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Biography

Noted character actress Nancy Walker was born in Philadelphia in 1922 (some sources state 1921). Best-known to television fans for her role as Rhoda's…more

Born

5/10/1922, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Died

3/25/1992

Birth Name

Anna Myrtle Swoyer

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- True Colors
  Sara Bower
  - S 2: Ep 21 Word to the Mother
    4/12/92
  - S 2: Ep 20 Feeling Up!
    3/22/92
  - S 2: Ep 17 Half A Man
    2/9/92
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Beat Goes On
    2/2/92
  - S 2: Ep 15 Art Attack
    1/12/92
  - + 37 More Credits
- Mama's Boy
  Molly McCaskey
  - S 1: Ep 6 Hamlet
    8/6/88
  - S 1: Ep 5 Remembrance of Things Past
    6/29/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mickey's Song
    4/9/88
  - S 1: Ep 3 Pilot
    11/26/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 Molly's Night Out
    10/31/87
  - + 2 More Credits
- Rhoda
  Ida Morgenstern
  - S 5: Ep 7 Martin Comes Home
    11/11/78
  - S 5: Ep 6 Ida's Roommate
    10/28/78
  - S 5: Ep 4 Brenda Gets Engaged
    10/14/78
  - S 5: Ep 3 Rhoda vs. Ida
    10/7/78
  - S 5: Ep 2 In Search of Martin
    9/30/78
  - + 37 More Credits
- The Nancy Walker Show
  Nancy Kitteridge
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Partners
    7/11/77
  - S 1: Ep 11 Kenneth's Memoirs
    12/23/76
  - S 1: Ep 10 Terry's Depression
    12/16/76
  - S 1: Ep 9 Rival Agents
    12/9/76
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Matter of Principle
    11/11/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- Blansky's Beauties
  Nancy Blansky
  - S 1: Ep 13 Nancy Breaks a Leg
    6/27/77
  - S 1: Ep 12 To Nancy with Love
    6/6/77
  - S 1: Ep 11 Dear Nancy...
    5/21/77
  - S 1: Ep 10 My Nephew's Debut
    4/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 9 Nancy Meets Pa Bates
    4/16/77
  - + 8 More Credits
- McMillan & Wife
  Mildred
  - S 5: Ep 7 Point of Law
    3/7/76
  - S 5: Ep 6 Greed
    2/15/76
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Deadly Cure
    1/18/76
  - S 5: Ep 4 Secrets for Sale
    12/7/75
  - S 5: Ep 3 Aftershock
    11/9/75
  - + 27 More Credits
- Police Story
  Mrs. Cohen
  - S 1: Ep 21 Fingerprint
    3/12/74
- Family Affair
  Emily Turner [ season 5 ]
  - S 4: Ep 13 Goodbye Harold
    12/25/69
  - S 4: Ep 12 Maudie
    12/18/69
  - S 4: Ep 11 A Tale of Two Travels
    12/11/69
  - S 4: Ep 10 Number One Boy
    12/4/69
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Stowaway
    11/20/69
  - + 55 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 22: Ep 20 March 2, 1969: Nancy Ames, Paul Anka, Alan King, Gwen Verdon, Nancy Walker, Flip Wilson
    3/2/69
  - S 20: Ep 23 February 12, 1967: The Young Rascals, Joan Rivers, Lola Falana
    2/12/67
  - S 20: Ep 11 November 20, 1966: Dave Clark 5, Bobby Vinton, Barbara McNair, Henny Youngman
    11/20/66
  - S 19: Ep 21 February 6, 1966: The Animals, Rosemary Clooney, Nancy Walker, Alan King
    2/6/66
  - S 18: Ep 24 Petula Clark / Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem / Nancy Walker & Bert Lahr
    3/14/65
  - + 1 More Credits
- Toast of the Town
  scheduled guest
  - S 5: Ep 33 Billy Eckstine; Evelyn Knight; Beatrice Lillie; Nancy Walker
    4/20/52
  - S 5: Ep 27 Nancy Walker; Lew Parker & Virginia Grey; Romo Vincent
    3/9/52
- Toast of the Town
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 27 Nancy Walker / Roberta Peters / Lucienne Boyer / Lucienne Boyer
    3/18/51
  - S 4: Ep 21 Nancy Walker; Jane Morgan; Margot Fonteyn; Russell Nype
    2/4/51
  - S 4: Ep 14 Victor Borge; Phil Rizzuto; Nancy Walker; Eleanor Steber; Cornelia Otis Skinner
    12/17/50
  - S 4: Ep 11 Teresa Brewer / Nancy Walker / Eddie Mayehoff / Leonard Warren
    11/26/50
Guest Star (66)

