Nationality American Occupation Actress | Name Helen Shaw Role Actress | |
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Born July 25, 1897 ( 1897-07-25 ) Michigan, United States Movies Parenthood, Twilight Zone: The Movie | ||
Helen Shaw (July 25, 1897 – September 8, 1997) was an American actress. She is best known for playing a kindly old woman on such shows as Diff'rent Strokes and Highway to Heaven. She played Mrs. Dempsey in the 1983 film Twilight Zone: The Movie and Steve Martin's grandmother in the 1989 comedy Parenthood. She died in 1997 at the age of 100.
Filmography
Actress
1995
Harry (TV Series) as
Jenny
- Episode #2.1 (1995) - Jenny
1989
Parenthood as
Grandma
1989
Wicked Stepmother as
Sadie
1985
Hell Town (TV Series) as
Ruthie
- Hell Town Goes Bananas (1985) - Ruthie
1985
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) as
Ethel
- The Right Thing (1985) - Ethel
- An Investment in Caring (1985) - Ethel
1984
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as
Elderly Lady
- Arnold the Entrepreneur (1984) - Elderly Lady
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie as
Mrs. Dempsey (segment "Kick the Can")
1980
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (TV Movie)
Self
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
Self
- Carl Reiner/Jann Karam/Helen Shaw (1989) - Self
References
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