Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
1948
|
The Ford Theatre Hour
|
Dora the Maid
|
Episode: "Night Must Fall"
|
1949
|
Hold It Please
|
Herself – Panelist
|
Canceled after 3 episodes
|
1950
|
The Nash Airflyte Theater
|
Tuppence Blunt
|
Episode: "The Case of the Missing Lady"
|
1950–1952
|
Charlie Wild, Private Detective
|
Effie Perrine
|
57 episodes
|
1950–1954
|
The Philco Television Playhouse
|
Various
|
4 episodes
|
1951
|
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre
|
Mildred Rodgers
|
Episode: "Of Human Bondage"
|
Studio One
|
Mrs. Adams
|
Episode: "Screwball"
|
1951–1952
|
Suspense
|
Various
|
6 episodes
|
1952
|
Bob and Ray
|
Herself
|
Series regular
|
Hallmark Hall of Fame
|
Martha Berry
|
Episode: "Forgotten Children"
|
1953–1954
|
Pond's Theater
|
Various
|
2 episodes
|
1955
|
Screen Directors Playhouse
|
Irma
|
Episode: "Life of Vernon Hathaway"
|
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
|
Susan Stanger
|
Season 1 Episode 2: "Premonition"
|
1955, 1958
|
Climax!
|
Anne Colt / Mrs. Sullivan
|
2 episodes
|
1955, 1962
|
General Electric Theatre
|
Miriam Raskin / Leah Beth
|
2 episodes
|
1956
|
Lux Video Theatre
|
Dottie
|
Episode: "A Marriage Day"
|
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
|
Martha Jessop
|
Episode: "You Only Run Once"
|
1956, 1961
|
Gunsmoke
|
Boni / Flory Tibbs
|
2 episodes
|
1957
|
Telephone Time
|
Molly Brown
|
Episode: "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
|
1957–1958
|
Lassie
|
Ruth Martin
|
28 episodes
|
1958
|
The Frank Sinatra Show
|
Helen Wasson
|
Episode: "The Brownstone Incident"
|
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
|
Mary Templeton
|
Season 4 Episode 2: "Don't Interrupt"
|
1959
|
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond
|
Rita Wallace
|
Episode: "The Dark Room"
|
1960
|
The Man in the Moon
|
Herself – Performer
|
Variety special
|
Johnny Staccato
|
Jessica Winthrop
|
Episode: "Solomon"
|
Rawhide
|
Mary Ann Belden
|
Episode: "Incident of the Arana Sacar"
|
Thriller
|
Beatrice
|
Episode: "Girl with a Secret"
|
Wanted Dead or Alive
|
Ann Barchester
|
Episode: "The Medicine Man"
|
Outlaws
|
Maddy
|
2 episodes
|
Checkmate
|
Marilyn Parker
|
Episode: "The Mask of Vengeance"
|
Shirley Temple's Storybook
|
Martha
|
Episode: "The Indian Captive"
|
1960–1961
|
The Loretta Young Show
|
Ruth Harron / Ella
|
2 episodes
|
1961
|
Hawaiian Eye
|
Ginny Whittier
|
Episode: "Man in a Rage"
|
The Donna Reed Show
|
Iris
|
Episode: "Mouse at Play"
|
Frontier Circus
|
Anna
|
Episode: "The Hunter and the Hunted"
|
Twilight Zone
|
Mrs. Fremont
|
Episode: "It's a Good Life"
|
Cain's Hundred
|
Katie Cortner
|
Episode: "The Fixer"
|
The Untouchables
|
Billie Mailer
|
Episode: "Jigsaw"
|
1961–1963
|
77 Sunset Strip
|
Various
|
3 episodes
|
1962
|
Alcoa Premiere
|
Meg Bent
|
Episode: "The Doctor"
|
Target: The Corruptors!
