Ivy Bethune (1 June 1918 – 19 July 2019) was an American actress. Born in Sevastopol, Russia, her career spanned the early days of radio, television and film, and she was a board member with both AFTRA and Actor's Equity. She was the mother of acclaimed ballerina and actor Zina Bethune.
A career character actor, her earliest regular role was in the radio series The Adventures of Superman. She appeared in various other television shows and movies throughout her career but became more widely recognized in the 1980s for recurring roles in Father Murphy and General Hospital. Other notable appearances included the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode "When the Bough Breaks" and Ma Peabody in the 1985 movie Back to the Future. She was a former Equity Councillor, devoting more than 80 years to civil rights activism and equal opportunity rights.
At the time of her death, Bethune was the second-oldest living female Star Trek performer, after Marsha Hunt. She was the third oldest overall Star Trek performer after Hunt and Norman Lloyd. She was the sixth Star Trek performer to reach the age of 100.
She died of natural causes in Woodland Hills, California.
2011
2008
as Russian Mother
2001
as Eunice
1991
as Female Dog Walker
1990
as Old Woman
1990
as Mrs. Miller
1989
as Ruby Kirschner
1989
as Ruby Kirshner
1987
as Duana
1985
as Female Patient
1985
as Ma Peabody
1985
as Mrs. Johnson
1983
as Rachel
1982
as Housewife
1981
1981
as Mrs. Hocker
1981
as Mrs. Carver
1981
as Clara Jones
1981
as Martha
1980
as Emily (uncredited)
1979
as Second Matron
1979
as Miss Brenner
1978
as Mrs. Schneider
1977
as Mrs. Winston
1977
as Woman at Regal Burger
1975
as Miss Jacobs
1974
1971
as Elga
1966
1963
as Miss Thorsen
1963
as Nurse Brubek
1962
as The Nurse
1957
as Mrs. Frye