Natalie Schafer

Actor

Born: November 5, 1900
Died: April 10, 1991 (age 90)
From: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

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…

Filmography (39)

I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
Grandmother
Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
Lillian
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
Lovey Wentworth Howell
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979)
Lovey Howell
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
Lovey Wentworth Howell
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Audrey Jennings
40 Carats (1973)
Mrs. Adams
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1966)
Mrs. Otis
Susan Slade (1961)
Marian Corbett
Back Street (1961)
Mrs. Evans
Bernardine (1957)
Madge Beaumont
If You Knew Elizabeth (1957)
Geneva
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)
Mrs. Day
Anastasia (1956)
Irina Lissemskaia / Nini
Forever, Darling (1956)
Millie Opdyke
Female on the Beach (1955)
Queenie Sorenson
The Petrified Forest (1955)
Mrs. Chisholm
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
Signora Foressi
The Girl Next Door (1953)
Evelyn the maid
Just Across the Street (1952)
Gertrude Medford
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
Martha Lorrison
The Law and the Lady (1951)
Pamela Pemberson
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
Mother Cookie Clark
Payment on Demand (1951)
Mrs. Edna Blanton
Caught (1949)
Dorothy Dale
The Snake Pit (1948)
Mrs. Stuart
The Time of Your Life (1948)
Society Lady
Secret Beyond the Door (1947)
Edith Potter
Repeat Performance (1947)
Eloise Shaw
Dishonored Lady (1947)
Ethel Royce