Natalie Schafer
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Natalie Schafer (November 5, 1900 – April 10, 1991) was an American actress, best known today for her role as Lovey Howell on the sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964–1967). Schafer began her career as an actress on Broadway before moving to Los Angeles in 1941 to work in films. She appeared on Broadway in 17 plays between 1927 and 1959, often playing supporting roles. Most of those appearances were in short-run plays, with the exceptions of Lady in the Dark (1941–42), The Doughgirls (1942–44), and R...
Known For
Filmography
The Unknown Story
2022
as Self - archive footage
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
as Grandmother
Beverly Hills Brats
1989
as Lillian
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Leonna Felspar
Gilligan's Planet
1982
as Eunice "Lovey" Wentworth Howell (voice)
Matt Houston
1982
as Vonda Moran
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981
as Lovey Wentworth Howell
Simon & Simon
1981
Here's Boomer
1981
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979
as Lovey Howell
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978
as Lovey Wentworth Howell
Flying High
1978
Vega$
1978
as Charlotte Hunt
CHiPs
1977
Three's Company
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Mrs. Hartnett
The Day of the Locust
1975
as Audrey Jennings
The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974
as Eunice Wentworth 'Lovey' Howell (voice)
40 Carats
1973
as Mrs. Adams
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Mrs. Roberts
The Brady Bunch
1969
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Cornelia Willoughby
Mannix
1967
as Bunny Mason
The Canterville Ghost
1966
as Mrs. Otis
ABC Stage 67
1966
as Mrs. Otis
Gilligan's Island
1964
as Lovey Howell
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Madame Renee
Susan Slade
1961
as Marian Corbett
Back Street
1961
as Mrs. Evans
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Route 66
1960
Thriller
1960
as Beatrice Graves
Guestward, Ho!
1960
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Ellie Fraser
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957
as Mrs. Day
Bernardine
1957
as Madge Beaumont
If You Knew Elizabeth
1957
as Geneva
Forever, Darling
1956
as Millie Opdyke
Anastasia
1956
as Irina Lissemskaia / Nini
Female on the Beach
1955
as Queenie Sorenson
The Petrified Forest
1955
as Mrs. Chisholm
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Signora Foressi
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Climax!
1954
as Lucrece Durhurst
The Girl Next Door
1953
as Evelyn the maid
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mary
Topper
1953
as Mrs. Vance
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mrs. Hayes
Just Across the Street
1952
as Gertrude Medford
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Beatrice Trent
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Martha Lorrison
Payment on Demand
1951
as Mrs. Edna Blanton
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
as Cookie Clark
The Law and the Lady
1951
as Pamela Pemberson
I Love Lucy
1951
as Phoebe Emerson
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Blanche
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Gertrude Medford
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Julie
Caught
1949
as Dorothy Dale
The Snake Pit
1948
as Mrs. Stuart
The Time of Your Life
1948
as Society Lady
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
as Edith Potter
Repeat Performance
1947
as Eloise Shaw
The Other Love
1947
as Dora Shelton
Dishonored Lady
1947
as Ethel Royce
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Harriet Corwin
Wonder Man
1945
as Mrs. Hume
Masquerade in Mexico
1945
as Irene Denny
Molly and Me
1945
as Kitty Goode-Burroughs
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Irene Selworth
Reunion in France
1942
as Frau Amy Schroeder (uncredited)
The Body Disappears
1941
as Mrs. Lunceford
The Poor Fish
1930
as Daisy