Beth Howland

At 74 years old, Beth Howland has this physical status:

Elizabeth Howland (May 28, 1941 – December 31, 2015) was an American actress.

She worked on stage and television, and was best known for playing Vera Gorman in Alice, the sitcom inspired by the Martin Scorsese film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974).Howland originated the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she introduced the patter song "Getting Married Today".

Early life

Howland was born on May 28, 1939, in Brighton, Massachusetts. At the age of 16, she left home and followed a dancer friend to New York City. After a time of struggling, Howland made her Broadway debut in 1959 as Lady Beth in the musical Once Upon a Mattress, which transferred from off-Broadway. She went on to have roles in the musicals Bye Bye Birdie, High Spirits, Drat! The Cat! and Darling of the Day.

Personal life

From 1961 to 1969, Howland was married to actor Michael J. Pollard, with whom she had a daughter.

In 2002, she wed actor Charles Kimbrough and remained married to him until her death in 2015. Kimbrough and Howland had appeared together in Company.

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Career

Howland, along with future television actor Valerie Harper, can be seen dancing and singing in the chorus of Li'l Abner (1959) as Clem's wife. After appearing in Company, she migrated to California, where she appeared on television shows including Love, American Style; Cannon; and the Love Boat. Howland was nominated for her work on Alice for four Golden Globe Awards. She went on to appear in countless television shows, including You Can't Take It With You (as Essie) and A Caribbean Mystery.

She remained on Alice for the nine seasons. Howland went into semi-retirement after the sitcom ended in 1985. She made occasional guest appearances (including Murder, She Wrote; Chicken Soup for the Soul; Sabrina the Teenage Witch; and The Tick) and appeared in ABC Afterschool Special, "Terrible Things My Mother Told Me."

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