Natalie Schafer

Personal Info

Birthday

November 5, 1900

Day of Death

1991-04-10

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

Natalie Schafer

Biography

Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress, best known today for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964–1967). Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles in 1941 to work in films.

She appeared on Broadway in 17 plays between 1927 and 1959, often playing supporting roles. Most of those appearances were in short-run plays, with the exceptions of Lady in the Dark (1941–42), The Doughgirls (1942–44), and Romanoff and Juliet (1957–58). She was seen in a revival of Six Characters in Search of an Author, directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1955–56).

Known For

The Love Boat

Mannix

Climax!

The Beverly Hillbillies

I Love Lucy

Gilligan's Island

Thriller

77 Sunset Strip

Filmography

1990
I'm Dangerous Tonight
as Grandmother
1989
Beverly Hills Brats
as Lillian
1981
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Lovey Wentworth Howell
1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
as Lovey Howell
1978
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as Lovey Wentworth Howell
1975
The Day of the Locust
as Audrey Jennings
1973
40 Carats
as Mrs. Adams
1966
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Otis
1961
Susan Slade
as Marian Corbett
Back Street
as Mrs. Evans
1957
Bernardine
as Madge Beaumont
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
as Mrs. Day
1956
Anastasia
as Irina Lissemskaia / Nini
Forever, Darling
as Millie Opdyke
1955
Female on the Beach
as Queenie Sorenson
The Petrified Forest
as Mrs. Chisholm
1954
Casanova's Big Night
as Signora Foressi
1953
The Girl Next Door
as Evelyn the maid
1952
Just Across the Street
as Gertrude Medford
1951
Callaway Went Thataway
as Martha Lorrison
The Law and the Lady
as Pamela Pemberson
Take Care of My Little Girl
as Mother Cookie Clark
Payment on Demand
as Mrs. Edna Blanton
1949
Caught
as Dorothy Dale
1948
The Snake Pit
as Mrs. Stuart
The Time of Your Life
as Society Lady
1947
Secret Beyond the Door
as Edith Potter
Repeat Performance
as Eloise Shaw
Dishonored Lady
as Ethel Royce
The Other Love
as Dora Shelton
1945
Masquerade in Mexico
as Irene Denny
Wonder Man
as Mrs. Hume
Molly and Me
as Kitty Goode-Burroughs
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Harriet Corwin
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Irene Selworth
1942
Reunion in France
as Frau Amy Schröder (uncredited)
1941
The Body Disappears
as Mrs. Lunceford
1930
The Poor Fish
as Daisy