Nora Denney

Nora Denney
Nora Denney in Bewitched, 1966
Born
Dolores Teachenor

(1927-09-03)September 3, 1927
DiedNovember 20, 2005(2005-11-20) (aged 78)
Other namesDodo Denney
OccupationActress
Years active1959–1999
SpouseAlan Denney
Children2

Nora Denney (September 3, 1927[citation needed] – November 20, 2005), also credited as Dodo Denney, was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Mrs. Doris Teavee in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Career

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Her show business career began in Kansas City when she was hired by the local television station Channel 5 (KCMO TV) 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

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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

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Denney died of cancer on November 20, 2005, aged 78.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1964 The New Phil Silvers Show Agnes (as Dodo Denney) Episode "Beauty and the Least"
1966 A Fine Madness Waitress Uncredited
1967 Who's Minding the Mint? Bertha
1967 Green Acres Switchboard Operator (as Dodo Denney) Season 3 Episode "The Thing"
1969 Green Acres Operator Season 4 Episode "Retreat From Washington"
1970 Petticoat Junction Mrs. Graham (as Dodo Denney) Season 7, Episode 26
1970 I Walk the Line Darlene Hunnicutt
1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Mrs. Teavee (as Dodo Denney)
Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate Trudy TV movie
1975 I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? Theater Ticket Clerk
1975 Starsky & Hutch Ray Season 1 Episode "Texas Longhorn"
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 "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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Nora Denney". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. ^ "Nora Denney". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nora Denney". BFI. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nora Denney". Television Academy.
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