Sandra Gould | |
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Gould in 1966
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
July 23, 1916
Died | July 20, 1999 Burbank, California, U.S. |
(aged 82)
Occupation | Actress, writer |
Years active | 1947–1999 |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 1 |
Sandra Gould (July 23, 1916 – July 20, 1999) was an American actress who appeared mainly in television roles. Among her many credits was a regular role as Gladys Kravitz on the sitcom Bewitched, the second actress to portray the role, debuting in the third season.
Gould was born in Brooklyn, New York. She began acting in films with an uncredited role in T-Men (1947), and was the Phone Operator in Romance on the High Seas (1948), Doris Day's debut film. She appeared in several uncredited roles for the remainder of the decade, and received her first screen credit with The Story of Molly X (1949). During the same decade, Gould enjoyed a four-year run as Miss Duffy, the man-hungry daughter of the forever-unheard owner of radio's Duffy's Tavern. In 1953, Gould appeared as a guest in an episode of Letter to Loretta with Loretta Young. In 1959 she played a secretary in the Academy Award Winning Movie Imitation of Life with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore.
She continued to guest star in the 1950s and 1960s in such television series as I Love Lucy, I Married Joan,December Bride, Maverick, The Flintstones, The Twilight Zone, The Lucy Show, Burke's Law, I Dream of Jeannie, Love, American Style, Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch and Mister Ed. She played a prominent supporting role in the film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken in 1966. In 1963, Gould released a comedy single record entitled Hello Melvin (This Is Mama) as an answer to Allan Sherman's hit "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh".