Norma Michaels
Norma Michaels (March 13, 1924 – January 11, 2020) was an American television and film character actress, with a career spanning six decades from her debut in 1954 until 2018. She was best known of the latter for her portraying of elderly woman on the small screen as "Josephine" on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, she briefly worked as counselor/therapist during the 1980s.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, she got her break appearing on The Jack Benny Show. Her many television credits included Modern Family, Highway to Heaven, The George Gobel Show, Dr. Kildare, Playing House, 2 Broke Girls and Everybody Loves Raymond. Her film roles included Easy A, Wedding Crashers and Bad Arse, and she also appeared in Hello, My Name Is Doris, where she played the mother of Sally Field's character.
Acted in
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
2018
as Marlene
Emma's Chance
2016
as Grandma Bailey
Angie Tribeca
2016
as Elderly Woman
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Doris's Mother
Life in Pieces
2015
as Mrs. Gurney
Playing House
2014
as Mrs. Johanssen
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Aunt Sadie
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Mildred Lench
Bad Ass
2012
as Elderly Women
Suburgatory
2011
as Harriet
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Ruth
The Defenders
2010
as Eunice Brown
Easy A
2010
as Micah's Grandmother
Modern Family
2009
as Helen
Acts of Mercy
2009
as Rachel
Love at First Hiccup
2009
as Upscale Elderly Lady
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
as Older Lady in Salon
iCarly
2007
as Jake's Grandmother
Mad Men
2007
as Older Woman
Greek
2007
as Mrs. Baker
Rules of Engagement
2007
as Edie Bennet
Rules of Engagement
2007
as Old Lady
Wedding Crashers
2005
as Old Irish Woman
Medium
2005
as Mrs. Jorgensen
Boston Legal
2004
as Adele Freeman
The View from the Swing
2000
as Woman in Park
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Blue Hair
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Mrs. Lanahan
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Ethel
Angel
1999
as Aunt Helen
The King of Queens
1998
as Josephine
Ally McBeal
1997
as Elderly Lady
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Woman
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Mrs. Pechi
The Incredible Sex Revolution
1965