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Reta Shaw (September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982) was an American character actress known for playing strong, hard-edged, working women in film and on many of the most popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s in the United States.
Reta Shaw is best known to television audiences as Hope Lange's housekeeper in the TV series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968). Disney fans will remember her as one of the singing domestics in the Oscar-winning masterpiece Mary Poppins (1964).
Reta Shaw is best known to television audiences as Hope Lange's housekeeper in the TV series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968). Disney fans will remember her as one of the singing domestics in the Oscar-winning masterpiece Mary Poppins (1964).
Jan 18, 1982 · Reta Shaw, the chubby actress who pleased Broadway audiences in her comic role as Mabel in ''The Pajama Game'' in 1952, died in Encino Calif., on Jan. 8. She was 69 years old.
Sep 13, 2022 · Reta Shaw was an American actress who was best known for playing tough-minded, soft-hearted domestic servants. She was the cook in Disney’s award-winning film Mary Poppins (1964).
Feb 10, 2020 · A look into the character actress Reta Shaw. The great roles she played during her exceptional career!
Reta Shaw (1912–1982) is an American actress best known for The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and Mary Poppins (1964).
Reta Shaw. Highest Rated: 97% Mary Poppins (1964) Lowest Rated: 50% Picnic (1955) Birthday: Sep 13, 1912. Birthplace: South Paris, Maine, USA. After establishing herself on the stage, Reta Shaw...
Reta Shaw (13 September 1912 – 8 January 1982) was an American actress. She was known for playing condescending or domineering women, mostly on television. She acted in The Dick Van Dyke Show as an unemployment office worker. She played Mrs. Brill in the movie Mary Poppins . Shaw was born in Maine.
After establishing herself on the stage, Reta Shaw moved into films and television series, playing matronly characters accentuated by her full figure. Originally from Maine, she made her way to the New York stage in the mid 1940s, appearing in Broadway musicals including "Gentlemen Prefer...
