, 1918 Deal, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 2013 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1937–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Alfred Gordon (1941-?) (divorced) Frank Maxwell (1949-1963) (divorced) (1 child) David Shaw (1974-2007) (his death) (2 children)[1] |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
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Stuart was born in Deal, New Jersey as Maxine Shlivek, and raised in Manhattan and Lawrence, Nassau County, New York.[2]
Stuart was a life member of The Actors Studio.[3] Her Broadway credits include At War With the Army (1949), A Goose for the Gander (1945), Nine Girls (1943), Ring Two (1939), Sunup to Sundown (1938), and Western Waters (1937).[4]
On television, she portrayed B.J. Clawson in Slattery's People,[5]: 980 Amanda Earp in The Rousters,[5]: 912 Ruth Burton in Room for One More,[5]: 908-909 Steve's grandmother in The Pursuit of Happiness,[5]: 865 Maureen in Norby,[5]: 771 Mrs. Jackson in Margie,[5]: 655 and Lenore in Hail to the Chief.[5]
She also appeared in numerous other television series, including: Perry Mason Season4/Episode12 "The Case of the Resolute Reformer" as Grace Witt; The Donna Reed Show, The Asphalt Jungle, Stoney Burke, The Outer Limits, Mr. Novak, The Partridge Family, The Wonder Years, Chicago Hope, Judging Amy[citation needed] NYPD Blue,[citation needed] The Twilight Zone,[citation needed] and Trapper John, MD, as well as the daytime dramas The Edge of Night,[citation needed] and The Young and the Restless.[citation needed]
She appeared in TV movies such as Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971) and The Suicide Club (1974).[citation needed] She appeared in feature films such as The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Private Benjamin (1980),[citation needed] Coast to Coast (1980),[citation needed] and Time Share (2000).[citation needed]
Personal life
Stuart was married to actors Frank Maxwell[6] and later, David Shaw.[7] She was a friend of writer Helene Hanff and is mentioned in Hanff's book 84, Charing Cross Road and is portrayed by Jean De Baer in the 1987 film of the same name.
Death
Maxine Stuart died June 6, 2013, at her Beverly Hills, California home of natural causes at the age of 94.[8]
Recognition
For her role in The Wonder Years in 1989, Stuart was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Career | Television Agent | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses | Dottie | |
| 1964 | Kitten with a Whip | Peggy | |
| 1964 | Dear Heart | Rita | |
| 1969 | Winning | Miss Redburne's Mother | Uncredited |
| 1969 | The Lost Man | Miss Harrison | |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came | Zelda | also known as War Games, Old Soldiers Never |
| 1971 | Making It | Miss Schneider | |
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Belle | |
| 1977 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Charles' Secretary | |
| 1980 | Coast to Coast | Sam Klinger | |
| 1980 | Private Benjamin | Aunt Betty | |
| 1987 | Like Father Like Son | Phyllis, Hammonds' Housekeeper | |
| 2000 | Time Share | Ruth Farragher | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Sorry, Wrong Number | TV Movie | |
| 1946 | NBC Television Theatre | Season 1 Episode 2: "Mr. and Mrs. North" | |
| 1950 | Starlight Theatre | Season 1 Episode 6: "The Song the Soldiers Sang" | |
| 1950–1951 | Lux Video Theatre | Millie / Marcia / Girl | 3 episodes |
| 1950–1954 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Josie Trent | 3 episodes |
| 1951 | Inside Detective | Season 2 Episode 42: "The Knife & the Number" | |
| 1951–1953 | The Philco Television Playhouse | 5 episodes | |
| 1952 | The Web | Season 2 Episode 23: "Friends of the Devil" | |
| 1952–1953 | Goodyear Television Playhouse | 2 episodes | |
| 1953 | Follow Your Heart | Series regular | |
| 1954 | Colonel Humphrey Flack | Season 1 Episode 31: "King Hakmir Khan" | |
| 1954–1955 | Modern Romances | 6 episodes | |
| 1954–1958 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Sue Hornmeyer / Mrs. Broggi / Anne | 4 episodes |
| 1955 | Studio One | Marie Cameron | Season 7 Episode 34: "A Picture in the Paper" |
| 1955 | Kraft Television Theatre | Season 2 Episode 40: "Death Is a Spanish Dancer" | |