Role
- Columbo
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 5 Uneasy Lies the Crown
    4/28/90
- Newhart
  Aunt Louise
  - S 8: Ep 9 Attack of the Killer Aunt
    12/11/89
- The Golden Girls
  Angela
  - S 2: Ep 19 Long Days Journey into Marinara
    2/21/87
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Sisters
    1/3/87
- Crazy Like A Fox
  Unknown
  - S 2: Ep 16 The Fox Who Saw Too Much
    2/12/86
- ABC Weekend Specials
  Dolores Rockefeller
  - S 9: Ep 6 Columbus Circle
    11/23/85
- ABC Weekend Specials
  Rock (voice)
  - S 9: Ep 3 Jeeter Mason and the Magic Headset
    10/5/85
- Fame
  Rachel
  - S 2: Ep 15 Sunshine Again
    1/20/83
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 4 Same Wavelength, The/Winning Isn't Everything/A Honeymoon for Horace
    10/23/82
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 11 42
    1/3/82
- Password Plus
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 211 PWP-96
    10/27/80
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 160 May 20, 1980
    5/20/80
  - S 13: Ep 133 March 19, 1975
    3/19/75
- The Big Show
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    5/6/80
- The Love Boat
  Mrs. Waterhouse
  - S 2: Ep 16 Gopher's Opportunity/Home Sweet Home/The Switch
    1/20/79
- Over Easy
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 17 December 5, 1978
    12/5/78
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 65 April 24-30, 1978 (2)
    4/24/78
  - S 11: Ep 62 April 11-17, 1977 (2)
    4/11/77
  - S 9: Ep 55 March 17-23, 1975 (2)
    3/17/75
  - S 9: Ep 37 January 13-19, 1975 (2)
    1/13/75
  - S 9: Ep 30 December 16-20, 1974 (NBC-TV)
    12/16/74
  - + 3 More Credits
- Fantasy Island
  Roberta aka Mumsy
  - S 1: Ep 9 Trouble, My Lovely / The Common Man
    4/1/78
- The Muppet Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Nancy Walker
    6/28/77
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 100 February 17, 1977
    2/17/77
  - S 3: Ep 66 December 24, 1976
    12/24/76
  - S 2: Ep 215 September 8, 1976
    9/8/76
  - S 2: Ep 117 March 3, 1976
    3/3/76
  - S 2: Ep 4 September 18, 1975
    9/18/75
  - + 1 More Credits
- Happy Days
  Nancy Blanksy
  - S 4: Ep 17 The Third Anniversary Show
    2/4/77
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 22 Show #2822
    1/17/77
- The Captain and Tennille
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Show #2-76
    10/11/76
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs
    9/25/76
- Rhoda
  Ida Morgenstern
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Separation
    9/20/76
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Valerie Harper
    11/20/75
- Cher
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 3 Show 17
    9/21/75
  - S 1: Ep 3 Show 3
    2/23/75
- Cher
  Special Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 Show 10
    4/20/75
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 8: Ep 18 with Rock Hudson and Nancy Walker
    2/15/75
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 19 Nancy Walker & John Schuck
    1/6/75
- Police Story
  Mrs. Cohen
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  Ida Morgenstern
  - S 4: Ep 3 Rhoda's Sister Gets Married
    9/29/73
  - S 3: Ep 4 Enter Rhoda's Parents
    10/7/72
  - S 2: Ep 5 A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend
    10/16/71
  - S 1: Ep 6 Support Your Local Mother
    10/24/70
- The Partridge Family
  Mrs. Applebaum
  - S 3: Ep 14 Aspirin at 7, Dinner at 8
    1/5/73
- Bridget Loves Bernie
  Ruthie
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Little White Lie That Grew And Grew
    11/18/72
- Love, American Style
  Mom
  - S 4: Ep 15 Love and the Oldlyweds
    10/6/72
- Medical Center
  Mrs. Bainbridge
  - S 4: Ep 2 Cycle of Peril
    9/27/72
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 13 Love and the See-Through Man
    10/8/71
- Love, American Style
  Mrs. Morrison
  - S 2: Ep 40 Love and the Pulitzer Prize Baby
    2/5/71
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 12 Love & Marriage, Part 2
    12/16/70
  - S 13: Ep 11 Love & Marriage, Part 1
    12/9/70
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 1 October 5, 1970
    10/5/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 86 January 10, 1969
    1/10/69
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 19: Ep 40 June 26, 1966: Jerry Vale, Stiller & Meara, Nancy Walker, Charles Nelson Reilly
    6/26/66
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 8 May 19, 1965
    5/19/65
  - S 14: Ep 109 February 18, 1977
    2/18/77
  - S 14: Ep 49 November 12, 1976
    11/12/76
- The Garry Moore Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 30 May 5, 1964
    5/5/64
  - S 6: Ep 22 February 25, 1964
    2/25/64
  - S 6: Ep 20 February 11, 1964
    2/11/64
  - S 6: Ep 17 January 21, 1964
    1/21/64
  - S 6: Ep 12 December 17, 1963
    12/17/63
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 26 March 18, 1964
    3/18/64
  - S 1: Ep 10 November 27, 1963
    11/27/63
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  scheduled guest
  - S 16: Ep 22 scheduled: Mike Clifford; Kate Smith; Bob Newhart; Nancy Walker
    3/3/63
  - S 14: Ep 37 scheduled: Nancy Walker; Nancy Dussault; Earl Grant; Conrad Buckner
    6/25/61
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 November 29, 1962
    11/29/62
- Talent Scouts
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 July 17, 1962
    7/17/62
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 12: Ep 48 EPISODE #575
    7/30/61
- The Perry Como Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 30 May 3, 1961
    5/3/61
  - S 13: Ep 20 February 15, 1961
    2/15/61
  - S 12: Ep 19 March 2, 1960
    3/2/60
- Kraft Music Hall
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 May 3, 1961
    5/3/61
- The Tab Hunter Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 32 The Invitation
    4/30/61
- The Tab Hunter Show
  Buddy Parker
  - S 1: Ep 7 I Love a Marine
    10/30/60
- The Play of the Week
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Girls in Room 509
    4/18/60
- The Revlon Revue
  Herself
  - — March 10, 1960
    3/10/60
  - S 1: Ep 7 March 10, 1960
    3/10/60
- The Play of the Week
  Rifkele
  - S 1: Ep 10 The World of Sholom Aleichem
    12/14/59
- The Steve Allen Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Lloyd Bridges; Nancy Walker; Larry Daniels; Carole Simpson; The Rocky Mario Trio
    10/12/58
- The Red Skelton Show
  Sadie
  - S 7: Ep 17 Bolivar's Beauty Shop
    2/4/58
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 11: Ep 15 Code of the Corner
    1/15/58
- The Vic Damone Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 September 3, 1956
    9/3/56
- Playwrights 56
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 19 Nick and Lettie
    6/5/56
- Max Liebman Presents
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 7 Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl
    3/25/56
- The Red Skelton Show
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 9 Fish Peddler's Thanksgiving
    11/22/55
  - S 5: Ep 3 New York Tour
    10/11/55
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 10 12/11/1955 - Salute to George Abbott
    11/11/55
- Texaco Star Theater
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 2 10/5/1954
    10/5/54
- Texaco Star Theater
  Marlene Brando
  - S 7: Ep 1 9/21/1954
    9/21/54
- Musical Comedy Time
  Mary Custer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Whoopee!
    10/16/50
- Texaco Star Theater
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 6 10/25/1949
    10/25/49
Director (4)

