Nora Denney (born Dolores Teachenor; September 3, 1927[citation needed] – November 20, 2005), also credited as Dodo Denney, was an American actress. She is known for her role as Mrs. Teevee in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Career
Her show business career began in Kansas City when she was hired by the local television station KCMO-TV (now KCTV) to play “Marilyn the Witch”, an onscreen host for horror movies.[1] She performed in many television series, including Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Bewitched, Hart to Hart, Get Smart, Room 222 and That Girl.[2]
Her film credits include Who’s Minding the Mint? (1967), I Walk the Line (1970), Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (1971), I Wonder Who’s Killing Her Now? (1975), American Hot Wax (1978) and Truman (1995).[3] She made her final film appearance in 1999 in Ang Lee‘s Ride with the Devil.[4] She played school teacher “Mrs. Teavee” in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), and appeared in Splash (1984).
Personal life
She was married to Alan Denney, an art director and illustrator for Hallmark Greeting Cards. While the couple raised their two sons, Dix and John, founders of the Los Angeles-based punk rock band The Weirdos, she became a film and television character actress.[citation needed]
Death
Denney died of cancer on November 20, 2005, aged 78.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The New Phil Silvers Show | Agnes (as Dodo Denney) | Season 1, Episode 15; “Beauty and the Least” | |
| 1966 | A Fine Madness | Waitress | Uncredited | |
| 1966 | That Girl | Mrs. Morrisey (as Dodo Denny) | Season 1, Episode 8; “Little Auction Annie” | |
| 1967 | Who’s Minding the Mint? | Bertha | ||
| Green Acres | Switchboard Operator (as Dodo Denney) | Season 3, Episode 9; “The Thing” | ||
| 1968 | Bewitched | Mrs. Gurney (as Dodo Denney) | Season 5, Episode 9; “Samantha Fights City Hall” | |
| 1969 | Green Acres | Operator | Season 4, Episode 20; “Retreat From Washington” | |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Gwen (as Dodo Denney) | Season 2, Episode 4; “Goober and the Telephone Girl” | ||
| 1970 | Petticoat Junction | Mrs. Graham (as Dodo Denney) | Season 7, Episode 26; “Betty Jo’s Business” (series finale) | |
| I Walk the Line | Darlene Hunnicutt | |||
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Doris Teavee (as Dodo Denney) | ||
| Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate | Trudy | TV movie | ||
| 1975 | I Wonder Who’s Killing Her Now? | Theater Ticket Clerk | ||
| Starsky & Hutch | Ray | Season 1, Episode 2; “Texas Longhorn” | ||
| Phyllis | President (as Dodo Denney) | Season 1, Episode 12; “So Lonely I Could Cry” | ||
| 1978 | American Hot Wax | Louise’s Mom | ||
| 1980 | The Gong Show Movie | Tourist Lady | ||
| 1981 | Force: Five | |||
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | Nurse Keyes | Season 4, Episode 4; “Harts On Campus” | |
| 1984 | Splash | Ms. Stein | ||
| 1990 | Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | Second Bridge Player | ||
| 1995 | Truman | Mama Truman | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Ride with the Devil | Elderly Woman | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Cotter, Robert Michael “Bobb” (January 25, 2017). Vampira and Her Daughters: Women Horror Movie Hosts from the 1950s into the Internet Era. McFarland. ISBN 9781476626567 – via Google Books.
- ^ “Nora Denney”. www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ “Nora Denney”. AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ “Nora Denney”. BFI. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020.
- ^ “Nora Denney”. Television Academy.
External links
- Nora Denney at IMDb
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