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 mother Ida on both
The Mary Tyler Moore Show and
Rhoda and as the housekeeper Mildred on
McMillan and Wife, Walker also starred in two shows that failed to attract audiences - the series
The Nancy Walker Show and the sitcom
Blansky's Beauties.
Aside from numerous television guest appearances and a long-running stint as "Rosie" in "Bounty Paper Towels" ads, Nancy Walker had a long
… More career on the New York stage during her younger years. An example includes a notable role as the female cabbie Hildy who is looking for romance in the stage version of On the Town.
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