Priscilla Morrill
| Priscilla Morrill | |
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as Lou Grant's wife in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1974.
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| Born |
June 4, 1927 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1994 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Bryson (? –1994; her death) |
Priscilla Morrill (June 4, 1927 – November 9, 1994) was an American actress best known for her television performance as Lou Grant's wife on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Morrill attended the Carnegie Institute before making her stage debut opposite John Carradine in Julius Caesar. She made her Broadway debut in The Relapse with Cyril Ritchard.
Morrill's first television performance was on the Outer Limits episode "The Man with the Power" in 1963. She went on to guest star on numerous television series and television movies. Morrill had recurring roles on Family, Bret Maverick, Santa Barbara, and Newhart.
In addition to guest-starring roles, she also co-starred in two short-lived series: In the Beginning (TV series) starring McLean Stevenson, and Baby Makes Five starring Peter Scolari. Morrill made a guest appearance in MacGyver, in the season two episode "D.O.A.: MacGyver" as Helen Wilson. She made her last onscreen appearance on an episode of Coach in 1992. Jean Stapleton stated in an interview for the Archive of American Television that Morrill was the stand-in for her in the ninth season episode of All in the Family, "A Girl Like Edith", in which Stapleton had a dual role.
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