Beth Howland
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Beth Howland in Li'l Abner (1959)
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Elizabeth Howland May 28, 1941 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2015 (aged 74) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Lung Cancer |
| Occupation | stage and television actress |
| Years active | 1959–2002 |
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| Children | 1 |
Elizabeth "Beth" Howland (May 28, 1941 – December 31, 2015) was an American actress. She worked on stage and television and was best known for playing Vera Gorman in the sitcom Alice, inspired by the Martin Scorsese film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.
Howland also originated the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she introduced the patter song "Getting Married Today."
Howland was born on May 28, 1941, in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of 16, she left home and followed a dancer friend to New York City.
After a time of struggling, Howland made her Broadway debut in 1959 as Lady Beth in the Carol Burnett musical Once Upon a Mattress, which transferred from off-Broadway. She went on to have roles in the musicals Bye Bye Birdie, High Spirits, Drat! The Cat!, and Darling of the Day.
Howland can be seen dancing and singing in the chorus of Li'l Abner (1959) as Clem's wife, alongside future television star Valerie Harper. After appearing in Company, she left New York to relocate to California, where she made guest appearances on television series such as Love, American Style, Cannon, Mary Tyler Moore, Little House on the Prairie, Fantasy Island, Eight Is Enough and The Love Boat. For her work on Alice, Howland received four Golden Globe nominations. She later took on numerous telefilm roles, including You Can't Take It with You (as Essie) and Agatha Christie's: A Caribbean Mystery.
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