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Florida Friebus was an American writer and actress of stage, film, and television. Friebus's best-known roles were Winifred "Winnie" Gillis, the sympathetic mother of Dwayne Hickman's character Dobie Gillis on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, and as Mrs. Lillian Bakerman on The Bob Newhart Show.
Born
Sunday, 10 October 1909
Died
Friday, 27 May 1988
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| For All Mankind | Mrs. Lillian Bakerman | 2019 |
| The New Odd Couple | Mrs. Bakerman | 1982 |
| Jennifer | Miss Tooker | 1978 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Miss Kelly | 1977 |
| Amelia Earhart | Miss Perkins | 1976 |
| Doc | Nurse Beatrice Tully | 1975 |
| Switch | Fiona | 1975 |
| Miles to Go Before I Sleep | Ruth | 1975 |
| Chico and the Man | Althea Nelson | 1974 |
| Rhoda | Mrs. Swensen / Harriet Strongen / Edna Brundidge | 1974 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| For All Mankind | Mrs. Lillian Bakerman | 2019 |
| The New Odd Couple | Mrs. Bakerman | 1982 |
| Jennifer | Miss Tooker | 1978 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Miss Kelly | 1977 |
| Amelia Earhart | Miss Perkins | 1976 |
| Doc | Nurse Beatrice Tully | 1975 |
| Switch | Fiona | 1975 |
| Miles to Go Before I Sleep | Ruth | 1975 |
| Chico and the Man | Althea Nelson | 1974 |
| Rhoda | Mrs. Swensen / Harriet Strongen / Edna Brundidge | 1974 |
| Barnaby Jones | Connie Graham / Molly McMurty | 1973 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Mrs. Lillian Bakerman | 1972 |
| Circle of Fear | Mrs. Prescott | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Sister Elizabeth | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Woman | 1972 |
| Cannon | Julie McElroy | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Miss Walsh | 1971 |
| The Partridge Family | Mrs. Hendleman | 1970 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Mrs. Marshall / Nun | 1970 |
| Room 222 | Miss Tremayne | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Miss Peabody | 1968 |
| Ironside | Middle-Aged Woman | 1967 |
| My Mother the Car | Miss McFee | 1965 |
| Peyton Place | Maggie Riggs | 1964 |
| The New Phil Silvers Show | Mrs. Bradshaw | 1963 |
| Ben Casey | Miss Marshall | 1961 |
| The Chevy Mystery Show | Lois Halsey | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Winifred Gillis | 1959 |
| The Donna Reed Show | Helen Brooks | 1958 |
| High School Confidential! | Mrs. Linda Staples | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Marian Lamont | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Mrs. Banks / Mrs. Barker / Mrs. Marquand | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Aunt Louisa / Mae / Woman Reporter | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Mrs. Franklin | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Helen Fogarty | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Mrs. Meggs / Mrs. Travis | 1955 |
| Father Knows Best | Mrs. Ellis | 1954 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Mary Greeley | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Mrs. Crochet | 1947 |