|
Betty
|
Episode: "The Wrecker"
|
Route 66
|
Lydia
|
Episode: "Love is a Skinny Kid"
|
Laramie
|
Sarah
|
Episode: "Trial by Fire"
|
Wagon Train
|
Nancy Lee Davis
|
Episode: "The Nancy Lee Davis Story"
|
The New Breed
|
Elsie Condon
|
Episode: "Judgement at San Belito"
|
The Untouchables
|
Julie Liemer
|
Episode: "Man in the Middle"
|
Kraft Mystery Theatre
|
Joan Lindsay
|
Episode: "Night Panic"
|
Going My Way
|
Karen Murdock
|
Episode: "Keep an Eye on Santa Claus"
|
The New Loretta Young Show
|
Sugar Burnside
|
Episode: "Anything for a Laugh"
|
Stoney Burke
|
Eunice Stocker
|
Episode: "Cousin Eunice"
|
Saints and Sinners
|
Helen Graham
|
Episode: "A Night of Horns and Bells"
|
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
|
Caroline Hardy
|
Season 7 Episode 38: "Where Beauty Lies"
|
1964
|
The Defenders
|
Angela Simms
|
Episode: "Conflict of Interests"
|
1965
|
Mr. Novak
|
Dorothy Hummer
|
Two-part episode "Faculty Follies"
|
A Man Called Shenandoah
|
Laurie Sherman
|
Episode: "The Caller"
|
The Trials of O'Brien
|
Isobel Ballentine
|
Episode: "Goodbye and Keep Cool"
|
Dr. Kildare
|
Rhoda Kirsh
|
5 episodes
|
1966
|
Perry Mason
|
Gloria Shine
|
Episode: "The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper"
|
1967
|
Run for Your Life
|
Deborah Wilson
|
Episode: "The List of Alice McKenna"
|
The Big Valley
|
Fay
|
Episode: "Plunder"
|
The Road West
|
Amadee
|
Episode: "The Eighty-Seven Dollar Bride"
|
The Guns of Will Sonnett
|
Vera
|
Episode: "And A Killing Rode Into Town"
|
1967, 1969
|
The Virginian
|
Ellen McKinley / Clara
|
2 episodes
|
1968
|
Adam-12
|
Judy
|
Episode: "Log 141: The Color TV Bandit"
|
The Name of the Game
|
Vera Walker
|
Episode: "Nightmare"
|
Mannix
|
Barker's Ex-Wife
|
Episode: "The Need of a Friend"
|
Judd, for the Defense
|
Louise Lockhart
|
Episode: "Punishments, Cruel and Unusual"
|
1969
|
Ironside
|
Molly Strong
|
Episode: "Goodbye to Yesterday"
|
Lancer
|
Angel Day / Hester McLaughlin
|
2 episodes
|
1970
|
Marcus Welby, M.D.
|
Jean Cullen
|
Episode: "A Very Special Sailfish"
|
That Girl
|
Sandi
|
Episode: "Don and Sandi and Harry and Snoopy"
|
1970–1977
|
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
|
Phyllis Lindstrom
|
34 episodes
|
1972
|
Night Gallery
|
Mrs. Fulton
|
Episode: "You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore"
|
The Sixth Sense
|
Judith Eaton
|
Episode: "Witch, Witch, Burning Bright"
|
Young Dr. Kildare
|
Julie's Mother
|
Episode: "The Night of the Intern"
|
Of Thee I Sing
|
Mary Turner
|
CBS adaptation of Gershwin musical
|
1974
|
Rhoda
|
Phyllis Lindstrom
|
Episodes: "Rhoda's Wedding" (Part 1 &2)
|
1975–1977
|
Phyllis
|
48 episodes
|
1975
|
Wonder Woman
|
Queen Hippolyta
|
Episode: "The New Original Wonder Woman"
|
1977
|
The Muppet Show
|
Herself – Guest Star
|
Episode: "Cloris Leachman"
|
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
|
Herself – Special Guest
|
Documentary
|
1979
|
Backstairs at the White House
|
Mrs. Elizabeth Jaffray
|
Miniseries
|
The Associates
|
Mary Nicholson
|
Episode: "Mr. Marshall's Love Affair"
|
1983
|
ABC Afterschool Special
|
May Lemke
|
Episode: "The Woman Who Willed a Miracle"
|
1984–1985
|
The Love Boat
|
Lisa Andersen / Karen Cooper
|
3 episodes
|
1985
|
American Playhouse
|
Bess Dischinger
|
Episode: "Breakfast with Les and Bess"
|
1986–1988
|
The Facts of Life
|
Beverly Ann Stickle
|
48 episodes
|
1987
|
Schoolhouse Rock!
|
Presenter
|
Direct to video; Goldenvision era videos only
|
Our House
|
Miss Temple
|
Episode: "A Silent, Fallen Tree"
|
1989
|
The Nutt House
|
Ms. Frick / Mrs. Nutt
|
10 episodes
|
1990
|
Ferris Bueller
|
Grandma Margaret
|
Episode: "Scenes from a Grandma"
|
1991
|
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
|
Herself
|
Documentary
|
The Simpsons
|
Mrs. Glick[3]
|
Voice, episode: "Three Men and a Comic Book"
|
Sunday Dinner
|
Georgianna Romani
|
Episode: "Whose House Is It Anyway?"
