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Elvia Allman was a character actress and voiceover performer in Hollywood films and television programs for over 50 years. She is best remembered for her semi-regular roles on The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction and for being the voice of Walt Disney's Clarabelle Cow. Her mark in TV history is also ensured by her memorable performance as the stern, no-nonsense boss in the classic I Love Lucy candy factory episode "Job Switching" with a repeat appearance as Nancy Graham the reporter in the 1955 episode "The Homecoming".
Birth Name
Elvia Beatrice Allman
Born
Monday, 19 September 1904
Died
Friday, 06 March 1992
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Prince and the Pauper | Clarabelle Cow | 1990 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Candy Kitchen Foreman | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Elderly Lady / Elderly Lady #1 | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Mrs. Alexander | 1984 |
| Herbie, the Love Bug | Mrs. Furnstrom / Mrs. Fumstrom | 1982 |
| Darkroom | Mangeress | 1981 |
| Gimme a Break! | Grandma Kanisky | 1981 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Aunt Sally | 1981 |
| Private Benjamin | Woman | 1981 |
| Sanford | Mrs. Thorndike | 1980 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Prince and the Pauper | Clarabelle Cow | 1990 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Candy Kitchen Foreman | 1986 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Elderly Lady / Elderly Lady #1 | 1984 |
| Highway to Heaven | Mrs. Alexander | 1984 |
| Herbie, the Love Bug | Mrs. Furnstrom / Mrs. Fumstrom | 1982 |
| Darkroom | Mangeress | 1981 |
| Gimme a Break! | Grandma Kanisky | 1981 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Aunt Sally | 1981 |
| Private Benjamin | Woman | 1981 |
| Sanford | Mrs. Thorndike | 1980 |
| House Calls | Mrs. Chadwick | 1979 |
| Halloween with the New Addams Family | Mother Frump | 1977 |
| Quincy M.E. | Mrs. Oglesby | 1976 |
| Alice | Lillian | 1976 |
| The Smith Family | Clara Cummings | 1971 |
| The Odd Couple | Mrs. Madison | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Mabel / Mrs. Saffron (segment "Love and the Bowling Ball") | 1969 |
| The Debbie Reynolds Show | Terrible Tessie | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Nurse Sylvia Howard / Mrs. Fairburn / Harriet Henderson | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Mrs. Lazwell | 1968 |
| The Outsider | Mrs. Vaughn | 1968 |
| Eight on the Lam | Neighbor | 1967 |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | Valerie | 1966 |
| My Brother the Angel | Evelyn | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Cora Watson | 1965 |
| Many Happy Returns | Mrs. Sharp | 1964 |
| Valentine's Day | Sandy Stevens | 1964 |
| The Addams Family | Princess Millicent | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Mrs. Luftwaffe | 1964 |
| Honeymoon Hotel | Mrs. Sampson | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Mrs. Harkness | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | Mrs. Graham | 1963 |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | Mrs. Friebus | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Selma Plout / Gladys Stroud / Cora Watson | 1963 |
| The Patty Duke Show | Madame Olga | 1963 |
| Johnny Cool | Beauty Salon Receptionist | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Miss Whipple | 1963 |
| The Nutty Professor | Edwina Kelp | 1963 |
| McHale's Navy | Miss Austin | 1962 |
| The Lucy Show | Miss Allman / Hat Customer | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Elverna Bradshaw / Actress | 1962 |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's | Librarian | 1961 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Luthuella / Mrs. Glimscher | 1961 |
| Hazel | Gertrude | 1961 |
| The Pleasure of His Company | Mrs. Mooney | 1961 |
| Mister Ed | Ida Brenner / Velma | 1961 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Henrietta Swanson | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Maude Prosser | 1960 |