| 1955 | Norby | Maureen | Series regular |
| 1955–1957 | The Big Story | Mae / Elaine Manners | 2 episodes |
| 1956 | General Electric Theater | Alice | Season 4 Episode 27: "Easter Gift" |
| 1956–1957 | The Edge of Night | Grace O'Keefe | 4 episodes |
| 1957–1958 | True Story | 2 episodes | |
| 1959 | Playhouse 90 | Season 3 Episode 21: "The Ding-A-Ling Girl" | |
| 1960 | Johnny Staccato | Velma Dean | Season 1 Episode 21: "The List of Death" |
| 1960 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Sharley Wynn | Season 2 Episode 14: "The Man in the Funny Suit" |
| 1960 | Bachelor Father | Adelaide Mitchell | Season 3 Episode 31: "Bentley and the Travel Agent" |
| 1960 | Adventures in Paradise | Harriet Flanders | Season 2 Episode 4: "Away from It All" |
| 1960 | The Twilight Zone | Janet Tyler (under bandages) | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 1960 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Jane Koster | Season 3 Episode 12: "The Choice" |
| 1960–1961 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Marion Carter / Agnes McCutcheon | 2 episodes |
| 1960–1965 | The Donna Reed Show | Ellen Cruikshank / Helena Whitcomb | 2 episodes |
| 1961 | Perry Mason | Grace Witt | Season 4 Episode 14: "The Case of the Resolute Reformer" |
| 1961 | The Law and Mr. Jones | Mary Cole | Season 1 Episode 17: "The End Justifies the End" |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | Helen Gordon | Season 1 Episode 3: "The Friendly Gesture" |
| 1961 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Mrs. Bean | Season 3 Episode 9: "The Second Most Beautiful Girl in the World" |
| 1962 | Hazel | Louise | Season 1 Episode 18: "Hazel's Secret Wish" |
| 1962 | Checkmate | Dianne Cartwright | Season 2 Episode 30: "Rendezvous in Washington" |
| 1962 | Target: The Corruptors! | Sheila Murray | 2 episodes |
| 1962 | Kraft Mystery Theater | Jane | Season 2 Episode 1: "In Close Pursuit" |
| 1962 | Room for One More | Ruth Burton | Series regular |
| 1962 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | Miss Elliott | Season 1 Episode 3: "My Child Is Yet a Stranger" |
| 1962–1964 | The Eleventh Hour | Eunice Sanders / Mrs. Henderson | 3 episodes |
| 1962–1964 | Dr. Kildare | Nurse Mary Ayers / Admitting Nurse / Nurse Lucy Hyde | 7 episodes |
| 1963 | Stoney Burke | Hilda Pollard | Season 1 Episode 14: "Gold-Plated Maverick" |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Mrs. McCluskey | Episode: "The Man Who Was Never Born" |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | May Curtis | Season 1 Episode 9: "Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart" |
| 1963–1964 | Mr. Novak | Angie / Miss Gardner | 2 episodes |
| 1964 | The Fugitive | Mrs. Gaines / Nurse Proctor | 2 episodes |
| 1964–1965 | Slattery's People | B.J. Clawson | 6 episodes |
| 1964–1968 | Peyton Place | Mrs. Hewitt | 6 episodes |
| 1965 | The Young Marrieds | Martha Coleman | 16 episodes (Recurring role) |
| 1966 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Mrs. Cunningham | Season 2 Episode 3: "A-Hunting We Will Go" |
| 1966 | That Girl | Manager | Season 1 Episode 14: "Phantom of the Horse Opera" |
| 1966–1972 | The F.B.I. | Mrs. Gennaro / Mrs. Peabody / Mrs. Stone / Bank Employee | 4 episodes |
| 1967 | Love on a Rooftop | Mrs. Gorman | Season 1 Episode 25: "The Sell Out" |
| 1967 | Get Smart | Nurse #1 | Season 2 Episode 29: "A Man Called Smart: Part 2" |
| 1968 | General Hospital | Mrs. Dawson | Episode dated 18 December |
| 1968 | Judd for the Defense | Myra Jenkins | Season 2 Episode 12: "A Swim with Sharks" |
| 1969 | Bracken's World | Inez | Season 1 Episode 10: "Package Deal" |
| 1970 | Room 222 | Parent | Season 2 Episode 11: "The Valediction" |
| 1971 | Travis Logan, D.A. | TV Movie | |
| 1971 | Goodbye, Raggedy Ann | Clerk | TV Movie |
| 1971 | Love, American Style | Season 3 Episode 8: "segment: Love and the Sweet Sixteen" | |
| 1971 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Ellen Morley | Season 3 Episode 6: "Justice Is a Sometime Thing" |
| 1972–1974 | Cannon | Etta, Poker Player / Irene | 2 episodes |
