Alice Pearce

Alice Pearce

Birthday: 1917-10-16

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography: Alice Pearce (October 16, 1917 - March 3, 1966) was an American actress. She was brought to Hollywood by Gene Kelly to reprise her Broadway performance in the film version of On the Town (1949). Pearce played comedic supporting roles in several films before being cast as nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in the TV sitcom Bewitched in 1964. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series posthumously after the second season of the series. She died from ovarian cancer in 1966.

Movies

The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All

A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life....

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The Disorderly Orderly
The Disorderly Orderly

Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice ...

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The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York

In squeaky-clean New York at the turn of the century, playboy Charlie Hill falls so much in love tha...

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Tammy and the Doctor
Tammy and the Doctor

Tammy becomes a nurse's aide, works in a hospital, cares for an old rich woman, and causes romantic ...

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Dear Heart
Dear Heart

A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' co...

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Lad: A Dog
Lad: A Dog

Remember when your favorite face in the world had a wet nose? Eight-year-old Angela Clure is just di...

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Dear Brigitte
Dear Brigitte

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the f...

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My Six Loves
My Six Loves

A celebrated actress discovers six runaway children living on her country property....

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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

A young girl named Alice goes through a looking glass and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy lan...

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The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat

Bruce, the owner of an aerospace company, is infatuated with Jennifer and hires her to be his biogra...

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Kiss Me, Stupid
Kiss Me, Stupid

While traveling home from Vegas, an amorous lounge singer named Dino gets conned by a local mechanic...

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The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair w...

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On the Town
On the Town

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City....

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Bus Riley's Back in Town
Bus Riley's Back in Town

Bus Riley returns to his small town after time in the army. On his return, his ex-girlfriend wants t...

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How To Be Very, Very Popular
How To Be Very, Very Popular

Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical ...

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Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

"Bewitched" remains beloved nearly 60 years after its debut. The series lead, Elizabeth Montgomery, ...

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A Bewitched Christmas
A Bewitched Christmas

Spend Christmas with everyone's favorite witch in this hilarious yuletide double feature....

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