Beverly Sanders (September 2, 1940) is a prolific American character actress who appeared as Mindy's Aunt Caroline McConnell the wife of Fred's brother Dave in Season 3's Mork and the Family Reunion.
Biography[]
Beverly was born on September 2, 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA, and went on to study acting in New York with Lee Strasberg's Actor Studio.
Married to studio bass musician, Harvey J. Newmark. since October 29, 1978. They have a daughter, Laura, whom they adopted. A UCLA writing class, and their struggle to have a family of their own led her to pen her one-woman dramedy "Yes Sir, That's My Baby". Starring in the show in the late '90's, and it details her inability to conceive a baby at 40+ years of age, and the later frustrations she went through during the adoption process of her daughter (who's named Laura). [1]
Career[]
Beverly Sanders has had a 6 decades long career on screen in entertainment starting with a brief appearance as a teenager in The Beverly Hillbillies in 1964. A staple character actress in TV from then on, she also apepared in multiple TV Movies and Films. But her face also became a familiar one in advertising, appearing, and continuing to appear, in over 300 commercials, most notably as the ever-pleasant Louise, the Arm & Hammer Baking Soda spokesperson for nearly a decade, along with being.the voice of the Mermaid in the old "Chicken of the sea" Commercials. [1]
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Teenage Idol | Johnny Poke Fan |
| 1971-72 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Is a Friend in Need
You Certainly Are a Big Boy You've Got a Friend |
Waitress
Waitress Rayette the Waitress |
| 1972 | Love, American Style | Love and the Amateur Night/Love and the Cheaters/
Love and the Love Nest/Love and the Unbearable Fiancé |
Carol Baxter |
| 1972 | Ironside | Who'll Cry for My Baby | Bookstore Saleswoman |
| 1973 | Emergency! | Honest | Leslie Noble |
| 1973-74 | Lotsa Luck! | 22 episodes | Olive Swann |
| 1974 | Sanford and Son | Matchmaker, Matchmaker | Simpson |
| 1974 | Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers | A Date with Robert | Bambi |
| 1974-77 | Rhoda | 6 Episodes | Susan Alborn |
| 1975 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | The Girl Who Couldn't Lose | Susan Miller |
| 1975 | Kate McShane | Accounts Receivable | |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | 4 Episodes | Help Line Lady |
| 1977 | The McLean Stevenson Show | Money Troubles | Fanny |
| 1977 | Hollywood High | It Didn't Happen One Night
Friends and Other Strangers |
Judith |
| 1977 | Family | We Love You, Miss Jessup | Mrs. Gilroy |
| 1977-78 | CPO Sharkey | Don't Make Waves
Close Encounters of the Worst Kind It Happened One Night |
Chief Gypsy Koch |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Bet a Million/Mr. Irresistible | Stephanie Marie |
| 1978 | Barney Miller | Kidnapping: Part 1
Kidnapping: Part 2 |
Lorraine Siegel |
| 1979 | The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | Episode #1.6 | |
| 1979 | Quincy M.E. | For the Benefit of My Patients | Nurse |
| 1980 | Hart to Hart | A Question of Innocence | Mrs. Ann Mager |
| 1980 | Trapper John M.D. | Hot Line | Meter Maid |
| 1981 | It's a Living | Up on the Roof | Barbara |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Home Fires Burning | Muriel Higgins |
| 1980-1981 | One Day at a Time | Triple Play
Out of Bounds |
Veronica
Selma |
| 1981 | Mork & Mindy | Mork and the Family Reunion | Caroline McConnell |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harold | |
| 1982 | It Takes Two | Promises in the Dark | Mrs. Kroner |
| 1982-1986 | Too Close for Comfort | Seventh Month Blues
Reconcilable Differences Four Is a Crowd Herb Kisses, Henry Tells |
Nurse Gaynor
Marsha Marsha Marsha |
| 1984 | Lottery! | Miami: Sharing | |
| 1984 | E/R | Pilot: Part 1 | Mrs. Summers |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Girls Just Want to Have Fun
The Children's Hour |
Mitzi Clarenden |
| 1985 | Cover Up | Who's Trying to Kill Miss Globe? | Dee Dee Peire |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Guilt Trip | Susan |
| 1986 | Mary | The Death Threat | |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Sons of Gunz | Mrs. Schluter |
| 1987 | Full House | The Return of Grandma | Mindy Gladstone |
| 1988 | Night Court | Hit the Road, Jack | Mrs. Cooper |
| 1988 | Annie McGuire | The Ferry | Hillary |
| 1988 | Duet | One Man Out | Mrs. McGee |
| 1989 | Moonlighting | When Girls Collide | Adelaide Sapperman |
| 1990 | A Family for Joe | A Family for Joe | Doctor Bennett |
| 1992 | Capitol Critters | Of Thee I Sting | (voice) |
| 1992 | Delta | The Cabin and the Credit Card | Mrs. Shirley Ratigan |
| 1994 | The George Carlin Show | George Gets Caught in the Middle | Tammi |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | Who Killed the Motor Car Maverick? | |
| 1995 | Kirk | Night at the Movies | Cashier |
| 1996 | The Faculty | Opportunity Knockers | Mrs. Wilson |
| 1996 | Baywatch | Buried | Ethel Beeber |
| 1997 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It | Chair (voice) |
| 2002 | Leap of Faith | Pilot | Employee |
| 2002 | Providence | Things Have Changed | |
| 2004 | Grounded for Life | Mystery Dance | Nun |
| 2004 | Charmed | Charmed Noir | Mrs. Mullen |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars | Kanes and Abel's | Elaine Van Lowe |
| 2008-2009 | Entourage | Fantasy Island
Return to Queens Blvd Running on E |
Eric's Receptionist
Eric's Receptionist Jane |
| 2018 | Break a Hip | The Home
The Millionaire |
Bubbles |
| 2018 | The Dead Girls Detective Agency | Burial | Miriam Feldman |
| 2019 | Child of the '70s | Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
Carlo Runs Away |
Anna Perdente |
| 2019 | Baskets | Mrs. Baskets Goes to Sacramento | Patty |
| Year | TV Movie | Role | |
| 1974 | Lily | ||
| 1975 | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | Diane | |
| 1976 | The Love Boat | Rita Merrit | |
| 1976 | Hickey | Netty | |
| 1976 | Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby | Hollywood Columnist | |
| 1978 | Sparrow | Tammy | |
| 1982 | Two Guys from Muck | Bridie Muir | |
| 1983 | The Other Woman | Linda Gleason | |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius | Mrs. Robinson | |
| 1990 | Thanksgiving Day | Rusty Carey | |
| 1997 | Payback | Barbara | |
| 2007 | All I Want for Christmas | Mrs. C | |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Wanda Grubworth | |
| 2018 | Bicycle | Dog Owner | |
| Year | Movie | Role | |
| 1978 | Magic | Laughing Lady | |
| 1979 | And Justice for All Sherry | Sherry | |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Judy | |
| 1986 | The Malibu Bikini Shop | Berta Hilgard | |
| 1996 | Shooting Lily | Mary (Lily's Mom) | |
| 2000 | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Photographer | |
She also appeared in the two short movies, Behind the Curtain (2005) and The Debt Collector (2012)
Mork & Mindy[]
Beverly played Mindy's aunt Caroline, the wife of Fred's brother Dave. Caroline is a warm, friendly woman but a very timid and easily cowed individual in the face of her domineering husband. Led and said by him in every way, accepting both how he talks about her and treats her. She's doubly bewildered then when first her niece and then her husband's behaviour goes off the rails, not knowing both of them have eaten some of Mork's Orkan 'Fleck'.