| 1972–1974 | The Partridge Family | Mrs. Damion / Gloria Hoffsteader / Miss Halstead | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | The Wide World of Mystery | Mrs. Higbee | Season 1 Episode 5: "Suicide Club" |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Ida | Season 2 Episode 10: "The Black Art of Dying" |
| 1973 | The Streets of San Francisco | Nurse Evans | Season 2 Episode 14: "Most Feared in the Jungle" |
| 1974 | Firehouse | Gladys | Season 1 Episode 2: "Sentenced to Burn" |
| 1974 | Hawkins | Mrs. Constantine | Season 1 Episode 6: "Murder on the Thirteenth Floor" |
| 1974 | The Stranger Who Looks Like Me | Mrs. Weiner | TV Movie |
| 1974 | Tell Me Where It Hurts | TV Movie | |
| 1974 | The Underground Man | Librarian | TV Movie |
| 1974 | Fools, Females and Fun | Miss Bickley | TV Movie |
| 1974 | The New Land | Season 1 Episode 4: "The Word Is: Mortal" | |
| 1974 | The Bob Newhart Show | Mrs. Chaney | Season 3 Episode 7: "Dr. Ryan's Express" |
| 1974 | Amy Prentiss | Whitman's Secretary | Season 1 Episode 1: "Baptism of Fire" |
| 1975 | One of Our Own | Scotty | TV Movie |
| 1975 | Doctors' Hospital | Scotty | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | Medical Story | Season 1 Episode 9: "Us Against the World" | |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Secretary | Season 1 Episode 2: "Chapter II" |
| 1976–1977 | Executive Suite | Marge Newberry | Series regular |
| 1976–1979 | Visions | Emily / June | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Hunter | Season 1 Episode 1: "Bluebird Is Back" | |
| 1977 | Kill Me If You Can | Mrs. Asher | TV Movie |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | Ginny | Season 1 Episode 8: "A Bum Thanksgiving" |
| 1977–1982 | Quincy M.E. | Judge Daley / Margo Hennessy | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | The Seeding of Sarah Burns | Flora | TV Movie |
| 1979 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Gracie | TV Movie |
| 1979 | The Associates | Mrs. Milestone | Season 1 Episode 6: "The Deadly Serve" |
| 1979–1980 | Trapper John, M.D. | Ms. Langley | 3 episodes |
| 1981 | Revenge of the Gray Gang | Daisy 'Boots' Duffy | TV Movie |
| 1982 | The Rules of Marriage | Ingrid Olsen | TV Movie |
| 1982 | The Devlin Connection | Season 1 Episode 9: "Arsenic and Old Caviar" | |
| 1983 | Cagney & Lacey | Rose | Season 2 Episode 21: "A Cry for Help" |
| 1983 | Carpool | Ruth Grogan | TV Movie |
| 1983–1984 | The Rousters | Amanda Earp | Series regular |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | Mrs. Simmons | Season 5 Episode 5: "Bangladesh Slowly" |
| 1985 | A Reason to Live | Fay Stewart | TV Movie |
| 1985 | Hail to the Chief | Lenore | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | Ellen Pearl | Season 1 Episode 13: "Prince Kuzak in a Can" |
| 1987 | Hooperman | Estelle Metzler | Season 1 Episode 1: "Hooperman" |
| 1989 | The Wonder Years | Mrs. Carples | Season 2 Episode 7: "Coda" |
| 1989 | Snoops | Charlotte Lowell | Season 1 Episode 4: "Mr. Dennis's Neighborhood" |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Olivia Judd | Season 3 Episode 2: "Murder, He Wrote" |
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Amy Shoemaker | Season 5 Episode 16: "The Intern" |
| 1993–1994 | Hearts Afire | Velma Davis | 8 episodes |
| 1993–1996 | The Young and the Restless | Margaret Anderson | 22 episodes |
| 1993–1997 | NYPD Blue | Catherine Kelly / Edith Murphy | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | The Haunting of Seacliff Inn | Lorraine Adler | TV Movie |
| 1995 | The Pursuit of Happiness | Eleanor 'Gram' Rutledge | Series regular |
| 1996–1997 | Chicago Hope | Harriet Owens | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Murder One | Mrs. Gunther | Season 2 Episode 13: "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two" |
| 1997 | Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | Mrs. Gunther | Miniseries 6 episodes |
| 1998 | Cybill | Grandma Robbins | Season 4 Episode 18: "Whose Wife Am I, Anyway?" |
| 1998 | Nothing Sacred | Ellie | Season 1 Episode 20: "Felix Culpa" |
| 1999 | Providence | Willa, Teenager's Aunt | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Family Law | Angela Dell | Season 3 Episode 20: "Ties That Bind" |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Jane | Season 4 Episode 15: "Maxine Interrupted" |
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