Martha Greenhouse | |
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Born | Martha Miriam Greenhouse June 14, 1921 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 2013 | (aged 91)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–1999 |
Martha Miriam Greenhouse[1] (June 14, 1921[2] – January 5, 2013[3][2]) was an American stage, film and television actress, who also served as an actors' union leader.
The Omaha, Nebraska-born actress spent her formative years in New York City, and was a 1939 graduate of Hunter College High School.[citation needed] She appeared both on-and off-Broadway. Her film credits included The Stepford Wives, Bananas, Daniel, and Tomorrow Night. She appeared on such television and soap opera series as Route 66, Car 54, Where Are You?, Law & Order, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Phil Silvers Show, Ryan's Hope, and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.
DEATHS:
Ned Wertimer, best known for playing Ralph the Doorman on The Jeffersons, died Jan. 2 in Los Angeles after a fall. He was 89.
Actress and union leader Martha Greenhouse, whose credits included Law & Order, died Jan. 5. She was 91.