Helen Slayton-Hughes
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| Born | (1930-10-30)October 30, 1930
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Died | December 7, 2022(2022-12-07) (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–2022 |
Helen Slayton-Hughes (née Slayton; October 30, 1930 – December 7, 2022) was an American actress who was best known for playing Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation, as well as over 200 theatre and television shows.[1][2][3][4]
Helen Slayton was born in 1930, the third of 4 children of Ralph Emil Slayton and Helen (née Peer) Slayton.[5]
Slayton-Hughes was married and had four children and six grandchildren. However, no information exists regarding her husband, including his first name.[6]
Slayton-Hughes died in her sleep on December 7, 2022, at age 92.[7][8] Her death was publicly announced by her family on Thursday, December 8, 2022, via Facebook.[9] Her funeral mass was celebrated on January 21, 2023 at St Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Hollywood.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mafia on the Bounty | Selma | |
| 1982 | Shoot the Moon | Singer | |
| 2003 | Gossip | Sophie | Short film |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Mary | |
| 2006 | I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | Mrs. Moskowitz | |
| 2006 | Being the Tooth Fairy | Tooth Fairy | Short film |
| 2008 | The Onion Movie | 'Yarn-it-All' Employee | |
| 2008 | A Pig's Ear | Short film | |
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside | Grandma | |
| 2010 | Hesher | Mrs. Rosowski | |
| 2010 | Lesbian Homecoming | Feminist Book Club Member | Short film |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Mrs. Barnes | |
| 2015 | Homage to Erik Satie's Laundress | Laundress/Narrator | Short film |
| 2016 | The Gift of the Magpie | Mavis Turner | Short film |
| 2017 | CASH | Mrs. Patterson | Short film |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Woman on Bus | |
| 2018 | The Invisible Mother | Mona | |
| 2019 | Klaus | Several (voices) | |
| 2019 | I Am Evelyn Rose | Jan | Short film |
| 2021 | Moxie | Helen | |
| 2022 | The Curse of Bridge Hollow | Victoria |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | The Princess and the Cabbie | Valerie Bertinelli's BART Nemesis | Television film |
| 2000 | Nash Bridges | Gertrude Jorgensen | Episodes: "Jump Start", "Rock and a Hard Place" |
| 2001–2002 | Power Rangers Time Force | Elderly Lady | Episodes: "Frax's Fury", "Dawn of Destiny" |
| 2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Eighty-Year-Old Woman | Episode: Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Coffee Shop Patron | Episode: "Crime and Puzzlement" |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Marion Cotesworth-Haye | Episode: "Privateers" |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Scripture-Reading Lady | Episode: "Milfay" |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Grace Langford | Episode: "Frickin' Fraker" |
| 2003–2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Nana/Elderly Woman | Episodes: "Malcom Dates a Family", "Stereo Store" |
| 2004 | One on One | Carol | Episode: "Sleepless in Baltimore" |
| 2004–2005 | That's So Raven | Mildred | Episodes: "My Big Fat Pizza Party", "Dog Day After-Groom" |
| 2006 | Arrested Development | Mrs. Van Skoyk | Episode: "S.O.B.s" |
| 2006 | Four Kings | Helen | Episode: "Upper West Side Story" |
| 2007 | My Name is Earl | Mrs. Abernathy | Episode: "Buried Treasure" |
| 2007 | Out of Jimmy's Head | Doris | Episode: "Detention" |
| 2007 | The Minister of Divine | Dorothy Vanderbosch | Television film |
| 2008 | Desperate Housewives | Elderly Woman | Episode: "The Gun Song" |
| 2010 | Pretty Little Liars | Mrs. Potter | Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close" |
| 2011–2015 | Parks and Recreation | Ethel Beavers | 11 episodes |
| 2012 | Raising Hope | Harriett | Episode: "Throw Maw Maw from the House (Part II)" |
| 2012–2013 | Burning Love | Virginia/Agnes | 21 episodes |
| 2013 | True Blood | Caroline Bellefleur | Episodes: "Life Matters", "Dead Meet" |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Ethel Musterberg | Episode: "The Slump" |
| 2013 | Parenthood | Edie | Episode: "Election Day" |
| 2013 | Getting On | Sandy Sayles | Episode: "Born on the Fourth of July" |
| 2014 | Men at Work | Edith | Episode: "Pre-Posal" |
| 2014 | The Greatest Event in Television History | Lilly | Episode: "Bosom Buddies" |
| 2014 | The Night Shift | Wendy Franklin | Episode: "Second Chances" |
| 2014 | The Birthday Boys | Helen Ainsley | Episode: "Wet Dreams May Come" |
| 2014–2015 | New Girl | Mrs. Raws | Episodes: "Coming Out", "Landline" |
| 2015 | Kroll Show | Doris | Episode: "Body Bouncers" |
| 2017 | The Middle | Eleanor | Episode: "Swing and a Miss" |
| 2018 | Little Big Awesome | Penelope Pitt-Plebop/Townsfolk | Episodes: "Snow Day/Rootin' For Change", "Puppy Shower/Claude the Buff Hamster" |
| 2018 | Fresh off the Boat | Dot | Episode: "Where Have All the Cattlemen Gone?" |
| 2019 | Those Who Can't | Agnes Butterpanny | Episode: "Those Who Could've" |
| 2019 | Single Parents | Diana | Episode: "Big Widow Wives" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Shriika/Zena Zonwoman | |
| 2014 | Murdered: Soul Suspect | Several (voices) |
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