Priscilla Morrill

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Priscilla Morrill
Morrill in 1974
Born
Priscilla Alden Morrill

(1927-06-04)June 4, 1927
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1994(1994-11-09) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Institute
OccupationActress
Spouse
Paul Hendley Bryson
​
(m. 1954)​

Priscilla Alden Morrill (June 4, 1927 – November 9, 1994) was an

Edie Grant on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show
in 1973 and 1975.

Career

Born and raised in

Carnegie Institute before making her stage debut opposite John Carradine in Julius Caesar. She made her Broadway debut in The Relapse with Cyril Ritchard.[1]

Morrill's first television performance was on the

Archive of American Television that Morrill was the stand-in for her in the ninth-season episode of All in the Family
, "A Girl Like Edith", in which Stapleton had a dual role.

In addition to guest-starring roles, she also co-starred in two short-lived series:

Golden Girls in the episode "In a Bed of Rose's". She made her final onscreen appearance on an episode of Coach in 1992.[citation needed
]

Death

On November 9, 1994, Morrill died of complications of a kidney infection at

cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.[2]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1963 The Outer Limits Vera Finley Episode: "The Man with the Power"
1966 The F.B.I. Ann King 1 episode
1967
Felony Squad
 		Liz McCready 1 episode
1968 The Wild Wild West Phalah Episode: "The Night of the Undead"
1968 Mannix Janet Paulson Season 2 Episode 07: "Edge of the Knife"
1973 Breezy Dress Customer
1973-75 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Edie Grant 5 episodes
1974 Barnaby Jones Mrs. Bryner Episode: "The Last Contract"
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Griselda Episode: "The Trevi Collection"
1976 All in the Family Katie Korman Episode: "Mr. Edith Bunker"
1976-77 Family Elaine Hogan 8 episodes
1977 Father Knows Best
(reunion) 		Louise Episode: "Home for Christmas"
1977 Three's Company Mrs. Snow Episode: "And Mother Makes Four"
1977 The Jeffersons Mrs. Fletcher Episode: "The Costume Party"
1978 The Love Boat Ida Snead Episode: "Taking Sides/A Friendly Little Game/Going by the Book"
1979 Welcome Back, Kotter Mrs. Gladstone Trevors-Smythe Episode: "The Breadwinners"
1981
It's a Living
 		Dean Pressman Episode: "Making the Grade"
1982 One Day at a Time Grandma Cooper Episode: "Gift Horses"
1982-84 Family Ties Kate Donnelly 2 episodes
1983 The Powers of Matthew Star Mrs. Aldridge Episode: "Starr Knight"
1984 St. Elsewhere Sister Teresa 2 episodes
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Margaret Brock Episode: "Spiderweb"
1985 Three's a Crowd Judge Hancock Episode: "September Song"
1985-86 Santa Barbara Mother Isabel 16 episodes
1985-89 Newhart Marian "Mary" Vanderkellen 7 episodes
1986 The Golden Girls Lucille Beatty Episode: "In a Bed of Rose's"
1987 MacGyver Helen Wilson Episode: "D. O. A.: MacGyver"
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse Miss Gordon Episode: "Shivers"
1989-92 Coach Mrs. Rizzendough 4 episodes
1991 Blossom Mrs. Whiting Episode: "School Daze"

References

  1. ^ a b "Priscilla Morrill, Actress, 67". The New York Times. 1994-11-29. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  2. ISBN 9781476625997
    – via Google Books.

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