Judith Lowry
Judith Lowry | |
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Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] | |
Died | November 29, 1976 Greenwich Village, New York, U.S.[1] | (aged 86)
Resting place | Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1913–1921, 1952–1976[1] |
Spouse | Rudd Lowry (1920–1965; his death) |
Children | 9 |
Judith Carter Lowry (
Early life
Judith Carter Ives was born at
Her father saw action in the Spanish–American War, serving initially in Cuba and later in the Philippines,[4] before retiring to Washington, D.C. in 1908, where he died. Through her father, Lowry was a descendant of American Revolutionary War soldier Asahel Ives.[5]
Career
Lowry made her stage debut in 1913 in a stock company in Washington, D.C. In 1921, she gave birth to her first child and retired from acting to raise her family.[1] She resumed her acting career in 1952 after the youngest of nine children turned 18, appearing on stage and taking occasional bit parts in film and television. It was not until her eighties that she began to receive more substantial roles. Lowry played an uncredited part in Valley of the Dolls (1967) as Aunt Amy, followed by roles in such films as The Anderson Tapes and Cold Turkey.[6]
Her best-remembered role is that of acid-tongued, no-nonsense Mother Dexter on the 1970s sitcom
Family
Judith met her husband, actor Rudd Lowry, while performing on stage. Rudd had recently returned from serving in the U.S. Army during World War I as a staff sergeant in an army hospital. The couple had six sons and three daughters. All their sons served with the United States Armed Forces.[citation needed]
Filmography
Selected films
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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13 Rue Madeleine | 1947 | Peasant Woman | Uncredited |
The Miracle Worker | 1962 | 1st Crone | Uncredited |
Ladybug Ladybug | 1963 | Grandmother | |
Andy | 1965 | ||
The Trouble with Angels | 1966 | Sister Prudence | |
The Tiger Makes Out | 1967 | Elderly Tenant | Uncredited |
Valley of the Dolls | 1967 | Aunt Amy | Uncredited |
The Night They Raided Minsky's | 1968 | Mother Annie | |
Sweet Charity | 1969 | Old Lady on Park Bench | Uncredited |
Popi | 1969 | Elderly Hospital Patient | Uncredited |
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | 1970 | Uncredited | |
Husbands | 1970 | Stuart's Grandmother | |
Cold Turkey | 1971 | Odie Turman | |
The Anderson Tapes | 1971 | Mrs. Hathaway | |
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | 1972 | Nanny | |
Superdad | 1973 | Mother Barlow |
Television
Show | Year | Role | Notes |
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Studio One | 1954 | Mrs. Blake | 1 episode |
The Phil Silvers Show | 1956 | Josie | 1 episode |
Naked City | 1961 | Old Woman | 1 episode |
Car 54, Where Are You? | 1961-1963 | Trixie | 3 episodes |
The Patty Duke Show | 1964-1965 | Miss Tansy | 2 episodes |
The Jackie Gleason Show | 1966-1967 | Old Lady | 3 episodes |
Dark Shadows | 1968 | Hands of Cassandra | 1 episode |
Night Gallery | 1970 | Miss Wattle | 1 episode |
Maude | 1974–1975 | Aunt Polly | 2 episodes |
Kojak | 1975 | Lily Weed | 1 episode |
Phyllis | 1975–1977 | Sally "Mother" Dexter | 23 episodes (final appearance) |
Death
Lowry collapsed and died from a heart attack while walking down a Greenwich Village street with her son Rayphield Semmes Lowry, on November 29, 1976; she was 86 years old.[1] She was buried next to her husband, Rudd Lowry, in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Judith Lowry 'Phyllis' star, dies at 86". The Day. New London, Connecticut. Associated Press. November 30, 1976. p. 23.
- ^ Judith Lowry at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- ^ Judith Lowry at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ a b United States Army (July 4, 1902). Spanish–American War Military and Naval Service Records (Report). US government.
- ^ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application (Report). The National Society of Sons of the American Revolution. May 31, 1894.
- ^ IMDb