Role
- Alice (1985)
  Director
  - S 9: Ep 13 The Night They Raided Debbie's
    2/6/85
  - S 9: Ep 9 Kiss the Grill Goodbye
    1/15/85
  - S 8: Ep 21 Don't Play It Again, Elliot
    4/15/84
- 13 Queens Boulevard
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Younger Man
    4/10/79
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Lift
- Rhoda
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Total Brenda
    12/9/78
  - S 5: Ep 8 Jack's New Image
    12/2/78
  - S 4: Ep 22 Jack's Back
    4/9/78
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Date in the Iron Mask
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 23 Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer
    2/23/74
  - S 4: Ep 11 Just Friends
    11/24/73

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- As one of her final works in theater, Nancy Walker directed the Broadway play UTBU (featuring Margaret Hamilton and Tony Randall) for seven performances at the Helen Hayes Theater in 1966.
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- Despite being firmly identified with her "Jewish mother" role as Ida Morgenstern, Nancy Walker was not Jewish (though her second husband was). She was fond of telling people that her origins were "Black Irish."
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- Nancy worked on the FOX show True Colors until very close to her death. Her "TV daughter" Valerie Harper (who played Rhoda Morgenstern) was quoted as saying, "I love the fact that she went out like she came in...with greasepaint on."
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- Nancy Walker: (speaking to her husband after their delayed 40th wedding anniversary party) Now I can go in peace. This was the last dream of my life come true.
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