Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker | |
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Trailer for Best Foot Forward (1943) | |
| Born | Anna Myrtle Swoyer May 10, 1922 |
| Died | March 25, 1992 (aged 69) Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Nan Barto |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1937–1992 |
| Spouses | Gar Moore
(m. 1948; div. 1949)David Craig (m. 1951) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Dewey Barto |
Nancy Walker (born Anna Myrtle Swoyer; May 10, 1922 – March 25, 1992) was an American actress and comedian of stage, screen, and television. She was also a film and television director (lending her talents to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, on which she also made several guest appearances). During her five-decade-long career, she had long-running roles as Mildred on McMillan & Wife and as Ida Morgenstern on several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and on the spinoff series Rhoda as a prominent recurring character.