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Helen Page Camp (December 27, 1930[citation needed] – August 1, 1991[1]) was an American actress.

Born(1930-12-27)December 27, 1930
DiedAugust 1, 1991(1991-08-01) (aged 60)
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1968–1991
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Helen Page Camp
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Born(1930-12-27)December 27, 1930
DiedAugust 1, 1991(1991-08-01) (aged 60)
OccupationActress
Years active1968–1991
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Early years

Born to Austin and Helen (née Landes) Camp in Washington, D.C., Camp's career began onstage, most notably Off Broadway in New York City.[citation needed]

Career

Her first known or credited screen appearance in film or television came in 1968, when she was 37 years old, as "Lucy" on Here Come the Brides.[citation needed]

Film

In 1971, she was in the movie Cold Turkey as Mrs. Watson.[citation needed]

Television

Later, she made guest appearances on popular shows such as The Wild Wild West, Maude (six different roles; most notably with James Coco as the swinging married couple "Channing and Hortence McGrath"), All in the Family, Cheers, Gimme a Break!, Thirtysomething and Newhart.[2]

In early 1976, the characters of Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) from Happy Days were spun off into an equally successful eponymous sitcom, Laverne & Shirley, and Camp was cast in two episodes as the girls' landlady, Mrs. Havenwurst, but the role was short-lived. In the fall of 1976, actress Betty Garrett permanently replaced her as Laverne and Shirley's new landlady, Mrs. Babish.

Camp portrayed Tanya Terwilliger on The Tony Randall Show (1976-1978),[3]: 1095  Millie Capestro on 13 Queens Boulevard (1979),[3]: 1073  and the title character's mother on Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (1978),[3]

In 1990, Camp assumed the role of Margaret Furth on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.[citation needed] Ms. Camp's final television role saw her as Hope Lacey in the "Faith, Hope & Charity" episode of MacGyver (S6.E18) that aired on March 18, 1991.

Death

Camp died in Los Angeles, California after a stroke on August 1, 1991, at the age of 60.[1]

Filmography

A partial list of roles in both film and television follows:

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1971Cold TurkeyMrs. Watson
1972The Bob Newhart ShowMrs. Prince / Myrna Hoover2 episodes
1972Get to Know Your RabbitMrs. Wendeldirected by Brian De Palma
1972-78MaudeNurse/Mother Mary Keaton/Hortence McGrath6 episodes
1973GunsmokeWoman/Seva Ballou2 episodes
1973The Girls of Huntington HouseNurse CaulfieldABC Movie of the Week
1974Dirty SallyMrs. FromleyS1.E12 - "The Hanging of Cyrus Pike"
1975Happy DaysMiss WheatonS2.E23 - "Goin' To Chicago"
1975-76KojakMrs. Chester/Mrs. Waring2 episodes
1976All's FairNurse AdamsS1.E9 - "Happy Anniversary: Part 2"
1976Laverne & ShirleyMrs. Havenwurst2 episodes
1976The Nancy Walker ShowAgnes/Alice2 episodes
1977TelefonEmma Stark
1977The Tony Randall ShowTanya TerwilligerS2.E7 - "Love vs. Excitement"
1978The Incredible HulkSarahS1.E12 - "The Waterfront Story"
1978Eight Is EnoughClerkS2.E15 - "A Hair of the Dog"
1978The WaltonsAllieS6.E20 -"The Return"
1978The New MaverickMrs. Flora CrupperTV film (ABC)
197913 Queens BoulevardMildred Capestro9 episodes
1979AngieMother JanetS2.E4 - "Marie's Crush"
1979Archie Bunker's PlaceMiss GucciS1.E9 - "Murray and the Liquor Board"
1979-80A New Kind of FamilyAunt Mazie2 episodes
1980Galactica 1980SalesladyS1.E4 - "The Super Scouts"
1981Stand by Your ManMother PughTV film (CBS)
1981It's a LivingCatherineS1.E8
1982Hart to HartMrs. EssenS3.E18 - "Deep in the Hart of Dixieland"
1982Fast-WalkingTed's Wife
1982MaggieSister LouiseS1.E7 - "Mark's Shrink"
1982The Escape ArtistNeighbor
1982Best FriendsMaid
1983The Love BoatMarsha NewmanS6.E17 - "Gopher's Daisy/Our Son, the Lawyer/Salvaged Romance"
1983Knots LandingMrs. GraceS4.E15 - "To Have and to Hold"
1985Diff'rent StrokesMrs. GordonS8.E8 - "Speak No Evil"
1986NewhartAlma SproatS4.E23 - "Replaceable You"
1986St. ElsewhereMrs. DeangelisS5.E3 - "A Room with a View"
1987Gimme a Break!Mrs. BennettS6.E21 - "Parents' Week: Part 1"
1987Mama's FamilyPearlS3.E15 - "Porn Again"
1987What a Country!Sydelle GarverS1.E25 - "The Apartment"
1988Small WonderBank tellerS3.E14 - "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"
1988CopEstelle Peltz
1988Family TiesVeraS7.E4 - "Beyond Therapy"
1988Portrait of a White MarriageAudience Woman #2
1988Scandal in a Small TownMrs. BengstonTV film (NBC)
1990Life Goes OnSelmaS1.E19 - "Becca and the Underground Newspaper"
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirMargaret Furth3 episodes
1990Dear JohnAunt TrudyS3.E7 - "Hole in One"
1990ThirtysomethingMrs. LernerS3.E16 - "Her Cup Runneth Over"
1991MacGyverHope LaceyS6.E18 -"Faith, Hope & Charity"[4]
1991The Wonder YearsOpal ArnoldS4.E13 - "Who's Aunt Rose?"
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