| Pete and Gladys | Mrs. Haytin / Beautician | 1960 |
| Dennis the Menace | Edna / Isabel Tolliver | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Millie | 1958 |
| Colgate Theatre | 1958 | |
| The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour | Ida Thompson / Secretary | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Mrs. Pearson | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Mrs. Forbes / Julia Slovak | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Sabrina / Mrs. Tucker | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Ruby Polk / Mrs. Parkhurst / Mrs. Holworthy / Mrs. Carmella Hogworthy / Miss Lindstrom | 1957 |
| Date with the Angels | Nurse Thompson | 1957 |
| Blondie | Cora Dithers / Mrs. Dithers / Mrs. Woodley | 1957 |
| You Can't Run Away from It | Ma, Vernon's Wife | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Mrs. Smith | 1956 |
| The Kettles in the Ozarks | Meek Man's Wife | 1956 |
| The People's Choice | Dr. Hilda Larson / Aunt Hattie | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Mrs. Case | 1955 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Mrs. Montague | 1955 |
| December Bride | Sarah Selkirk / Nora | 1954 |
| Little Boy Boo | Miss Prissy | 1954 |
| Topper | Elsie Worble / Elsie Worbel | 1953 |
| Where's Raymond? | Mrs. Charmers / Mrs. Chalmers | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Maid | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Woman | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Mrs. Crumbcake / Stinky's Mother | 1952 |
| I Married Joan | Aunt Vera | 1952 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Katie | 1952 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Mrs. Biddle / Mrs. Bradley / The Florist | 1952 |
| Week-End with Father | Housekeeper / Mrs. G. | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Factory Foreman / Minnie's Neighbour with glasses and a hat / Nancy Graham | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Wife / Maw Kadiddlehopper | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Operator / Telephone Operator / Bickering Wife / Mabel / Mrs. Brown | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Jane | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Noose Hangs High | Woman | 1948 |
| Carolina Blues | Loud Kyser Fan | 1944 |
| A Wave, a WAC and a Marine | Elvira Allman - Woman in Cab | 1944 |
| In Society | Hysterical Widow | 1944 |
| Three Hearts for Julia | Eva | 1943 |
| Red Hot Riding Hood | Grandma | 1943 |
| Eatin' on the Cuff or the Moth Who Came to Dinner | Black Widow Spider / Dancehall Girls | 1942 |
| Sweetheart of the Fleet | Cobina | 1942 |
| The Cagey Canary | Old Woman | 1941 |
| Swing It Soldier | Cobina | 1941 |
| Time Out for Rhythm | Cobrina / Cobina | 1941 |
| A Good Time for a Dime | 1941 | |
| Sis Hopkins | Ripple / Miss Ripple | 1941 |
| Goofy Groceries | Cow / Can Can Dancers | 1941 |
| Melody for Three | Radio Station Receptionist | 1941 |
| A Night at Earl Carroll's | Cobina Gusher | 1940 |
| Gallopin' Gals | Various | 1940 |
| Road to Singapore | Homely Girl | 1940 |
| The Mouse Exterminator | Lady Owner | 1940 |
| Mother Goose in Swingtime | Baby Snooks | 1939 |
| Mountain Ears | Female Hillbilly | 1939 |
| Hamateur Night | Various | 1939 |
| The Winning Ticket | (voice) | 1938 |
| Cinderella Meets Fella | Fairy Godmother | 1938 |
| Window Shopping | 1938 | |
| Donald's Ostrich | Lady Chef on Radio | 1937 |
| Little Red Walking Hood | Little Red Walking Hood / Granny | 1937 |
| The Old Mill | Doves / Singer | 1937 |
| The Air Hostess | (voice) | 1937 |
| I Wanna Be a Sailor | Mama | 1937 |
| Porky's Super Service | Lady Motorist | 1937 |
| Mickey's Amateurs | Clarabelle Cow | 1937 |
| I Only Have Eyes for You | Old Maid | 1937 |
| Porky's Road Race | Greta Garbo / Elaine Barrie | 1937 |
| Porky's Moving Day | Homeowner | 1936 |
| Mickey's Fire Brigade | Clarabelle Cow | 1935 |
| I Haven't Got a Hat | Miss Cud | 1935 |
| Shanghaied | Pirate crewmember doing a girly girl voice | 1934 |
| Mickey's Mellerdrammer | Clarabelle Cow | 1933 |
