Alice Borden (December 18, 1941) is an American stage and screen actor who appeared as the Floor Wax Saleswoman one of Mr. Persuasion's advertising 'pod people' that appear in Mork's nightmare in Season 2's Invasion of the Mork Snatchers.
Biography[]
Alice Borden was born on December 18, 1941 in the USA.
She was married to Dick Yarmy (1966 - 5 May 1992) (his death). Dick being the brother of Get Smart actor Don Adams, made Alice his sister in law and aunt to his daughters, Cecily Adams and Stacey Adams.
Ex-sister-in-law of Dorothy Bracken and Judy Luciano.
Career[]
Alice's career began on stage in NY, with Broadway credits in the the original run of Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (Oct 03, 1962 - Feb 01, 1964). [1] Other off Broadway hits included 'Young Gifted and Black in the Cherry Lane Theatre in 1969. She also notably duets with legendary musical composer Jerry Herman on a bonus track 'Camouflage' for the stage version of 'Mame' starring Angela Landsbury in 1970.
Her first screen credit came in the TV series The Immortal, kicking off a 20 year career on TV. [2]
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | The Immortal | Reflections on a Lost Tomorrow | Waitress |
| 1969-1971 | That Girl | 9 episodes | Ruth Bauman |
| 1972 | Love, American Style | Love and the Lady Athlete/Love and the Lady Killers/
Love and the New Size 8/Love and the Single Sister |
Lois |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Father Knows Worst | Lois Borden |
| 1980 | Mork & Mindy | Invasion of the Mork Snatchers | Floor Wax Saleswoman |
| 1982 | The Magical World of Disney | Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang | Widow Honeywell |
| 1984 | E/R | Say It Ain't So | Christine |
| 1986 | The Wizard | Nobody's Perfect | |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | The All American | Teacher #1 |
| Year | TV Movie | Role | |
| 1977 | Having Babies II | Receptionist | |
| 1983 | Carpool | Jillene |
Mork & Mindy[]
Alice's husband Dick Yarmy is one of the 3 actors to appear 3 times on Mork & Mindy in three different roles.
For her part, Alice appeared as the feather boa clad glamorous Floor Wax Saleswoman one of Mr. Persuasion's advertising 'pod people' that appear in Mork's nightmare in Season 2's Invasion of the Mork Snatchers, trying to convince him of the ease of using her 'Wax 'n Slide' product.