Naomi Stevens
Naomi Ruth Stevens (November 29, 1925 – January 13, 2018) was an American character actress of film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s. She appeared in almost 100 roles over the years, usually depicting mothers, landladies, gossips, or neighbors.
Stevens began entertaining in vaudeville at age 2. She had expanded into radio, film, and theater by age 5. She appeared on a radio program on KNX in Los Angeles and was featured in Paramount Pictorials. Stevens attended the Grace Waugh Bowman School of Theatricals.
Her most frequent characterizations were Italian, Jewish, Latin, or East European, and usually with a comic touch. She appeared in many television series and in such feature films as Valley of the Dolls; Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell; and The Apartment (as Mrs. Dreyfuss, the supportive "Jewish mother" type to Shirley MacLaine's character, Fran Kubelik). She portrayed Sgt. Bella Archer in the ABC crime drama Vegas (1978).: 1138 She made guest appearances on numerous television series. Her last role was on Days of Our Lives as Mrs. Nazareo in 1989. On old-time radio, Stevens portrayed Daphne Royce on Brenthouse: 51-52 and Irene Barbour on One Man's Family.
Stevens died on January 13, 2018, in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, aged 92.
Acted in
Grandma's Bread
1985
as Grandma
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Madam June Moon
Fun and Games
1980
as Helen
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979
as Mrs. Goldstein
The Pirate
1978
as Farida
Vega$
1978
as Sgt. Bella Archer
Taxi
1978
as Aunt Lucia
Opening Night
1977
as Crying Mourner (uncredited)
The Absent-Minded Waiter
1977
as Naomi
Hunter
1977
as Mrs. Teller
Hustle
1975
as Woman Hostage
The Montefuscos
1975
as Rose Montefusco
Hard Times
1975
as Madam
Barney Miller
1975
as Donna's Mother
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Heatwave!
1974
as Lady in Laundromat
Superdad
1973
as Mrs. Levin
Fly Me
1973
as Mother
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Mrs. Saretti
Cannon
1971
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
1971
as Mama Bain
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
as Mrs. Raspili
The Hawaiians
1970
as Queen Liliuokalani
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Room 222
1969
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
as Rosa
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Juanita
Adam-12
1968
as Mrs. Shapiro
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Squaw (uncredited)
To Die in Paris
1968
as Mama Dendier
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Miss Steinberg
A Bell for Adano
1967
as Sophia Tomasino
Mannix
1967
as Woman with Figueroa (uncredited)
The Flying Nun
1967
as Señora Rosales
Ironside
1967
That Girl
1966
Frankie and Johnny
1966
as Princess Zolita (uncredited)
The F.B.I.
1965
as Mrs. Ladera
Hogan's Heroes
1965
as Nadya
Mister Roberts
1965
Laredo
1965
The Big Valley
1965
as Anjelina
The Art of Love
1965
as Mrs. Sarah Fromkis
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Madame Hecubah
Wendy and Me
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Norma
The Fugitive
1963
as Gypsy
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mrs. Goldy
Convicts 4
1962
as Resko's Mother
Everglades
1961
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Aunt Kasia
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Mrs. Gitlin
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Mrs. Mendoza
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Mrs. Gast
87th Precinct
1961
as Louisa Pavilic
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Miss Pearl
The Apartment
1960
as Mrs. Mildred Dreyfuss
The Detectives
1959
The Detectives
1959
as Mrs. Galli
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Washroom Attendant
Wichita Town
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Edna Vogeler
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Mrs. Rose
Bonanza
1959
as Touma
The Lawless Years
1959
The Black Orchid
1959
as Guilia Gallo
Rawhide
1959
as Maria
Rawhide
1959
as Natana
Old Man
1958
as Woman on Shanty Boat
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Perry Mason
1957
as Fanny Werbler
Perry Mason
1957
as Agnes
Perry Mason
1957
as Mrs. Kransdorf
Wagon Train
1957
as Hannah Moses
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Marga
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Ma Kafka
Matinee Theater
1955
Cheyenne
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
as Mariarosa
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Maid
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Genevieve