Alice Nunn

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Alice Nunn
Nunn in 1965
Born
Alice Elizabeth Nunn

(1927-10-10)October 10, 1927
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 1988(1988-07-01) (aged 60)
West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeOld Jacksonville City Cemetery, Florida
OccupationActress
Years active1956–1988

Alice Elizabeth Nunn (October 10, 1927 – July 1, 1988) was an American actress.

IFC list of the 25 scariest moments in non-horror film history,[3] and earned her a cult following.[2]

Life and career

Nunn was born in Jacksonville in 1927 to N.G. Nunn and Alice Bush. She showed an early interest in the performing arts and took part in a school production of

American Theater Wing.[1] After some radio work, she got an acting part in New Faces of 1956[1] and played in the theatre alongside Shelley Berman and Nancy Walker.[1]

She became a character actress, and appeared on television's Petticoat Junction in the episodes "Shoplifter at the Shady Rest" (1967, as Mrs. Benson); "Mae's Helping Hand" (1968); and the 1969 episodes "The Other Woman" (as Mrs. Birdwell) and "Kathy Joe's First Birthday Party" (as "Lady with wallet").[1] She also appeared on Ironside and The Wild Wild West.[2]

She appeared in numerous sitcoms, such as Camp Runamuck, where she played Mahala May Gruenecker, the head counselor of Camp Divine, and the chief opponent of Commander Wivenhoe (played by series star Arch Johnson).[1] In her sitcom appearances in the 1960s, she often played strong-willed, edgy women, but in a humorous vein.[1]

Nunn's first film appearance was in

Delusion (1980) (also known as The House Where Death Lives) with Patricia Pearcy and Joseph Cotten, and the maid Helga in Mommie Dearest (1981).[1]

She is most widely known for her role as Large Marge, a ghostly truck driver who frightens

Madonna. Her last role was that of Nurse Palmer in Three O'Clock High (1987).[1]

Nunn died in 1988 at her apartment in West Hollywood, California of a heart attack at age 60.[1][2][5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1971 Johnny Got His Gun Third Nurse
The Steagle Mrs. Furst Uncredited
1974 Mame Fat Lady
Airport 1975 Passenger with Dog Uncredited
Fangs Sis
1978
The Fury
 Mrs. Callahan
The Fifth Floor Emma
1981
Delusion
 Duffy
Mommie Dearest Helga
1983 Focus on Fishko Old Mimi Short
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Large Marge
1986
Thrashin'
 Truck Driver Uncredited
Trick or Treat Mrs. Sylvia Cavell
1987 Who's That Girl Woman Parole Member
Three O'Clock High Nurse Palmer
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1965 Hazel Hildegarde Episode: "Hazel's Inquisitive Mind"
1965-1966 Camp Runamuck Mahala May Gruenecker / Mahala May 21 episodes
1967
The Phyllis Diller Show
 Mrs. Hill Episode: "Phyllis, the Beauty Queen"
Judd for the Defense
 Mrs. Merrell Episode: "A Civil Case of Murder"
1968 The Wild Wild West Hilda Episode: "The Night of the Big Blackmail"
1967-1969 Petticoat Junction Mrs. Benson / Lady With Wallet / Mrs. Birdwell 4 episodes
1970 The Bill Cosby Show Winona Fisk Episode: "Growing, Growing, Grown"
1971 Mayberry R.F.D. Mrs. Plunkett Episode: 'Millie's Egg Farm"
The Jimmy Stewart Show Big Mother Episode: "Another Day, Another Scholar"
1972 Evil Roy Slade Claire Beckendorf TV movie
McMillan & Wife Woman / Mrs. Maxwell 2 episodes
Ironside Mrs. Winston Episode: "Buddy, Can You Spare a Life?"
Emergency! Mrs. Lucille Rodgers Episode: "Musical Mania"
Alias Smith and Jones Hotel Clerk Episode: "McGuffin"
1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn Regular
1975 Love Nest TV movie
1976 ABC Afterschool Special Connie Episode: "Francesca, Baby"
1977 Great Day Molly TV movie
Westside Medical Carrie 13 episodes
1978 Chico and the Man Mrs. Keever Episode: "Ed Brown's Car Wash"
1980 The Love Boat The Harridan Episode: "Celebration/Captain Papa/Honeymoon Pressure"
1974-1981 Happy Days Mama Delvecchio / Mrs. Stewart 3 episodes
1981 Eight Is Enough Horace's Wife Episode: "Vows"[6]
Checking In Mrs. Sabitino Episode: "Whose Side Are You On?"
Stockers TV movie
Callie & Son Mrs. Watkins TV movie
Dark Night of the Scarecrow Mrs. Bunch TV movie
Flamingo Road Episode: "The Stranger"
1980-1982 WKRP in Cincinnati Mrs. Hutchinson / Mrs. Nedelman 2 episodes
1982 Hart to Hart Bujie Episode: "The Harts Strike Out"
Nine to Five
 Bag Lady Episode: "Temporarily Disconnected"
1984 Knight Rider Nurse Gilmore Episode: "Lost Knight"[6]
1985 Crazy Like a Fox Mrs. De Curtis Episode: "Eye in the Sky"
Misfits of Science Sailor Sam Episode: "Sonar... and Yet So Far"
227 Woman Episode: "Football Widow"[6]
1986 Riptide Nurse Carla Winters Episode: "A Matter of Policy"
1982-1986 Simon & Simon Woman customer at Quickie Mart / Barney - seller of maps to stars' home" 2 episodes[6]
1987 Murder, She Wrote Henrietta Episode: "No Laughing Murder"
1988 My Sister Sam Lily Episode: "Walk a While in My Shoes"[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "by Bruce Eder critic of All Movie Guide via Hollywood.com". Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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  3. ^ a b Willmore, Alison (October 29, 2005). "The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies: 5. Large Marge". IFC. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Canby, Vincent (March 15, 1978). "Film: De Palma Mixes Genres in 'Fury':Psyching a Spy". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Strickland, Sandy (April 9, 2017). "Old City Cemetery a history museum". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved February 6, 2020. There's actress Alice Nunn, who co-starred in the TV series "Camp Runamuck" and is remembered for her role as Large Marge, the scary truck driver in the 1985 film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure." She died in 1988 at age 60.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Alice Nunn | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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