|
1991–1992
|
Walter & Emily
|
Emily Collins
|
13 episodes
|
1992–1993
|
The Powers That Be
|
Enid Powers
|
2 episodes
|
1994
|
The Nanny
|
Clara Mueller
|
Episode: "The Nanny-In-Law"
|
1995
|
Maybe This Time
|
Beasy McDonough
|
Episode: "Beasy Body"
|
1996–1997
|
Promised Land
|
Ethel Mooster
|
2 episodes
|
1997–2003
|
Touched by an Angel
|
Ruth
|
4 episodes
|
1999
|
Thanks
|
Grammy Winthrop
|
6 episodes
|
2000
|
The Norm Show
|
Mrs. Beaumont
|
Episode: "Norm vs. the Oldest Profession"
|
Twice in a Lifetime
|
Ruth Harper / Miss Storey
|
Episode: "Grandma's Shoes"
|
Love & Money
|
Beverly Lapeer
|
Episode: "The Step Mummy"
|
2001
|
Diagnosis: Murder
|
Sudie (Nurse/Home Care Aid)
|
Episode: "On the Beach"
|
2001–2006
|
Malcolm in the Middle
|
Grandma Ida
|
11 episodes
|
2001–2002
|
The Ellen Show
|
Dot Richmond
|
18 episodes
|
2002
|
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
|
Herself
|
Documentary
|
2003
|
The Twilight Zone
|
Mrs. Fremont[4]
|
Episode: "It's Still a Good Life"
|
Happy Family
|
Lois
|
Episode: "Mother and Child Reunion"
|
2005
|
Family Guy
|
Herself
|
Voice, episode: "Petarded"
|
Two and a Half Men
|
Norma
|
Episode: "Madame and Her Special Friend"
|
Joan of Arcadia
|
Aunt Olive
|
Episode: "The Cat"
|
2007
|
The Wedding Bells
|
Edith Fleischman
|
Episode: "The Fantasy"
|
2007, 2012
|
Phineas and Ferb
|
Anne Doofenshmirtz, Eliza Feyersied
|
Voice, 2 episodes[1]
|
2008
|
Comedy Central Roast
|
Herself
|
Episode: "Roast of Bob Saget"
|
Dancing with the Stars
|
Herself – Celebrity contestant
|
17 episodes
|
2009
|
The Office
|
Lily Hanaday[5]
|
Episode: "Stress Relief"
|
Hawthorne
|
Ms. Edna Lachman
|
Episode: "Healing Time"
|
2010–2014
|
Raising Hope
|
Barbara June "Maw Maw" Thompson
|
83 episodes
|
2010
|
Blue Mountain State
|
Professor's Mom
|
Episode: "Midterms"
|
RuPaul's Drag Race
|
Herself
|
Episode: "Golden Gals"; special guest judge with Debbie Reynolds
|
2012
|
Top Gear
|
Episode: "Limos"
|
Adventure Time
|
Old Marceline
|
Voice, 2 episodes[1]
|
2013
|
Kirstie
|
Shirley Kluszewski
|
Episode: "Little Bummer Boy"
|
Hot in Cleveland
|
Peg
|
Episode: "Love Is All Around"
|
2014
|
Franklin & Bash
|
Irina Lottye Kruskal
|
Episode: "Spirits in the Material World"
|
2014–2015
|
Girl Meets World
|
Mrs. Svorski
|
2 episodes
|
2014–2016
|
Creative Galaxy
|
Gallaria
|
11 episodes
|
2015
|
The Millers
|
Louise
|
Episode: "Louise Louise"[6][7][8][9][10]
|
Hawaii Five-0
|
Ruth Tennenbaum
|
Episode: "Kuka'awale (Stakeout)"
|
2016
|
The Eleventh
|
Margaret
|
5 episodes
|
Bob's Burgers
|
Meryl
|
Voice, episode: "Secret Admiral-irer"[1]
|
Royal Pains
|
Annette Bellamy
|
Episode: "The Good News Is..."
|
Clarence
|
Cloris
|
Voice, episode: "Cloris"
|
2017–2018
|
Justice League Action
|
Granny Goodness
|
Voice, 4 episodes[1][11]
|
2017–2019
|
American Gods
|
Zorya Vechernyaya
|
3 episodes
|
2018–2020
|
Elena of Avalor
|
Hool
|
Voice, 3 episodes[1]
|
2019
|
Teachers
|
Anne 'Memaw' Lucas
|
Episode: "Wedded Miss"
|
Mad About You
|
Mrs. Alice Mandelbaum
|
Episode: "Boundaries and Nakedness"[12]
|