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Alice Mayrine Backes was an American actress who performed on radio, television, and in films from the 1940s to the 1990s. Standing 5'9", she worked chiefly on television during her long career. She appeared in over 80 television series and made-for-television movies, specializing in character roles and dialects for scripts.
Birth Name
Alice Mayrine Backes
Born
Thursday, 17 May 1923
Died
Thursday, 15 March 2007
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Vivien Leigh | 1988 |
| Mr. Belvedere | Mrs. Meyers | 1985 |
| Knight Rider | Judge | 1982 |
| The Greatest American Hero | Eleanor Pilburn | 1981 |
| The Cat from Outer Space | Farmer's Wife | 1978 |
| Project U.F.O. | Nurse | 1978 |
| James at 16 | Middle Aged Woman | 1977 |
| Gable and Lombard | Hedda Hopper | 1976 |
| Fear on Trial | 1975 | |
| Welcome Back, Kotter | Mrs. Hansen | 1975 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Vivien Leigh | 1988 |
| Mr. Belvedere | Mrs. Meyers | 1985 |
| Knight Rider | Judge | 1982 |
| The Greatest American Hero | Eleanor Pilburn | 1981 |
| The Cat from Outer Space | Farmer's Wife | 1978 |
| Project U.F.O. | Nurse | 1978 |
| James at 16 | Middle Aged Woman | 1977 |
| Gable and Lombard | Hedda Hopper | 1976 |
| Fear on Trial | 1975 | |
| Welcome Back, Kotter | Mrs. Hansen | 1975 |
| Half a House | Dentist | 1975 |
| Switch | Librarian | 1975 |
| Winner Take All | 1975 | |
| Baretta | Foley - Nurse | 1975 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Dr. Shropell / Elena Munoz | 1974 |
| Barney Miller | Miss Louise Shawcross | 1974 |
| Snowball Express | Miss Ogelvie | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Lillian Bennoit | 1973 |
| Maude | Woman | 1972 |
| Women in Chains | Mrs. Foster | 1972 |
| Columbo | Harriet Jenkins / Mrs. Moyland | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Ida | 1971 |
| It Was a Very Good Year | Dorothy Parker | 1971 |
| Room 222 | Mrs. Webster | 1969 |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Angela | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Agnes Albright | 1968 |
| Lancer | Mrs. Stafford | 1968 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | Miss Pringle / Miss Fawcett | 1968 |
| Here's Lucy | Woman / Mrs. Barnes | 1968 |
| The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Mrs. Peterson | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Woman / Estelle Graybill | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Telephone Operator | 1968 |
| Mannix | Mrs. Oliver | 1967 |
| Ironside | Maggie Moreland | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Bertha Johnson | 1967 |
| The Big Valley | Housekeeper | 1965 |
| The Third Day | Nurse | 1965 |
| The Glory Guys | Mrs. Doris Poole | 1965 |
| Bewitched | June Foster / Betty | 1964 |
| The Rogues | Watkins | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Miss Fairchild | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | Miss Maxwell | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Miss Reddy / Maggie | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Wife | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Saleswoman | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | Mrs. Carson | 1963 |
| Going My Way | The Grand Dame | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | The Policewoman / The 2nd Doctor / Mrs. Tridden / Martha Hinchley / Helen Fiske | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Coralee Darby | 1962 |
| That Touch of Mink | Miriam | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Mrs. Torrance | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Miss Ames | 1961 |
| Hazel | Clara / Della / Miss Logan | 1961 |
| Ichabod and Me | Mrs. Hoskins | 1961 |
| 87th Precinct | Jane | 1961 |
| Bringing Up Buddy | Secretary | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Olive, the waitress | 1960 |
| Outlaws | Mrs. Arbush | 1960 |
| The Tom Ewell Show | Miss Finley | 1960 |
| Thriller | Carolyn | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Mrs. Williams / Mrs. Margaret Marx / Alma | 1959 |
| Startime | Aunt Pauline / Esther | 1959 |
| Law of the Plainsman | Abbey Hollis | 1959 |
| Hennesey | Ethel Peterson / Miss Dobbs | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Mrs. Gaines - the Farmer's Wife | 1959 |
| It Started with a Kiss | Sally Meriden | 1959 |
| I Want to Live! | Barbara, San Quentin Nurse | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Arlene | 1958 |
| Lux Playhouse | Mrs. Dolman | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Isabel Dent | 1958 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Mrs. McCracken / Mrs. Brandon | 1958 |
| The Real McCoys | Miss Small | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Miss Williams / Pauline | 1957 |
| M Squad | Switchboard Operator / Maid | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Delphine Hostatter / Carrie / Ada Meecham | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Vickie | 1957 |
| Date with the Angels | Mrs. Fletcher | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Miss Lawrence / Nurse | 1957 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Jennifer Gifford | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Cora / Widow Folsome | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Ada / Mrs. Cass | 1954 |
| Medic | Miss Harris | 1954 |
| The Twonky | Offended Phone Operator #1 | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Ann Linihan / Katy Sawyer / Mamie Schmidt / Miss Foss | 1953 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Woman in Drug Store | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Claudia Blair | 1952 |
| Gang Busters | Secretary | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Nurse Lenihan | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Martha | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Mother | 1950 |
| You Bet Your Life | Self - Future Actress | 1950 |
| Up in Central Park | Swedish Immigrant Girl | 1948 |
