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Beverly Sanders | |
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| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actress, voice artist |
| Years active | 1962–present |
Beverly Sanders is an American actress, comedian, and voice artist.
Sanders is married to Harvey Newmark, first bass violist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.[1]
On television, Sanders has appeared in guest roles on several series' including Emergency!, Kojak, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Love Boat, Quincy, M.E., Barney Miller and Night Court. Sanders was a regular on the NBC sitcom Lotsa Luck for one season during 1973-74. Her feature film credits include Magic (1978) and And Justice for All (1979).
Sanders starred in a one-woman show on stage entitled Yes Sir, That's My Baby in the 1990s. She began writing the play after taking a UCLA writing class. The show details her failure to conceive a baby being more than 40 years old and frustrations of the adoption process.[citation needed]
Sanders has appeared in more than 300 TV commercials. She played the Arm & Hammer Baking Soda spokesperson Louise for nearly a decade.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–1972 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Rayette, the waitress | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | Love, American Style | Carol Baxter | "Love and the Unbearable Fiance" |
| 1972 | Ironside | Saleslady | Episode: "Who'll Cry for My Baby" |
| 1973 | Emergency! | Leslie Noble | Episode: "Honest" |
| 1973–1974 | Lotsa Luck | Olive Swann | Series regular, 22 episodes |
| 1974 | Sanford and Son | Nora Simpson | Episode: "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" |
| 1974–1977 | Rhoda | Susan Alborn | Recurring character, 6 episodes |
| 1974 | Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | Bambi | Episode: "A Date with Robert" |
| 1975 | Kojak | Stella | Episode: "Queen of the Gypsies" |
| 1975 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Susan Miller | Episode: "The Girl Who Couldn't Lose" |
| 1975 | Kate McShane | Episode: "Accounts Receivable" | |
| 1975 | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | Diane | TV movie |
| 1976 | The Love Boat | Rita Merrit | TV movie pilot for series |
| 1976 | Hickey | Netty | Unsold TV pilot, written & directed by Alan Alda |
| 1976 | Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby | Hollywood columnist | TV movie |
| 1977 | The McLean Stevenson Show | Fanny | Episode: "Money Troubles" |
| 1977 | Family | Mrs. Gilroy | Episode: "We Love You, Miss Jessup" |
| 1977–1978 | C.P.O. Sharkey | Chief Gypsy Koch | 3 episodes |
| 1978 | Sparrow | Tammy | TV movie |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Stephanie Marie | Episode: "Bet a Million/Mr. Irresistible" |
| 1978 | Barney Miller | Lorraine Siegel | Episode: "The Kidnapping" (hour-long episode) |
| 1979 | Quincy, M.E. | Nurse | Episode: "For the Benefit of My Patients" |
| 1980 | Hart to Hart | Mrs. Ann Mager | Episode: "A Question of Innocence" |
| 1980–1981 | One Day at a Time | Selma | Episodes: "Triple Play"; "Out of Bounds" |
| 1980 | Trapper John, M.D. | Meter Maid | Episode: "Hot Line" |
| 1981 | It's a Living | Barbara | Episode: "Up on the Roof" |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Muriel Higgins | Episode: "Home Fires Burning" |
| 1981 | Mork & Mindy | Caroline McConnell | Episode: "Mork and the Family Reunion" |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy | Episode: "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold" | |
| 1982 | Too Close for Comfort | Nurse Gaynor | Episode: "Seventh Month Blues" |
| 1983 | The Other Woman | Linda Gleason | TV movie |
| 1984 | Lottery! | Episode: "Miami: Sharing" | |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Mitzi Clarenden | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Cover Up | Dee Dee Peire | Episode: "Who's Trying to Kill Miss Globe?" |
| 1985–1986 | Too Close for Comfort | Marsha | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | The Jetsons | (voice) | Episode: "Elroy in Wonderland" |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Susan | Episode: "Guilt Trip" |
| 1986 | Mary | Episode: "The Death Threat" | |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius | Mrs. Robinson | TV movie |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Mrs. Schluter | Episode: "Sons of Gunz" |
| 1987 | Full House | Mindy Gladstone | Episode: "The Return of Grandma" |
| 1988 | Night Court | Mrs. Cooper | Episode: "Hit the Road, Jack" |
| 1988 | Annie McGuire | Hillary | Episode: "The Ferry" |
| 1988 | Duet | Mrs. McGee | Episode: "One Man Out" |
| 1989 | Moonlighting | Adelaide Sapperman | Episode: "When Girls Collide" |
| 1990 | A Family for Joe | Doctor Bennett | TV movie |
| 1990 | Thanksgiving Day | Rusty Carey | TV movie |
| 1992 | Capitol Critters | (voice) | Episode: "Of Thee I Sting" |
| 1992 | Delta | Mrs. Shirley Ratigan | Episode: "The Cabin and the Credit Card" |
| 1994 | The George Carlin Show | Tammi | Episode: "George Gets Caught in the Middle" |
| 1995 | Kirk | Cashier | Episode: "Night at the Movies" |
| 1996 | The Faculty | Mrs. Wilson | Episode: "Opportunity Knockers" |
| 1996 | Baywatch | Ethel Beeber | Episode: "Buried" |
| 1997 | Payback | Barbara | TV movie |
| 1997 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Chair (voice) | Episode: "A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It" |
| 2002 | Leap of Faith | Employee | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002 | Providence | Episode: "Things Have Changed" | |
| 2004 | Grounded for Life | Nun | Episode: "Mystery Dance" |
| 2004 | Charmed | Mrs. Mullen | Episode: "Charmed Noir" |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars | Elaine Van Lowe | Episode: "Kanes and Abel's" |
| 2007 | All I Want for Christmas | Mrs. C | TV movie |
| 2008–2009 | Entourage | Eric's Receptionist | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Wanda Grubwort | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1979 | ...And Justice for All | Sherry | |
| 1978 | Magic | Laughing Lady | |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Judy | |
| 1986 | The Malibu Bikini Shop | Berta Hilgard | |
| 1996 | Shooting Lily | Mary (Lily's Mom) | |
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Photographer | |
| 2005 | Behind the Curtain | Jessica Zielinski | Short film |
| 2012 | The Debt Collector | Evelyn Pearl | Short film |
