Judith Lowry (July 27, 1890 - November 29, 1976)
This frail silver haired character actress made a career for herself as an acid tongued "old" lady.
She appeared on Broadway in the 1920's and made her first film appearance in 1947. Some of her major film credits include The Miracle Worker, The Trouble with Angels, Valley of the Dolls, Sweet Charity and Superdad.
She made four appearances on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" between 1970 and 1971. Other television appearances include "Studio One", "The Phil Silvers Show", "Car 54, Where Are You?", "The Patty Duke Show", "The Jackie Gleason Show", "Dark Shadows", "Maude" and "Kojak."
Her most memorable role was as Sally "Mother" Dexter on the sitcom "Phyllis" starring Cloris Leachman. Sally was the best when it came to putting Phyllis down. While she only appeared in 17 episodes it felt like she was in all of them. Her final filmed episode originally aired on January 16, 1977, two months after her death.
In Memoriam Remembers:
Judith Lowry
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