Judith Lowry

Judith Lowry
Lowry as Mother Dexter in "Mother Dexter's Wedding".
Born	Judith Carter Ives (1890-07-27)July 27, 1890 Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	November 29, 1976(1976-11-29) (aged 86) Greenwich Village, New York City, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart Attack
Resting place	Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York, U.S.
Residence	Studio City, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913–1921, 1952–1976
Home town	New York City, New York
Spouse(s)	Rudd Lowry (1920–1965; his death); 9 children
Children	Elizabeth J. Lowry (b. 1921) Samuel Addison Lowry (1922–1991) James Rudd Lowry (1924–1998) George W. Lowry (1926–1990) John F. Lowry (1926–2001) Thomas C. Lowry (1928–1987) Ann H. Lowry (b. 1929) Rayphield Semmes Lowry (1931–1996) Martha Adams Lowry (b. 1934)

Judith Lowry (born Judith Carter Ives; July 27, 1890 – November 29, 1976) was an American actress, best known for her television work. She made nearly 30 appearances on TV and in film during her career in addition to numerous appearances on stage both on and off-Broadway.

Judith Carter Ives was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where her father was temporarily stationed. She was the daughter of Mildred Elizabeth (née Megeath; July 17, 1864 – 1923) and Francis Joseph Ives (July 19, 1857 – November 27, 1908). Her father was a career soldier in the U.S. Army as an army surgeon, attaining the rank of Major.

Her father saw action in the Spanish–American War, serving initially in Cuba and later in the Philippines, before retiring to Washington, D.C. in 1908, where he died. As such, she had a nomadic childhood moving from place to place, as her family followed her father from military post to military post, until finally settling in Washington D.C. Through her father Lowry is a descendent of American Revolutionary War soldier, Asahel Ives. Both of Lowry's parents are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Lowry made her stage debut in 1913 in a stock company in Washington, D.C. Later in 1921 when she became pregnant with her first child she would retire from acting to raise her family. She resumed her acting career in 1952 after her youngest of 9 children, Martha, turned 18. She made several stage appearances and labored in occasional bit parts in film and television from the 1950s until she began to get more substantial roles in her eighties. Lowry had an uncredited role in Valley of the Dolls (1967) as Aunt Amy. She had character parts in such films as The Anderson Tapes and Cold Turkey.